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Ultimate Japan
2009 Japan College
Ultimate Championships
photo: Satoru Ishii
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Current UPA Membership Tops 30,000
BOULDER, Colo. – The Ultimate Players Association announced that its official membership total in 2009 exceeded 30,000 for the first time in its history. The final number reached 31,588 individual members, representing an eight percent increase over the 2008 season (29,311). The UPA membership total has grown more than 81% in just six years, rising from 17,419 in 2003.
2009 Club Championships Results
Sarasota, FL - Wow! Defending Women's champs Fury cemented their dominance with a crushing 15-3 defeat of Boston's Brute Squad in the finals to take their fourth consecutive national title. There were some truly amazing performances in all divisions, we were honored to be a part of it!
Masters: Troubled Past (Arcata CA) def defending champs Surly (Twin Cities MN) 15-11
Mixed: Axis of C'ville (Charlottesville VA) def Chad Larson Experience (Ames IA) 15-11
Women: Fury (San Francisco CA) def Brute Squad (Boston MA) 15-3
Open: Chain Lightning (Atlanta GA) def Revolver (Bay Area CA) 15-11
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2009 Youth Club Championships Results
Blaine, MN - Youth Ultimate continues to be strong in Seattle... the Great Northwest dominated again!
girls: Seattle def. Triangle Area 15-6
mixed: Minnesota def. Boston 15-4
open: Seattle def. Boston 14-9
New Leadership for UPA
Boulder, CO - The Ultimate Players Association has announced the hiring of Dr. Thomas Crawford as Chief Executive Officer. Crawford will lead the UPA after extensive experience in the sports and fitness industries. He was founder and Managing Partner of sports consulting company High Performance Associates, as well as co-founder of the Altheus company, a senior executive for Eteamz, and Director of Coaching for the United States Olympic Committee. Crawford replaces outgoing UPA Executive Director Sandie Hammerly.
Team USA wins gold at 2009 World Games
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - Elite players from across the U.S. were recruited and combined to create an Ultimate dream team, which successfully won the gold with a 13-6 win over Japan on July 21st.
The Ultimate Players Association has loads of coverage, including blog updates, photos and video. Congratulations to captain Gwen Ambler and her squad for a job well done... we look forward to 2013! photo courtesy UPA
College Ultimate Champions Crowned
Columbus, OH - Clouds and a light breeze set the stage for #1 seed Carleton College CUT (MN) in the Open finals against Colorado Mamabird, with Carleton proving their dominance with a 15-11 victory. It was a similar battle in the Women's division, with the California-Santa Barbara Burning Skirts taking down Washington Element 15-11. Congratulations to both on your amazing seasons!
The photo gallery is packed with nearly 500 free, high-resolution pics from the event. UPA has tons of great video coverage.
Paganello 2009 World Beach Ultimate Cup Results
Rimini, Italy - A collection of international teams hit the beach for Paganello! Among the highlights: US team Huck Finn takes the Mixed title for the third year in a row.
Final results:
Juniors: Flugsaurier (AUT) def Willy de S. (BEL) 11 - 3
Mixed: Huck Finn (US) def Yellow Sub (US) 11 - 4
Women: Air (US) def Superhot (CA) 11 - 3
Open: UTI (UK) def Los Ox (US) 13-8
Esquire Ranks Ultra-Star Among
Things Every Man Should Own
The May 2009 edition of Esquire Magazine includes the Discraft Ultra-Star among their "31 Things Every Man Should Own". The list also included such manly items such as jumper cables, charcoal grill, work gloves and chain saw.
College Ultimate Start Up Kit
The UPA has created an awesome college Ultimate start-up kit that includes everything you need to get your program airborne. Get the kit and get throwing!
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