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Georgia Southern’s Ultimate Frisbee club team went undefeated in their last tournament, Battle in the ‘Boro hosted by GSU last weekend.
Currently on a 12 game winning streak, the team is ranked 67th in the nation out of over 240 teams.
“This is probably the best team we’ve had in the entire duration of the program,” said Tommy Pearce, vice President, treasurer, and senior leader on the team.
During the tournament, none of their opponents put up more than eight points on them, according to Pearce.
“We played awesome. We’re undefeated, and we are looking forward to Chucktown because we’re gonna have some higher competition,” said Dan Jones, a senior captain on the team and returning fourth year player.
The team also walked away as champions from the Frozen Goose Tournament hosted at North Greenville University in January.
“The Frisbee team is stellar. We’re fast, athletic, and good looking,” said Jones.
The next tournament on the schedule is Chucktown Throwdown this weekend in Charleston, S.C. The team placed third or fourth in the tournament last year, but seem to have a decent shot of coming home champions this year, according to Sriravong Sriratankoul, the coach of the Ultimate team for the past three years.
“We have 22 really good friends, and ultimate is more or less a product of those friendships,” said Sriratanakoul. “We play ultimate, but its really just like playing out here with all our friends.”
This is the 10th anniversary of the Ultimate Frisbee club team this year, and they are expected to be one of the best teams in the nation during the next couple of years, according to Sriratanakoul. “It’s guaranteed! We’ve been in the rebuilding years, but now we have an awesome team.”
The ultimate team has continued to grow over the past ten years and is now able to have an A and B boys’ team and a girls’ team as well, according to Sriratanakoul. GSU will be hosting the 8th Annual Southerns tournament on March 21-22, with 64 teams planning to attend.
“We aren’t looking for the best players but just guys with good attitudes. We have tryouts every October and this year it’s going to be very competitive,” said Sriratanakoul.
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