Club Championships 2025: The Best UltiPhotos

A picture is worth 1000 words, right?

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I’ve written a lot for this site; a quick back-of-the-napkin math indicates as much as half a million words over the years. And yet, as the saying goes, a picture is worth one thousand words, so I’ve really been slacking on a keyboard instead of breaking out my camera.

As a sport, we owe a lot to the folks behind the cameras who capture with images what words cannot describe. With so much action from a tightly-contested 2025 Club Championships, there were plenty of memorable moments to capture. Without further ado (though while adding just a bit to my lifetime word count), here are the best UltiPhotos of the 2025 Club Championships.

 

Category: Action

Denver Molly Brown’s Lisa Pitcaithley skies Washington DC Scandal’s Claire Trop at the 2025 Club Championships. Photo: Kevin Leclaire – UltiPhotos.com

Lisa Pitcaithley skies over Claire Trop to help Denver Molly Brown upset Washington DC Scandal to open pool play in one of the most talented pools in recent memory.

 

Truck Stop’s Aidan Downey nearly gets the layout block on Red Tide’s Gabriel Smestad in pool play at the 2025 Club Championships. Photo: William ‘Brody’ Brotman – UltiPhotos.com

Aidan Downey flies in to gets his hand in the play for a block attempt as Washington DC Truck Stop staved off Portland Red Tide’s upset attempt.

 

Manuela Cárdenas of Denver Molly Brown goes for a layout block against Mary Rippe of Raleigh Phoenix at the 2025 Club Championships. Photo: Sam Hotaling – UltiPhotos.com

It is impossible to make a “best of” list without including Manuela Cárdenas at this point, and her athletic block attempts make for the perfect still frames.

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  1. Alex Rubin
    Alex Rubin

    Alex Rubin started writing for Ultiworld in 2018. He is a graduate of Northwestern University where he played for four years. After a stint in Los Angeles coaching high school and college teams, they moved to Chicago to experience real seasons and eat deep dish pizza. You can reach Alex through e-mail ([email protected]) or Twitter (@arubes14).

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