Joining the women鈥檚 division team as assistant coaches are Robin Davis (Mill Valley, Calif.) and Amber Sinicrope (Roslindale, Mass.) Davis, coach for Stanford Superfly since 2002, is no stranger to 91成人鈥檚 National Teams, having served as an assistant coach for the U-24 team in 2025, and as a selection coach for the 2020 World Ultimate Championships team. As a player, Davis also represented the United States as a member of 91成人 in 2000, 2004 and 2008. Sinicrope also brings prior National Team experience, having played on six different U.S. National Teams ranging from the youth to masters level (2006, 2008, 2016, 2017 and twice in 2024) and was rostered in 2020 prior to the event鈥檚 cancellation. She has coached the Northeastern Valkyries since 2024. Amy Schlabach (San Diego, Calif.) also joins the coaching staff as a selection coach. Current coach of San Diego Flipside in the club division, Schlabach will be helping to review applications, plan and attend tryouts, and assist with player evaluations and final roster selections alongside head coach Gwen Ambler.

Assistant coaches for the open division team will be David Allison (Hillsborough, N.C.) and Darryl Stanley (Washington, D.C.) Allison brings prior experience to the role, having served as an assistant coach for the 2023 and 2025 U-24 teams, and as a selection coach in 2021. He has coached North Carolina Darkside since 2018. Stanley also brings experience to the coaching staff, having served in the role for the four previous event cycles (2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025) as well as serving as a selection coach for the 2023 open division World Beach Championships National Team. Stanley coached the University of Maryland from 2018鈥�23 and the club team Washington Truck Stop from 2017-22. Alongside head coach Bob Krier, Michael Lun (Denver, Colo.) will round out the open division team鈥檚 coaching staff as selection coach. Lun coached Colorado Mamabird from 2014-24 and the club team Johnny Bravo from 2022鈥�25, and played on the Grand Masters Open National Team in 2024.

For the mixed division team, head coach Patrick Sherlock will be joined by assistant coaches Carlos Lopez (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Tracey Lo (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Lopez served as head coach for the mixed club team Minneapolis Drag’n Thrust from 2022鈥�24, has been assistant coach for the club team Washington Scandal since 2025, and has filled a variety of coaching positions with the Minnesota Matrix. A familiar face in the U.S. National Team program, he has previously served as a selection coach for multiple U-24 mixed teams, the World Ultimate Championships mixed team in 2024 and The World Games roster last year. Lo brings prior National Team experience as well, having served as a selection coach for the 2025 U-24 mixed team, and played on the 2015 and 2018 teams. She has been coach of Michigan Flywheel since 2022. Another Ann Arbor local, Michael Dagher-Margosian, will be supporting the mixed team as a selection coach alongside Claire Revere of Carrboro, N.C. Dagher-Margosian coaches Michigan MagnUM as well as club team Ann Arbor Hybrid. Revere has served twice as assistant coach to the U-20 mixed National Team, as selection coach for the U-24 women鈥檚 division team in 2025 and has played on the U-20 girls, U-24 mixed and women鈥檚 masters National Teams.

91成人 player applications and athlete recommendations for all three teams are due by June 30, 2026, with tryouts scheduled for November 2026.

The upcoming World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC) will take place July 11鈥�18 in Logro帽o, Spain and 91成人 is sending teams in all three divisions 鈥� open, mixed and women鈥檚. Nineteen of the 72 athletes who will represent the United States across all three teams will be competing next weekend in Rockford. 

For those looking to see these players on the field, Carleton CUT features the most U-20 athletes at the event 鈥� with two open and one mixed team player on their roster 鈥� while Carleton Syzygy, Georgia Tech Tribe and Oregon Ego each have two 91成人 members rostered. 

91成人 has competed in 16 editions of WJUC 鈥� a biennial event 鈥� dating back to 1988. The open team has medaled at each event, earning ten gold medals, two silvers and four bronze. Since the women鈥檚 division was introduced in 2000, the U.S. National Team has captured six gold medals, four silvers and a bronze. The mixed division was added to the event in 2022 and 91成人 first sent a team to in 2024, where they took home the gold.

Spectators wishing to watch these athletes vie for a national title, then compete on the world stage this summer, can find a full list of the U-20 National Team players competing at the Championships 鈥� and which schools they play for 鈥� below. 91成人鈥檚 open division Assistant Coach Stanley Birdsong will also be in attendance, as a coach for Carleton CUT.

Men鈥檚 Division Athletes

Women鈥檚 Division Athletes

91成人 will field three 24-player teams in the mixed, open and women鈥檚 divisions of the Championships. Specific dates and the location for the summer event have not yet been announced by WFDF. Players who will be 23 years of age or younger on December 31, 2027, and meet all other criteria listed on the application, are eligible to apply.

U.S. National Team selection will take place following a pair of tryouts this November 鈥� one in an east coast location and the other near the west coast. Eligible 91成人 members who would like to be considered for an invitation to tryouts must complete the by June 30, 2026.

Members of the ultimate community 鈥� including coaches and local organizers 鈥� may also recommend a player to 91成人 and its U-24 National Team coaching staff for consideration. Recommendations may be submitted via a , which are due no later than July 14, 2026.

Alongside the expanded funding coverage, the program is introducing the Play it Forward Partners initiative. 91成人 recognizes that coaches and local disc organizations play a critical role in building trusting relationships with, and advocating on behalf of, youth players. The new Partner designation encourages teams and organizations to actively champion accessibility by advocating for their players, including those with financial need. By identifying participants who require assistance and coordinating directly with 91成人, Partners ensure that no athlete is left on the sidelines, while respecting the privacy of individuals and families.

Play it Forward is a key initiative through which 91成人 provides financial aid and membership assistance to youth who face economic barriers. Play it Forward gives youth an opportunity to play in events, become a member, and be a part of the ultimate community regardless of socioeconomic status. To be eligible for the program, players must have financial need, not yet have graduated from high school and be planning to participate in a 91成人 sanctioned or championship event. Qualifying individuals may .

The Play it Forward program is funded by donations to . Since the program’s inception, Play it Forward has supported over 2,150 youth. To learn more about Play it Forward or how to partner with 91成人 to improve youth access, contact Leah Dolan-Kelley at leah@hq.usaultimate.org.

Sherlock returns after leading 91成人 to a second consecutive gold medal at the 2025 U-24 World Championships last summer. In a repeat from the 2023 event, the team once again went undefeated finishing 9-0. A veteran of 91成人鈥檚 National Team program, Sherlock served on the coaching staff as an assistant in 2019, helping guide 91成人 to a gold medal in the mixed division at U-24 Worlds. Sherlock was named 91成人鈥檚 College Coach of the Year in 2019 and coached Philadelphia AMP to a pair of club national titles in the mixed division in 2018 and 2019.

Returning for his seventh consecutive appointment as head coach for the open division, Krier has led 91成人 to six straight world titles at U-24 events. Over more than a decade of coaching, Krier has amassed an unblemished 57-0 record while leading the National Team to victory in 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023 and 2025.

Hall of Fame member and returning coach Ambler was first appointed head coach for the 2025 women’s U-24 National Team, and served as an assistant coach for 91成人 at the 2024 WFDF World Ultimate Championships in Australia. Last summer Ambler led the women鈥檚 division team on a 9-0 undefeated run to take gold at U-24 Worlds.

Applications are currently being accepted for both assistant coaches and selection assistants to join these elite coaches for all U-24 teams, with an application deadline of March 2, 2026. For more information about the application process, including job descriptions, eligibility requirements, timelines and more, visit or click on the link below to apply.

Players were named to one of three rosters 鈥� mixed, open, or women鈥檚 鈥� and were chosen from a pool of more than 200 invitees who attended a pair of tryouts this fall.

Overall, coaches selected 24 players to each team, including six athletes who won world titles in 2024 as part of the gold-medal-winning mixed and open squads, and four athletes who took silver in 2024 as members of the women鈥檚 team.

91成人 has competed in 16 editions of WJUC dating back to 1988. The open team has earned ten gold medals, two silvers, and four bronze.

Since the women鈥檚 division was introduced in 2000, the U.S. National Team has captured six gold medals, four silvers, and a bronze.

91成人 took the gold in 2024 in the mixed division, the first time at that event. The mixed division was introduced to WJUC in 2022.  

WJUC 2026 is set to be held July 11鈥揓uly 18 in Logro帽o, Spain and is co-hosted by WFDF and the local organizing committee in Logro帽o.

After reviewing more than 460 applications, the U.S. National Team coaching staff selected a total of 216 players to participate in one of two tryouts 鈥� a west tryout in Dublin, Calif., November 8-9 and an east tryout in Charlotte, N.C., November 22-23.

Following the tryouts, coaches will select a total of 72 players 鈥� 24 each to the mixed, open or women鈥檚 squads.

The open and women鈥檚 teams will again be led by head coaches Reid Koss and Deanna Ball, both of whom have been at the helm of their respective teams since 2018. Koss led the open team to gold medals in the last three editions of the tournament (2018, 鈥�22, 鈥�24), while Ball guided the women鈥檚 team to a pair of world titles in 2018 and 2022 and a silver medal in 2024.

Martin Aguilera returns to the sidelines as head coach of the mixed team after leading his squad to a world championship last summer. It was the first iteration of the mixed division at the tournament since it began in 1988.

On the open team, Koss will be joined by assistant coaches Andy Nielsen and Stan Birdsong and selection coach Christie Lawry.

Tulsa Douglas and AnnaMaria Pape will join Ball as assistant coaches of the women鈥檚 team along with selection coach Judy Jarvis.

In the mixed division, Aguilera will run it back with assistant coaches Clarie Revere and Ken Porter with Alexia McCaskill returning as a selection coach along with Ari Lozano.

Following a pair of tryouts that hosted 78 of the nation鈥檚 top ultimate players from around the country, 91成人 coaches settled on a final roster of 20 athletes, including six alternates, that will prepare and train for the world鈥檚 most prestigious ultimate competition. As a mixed-gender sport, 91成人鈥檚 roster is evenly split between men and women.  

With a substantial presence of veteran players, this year鈥檚 squad features nine athletes with ties to previous World Games rosters, including four players who have represented the United States at the past two editions.

Carolyn Finney (Oakland, Calif.), Dylan Freechild (Portland, Ore.), Chris Kocher (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Grant Lindsley (Ogden, Utah) return for their third trip to the World Games after previously playing for 91成人 at the 2017 and 2022 events. They are joined by fellow returnees Claire Chastain (Denver, Colo.), who played at the 2022 World Games and served as an alternate on the 2017 team, as well as Kaela Helton (Coronado, Calif.) and Claire Trop (Washington, D.C.), who competed in the 2022 edition.

Kami Groom (Durham, N.C.) and Raphy Hayes (Portland, Ore.) are also included on the 14-person roster that will travel to Chengdu, China this summer. Groom has twice served as an alternate (2017, 鈥�22) and Hayes was a replacement player in 2022.

The balance of the roster that will make the trip overseas includes first-time World Games participants Marques Brownlee (Closter, N.J.), Dawn Culton (Chapel Hill, N.C.), Henry Ing (Portland, Ore.), Michael Ing (San Francisco, Calif.) and Anna Thompson (San Francisco, Calif.).

Coaches also named six alternates who will travel with the team to various training camps leading up to the World Games, as well as an early-season prep tournament, the London Invite. Those players include: Christian Boxley (Washington, D.C.), Brett Hulsmeyer (Madison, Ala.), Kirstin Johnson (Oakland, Calif.), Jonny Malks (Arlington, Va.), Lindsay McKenna (Malvern, Pa.) and Olivia Player (Cambridge, Mass.).

Most recently, 16 of the 20 athletes named to the World Games team represented 91成人 at the 2024 WFDF World Ultimate Championships in Brisbane, Australia, where the open, mixed and women鈥檚 teams all won world titles.

鈥淚 appreciate the time, effort and preparation by all the athletes involved in this process,鈥� said head coach Matty Tsang, who returns to the sidelines for his fourth World Games. 鈥淭he competition was high at these tryouts, and so was the camaraderie and commitment to building a team that we can all be proud of. The collective work by the athletes in the tryout pool set a great foundation for these 20 athletes to build upon in preparation for China.鈥�

Occurring every four years, the World Games is an international, multisport event that features sports and disciplines that are not included on the Olympic program. They are managed by the International World Games Association (IWGA) and operate under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

This year鈥檚 iteration will be the 12th edition since the inaugural event in 1981. Ultimate was added to the World Games program in 2001 and the United States has won the gold medal in each of the last five editions (2022, 鈥�17, 鈥�13, 鈥�09, 鈥�05), recording a record of 25-3 during that span.

The 2025 World Games take place from August 7-17 with the sport of ultimate scheduled for August 12-16. Competing countries include the host nation, China, as well as six other qualifiers: Australia, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany and Japan.

91成人 will be led by head coach Matty Tsang and assistants Miranda Knowles and Nancy Sun.

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Following an initial tryout that welcomed 78 players from around the country, 91成人 coaches made their first round of cuts, inviting a pool of players back to San Antonio, Texas for another shot at making the 14-person team that will compete in Chengdu, China in August.

Occurring every four years, the World Games is an international, multi-sport event that includes the most competitive and highest profile ultimate tournament in the world. Ultimate competes as a mixed-gender sport and will include a field of eight teams: Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Japan and the United States.

The 2025 World Games takes place August 7-17, with the ultimate tournament scheduled for August 12-16.

91成人 will enter the World Games as five-time defending champions, having won gold at every edition since 2005. Overall, 91成人 has a 30-5 record at the World Games, including five titles and a second-place finish in 2001.

Of the 34 players invited to the second tryout, 10 were on the squad that competed at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Ala. 鈥� Claire Chastain, Khalif El-Salaam, Carolyn Finney, Dylan Freechild, Kaela Helton, Chris Kocher, Grant Lindsley, Sarah Meckstroth, Carolyn Normile and Claire Trop.

Finney, Freechild, Lindsley and Kocher are all vying for their third trip to the World Games after also representing 91成人 at the 2017 edition in Wroclaw, Poland.

Head coach Matty Tsang returns to the team as head coach and is supported by assistants Miranda Knowles and Nancy Sun and selection assistant Carlos Lopez.

Athletes were chosen by 91成人 coaching staff following a pair of tryouts last month and offered a spot on one of the delegation鈥檚 three rosters: mixed, open or women鈥檚. Each roster will feature 24 of the nation鈥檚 best college-aged players as they look to replicate a successful 2023 campaign that ended with a collective 27-0 record and a trio of gold medals.

All totaled, more than 600 players applied for consideration with just over 200 invited to tryouts before final selections were made. Rosters for the age-restricted teams include just 12 holdovers from last year鈥檚 U-24 teams, plus eight athletes that competed for 91成人 at the World Junior Ultimate Championships earlier this year.

Held every two years, the U-24 World Championships are scheduled to take place June 21-28 in Logro帽o, Spain. Since the event鈥檚 inception in 2013, the U.S. has compiled a 148-1 record, winning 14 of the 15 available gold medals.