F&M Ultimate

Spring 2010

2010-04-05T12:38:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since our last update, but we wanted to give you a heads up that this weekend, the 10th and the 11th, both the mens and women's teams will be playing in the UPA College Series. For the men, Sectionals will be hosted here at F&M while the women while play nearby in Harrisburg.

The weekend after, the 17th and 18th, we will all be competing at Layout Pigout, hosted by Haverford.

Scott

Gettysburg Coed Tourney 9/26-27

2009-10-26T16:55:00.000-07:00

Captain Ben Scharadin '10 calls line.

Steve Rosso '11 scores.

Team plyos.

Stacey Sosenko '09 scores.

Ben Scharadin '10 makes a catch.

This past weekend the Men’s and Women’s ultimate teams combined forces to once again play in Gettysurg’s Coed tournament. With a large freshmen class half of each team came out on Saturday and the other half on Sunday.
On Saturday the first game was against Penn College and was a convenient first game because their team was just starting up to. Working on cycling all players in eventually the team went on a 3 point stand to win on universe point 13-12. The next game against York College was basically the same story. The game was kept close and the team once again made a 3 point run to win the game on universe point. The next few games were harder because Gettysburg Alum and Gettysburg had strong teams taking advantage of our attempt to rotate new players in. Overall Saturday we went 2-2, which is a better record than past years at this tournament. The main goal of initiating the new players to game speed, learning how to throw a zone, and running a ho’ stack were all accomplished with success.
On Sunday our first game was against IUP. Wanting to try out our zone with the players we had on Sunday we threw it early. It proved to be effective and proved to be one of the main reasons for our victory over IUP 13-5. Our next game was a hard fought battle against Shippensburg. We tried to run the zone again, but they had better handlers and were able to work it through a little better. Then we played SUNY Fredonia and won. We were clearly better conditioned and it proved to be an opportunity to work our rookies in. The final game was against VCU, which ended in a loss, however the freshmen as well as some vets learned from playing against a better team.
- Ben Scharadin '10

photos courtesy of Diana Fiore '10

Women's Roster/ Results

2009-10-11T21:59:00.001-07:00

http://www3.upa.org/scores/scores.cgi?div=34&page=3&team=3290

Code Blue at Rutgers 10/03-04

2009-10-11T19:43:00.000-07:00

What a professional, organized group of athletes!

Code Blue at their finest.

Senior Captain Jen "Tender" Everhart '11 turns into The Incredible Hulk in order to make a pass to Junior Captain Elena Lopez '12.

Seriously, look at her arm.

Kelly McGeehan '12 leaps and scores.

Sarah Patterson '13 celebrating in silver at her first tournament.

Code Blue attended their first women’s tournament of the season over the weekend of October 3 and 4, 2009 at Rutgers University. Despite having a smaller group of players due to Family Weekend back at F&M, the team excelled.
On Saturday, ten veteran players attended the tournament, ready to bring back the amazing team chemistry that we all remembered from last year. The girls started the weekend off with a 13-7 victory over Villanova, followed by another win over Columbia University (15-2).
Our third game against Cornell A did not end with the big W, but Code Blue took pride in being the only team in our pool to put up any points against Cornell. Faced with a team of such a high caliber, with at least twice as many subs, Code Blue showed great perseverance and really showed spirit of the game by keeping smiles on their faces, having fun playing some Ultimate and learning from the experienced players from Cornell.
The team made the joint decision to forfeit the 5th game of the day against Princeton in favor of going home to get some much needed rest and come back the next day ready to compete in the third place bracket.
Sunday brought 12 girls to Rutgers, including a new player (Sarah Patterson) who was also celebrating her 19th birthday with a stunning pair of silver leggings (costume may have been forced on her). With only two games to play on Sunday, Code Blue was ready to leave it all on the field. Despite a (6-15) loss to Delaware Y, the girls rallied and ended the tournament with a win against Johns Hopkins (9-1).
Code Blue finished the tournament in 7th place, successfully holding rank. This was a major accomplishment for the team, as we graduated several team leaders last spring.
The weekend was a huge success and only made Code Blue all the more excited for future tournaments when we can be joined by even more of our teammates.

Photos courtesy of Scott D. Salmon and Kelly McGeehan. Team photo arranged by Mrs. Yosevitz (Lisa's mom).

The best thing since chocolate milk?

2009-09-27T18:32:00.000-07:00

F&M guys and gals,

We are planning on ordering some sick jerseys for the team this fall. Scott Salmon worked hard conceiving this design:

The image wraps around the side and onto the back of the jersey. If you're interested in ordering one, send an email to SammyK14@mac.com

Peace, Love, Disc

Guess something else that falls a month from yesterday...

2009-09-25T08:30:00.000-07:00

Other than the International Day of Climate Action, silly! In one month, F&M Ultimate will field its first women's alumni (alumnae?) team. This is history, people.

It seems fitting that the tenth anniversary of HIAAP would coincide with the fortieth anniversary of coeducation at F&M, which coincides with the first time Code Blue has had enough graduates to put up a line. We're getting crazy with commemoration here. But ten years of rockin' Ultimate and forty years of women? We aren't commemorating the emergence of a totally awesome sport, nor are we marking equal opportunity education. We're celebrating the first really good parties in Lancaster.

So when Sam says we're excited to field two alumni teams this year at our home tournament, what he means is that we're excited to field three alumni teams this year — a team of older alums, a team of younger alums, and a team of women alums. So ladies, get excited, get in shape, get emailing. Let me know ASAP (jmitche1@fandm.edu) if you are interested in joining the Code Blue Alumna Team at the home tourney in a few weeks!

Guess what falls a month from today?

2009-09-24T11:47:00.000-07:00

If you guessed national blueberry popsicle day, unfortunately you're a month off...

But if you guessed the 10th anniversary of F&M's home Ultimate Frisbee tournament, you're correct!!! As stated in the season schedule (below) our annual fall tournament is falling on October 24-25, which also happens to be alumni weekend! We students are hoping for a HUGE turnout so we can field (and school) two alumni teams!

If you're interested in participating in what will undoubtedly be the greatest HIAAP yet, sign up on this spreadsheet (I think you'll need a google account to actually see the spreadsheet, but that only takes a minute). Most importantly, be sure to spread the word! This weekend will be as amazing as you guys make it. We'll be sure to have activities planned for Saturday evening (more on that front later). Keep checking the website for updates on the tournament and Deep and Code Blue's season updates!

Skates

Fall 2009 Schedule (subject to change)

2009-09-17T14:22:00.000-07:00

Deep Blue's Fall 2009 Schedule

September 19-20: Club Sectionals (vets only)

September 26-27: Abe Lincoln's Fall Classic (at Gettysburg)

October 10-11: TCNJ Tournament

October 17-18 (fall break): Fall Brawl

October 24-25: Our 10th annual home tournament!

October 31-Nov 1: Haverween

November 7-8: Millersville

Code Blue's Fall 2009 Schedule

9/26-27: Gettysburg Coed

10/3-4: Rutgers Early Bird Special

10/24-25: Home Tournament

10/31-11/1: Haverween

11/7-8: Millersville

11/14-15: IUP Women's Tourney

Women's Schedule Fall 2009

2009-09-17T10:46:00.000-07:00

Here is the tentative schedule for Code Blue:

9/26-27: Gettysburg Coed
10/3-4: Rutgers Early Bird Special
10/24-25: Home Tournament: We'd love to put an alumni team together! Email Julia at jmitche1@fandm.edu if you're a Code Blue alumna interested in joining an alumni team.
10/31-11/1: Haverween
11/7-8: Millersville
11/14-15: IUP Women's Tourney

2009-09-17T10:26:00.000-07:00

Updates and Fall 2009 schedule

Greetings, F&M Ultimate players, alumni, and friends!

After an embarassingly long hiatus from blogging, we are back for another season of F&M Ultimate. This season we will be posting pictures and regular updates regarding our on and off the field activities. Be sure to keep checking us out, and feel free to post comments!

Without further ado, Deep Blue's current tournament schedule for fall 2009 (this, of course, is subject to change):

September 19-20: Club Sectionals (vets only)

September 26-27: Abe Lincoln's Fall Classic (at Gettysburg)

October 10-11: TCNJ Tournament

October 17-18 (fall break): Fall Brawl

October 24-25: Our 10th annual home tournament! This is also Homecoming Weekend so we're expecting a HUGE turnout. Please check back soon for more info.

October 31-Nov 1: Haverween

November 7-8: Millersville

Deep Blue - Fall Semester Recap

2009-01-28T09:23:00.000-08:00

Franklin and Marshall Ultimate recently capped off another exciting and succesful fall semester. The season started with Club Sectionals at Rutgers and a mixed tournament at Gettysburg. These were mostly used to shake the rust off and get us into season form. Our next competition was the always interesting Haverween. This year Deep Blue went as Robin Hood men in tights while the girls were dressed as dinosaurs.
Although the first day was rained out, we used our attire to frighten most of the patrons and employees at Lyndon Dinner early that morning. On Sunday we beat St. Joes and earned a tough fought victory against Cornell B.
Captains Matt Satell and Drew Korns emphasized building a foundation of conditioning that would prepare us for long tournaments, and a nasty zone D that was nearly unbreakable in windy conditions. With our team making great progress in practice, the home tournament came at a great time. The first day included a 13-0 pounding of a high school team (show no mercy!), a win against Montclair State, a universe-point-loss vs Bucknell, and a victory against Vasser to bring us to the championship bracket. With high expectations for the next day, we started with a big win against Lehigh X, earning us a berth in the finals. Although everyone played their hardest, Bucknell proved to be too much and won 15-8. The second place finish matched our best performance at the home tournament.
The final contest of the season came at first annual 3 Guys 1 Cup St Joes Tournament. This one day slosh fest proved to be the climax of our season as we held our four opponents under 6 points, earning us our first tournament victory in recent memory and a bottle of Courvoisier Cognac as our trophy.
This spring we will be looking to build off of fall momentum and hope to culminate our efforts with a bid to regionals. We will post our spring schedule when it is available.

Welcome Back!

2008-09-03T12:07:00.000-07:00

First of all, welcome back to current players and all F&M students, hope you all had a great summer! In July, both the men's and women's teams were well represented at the 16th annual Wildwood Beach Ultimate tournament in Wildwood, NJ. It was our seventh year of sending teams to the tournament. Every year it's a great opportunity for our men, women, and alumni to integrate and enjoy some competitive but laid back ultimate and have fun on the beach! Some pictures are listed below...

D-III Nationals Highlight Video

2007-12-19T11:38:00.000-08:00

I finally figured out how to put this here...

D-III Nationals Highlight Video

2007-07-09T04:02:00.000-07:00

Ben Sharadin just posted a highlight video from D-III Nationals. The link is on the right under the picture. Great job ben!

Tentative Fall 2007 Schedule

2007-07-08T07:11:00.000-07:00

Aug. 24-28: Orientation and College Connections
Sept. 8-9: Club Sectionals
Sept. 16: Fundraising event with the Barnstormers
Sept. 22-23: Tim Edmunds Memorial Tournament at Rutgers University
Sept. 28-30: Family Weekend, Gettysburg Coed Tournament(?), Stop the Swill Tournament @ University of Delaware (?)
Early Oct.: Possible home tournament
Oct. 13-14: Fall break
Oct. 19-21: Homecoming a.k.a. Alumni Weekend
Oct. 28-29: Haverween?
Nov. 3-4: PADA Mosh
Early to Mid Nov.: Another possible time for our home tournament
Nov. 20-26: Thanksgiving
Dec. 7: End of fall classes

Contact Information

2007-07-08T07:09:00.000-07:00

If you are interested in joining or have any questions, you're more than welcome to contact us. There's no need to get in touch with us before coming to practice though. Just show up!

Deep Blue (Men's Team)
Captains: Ben Scharadin '10 (bscharad@fandm.edu), Jarad Daniels '11 (dafuzzybunny@gmail.com)
President: Sam Kates '10 (skates@fandm.edu)
Vice President: John Garrigan '11 (jgarriga@fandm.edu)

Code Blue (Women's Team)
Captains: Jen Everhart '11 (jeverhar@fandm.edu), Elena Lopez '12 (elopez@fandm.edu)
President: Julia Mitchell '10 (jmitche1@fandm.edu)
Vice President: Kelly McGeehan '12 (kmcgeeha@fandm.edu(

Franklin & Marshall Ultimate - About the Team

2007-07-08T06:57:00.001-07:00

Welcome to the F&M Ultimate website. The F&M Ultimate club is a competitive team that plays in several intercollegiate tournaments each semester. We always welcome new players, and no past experience is needed. F&M ultimate has both a men's team, Deep Blue, and a women's team, Code Blue. However, we still participate in coed tournaments.

Playing ultimate is a great way to get in shape, have fun, and make new friends at F&M as well as all the other schools we compete with. Ultimate has a very unique culture based around the concept of "Spirit of the Game". In ultimate, players call their own fouls and resolve disputes on the field without the help of referees. "Ultimate stresses sportsmanship and fair play. Competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of respect between players, adherence to the rules, and the basic joy of play." Many athletes fall in love with ultimate because of the nature of the sport and the environment it creates. It's not surprising that so many great friendships are made between ultimate players because the sport attracts the best kind of people!

The Fall season is fairly laid back, and we concentrate on teaching the sport to the rookies and giving them plenty of opportunities to play in competitive tournaments. The Spring season is more competitive as both the men's and women's team prepare to compete in the UPA college series, ultimate's version of the NCAA championship. In the Spring 2007 season, the men's team qualified for Division III Nationals held in Versailles, Ohio.

The F&M ultimate club has lots of fun on and off the field, and we hope you give it a try. See you at practice!

Never heard of ultimate? Haven't seen what a game looks like? Check out our links section to learn more about the sport.

Practice Information

2007-07-08T06:32:00.000-07:00

Practices will be in Buchanan Park, right behind Public Safety, at 4:30 Monday- Friday. Bring water, a light AND dark shirt, and cleats (if you have them). No experience necessary! Contact bscharad@fandm.edu or dafuzzybunny@gmail.com for more information about the mens team or jeverhar@fandm.edu and elopez@fandm.edu for the womens team.