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2001 UPA Club Championships
 

Sarasota, Florida

 
The UPA championships are the pinnacle of ultimate in North America. 60 squads are fighting for supremacy in 4 divisions, which means there are outstanding match ups in every round all day long. There are no easy games for anyone. Teams are hungry, and each year at UPA Championships new stars shine while old dynasties fade. For those attending for the first time, the level of play can be inspirational. Given a chance to witness better ultimate than they thought possible, players take home ideas and plays and memories which fuel the fires for the next year's battles.
       
I made the mistake of playing for a couple days instead of shooting, so the photos are from the last round of day 2 and onwards. Too many games to shoot everything, here's what I got. As usual, the very best images are saved for the magazine.
-GWAC
     
 

Trigger Hippy with a d attempt against High Plains Drifters in a Mixed semi.
(1)

     

Tracey Satterfield of Schwa throws past Miranda Roth of Ozone in a quarterfinal match.
(2)

 
     
 

J Dono of NY throws against Bonzi in the last chance qualifier.
(4)

     

Chris Hayden of Jam snatches one as a Furious George player attempts the d in a semi.
(5)

 
     
 

Condors v. DoG in a semi.
(6)

     

The Lady Condors.
(7)
AKWAC photo.

 
     
 

Tracey with a pull for Schwa.
(8)

     

James Studarus of the Condors throwing against Sub Zero.
(9)

 
     
 

The only gator pic from Florida: a blurry little guy taken in an aquarium. Not one single disc came home with gator bites in it.

     

Schwa's Tracey to Jennifer Scott for a score against Ozone.
(10)

 
     
 

Furious v. Jam in a semi.
(11)

     

Fury's Nicole Beck with a catch as Kathy Scott of Riot closes on d in a semi.
(12)

 
     
 

Schwa celebrating a score.
(13)

     

Condors lay out to block a Sub Zero catch.
(14)

 
     
 

Furious's Mark Seraglia marks Chris Hayden of Jam.
(15)

     
 

Jenn chats with the media. (16)

 
     

Ozone's Lisa Kotora throws past Schwa's Dara Bailey.
(17)

 
     
 

Steve Dugan of the Condors gets the d against Sub Zero.
(18)

     

Trigger Hippy prepares for their semi-final.
(19)

 
     
 

Fury's Martita Emde works against a Backhoe zone.
(20)

     

Andy Crew of Condors throws past Sub Zero.
(21)

 
     
 

Furious George cleaning up the leftovers against Jam.
(22)

     

Stacey Schoemehl of Fury with Riot's Liz Penny on the mark.
(23)

 
     

J of NY up for
a grab against Bonzai.
(24)

Jeremy Seeger
of DoG after
the missed Condors d.
(25)

     
 

Amy Little of Fury hauls one down as Backhoe's Val Kelly looks on.
(26)

     

Damien Scott of Jam throws as Mike Grant of Furious George catches up.
(27)

 
     
 

Condors v. DoG.
(28)

     

Choppy swells from Hurricane Michelle at Daytona Beach.

 
     
 

Ozone's Kat Kidd-Shippey throwing against Ozone.
(29)

     

Eric Lonsdorf of Sub Zero catches against Greg 'Hollywood' Husak of the Condors.
(30)

 
     
 

Jon Gewirtz marks up against Jam.
(31)

     

Condor's Mike Namkung hauls the disc down against Sub Zero.
(32)

 
     
 

Jen Donnelly of Fury throws past Backhoe's Amy Seagroves.
(33)

     

Riot getting focussed.
(34)

 
     
 

Moses Rifkin of DoG sends one down field against the Condors.
(35)

     
 

High Plains Drifters throwing against Trigger Hippy in a semi.
(36)

     

Furious's Jonathan Wooldridge gets knocked down in the Jam semi.
(37, 38)

     
 

Timmy Murray of Sub Zero throws past the Condors zone.
(39)

     

NY's Rob Alpen with a Greatest attempt against Bonzai.
(40)

 
   

 

 

An Ozone grab against Schwa.
(41)

     

Chris Gavigan of Condors marked by Jim Parinella of DoG.
(42)

 
     
 

Amy of Backhoe catching in front of Fury's Leanne Nounnan.
(43)

     

Mike G of Furious throws past Pete Rive on the mark.
(44)

 
     
 

A time out in the Sub Zero - Condors quarter final match. (45)

 
     

Ozone's Susan Goode to Kat past Tracey of Schwa.
(46)

 
     
 

Mauro Ortiz of Furious throwing past the Jam mark.
(47)

     

DoG with a catch as Mike of the Condors catches up.
(48)

 
     
 

Ozone celebrating.
(49)

     

Jam's Brian Biscuit Morris wtih a grab againnst Tim Storr of Furious.
(50)

 
     
 

DoG strategizing during their semi match.
(51)

     

Condors' Ted Savage throws past Todd Owens of SubZero.
(52)

 
     
 

Greg 'Hollywood' Husak of the Condors throws past Fortunat Mueller of DoG.
(53)

     

Furious celebrating.
(54)

 
     
 

Schwa's Rebecca Hotchkiss lunges for the d against Lisa of Ozone.
(55)

     

Forch of DoG catches one as Hollywood of the Condors catches up.
(56)

 
     
 

A crappy photo.
(57)

     

DoG tumbles for the catch against Condors.
(58)

 
     
 

Mike G with the WUFF Warriors Open Spirit Award disc.
(59)

     

The other Mike G, of Furious, with a catch against Jam.
(60)

 
     
 

Ozone's Holly Sommers with Michele Gray of Schwa on the mark.
(61)

     

A successful Sub Zero d against Jimmy Price of the Condors.
(62)

 
     
 

Jeff Cruikshank of Furious marks up on Jam's Biscuit.
(63)

     

Fury's Karli Sager with a nice d attempt against Britta Steele of Riot. Think she got it?
(64)

 
     
 

Forch of DoG going up for the high pass against the Condors.
(65)

     

Jeff of Furious laying out on d against Jam's Russel Furr.
(66)

 
     
 

Sub Zero's Dave Boardman grabs one over the Condors.
(67)

     

Nicole Beck fakes a huck while a Backhoe player blocks and the sidelines point to something more interesting happening up field.
(68)

 
     
 

The Condors breathing.
(69)

     

Steve Dugan of the Condors.
(70)

 
     
 

Kim Blakemore of Riot passes up line past Fury's Jody Dozono.
(71)

     

Loose disc; Condors v. DoG.
(72)

 
     
 

The observer calls Chris Hayden of Jam safe with the slide catch against Furious.
(73)

     
 

Condors celebrate a semi-final win over DoG. (74)

 
     

The Saturday night gig:
Kristal Meth of Buttercup in the break circle.
(75)

 
     
 

JenPen of Atlanta and a guy.
(76)

     

Buttercup and Double Wide.
(77)

 
     

On stage with the band: Safari and Buttercup with big presence.
(78)

     
 

 
     
 
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