Past Articles from Calvin Ciorba
Calvin Ciorba is a D-III Men’s writer based in Minneapolis, MN, playing for Sub Zero. He started his ultimate career in St. Louis, MO playing ultimate at Ladue High School and St. Louis Storm YCC, when he also created the popular frisbee Instagram account Discmemes. At the University of Richmond, he sold the account and played for the UR Spidermonkeys earning a finalist nomination for the Donovan award. You can find him on twitter @calvin_ciorba for passionate takes on the “People’s Division.”
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D-III College Regionals 2025: Weekend 1 Preview (Men’s Div.)
The first bids to the 2025 D-III College Championships will be decided this weekend!
Apr 11, 2025 by Josh Katz and Calvin Ciorba in Preview
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D-III College Midseason Bidwatch
With just two weeks left in the regular season, we take a look at the strength bid landscape--and predict how it's likely to all shake out at the end.
Mar 21, 2025 by Calvin Ciorba and Anna Browne in Analysis, Coverage
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Tournament Talk: D-III River City Showdown 2025
Franciscan prevailed over a deep tournament field that provided all the staples of classic D-III ultimate
Mar 3, 2025 by Calvin Ciorba in Recap
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College Update: Midseason Madness
We have reached the halfway point of the regular season, and now have a good look on almost every team in every division after a heavy hitting weekend.
Mar 3, 2025 by Calvin Ciorba in Preview, Recap
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Men’s D-III College Primer 2025
Your guide to the biggest players, teams, and stories of the 2025 D-III college season!
Jan 31, 2025 by Josh Katz, Calvin Ciorba, Graham Gordon and Bix Weissberg in Coverage, Preview
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12 Days of College Ultimate 2025: 10 Bid Predictions
On the tenth day of Christmas Ultiworld gave to me...Nationals bid predictions!
Dec 21, 2024 by Theresa Diffendal, Edward Stephens, Josh Katz and Calvin Ciorba in Preview
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12 Days of College Ultimate 2025: 9 Traits of the Perfect College Build-A-Player
On the ninth day of Christmas Ultiworld gave to me...nine skills which, if Frankensteined together, would result in the perfect college player
Dec 20, 2024 by Calvin Ciorba in Preview
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Ultiworld Club Awards 2024: Coach(es) of the Year (Mixed Div.)
The masterminds behind the division's best teams
Nov 21, 2024 by Calvin Ciorba and Laura Osterlund in Awards
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Ultiworld Club Awards 2024: Defensive Player of the Year (Mixed Div.)
Whether layout blocks or shutdown defense, these players made life miserable for opposing offenses
Nov 14, 2024 by Alex Rubin, Laura Osterlund and Calvin Ciorba in Awards
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Ultiworld Club Awards 2024: Offensive Player of the Year (Mixed Div.)
Nobody was better at helping get their team to the end zone.
Nov 14, 2024 by Graham Gordon and Calvin Ciorba in Awards