Past Articles from 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.
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2022 U.S. Open: Three Takeaways from Day One (Mixed)
Blaine, MN. – Grit and not as much grace were the name of the game on the first day of the US Open.
Aug 6, 2022 by Laura Osterlund in Preview
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WUCC 2022: Getting The Gold With Flying Colors (Mixed Division)
A battle between soon-to-be regional rivals on the world stage.
Aug 3, 2022 by Laura Osterlund in Recap
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WUCC 2022: Dinner Is Served (Mixed Division)
Late surge sends Mixtape through to the final after a tremendous showcase of mixed ultimate.
Jul 30, 2022 by Laura Osterlund in Recap
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WUCC 2022: Tight Quarterfinals Yield Diverse Semifinalists (Mixed Division)
Thursday's results show that the gap between American mixed clubs and the rest of the world is undeniably shrinking.
Jul 29, 2022 by Lorcan Murray and Laura Osterlund in Recap
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WUCC 2022: Jackets, Brackets, and Breaking Habits (Mixed Division)
A continent-by-continent look at the teams remaining in the championship bracket.
Jul 28, 2022 by Lorcan Murray and Laura Osterlund in Recap
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WUCC 2022: How Meclao Blew Up the Bracket (Mixed Division)
The Dominican club is not the only team to have supplemented their roster with American pickups, but their mindset has allowed them to achieve success that other cobbled together teams have not.
Jul 27, 2022 by Laura Osterlund in News, Profile, Recap
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WUCC 2022: Slow and Steady Success (Mixed Division Sunday Recap)
Teams that settled in quickly and held their nerve find themselves in a good position after Sunday's pool play.
Jul 25, 2022 by Laura Osterlund and Lorcan Murray in Recap
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WUCC 2022: Mixed Division Preview
Previewing the action from the week ahead.
Jul 23, 2022 by Lorcan Murray and Laura Osterlund in Preview
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2022 D-III Women’s Coaches of the Year
The best signal-callers and program builders in the college game this season.
Jul 21, 2022 by Laura Osterlund and Hunter Lang in Awards
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2022 D-III Women’s Rookie of the Year
We tuned the definition to fit the circumstances, but these rookies were simply outstanding.
Jul 19, 2022 by Laura Osterlund and Hunter Lang in Awards