{"id":3433,"date":"2017-04-19T17:23:28","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T17:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/?p=3433"},"modified":"2017-04-19T17:23:28","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T17:23:28","slug":"mens-ultimate-team-soars-toward-nationals-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/2017\/04\/19\/mens-ultimate-team-soars-toward-nationals-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Ultimate Team Soars Toward Nationals Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Leah Veldhuisen \u201919<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CC\u2019s men\u2019s ultimate Frisbee team is made up of a strong group of talented athletes, and this season they have big goals. The team is currently ranked in the top five teams nationally, and they hope to cement this status at the national tournament in May.<\/p>\n

Last year, the team made it to the national competition and this season, they hope to place higher, making it to the national semi-final round. Grant Mitchell \u201917 says they came into the season with \u201chigher expectations than we have in a while.\u201d This is principally due to the \u201clarge and talented\u201d senior class, individuals who Mitchell describes as \u201cimportant on the field and as emotional leaders for our team.\u201d Despite these expectations and prior successes, Mitchell says the team reamains pleasantly surprised by how well they\u2019ve been doing. He explains, \u201cgetting first place in a tournament and taking down our regional rival Air Force really showed us that we have a chance to make a run in the series this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though the team is currently ranked third in Division III by the Ultiworld Ultimate Frisbee rankings, they have yet to qualify for the national tournament in Lexington, Kentucky, coming up May 20 and 21. Mitchell explains that \u201ceverything leading up to the series helps to earn bids for the region you are in.\u201d Now the team has to play through sectionals, then regionals, and place top three in the region to move to nationals. Once there, the team is hoping for the accomplishment of making the semi-finals, and possibly going onto the finals.<\/p>\n

Although this year\u2019s senior class is strong, Mitchell expects the 2018 season to continue current successes. \u201cWe have a ton of super committed, motivated players who have begun to step into roles on the field that we hadn’t seen from them before,\u201d Mitchell says. It won\u2019t be a rebuilding year, and Mitchell sees no reason the team can\u2019t compete on the national scale again.<\/p>\n

They head to a competition in Tulsa, Oklahoma this weekend and then on to Kansas City the following weekend. Good luck!<\/p>\n

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By Leah Veldhuisen \u201919 The CC\u2019s men\u2019s ultimate Frisbee team is made up of a strong group of talented athletes, and this season they have big goals. The team is currently ranked in the top five teams nationally, and they hope to cement this status at the national tournament in May. Last year, the team … <\/p>\n

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