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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2023 National Championships: Hybrid Reach Final as Bottom Seed (Mixed Semifinal Recap)
Ann Arbor Hybrid qualified for their second club Nationals final in three seasons with a 15-13 win over New York XIST.
Oct 23, 2023 by Laura Osterlund in Recap
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National Championships 2023: XIST Lay Down the Law (Mixed Quarterfinal Recap)
Defensive intensity powered XIST to a second half comeback over Lawless and a semifinals berth
Oct 21, 2023 by Laura Osterlund in Recap
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National Championships 2023: shame. Avenge Their Only Season Loss (Mixed Quarterfinal Recap)
A quarterfinal in four parts
Oct 21, 2023 by Laura Osterlund in Recap
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Club National Championships 2023: The One True Hybrid (Mixed Division)
If only one could stitch together the best ultimate player
Oct 20, 2023 by Laura Osterlund and Alex Rubin in Recap
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National Championships 2023: If You Didn’t Love The Chaos of Day One… (Mixed Division)
…then you don’t deserve five of the top six teams playing on the same side of Friday’s bracket
Oct 20, 2023 by Laura Osterlund and Alex Rubin in Recap
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No One is Safe from NOISE on Universe
Starting with their quarterfinal victory over BFG at last year's Nationals, NOISE have pulled off five recent - and borderline improbable - universe point wins
Oct 18, 2023 by Laura Osterlund in Profile
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National Championships 2023: Pool D Preview (Mixed)
Close regular season results between Pool D's teams could indicate a spicy pool.
Oct 17, 2023 by Laura Osterlund in Preview
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National Championships 2023: Pool B Preview (Mixed)
Drag'n Thrust, XIST, Red Flag, and Mischief all have solid cases for and against.
Oct 17, 2023 by Laura Osterlund in Preview
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Club Regionals 2023: Mega-Preview (Mixed)
Breaking down every region and all your contenders.
Sep 22, 2023 by Alex Rubin, Jenna Weiner, Laura Osterlund and Scott Dunham in Preview
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Youth Club Championships 2023: Tournament Recap
Western US teams ruled the weekend in an exciting showcase of the best of youth ultimate.
Aug 18, 2023 by Keith Raynor, Laura Osterlund, Jake Thorne and Charlie Eisenhood in Recap