Olivia Arellano of Washington DC Rogue lays out at 2019 Youth Club Championships. Photo: Kevin Leclaire — UltiPhotos.com
In our UltiPhotos of the Month series, we feature some of our favorite shots from the leading photography company in ultimate. You get the play, they’ll get the shot.
With the USAU club season in full swing, Canadian clubs battling for their national titles, and youth championships on both sides of the border, August is about the busiest month of the year for the sport in North America. Thankfully, the fantastic professionals at UltiPhotos were on hand to document almost all of it. You can see our favorites below or check out the full collections from:
US Open (Leonard Bernstein, Alex Fraser, Jolie J Lang, Kevin Leclaire, Daniel Thai, Alec Zabrecky)
Ian Hahn of Bogota MAKAWUA lays out for the grab at the 2019 US Open. Photo: Alec Zabrecky — UltiPhotos.comSockeye’s Trent Dillon shows off impressive layout form as he attempts a block against Buzz Bullets at the 2019 US Open. Photo: Alec Zabrecky — UltiPhotos.comTruck Stop’s Nate Castine goes fully horizontal for a grab at the 2019 US Open. Photo: Alec Zabrecky — UltiPhotos.comTruck Stop’s Nathan Prior and Sub Zero’s Codi Wood both have eyes for the disc during the quarterfinals of the 2019 US Open. Photo: Jolie J Lang — UltiPhotos.comBoston Brute Squad’s Elana Schwam makes the impressive catch at the 2019 US Open. Photo: Alec Zabrecky — UltiPhotos.comRevolution’s Ximena Montaña and Riot’s Bailey Zahniser fight for the disc at the 2019 US Open. Photo: Alex Fraser — UltiPhotos.comMixtape’s Jesse Bolton works some fancy footwork to stay in bounds during the semifinals of the 2019 US Open. Photo: Jolie J Lang — UltiPhotos.comManuela Cardenas nail this kick spike at the 2019 US Open. Photo: Alex Fraser — UltiPhotos.comDrag’n Thrust’s Kat Ritzmann has been a big part of Minneapolis’ success this season, like with this catch of the 2019 US Open. Photo: Alec Zabrecky — UltiPhotos.comIsaac Lee of the Foggy Bottom Boys makes the catch in front of a bidding Utah Swam defender at the 2019 Youth Club Championships. Photo: Kevin Leclaire — UltiPhotos.comA Swing Vote player makes a grab at the 2019 Youth Club Championships. Photo: Kevin Leclaire — UltiPhotos.comThe North Carolina Warhawks continued their streak of YCC titles thanks to blocks like this against Colorado Cutthroat. Photo: Alec Zabrecky — UltiPhotos.comDarren Smith of Indianapolis INcognito was one of the stars of the 2019 Youth Club Championships, here skying two players from Lexington Pi. Photo: Daniel Thai — UltiPhotos.comPlayers from Seattle Horizon celebrate their semifinal victory, which would be enough to share the U17 national title. Photo: Jolie J Lang — UltiPhotos.comJustin Burnett makes a huge grab for ATLiens vs. BUDA in the U20 Boys’ truncated YCC final. Photo: Alec Zabrecky — UltiPhotos.comTien Le of Winnipeg MOFO toes the sideline during the Junior Division of the 2019 Canadian Ultimate Championships. Photo: Jeff Bell — UltiPhotos.comTracey Dao of Toronto with a sweet layout during semifinal action in the Junior Division of the 2019 Canadian Ultimate Championships. Photo: Jeff Bell — UltiPhotos.comPlayers on Vancouver Eclipse celebrate their Junior Division victory at the 2019 Canadian Ultimate Championships. Photo: Jon Hayduk — UltiPhotos.comAlan Scarth of Winnipeg General Strike goes to ground at the 2019 Canadian Ultimate Championships. Photo: Jeff Bell — UltiPhotos.comToronto 6ixers celebrate their national title at the 2019 Canadian Ultimate Championships. Photo: Jeff Bell — UltiPhotos.comFurious George drinks from the trophy after winning the 2019 Canadian Ultimate Championships. Photo: Jeff Bell — UltiPhotos.comAlex Diaz was everywhere for San Diego Wildfire at the 2019 Elite-Select Challenge. Photo: Mark Olsen — UltiPhotos.comWild Card helped celebrate with fellow Bostonians Siege after both squads won their respective divisions at the 2019 Elite-Select Challenge. Photo: Mark Olsen — UltiPhotos.com
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