A definitive and inscrutable list.
September 11, 2022 by Alex Rubin, Edward Stephens and Kelsey Hayden in Opinion with 0 comments
Few issues in ultimate are more divisive than who the best players in the game are at any given moment. There is no end to opinions on the subject, and every argument seems to have at least a germ of truth behind it. But everyone can agree on one thing: some players have got that dawg in ‘em, plain and simple.
We feel that these players — and the raging canines bursting from within them — deserve official recognition. Here, then, is a list of all of those to take the field at Pro Champs last weekend – no matter the division – who are blessed with the proverbial inner animal. Sorted into three distinct tiers and otherwise presented without comment, this list is comprehensive, complete, peer-reviewed, and thoroughly researched to such a degree that it represents that last word on the matter.
Tier 3: A Dawg in ‘Em
- Aubri Bishop (Portland Schwa)
- Hannah Boettcher (Durham Toro)
- Nathan Champoux (Ann Arbor Hybrid)
- Greg Cousins (Minneapolis Sub Zero)
- Alex Davis (Raleigh Ring of Fire)
- Alexandre Fall (Washington DC Truck Stop)
- Robyn Fennig (Madison NOISE)
- Walt Jansen (Chicago Machine)
- Chris Kocher (New York PoNY)
- Caitlyn Lee (Boston Brute Squad)
- Brandon Matis (Minneapolis Drag’n Thrust)
- Liza Minor (Denver Molly Brown)
- Austin Prucha (Raleigh Phoenix)
- Bretton Tan (Boston Sprocket)
- Terri Whitehead (Vancouver Traffic)
Tier 2: Couple Dawgs in ‘Em
- David Bloodgood (Washington DC Truck Stop)
- Yina Cartagena (New York BENT)
- Ned Dick (Boston DiG)
- Mya Hernandez (Ann Arbor Hybrid)
- Dominic Jacobs (Seattle Sockeye)
- Daniel Lee (Portland Rhino Slam!)
- Michael Lee (Durham Toro)
- Alyssa Mason (Toronto 6ixers)
- Raha Mozaffari (Philadelphia AMP)
- Milan Ravenell (SoCal Condors)
- Mary Rippe (Raleigh Phoenix)
- Claire Trop (Washington DC Scandal)
- Bryan Vohnoutka (Minneapolis Drag’n Thrust)
Tier 1: Whole Pack of Dawgs in ‘Em
- Axel Agami Contreras (Ann Arbor Hybrid)
- Shashank Alladi (New York PoNY)
- Manuela Cardenas (Denver Molly Brown)
- Claire Chastain (Denver Molly Brown)
- Brian Clark (Durham Toro)
- Kimber Coles (Portland Schwa)
- Carla DiFilippo (Toronto 6ixers coach)
- Helen Eifert (Fort Collins shame.)
- Jane Koch (Minneapolis Drag’n Thrust)
- Will Lohre (Denver Johnny Bravo)
- Sarah Meckstroth (Raleigh Phoenix)
- Eric Nardelli (Philadelphia AMP)
- Cody Spicer (Denver Johnny Bravo)
- Sam VanDusen (Pittsburgh Temper)
- Ben Van Heuvelen (New York PoNY coach)
- Joey Wylie (Austin Doublewide)
