Coming into the 2008 College Season the men of Illinois Ultimate had high hopes after heartbreaking losses during the 2007 Regionals. Nationals was in sight and every player did their part in preparing for the season. The college season started out with Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge, LA. After going undefeated on the first day against the likes of Texas and Wisconsin Whitewater, a quarterfinals meeting with North Texas spelled defeat for Illinois. But with Trouble in Vegas days away, there was no time to dwell on the loss. Vegas may have shown the teams true colors, with wins over Oregon, Colorado, and UC San Diego. The team finished the tournament with 4 wins and 3 losses, showing they could hang with the best of the best in losses to Florida by 3 and 2.

After Vegas there was a bit of a down period where winter workouts intensified, until Terminus 2008. Yet due to tornados in the area and lack of backup fields, only one game was played (a win over Georgia Tech). The last tournament of the spring came in the form of Centex, the last chance to show the nation how greatly Illinois Ultimate had improved as a program in the last year. The program didn’t disappoint, beating Stanford and North Carolina State, and losing to Florida, Minnesota, and Carleton on Double Game Point.

The College Series started with Sectionals at the Polo Fields of Naperville. Illinois took care of business for the most part and took 1st only after a nail-biter win over North Park on Double Game Point. Regionals was the time to shine. With last year in their minds, Illinois played their game and got to the finals against Michigan. A loss put them in the backdoor 2nd place bracket against last year’s foe, Ohio State, and a last shot at Nationals. Vengeance is sweet. Illinois took control early and never let up, winning 15-11 and punching their ticket to Nationals for the first time since the 2003 season.

Despite going 1-2 in pool play, Illinois found themselves in a pre-quarter game against arch rival Michigan, their Great Lakes counterparts. Illinois took control early and often and seemed to make quick work of Michigan, winning 15-11. A quarterfinal loss to Colorado ended the season for Illinois, but the word has spread, Illinois is building a program that will make a run for nationals every year.

Check out the links below:
Full Nations Results
Regular Season Results

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Its that time of the year again fellas. Practice begins tomorrow. For those of you that signed up on quad day practice is every monday and wednesday from 4-7 at the complex fields. Be sure to bring cleats, water, and a light and dark colored shirt. A map of where the complex fields are is shown below. See you all there.

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For those of you who are already regularly checking the blog for updates, I got you. The site is panning out pretty well. I’m trying to get more of the content where I want it for now and focus on the look later. I couldn’t help but put a little Illinois logo on the header. Don’t worry tho, its a long way from done.

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Fellas,
The Freshman Open will be held on August 28th from 5pm-12 midnight. It is a full fledged ultimate frisbee tournament in which approximately 10 teams participate. You will have the opportunity to play alongside our veterans and learn how to play 7 on 7 college ultimate. It is FREE and anyone can play, there is also no obligation to join the team, we just want to spread the sport of Ultimate.

You may sign up with a group of 4, or sign up on your own and we will assign you to a team. Please email Mike Cozza at mcozza2@uiuc.edu if you are interested in playing or have any questions.

The Freshman Open Tournament will be located at the Multiplex Fields. They’re located to the west of the Six Pack dorms. The intersection is 1st street and Stadium St. If you have any questions email Mike. See you there.

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Finally after struggling with trying to install it, the website is functioning (however primitive it is)

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