Past Articles from Laura Osterlund

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.

  1. D-III Women’s College Primer 2023

    Your guide to the biggest players, teams, and stories of the 2023 D-III college season!

  2. Loud and Clear

    NOISE's steady climb in the mixed division has been built on embracing one another and the unique identity they have cultivated.

  3. National Championships 2022: NOISE Overcome Longtime Rivals, Advance To Final (Mixed Semifinal)

    In a North Central regionals rematch, with the same rainy conditions that they’d see in the Midwest, Madison NOISE emerged victorious over Minneapolis Drag’n Thrust for the first time in 15 postseason matchups.

  4. National Championships 2022: Seattle Summits Mixed Mountain for Double Peak

    Seattle Mixtape's 14-12 win over Madison NOISE adds a national title to the world championship then won a few months prior.

  5. National Championships 2022: XIST Continue To Dominate (Mixed Quarterfinal)

    New York are defying the odds as they advance into the final four.

  6. National Championships 2022: Trusting the Thrust (Mixed Quarterfinal)

    Overall no.1 seed Minneapolis Drag'n Thrust cruise past Fort Collins shame. in the Nationals mixed quarterfinal

  7. National Championships 2022: Chaos is a Game of Snakes and Ladders (Mixed)

    Can anyone ride a wave of momentum from a chaotic day one into the bracket?

  8. National Championships 2022: X Marks The Top Spot (Mixed)

    Only two teams remain undefeated after Day One in mixed, though they didn't exactly tread the same path.

  9. National Championships 2022: Mixed Pool Play Recap

    Catch up on the action from Day One of Nationals in the mixed division, where it's growing ever more clear that anything can happen.

  10. National Championships 2022: Pool A Preview (Mixed)

    Pool A has a history of upsets.

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