#63 Jon Pressimone – 2016 Cutter When he was a kid, Jon Pressimone’s uncle taught him how to throw and catch and his youth minister introduced the rules of ultimate when the rules of ultimate were still being written (“catch and take three steps,” Press recalls.) When he moved to North Carolina as a senior in high school, he tried to form a team by banding together with some off-season cross country…
#36 Nick Spiva – 2016 Hybrid Appropriately, Nicky Spiva’s first encounter with ultimate was a full-blown tournament halfway through his junior year of high school. After cajoling from a classmate and without a practice under his belt, Nicky took the field with Brutal Grassburn at the Shawn Adams Memorial tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee. “I had no idea what was going on, but I scored a couple goals. That first tourney hooked…
#42 David Cranston – 2016 Cutter David Cranston’s seminal Ultimate Frisbee training came in two phases. First, he became an athlete, playing football, soccer and wrestling (135 weight class) in high school. Phase two was learning how to throw a frisbee. At Xavier University, Cranston found ultimate and spent four years “just running to the end zone and catching things.” Predictably, “we were terrible.” A career highlight was placing 8th…
#90 Markham Shofner – 2016 Handler Markham Shofner is curious. You have to be curious to excel, he believes. “Being curious enough about the disc, fascinated enough by it” to learn has made Shofner a stronger player, and a bit of a scientist. He speaks in terms of mechanics and the fine equation between power and control. “Listen to your body when you’re throwing. It’s trial of process,” he advises.
#99 Alan Kolick, 2016 Handler It’s pretty easy to unnerve Alan Kolick. So don’t remind him that that a Skyd Magazine poll finds him the 2nd most attractive player, ties him for third best hair, and tosses him an honorable mention for “Craftiest Thrower.”
#5 Brad Scott, 2016 Cutter Here’s the second in our series of stories about the players on our 2016 roster (first story here). Installment #2 concerns none other than Breeze veteran Brad Scott, who recently signed a 3-year contract extension that will keep him in a Breeze uniform through 2018.
Welcome to the first in our series of stories about various players on our 2016 roster. In this first installment we learn more about Matt Kerrigan, returning O-Line Cutter who led the Breeze in both Goals and Assists in 2015. Here’s Matt…
