Nobody was better at helping get their team to the end zone.
November 13, 2026 by Laura Osterlund, Alex Rubin and TJ Lee in Awards
Ultiworld is pleased to announce our annual Club Awards. 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 awards continue with the Man-Matching and Woman-Matching Offensive Players of the Year, recognizing the players who we felt had the most impactful and productive seasons helping their teams score. Ultiworld’s Offensive, Defensive, and Breakout Player of the Year awards in the mixed division are presented by gender matchup. Our first and second team all club have always featured an equal number of woman-matching and man-matching players, and this change now comes to our award podiums to reflect the most unique aspect of the mixed division. They set up goals, finished off points, and produced yardage at consistently high levels against the top defenders.
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
2026 Woman-Matching Mixed Division Offensive Player of the Year
Robyn Fennig (Sacramento Tower)
When talking about the greatest throwers of our sport, Robyn Fennig has to be in the conversation. It truly doesn’t matter what defenses try to take away, Fennig will work around those spots and find openings, making it look like she’s just tossing the disc around to her friends in the park.
With an almost supernatural ability to unlock the entire field, Fennig knows how to set her teammates up for success. Her incredible field vision, unselfishness, and patience make her a player that teammates want to get the disc back to. Her disc distribution skills combined with an uncanny accuracy are practically unmatched. With the confidence that comes from a veteran as experienced and savvy as Fennig, she always knows what shots to take and when. Even without the disc, she has no problem getting open, cooking defenders upline and gaining yards for days, making her a truly unstoppable force in the handler space. She churns out highlight-worthy plays from jaw-dropping layouts and visionary dimes that only she can make, allowing her to be a reliable superpower.
As she winds down her playing career, there’s a non-zero chance this season will be her last competitive one1. The impact she’s had on the game and the teams she’s played on, both this season with Tower and in previous years, has been astronomical. Grit, determination, and infectious joy have defined Fennig’s play style. She’s inspired many of her peers and the next generation of stars.
“The thing about being relentless is that you can’t just decide to be relentless. It requires the body of work to truly be unyielding,” Fennig said in preparation for Nationals. “It’s a stubbornness to not give up that comes without ego, and that only exists when you truly believe in your teammates and their ability to shine.”
Her performance this season, capped by a division-leading 24 assists at Nationals2 further cements her spot as a legend3. She’s one of the best to ever do it, a certified baller, and perhaps the Greatest Of All Time.
– Laura Osterlund
Runner-Up
Lexi Zalk (San Francisco Polar Bears)
If Fennig was the clearly dominant backfield presence, Lexi Zalk finished the season heads and shoulders above the pack downfield. No stranger to Ultiworld accolades, Zalk returned to the All-Club First Team for the first time since 2019 when she was also the Player of the Year runner-up. Despite bouncing around a few teams in the time in between, Zalk found a home this season on the Polar Bears O-line.
More than anyone else in the mixed division, that home was the end zone. With a division-leading 22 goals at Nationals, Zalk did not face a defender who could slow her down. On the contrary, she managed a few blocks herself, giving her O-line more possessions. Her cutting prowess opening up the deep space led to both easy goals and more opportunities for her teammates underneath.
– Alex Rubin
2026 Man-Matching Mixed Division Offensive Player of the Year
Abe Coffin (Ann Arbor Hybrid)
As one after another of his MMP O-line teammates picked up injuries, Abe Coffin never missed a beat. Expanding his game to fill out the available touches, Coffin was simply brilliant all season. Speeding through cuts, picking his throwing spots, and powering Hybrid to a flawless tournament, Coffin was instrumental to the ultimate success of Hybrid’s season. During their undefeated Nationals, Coffin topped the team leaderboard in assists and finished second in goals.
Matched with his infallible focus, Coffin was at the center of Hybrid’s action no matter where he started on the pitch. Equally adept at receiving centering passes as he is initiating action downfield, Coffin’s versatility allowed the Hybrid coaching staff and strategists to continue to run creative, dynamic sets even without several players they planned on incorporating.
Now towards the end of a stellar career spanning the Men’s and Mixed division, this is Coffin’s first Ultiworld award. His well-balanced brilliance, positive leadership, and ability to step up helped Coffin stand out from among his peers.
Coffin saved his best play for the biggest moments. His +4 +/- led Hybrid in the final as he took the reins on offense from the get-go. Throughout Nationals, Coffin was reliable, efficient, and just spectacular, and he is the 2026 MMP Offensive Player of the Year.
– Alex Rubin
Runner-Up
Ben Whitenack (Oregon Scorch)
If there’s one blemish to Oregon Scorch’s Regional title, it was an O-line that looked like it may struggle to consistently score against Nationals level teams. Ben Whitenack took it upon himself to fix that problem. His 12 goals and 13 assists made him just one of seven players to put up double/double this year, and gave him the T-3rd best plus/minus this year, T-15th best all time. To do all of this on offense while keeping turns to only six4 is what allowed Scorch to pull off upset after upset. Whether it’s being the one making the catch or the throw, Whitenack has you covered.
– TJ Lee
But hey, never say never ↩
While under the weather/not feeling her best physically! ↩
Fun fact: this WMP OPOTY win also makes Robyn the most decorated player in our humble club awards as the only player to win OPOTY and POTY twice. And for those keeping track, three of the four awards were with different teams ↩
T-1st fewest turns among players with a double/double this year ↩
