Table of Contents 4 A Letter to Our Members
Open College Championship Coverage
6 B reaking Through: A Glimpse at Pitt’s First National Title
11 First! – A Trio of Open Teams Make Their First Trip to Nationals 14 Callahan Award – Open Division 16 Top 5 – Five Notable Observations by Ian Toner 17 The Open Division in Pictures
18 Open Division Stats and Final Standings
Women’s College Championship Coverage 20 Twenty-One Strong – Washington’s Team First Mantra Brings Element a National Title 25 A Champion in the Making? – Tufts Making Major Strides on the National Ultimate Scene 28 Callahan Award – Michigan’s Paula Seville 30 Top 5 – Five Notable Observations from the Women’s Division by Maya Ziv 31 The Women’s Division in Pictures
33 Women’s Division Stats and Standings
34 Through the Camera Eye – Another Look at the College Championships
D3 College Championship Coverage 38 Hammer of the Gods – Open DIII Coverage 42 R ising to the Top – DIII Women’s Coverage High School Championship Coverage 46 The Making of an Alpha – H.S. Centrals Girls Coverage 48 Proud to Play Hurt – Inaugural H.S. Centrals Coverage
50 A look at coaching styles in the Northeastern Girls’ Scene
52 Amherst’s Path to Victory – H.S. Northeast Open Coverage
54 Success in the South – H.S. Southern Girls Coverage
56 Chattanooga Champs – H.S. Southern Boys Coverage
58 Rocky Mountain High – H.S. Westerns Title Coverage
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60 What’s the Call?
Editor-in-Chief Andy Lee
62 Coaches’ Playbook
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64 Injury Prevention 66 News & Notes
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