University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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TE FRISBEE H EADS TO IONALS VE A FIELDHOUSE THAT SEATS I7,000. THEY DON,T WITH HALFTIME SHOWS AND HOT DOG VENDORS. ALL THE NEED IS AN OPEN FIELD AND A FRISBEE, AND THEY,LL F THEY VE GOT. The l-lorrorZohtals, KU's ultimate trispee team, were established ih 7979 py, as you may have expected, a purich ot tuh-lovihg hippies. But doh't get todays team cohtused with the Zohtals of the past. We dorrt tollow that stereotype, Axl Brammer, Overlarid Park sophomore, said. We sperid a lot of time ih the gym. Today, the team is all puslhess. Attertiriishihg sevehth ih the south regioh last year, the HorrorZohtals improved to secorid place, givirig them their secorid hatiorial toumamerit appearahce ih three years. lvlakihg the toumameht ls a testameht to the hard work that we've put ih as a team, said captalh Kevih Kelly, River- woods, lll., seriior. One of the piggesttactors ih our success this seasoh was our otlseasori commitment. 'I Simply makirig the tourhameht, however, is old hews to this storied orgariizatioh. Our goal is to wlh the whole thirig, Kelly said. We have wort 19 ot our last 20 games arid still have hot played our pest ultimate yet. Butthe l-lorrorZohtals are apout more thah just wihhirig. Kelly said the team culture was uhidue ahd could hot com- pare with ahy other sport. Ultimate trispee is ihcrediplyturi to play, Kelly said. The commuhity is very tight ahd prihgs together some really great people, ihtertwihihg high-ehd competitioh, socializirig ahd spirit. Alterevery score, cutterAxl Brammer howls l-lOl3il1iOR! as the rest of the team shouts pack 'ZOIXITALSPU Gameplay ih ultimate trispee is similarto several more popular sports. Scorihg ih the ehdzohe emulates the thrill ot a touchdowh ih lootpall. The cohstaht disc movemeht ahd cuttihg is comparaple to soccer. The rapid, pack-ahd-iorth pace is similarto pasketpall. The similarities are why much oi the l-lorrorZohtal's roster is made up of former cross country, soccer ahd tootpall players. Ultimate trispee has two posltlohs: cutters ahd hah- dlers. Cutters are typlcallytaster, taller ahd more athletic players who do most oi the ruhhihg ahd catchihg ih the opeh tield. l-lahdlers have the pest throwihg ahd disc skills. keepihg the disc movihg ahd tihdihg the cutters dowhtield. The l-lorrorZohtaIs startihg severi features cutters Kelly, Brammer Fiyari Blgley ahd Jack lvlcFarlahd. The startihg hahdlers are Ape Jacops, Justih Kamlhsky ahd Gary Garels. At practice, the l-lorrorZohtals like to joke arouhd arid have a good time. Ohe player tells ahother to do a sexy dahce. Ahother ish't paylhg attehtioh durlhg ohe oi the drills - how the tuh is over. Aher Kelly parks at the playerto get it together, the drill immediately takes shape, iluldly performed py the cutters arid hahdlers, ohe alter ahother. Now. lt's Kelly's tum. Dashirig to the middle of the field, Kelly looks up. leaps arid completes a spectacular play with a catch that looks etlortless. This is the kihd of apility that the l-lorrorZohtals prihg to the taple. It is the kihd of apility that they hope trahslates to a hatiohal champiohship. lt we play hot, we khow that we cah peat arty team ih the hatioh, Kelly said. ULTIMATE FRISBEE 1 l4O

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mi ' ju S TOURNAMENT TIMEQ ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. me BIG TEAMS GO DOWN AND WE RE LOOKING TO HAVE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAPPEN THIS WEEKEND. TENNIS F SHORT O FQEACHING GO