All-Club 2026: First Team (Mixed Div.)

Recognizing the top seven performers of the 2026 season.

Polar Bears’ Evan Magsig throws against the Slow mark at the 2026 Club National Championships. Photo: Bryan Zhang – UltiPhotos.com

Ultiworld is pleased to announce our annual Club Awards, starting with the All-Club First Team and Player of the Year finalists in each division. While we consider both regular season and postseason performance, because of the nature of the Club division, we weight success in the Series and at Nationals above all else. The Club Awards are voted on by Ultiworld reporters, contributors, and editors.

Our All-Club teams recognize the top performers across the division. Our First Team and Second Team display the top seven and next seven players who had the best seasons. As our voting process is ordered, the top vote-getters for All-Club honors function as the ordered list in our Player of the Year voting — our highest individual award. The seven players listed here are finalists for the Player of the Year.

All-Club First Team
Player of the Year Award
All-Club Second Team
Offensive Player of the Year Award
Defensive Player of the Year Award
Breakout Player of the Year Award
Coach(es) of the Year Award
Club Awards Voting Breakdown
Snubs and Superlatives


All-Club 2026 First Team

 

New York XIST’s Axel Agami Contreras at the 2026 US Open. Photo: Derek Frazer – Ultiphotos.com

Axel Agami (XIST)

New York XIST proved they were a top team once again this year, and most of that was thanks in part to Axel Agami. His 15G/8A/6B/3T statline speaks for itself, and even when the bracket got tough for New York, Agami was there to keep XIST in the game.

 

 

Hybrid’s Dalton Smith in the final of the 2026 US Open. Photo: William “Brody” Brotman – UltiPhotos.com

Dalton Smith (Hybrid)

Until his injury, Dalton Smith was the engine that made Hybrid’s offense run. With an endless throwing range and give-and-go moves for days, Smith stepped into the offensive hub role with ease after years commanding the D-line. Culminating in his fourth club championship, Smith capped an excellent career1 that started as a D-line cutter famous for layout blocks and ended with him as the QB1 of the three-time defending champions.

 

 

Polar Bears’ Evan Magsig throws against the Slow mark at the 2026 Club National Championships. Photo: Bryan Zhang – UltiPhotos.com

Evan Magsig (Polar Bears)

In his first season in the mixed division, Evan Magsig made his presence well known. Magsig impacted every side of the field, from going every-other in the handler space, collecting goals left and right as a threat in the deep space and in the air, and making sure his team got the disc back if they turned it over.

 

 

Polar Bears’ Lexi Zalk celebrates a universe point win over Slow in quarters at the 2026 Club National Championships. Photo: Kevin Leclaire – UltiPhotos.com

Lexi Zalk (Polar Bears)

After a seven-year hiatus from our postseason awards list, Lexi Zalk makes her return. As dominant as she was in the cutter space seven years ago, she almost always drew the toughest matchups and still led the division with 22 goals. Every defensive strategy put on her, from poaching and baiting to playing tight, did not stop Zalk from getting wide open on almost all of her cuts.

 

 

AMP’s Lindsay McKenna goes for the clap catch at the 2026 Club National Championships. Photo: William “Brody” Brotman – UltiPhotos.com

Lindsay McKenna (AMP)

Pick any random point in an AMP game from this season, and odds are strong you’ll see Lindsay McKenna at the center of the action, spurring her teammates along. Unguardable downfield, unstoppable with the disc in her hands, and unyielding on defense, McKenna led AMP back to the top tier of the Mixed Division with a display of all-around excellence.

 

 

Hybrid’s Rachel Mast runs onto a nicely weighted pass at the 2026 Club National Championships. Photo: Sam Hotaling – UltiPhotos.com

Rachel Mast (Hybrid)

Fresh off a Player of the Year campaign, Rachel Mast never slowed down this season. Of course, that was meant metaphorically, but she also literally outran her defenders all season long. Her efforts to get open downfield and find open spaces for her teammates were vital for the Hybrid offense that managed some personnel transitions smoothly on the way to a third straight title.

 

 

Sacramento Tower hits a reset to Robyn Fennig in the Mixed Division final at the Elite-Select Challenge 2026. Photo: Rudy Desort – UltiPhotos.com

Robyn Fennig (Sacramento Tower)

Robyn Fennig’s division-leading 24 assists simply adds to her dominating performance in the category. D-lines tried an array of forces and handler poaches, but no matter what look they threw at Tower, Fennig always seemed to know where to look when they adjusted

 

 

 

 


  1. Assuming the rumors of his retirement are true ↩

  1. Laura Osterlund
    Laura Osterlund

    Laura picked up a disc her senior year of high school and hasn't put it down since. She played on the mixed/open team at Bethel University where she graduated with a journalism degree. Based out of the Twin Cities, MN, you can find her engaging in all levels of Ultimate: working with Minnesota Strike, playing mixed club, and grinding at local ultimate and goalty leagues. Her ultimate accomplishment - besides helping start a women's league (coming spring 2024) - is winning Z league with Big Blue.

  2. Josh Katz
    Josh Katz

    Josh Katz first experienced playing ultimate at summer camp in 2012. He graduated with a degree in mathematics from Kenyon College in 2022, where he played for 4 years with Kenyon SERF and developed a love for the People’s Division. You can find him on Bluesky at @jk22.gobirds.online

  3. TJ Lee
    TJ Lee

    TJ Lee is a D-III Women's writer from Salem, Oregon. He began playing in 2021, and has won two D-III national titles with Oklahoma Christian University. He is currently playing for the OC Eagles while pursuing his masters. You can reach out to him via email ([email protected])

  4. 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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