Recognizing the next set of top performers of the 2025 season.
June 11, 2025 by Patrick Stegemoeller, Alex Rubin, Edward Stephens and Graham Gordon in Awards
Each year, Ultiworld presents our annual College Awards. Our staff evaluates the individual performances of players from throughout the season, talking to folks around college ultimate, watching film, and look at statistics, voting upon the awards to decide those to be honored. The regular season and the college Series are both considered, with extra emphasis for performances in the competitive and high-stakes environment at Nationals.
Our All-American teams recognize the top performers across the division. While previously we have closed our Awards with our First Team and Second Team, displaying the top seven and next seven players who had the best seasons, they have been moved up in the schedule.
- Player of the Year
- All-American First Team
- All-American Second Team
- Defensive Player of the Year Award
- Offensive Player of the Year Award
- Rookie of the Year Award
- Breakout Player of the Year Award
- Coaches of the Year Award
- Full Awards Voting Breakdown
D-I Men’s All-American Second Team
Aaron Bartlett (Michigan)
A whopping 25 assists at Nationals was good for fifth at the tournament — and maybe perversely extra impressive considering that Michigan seemingly tanked games in pool play against Colorado and SLO, scoring a combined 10 points. After making his bones as a deep threat earlier in his career, Bartlett has developed into an all-around offensive workhorse for Michigan.
Nate De Morgan (Carleton)
Even as a rookie, De Morgan played every important point for CUT down the stretch of their title run. He managed to impact every area of the game with intelligent poach defense, a nose for the disc on offense, and game-breaking lefty backhand hucks in addition to pinpoint right-handed hammers that poured in breaks one after another for Carleton’s defense. One should think he’ll be among the top of the division for years to come.
Xavier Fuzat (Texas)
Quick as a minnow, springy as an antelope, Fuzat was one of the most eye-popping offensive spark plugs in the game (again). His 17 goals and 13 assists both led Texas, and he paired those ballooning positive stats with a microscopic two turnovers. It didn’t seem to matter whether he was mischievously tossing off thumbers or leaving helpless defenders in his wake deep, Fuzat took highlight-worthy action everywhere.
Kyle Lew (Cal Poly SLO)
For the past couple of years, Kyle Lew has been a tenacious handler defender and leader of break chances for SLOCORE. This year, he became the driver of the offense and was perhaps the most consistent break thrower in the division, cutting up every mark thrown his way to open up the entire field for the Cal Poly offense, allowing them to be among the most efficient units at Nationals.
Ethan Lieman (UMass)
An overwhelming force of positivity on and off the field, Lieman was Zoodisc’s most impactful offensive player throughout the entire season. Not phased by big defenders or bigger stadiums, Lieman played his best when the lights were brightest. His consistency and excellence stood out even on a stacked roster designed to feature contributions from all seven players on the field.
Will Selfridge (Utah)
Selfridge’s tenacious cutting, daring vision, and intense positive belief stood out as he led Utah Zion Curtain to their best ever season. Charging through cutting lanes, placing delicate around throws right where they need to be, or roofing whoever has the misfortune of matching up against him, Selfridge showed up in so many ways to help Utah’s late season propulsion from a nine seed at Regionals to a bracket appearance at Nationals.
Zeke Thoreson (Colorado)
Colorado’s season jumped up a notch when Zeke returned from injury and became the high priest of Mamabird’s cohort of lengthy athletic cutters who could bludgeon teams with their physical superiority. And, inescapably, there is this: the Catch Heard Round the World.
