THE GEORGIANS
THE HISLOP SIBLINGS: (L-R) Kristy, Tyler, Tory, and Scott
Ultimate Champions J Four Hislop Siblings winners at the 2006 World Club Mixed Ultimate Champions in Perth, Australia
ohn Hislop '71 is one proud father. His four children were recent winners of the 2006 World Club Mixed Ultimate Championships. Saints brothers, Tyler Hislop ‘01 and Scott Hislop '06, were members of Team Fisher Price which won the World Club Mixed Ultimate Championship held in Perth, Australia in November 2006. Approximately 2,000 athletes from 20 different countries took part in the tournament, which is held every four years. Competing in the mixed division of 40 international teams, Team Fisher Price was undefeated in the tournament winning the finals against a USA team, Brass Monkeys, with a decisive 13–8 point score. Included on the team were four grads from York House School, sisters Kristy Hislop and Tory Hislop , Andrea Cheng , and Tiffany Lin. This is not the first time the Hislop siblings have won World Gold in Ultimate. In 2002, Tyler was a member of the Canadian Junior
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Boys’ team that won the World Junior Ultimate Championship in Riga, Latvia. In 2004, Kristy and Tory were both on the Canadian Junior Girls’ Team which won the World Junior Ultimate Championship in Turku, Finland. In 2005, at the Canadian National Ultimate Tournament held in Winnipeg, Tyler and his two sisters were members of the Fisher Price Team, which won the Canadian Open Championship. At the same tournament, Scott, who was playing for the BC Provincial Boys’ Team, won the Canadian Under-19 Championship. In September 2006, Scott was on the Canadian Junior Boys’ team which won silver at the World Junior Ultimate Championship held in Boston, USA. Ultimate is a seven-a-side team sport played on a football-sized field, where two teams face off against each other in an attempt to catch a flat plastic disk in the opponent’s end zone. The disk is popularly referred to as a Frisbee; however, due to
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trademark restrictions, the use of the term “disk” is more appropriate. The game is very fast paced involving constant running, skill at throwing the disc, and well-developed hand-eye coordination for catching. This kind of sport calls for strong cardiovascular conditioning and its associated running endurance. Athletes generally reach their peak performance in their mid twenties. The name “Team Fisher Price” was coined two years ago by a friendly heckler who yelled out: “Who are you guys, Team Fisher Price?” (referring to the children’s toys manufacturer). He had noticed how young the players had been when they walked on to the field to play in an adult division. As it turns out, age is not always the determinant for success on either side of the life spectrum. Skill, fitness, determination, and team chemistry are the most important key ingredients