2026 Club Women’s Div. Player of the Year: Boston Brute Squad’s Levke Walczak

Recognizing the top performer of the 2026 season.

Brute Squad’s Levke Walczak at the 2026 Club National Championships. Photo: William “Brody” Brotman – UltiPhotos.com

Ultiworld is pleased to announce our annual Club Awards, continuing with the Club Player of the Year 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. TThe Club Awards are voted on by Ultiworld reporters, contributors, and editors.

Player of the Year is our most prestigious award. Our Player of the Year winner is the best performer of the club season, and the highest vote-getter for All-Club honors. The winner is not eligible for consideration in any of our other individual awards.

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Player of the Year Award
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Offensive Player of the Year Award
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2026 Women’s Division Club Player Of The Year

Levke Walczak (Brute Squad)

Brute Squad’s Levke Walczak at the 2026 US Open. Photo: Kevin Leclaire – UltiPhotos.com

Levke Walczak lost this award last year by a single voting point. This season, fans speculated that Brute Squad taking down an undefeated Fury was more a fluke than real success. Then Walczak decided to repeat, both winning Nationals and beating an undefeated team in the final to do it.

Walczak saved the best for the biggest stage, dropping a 5G/1B statline in a universe point semifinal win over Fury, before adding another two assists and a ridiculous grab for a goal en route to beating Scandal in the final.

Walczak makes the second effort layout grab in the national final

While her statline over the weekend (11G/6A/2B/6T) was the second best on the roster, it was what she did off the stat line that made her stand out. Simply put, she is the best middle in a zone you can find, and her ability to deny downfield throws put a kind of pressure on Fury and Scandal that they simply were not ready for. Her work on defense helped Brute Squad build a 4-0 lead over Scandal and never look back.

There is no weakness in Walczak’s game. Whether she’s in the handler set and keeping the flow of an offense going with a swing or under or huck, pushing downfield and torching a defender with her cutting, locking someone up on defense, or hunting for a poach block, Walczak can do it all. Despite only playing club in the states since 2022, she has built one of the strongest resumes in the form of three golds and two bronze medals, all while boasting the highest plus/minus in the women’s division during that time. She has only missed All-Club First Team once in that time frame, and has only made her legacy stronger with this well deserved Player of the Year award.

Player of the Year Runners-Up:

  1. Claire Trop (Scandal)
  2. Valeria Cárdenas (Molly Brown)
  1. 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])

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