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In
1984, the Carleton Ultimate Team was spawned from a team named the Frisbee
Union of Carleton Knights. Since the Carleton Ultimate Team's inception,
the team has steadily risen to become one of the nation's dominant teams
in college ultimate. During this growth, more
and more people have shown an interest in playing for CUT. Players have
included talented football players, soccer players, tennis players, cross-country
runners, and, of course, high school ultimate players. |
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Alex Nord
'01 goes up for the disc
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CUT went to nationals for the first time in 1990, beginning the
longest unbroken streak of nationals appearances. Details on the early years have kindly been supplied by Michael Christofferson, '88:
It is true that we never made nationals in those years, but there was one huge difference between intercollegiate ultimate in those days and intercollegiate ultimate today: before 1989 or 1990 there were no limits to eligibility to play. Therefore teams like the University of Wisconsin had graduate students (no doubt getting PhDs in ultimate) in their mid to late 20s and perhaps beyond who played against us in the collegiate tournaments. Our team during the 1986-87 academic year was extremely good. Indeed, if I recall correctly we went on to regionals by beating Madison in sectionals that year. We played well in regionals, but were unable to beat the University of Michigan, which had numerous older, more experienced players. If Carleton was able to make it to nationals in 1990 and thereafter it was not because the teams were far superior to earlier ones, but because the competition had changed. By that point the other teams were no longer allowed to put grad students on the field.
To be sure, CUT teams became more athletic over the years, but the move in this direction was initiated by Al Duerr circa 1986. He recruited new talent from other sports and forced us to get in shape. Thanks to him our conditioning was superior to just about every team we played.
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CUT '95 on the line
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Life
on CUT is an intense and rewarding combination of work and play, athleticism
and camraderie. |
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Chase Sparling-Beckley '04 with the grab
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In
2001, CUT won the national championship, led by Callahan Award winner Alex
Nord. |
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CUT: 2001 National
Champions
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At
the 2003 UPA College National Championships in Austin, TX, CUT lost in the
semifinals to the University of Oregon. In 2004, CUT hopes to improve on
last year's season and regain the title of national champion. |
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CUT brings it in
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With only one bid coming out of the Central Region, CUT failed to go to nationals for the first time in 16 years in 2006. After losing 12-15 to rival Wisconsin in a hard-fought final showdown at Regionals, CUT has had a long time to reflect on the loss and to reload for 2007. It's time to start another streak. |
Carleton at Club Nationals '06 |
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Thanks to CUT alums Brent Nystrom
'92 and Greg Lewin '90 for help with the background info.
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