Mya Hernandez and Joe “Smash” Anderson–players for Michigan Hybrid and Fort Collins Shame, respectively–were named the winners of the 2021 Spirit and Equity Award.

The Spirit and Equity Award, established in 2016, is given to both a male- and female-identifying player in the mixed division, and it “honors athletes who have exhibited personal integrity, responsibility and fairness, along with a commitment to enhancing equity in play and in their communities.”

Hernandez has been a standout cutter for Hybrid on their run to the national final. Anderson has been a driving force behind Shame’s rise to the elite ranks of the mixed division.

“I am grateful for all the sport has given back to me,” Anderson told Ultiworld.

Carolyn Finney, a long-time handler for San Francisco Fury, was named the winner of the 2021 Kathy Pufahl Spirit Award.

The Pufahl Award “honors the [women’s division] athlete who best exemplifies both the ethos of Spirit of the Game, along with a personal commitment to giving back to the sport.” Every team nominates a player and then votes amongst all sixteen candidates from the tournament. (more…)

Walden Nelson, a long-time handler for Chicago Machine, was named the winner of the 2021 Peter Farricker Spirit Award.

The Farricker Award is given to a men’s division player that competes with “personal responsibility, integrity, and fairness combined with a high standard of playing ability.” (more…)

Ultiworld will be streaming 16 games from the National Championships, starting on Thursday 10/21 at 9 AM Pacific / 12 PM Eastern! You can tune in live on Ultiworld.com/live, the Ultiworld YouTube channel, or the USA Ultimate YouTube channel.

We are excited to announce the commentators that will be bringing you the action from San Diego. (more…)

I am excited to announce the first annual Ultiworld Open, a disc golf tournament that takes place the day following the USA Ultimate Club National Championships in San Diego! Registration is open now.

The Ultiworld Open is a one-round C-Tier / XC-Tier event at Morley Field DGC, an iconic disc golf course first established in 1978. There are four divisions — MPO, FPO, MA1, and FA1. (more…)

Check out bonus coverage from the AMP Invite as Philadelphia AMP and Minneapolis Drag’N Thrust played two games to 5 to close out Saturday’s action. There were off-the-field stakes on the line, but we can’t tell you what they were!