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The DU club Ultimate Frisbee team was looking to redeem itself this past weekend when they hosted the Northern Colorado Club Frisbee team at Washington Park.
The team got its revenge, escaping with an 11-7 victory on a beautiful fall afternoon.
On Oct. 24, the Pioneers were thumped 13-2 by UNC in a Frisbee tournament named Flight Fright, held in Fort Collins, Colo.
Seven players were looking for redemption and saw several key differences between their initial play at Flight Fright and their revamped performance during the two squads’ second battle.
“The difference between today and Fright Flight is that today we are working as a team instead of as seven individual players,” said sophomore Davis Jonland.
Denver led 7-5 at halftime after being tied 5-5 earlier in the first period. During a timeout, the Pioneers hydrated and honed in on what had to be done to stop the UNC offense.
The result: a 6-2 run to end the game and the Pioneers never looked back.
The DU club Ultimate Frisbee team is made up of seven players, but actually consists of around 40 students; six of whom are currently studying abroad, including last year’s president and current secretary Russel Takeall, a senior.
This year’s current president John Duke, a junior, also is abroad, leaving a huge gap to be filled by the team’s newcomers.
More than 60 percent of DU’s frisbee team is made up of freshmen and sophomores
Although they may be young, the skill levels of the players range from beginner all the way through intermediate to even expert players.
A lot is expected of this young DU Ultimate Frisbee team because they are the future of DU Ultimate.
“I am going to miss it a lot, but I couldn’t have asked for a better group of kids to pass the game down to,” said senior captain Elliot Andre.
The team practices Monday and Wednesday nights from 8:15- 9:30 p.m. at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.
The Pioneers are coached by Curt Gumby.
A typical practice begins with drills that work on forehand and backhand throws along with practicing two formations. The first is the Vertical Stack, known as the V stack. The second is the Horizontal Stack, known as the “Ho Stack.”
