Hi everyone,
For those of you who don’t know me my name’s Ben, and I’m one of Colgate’s captains. I appreciate all the mentions and would like to give my own shoutouts. A lot of these are guys I played against personally, so I know there are some people that I left off. Here we go:
John Wellers (Hamilton): I think the nutz on chinz reference basically summed it up, and he’s got a lot of mentions already so short and sweet.
Anthony Prato (Geneseo): best player in the region, again keeping it short and sweet
Tyler Spector #9 (Hamilton): one of the fastest guys I’ve played against in the last four years. He’s an unstoppable in cutter, moves the disc up the field as well as any of their handlers, and is a great defender. One of the tougher matchups I’ve had this year.
Erik Johansson #4 (Hamilton): Another guy on Hamilton I matched up with this year. Again a guy who I believe played both ways against us. He’s chilly with the disc, plays within his own game, and makes each of the players around him better. I think he knows his teammates very well and elevates their game with his own, which imo is a big reason Hamilton is going to natties. A rock solid defender as well, he pressures every throw and catch.
Andrew Polcari #23 (Ithaca): We played Ithaca about 10 times this spring, and that’s not an exaggeration. Polc is another guy who played both ways, and is one of those players that you notice when they are not on a line. He can play and score anywhere on the field, has great throws, and bids like crazy.
Matt Erodici #13 (Wesleyan): Played against this dude 3 times this year, and it’s always been a challenge. He’s got great throws, plays tough defense on in and deep cuts, and has great offensive versatility. He’s a field general for Wesleyan, making sure they’re in the sets they need to be in, and people are in the right spots.
Pete Paasche #61 (Colgate): One of my own players, Pete has been our most consistent handler this year. He plays both ways, isn’t afraid to put the disc anywhere on the field, and does not slack off on the defensive end either. He makes dope bids, and basically our entire offense usually starts and ends with him throwing the disc.
Honorable Mentions:
Elias Griffin (Hamilton): great defender, fast, athletic, and basically unguardable on offense cause he’s faster, taller, and can jump higher than you.
Jack Heitner (Colgate): chilliest handler we have, has some dime hammers, and a calming presence for our more turnover prone members (which was mostly me)
Liam O’Connor (Hamilton): being the second best frisbee player in the family still means you’re pretty good if its the O’Connor family. Liam has great throws, fantastic patience for a sophomore, and plays as many if not more points than just about anyone on Hamilton.
Matt Eicher (Oneonta): best cutter on Oneonta, solid both in and out, and he’ll get up to sky you if you force him to beat you deep
Jack Kwan (Wesleyan): solid cutter, uses space well, great defender and lightning quick
Echoing Tedward above I would also like to shoutout Payton Baker (#90), Alex (Fargo) Kappler (#19), and Steve McDermott (#21). All are solid cutters with Payton and Steve gobbling up anything deep, and Fargo eating up in cuts. The three were also central to our zone which we literally run all the time.
Anyway these are the guys who have stood out to me either because I have personally had to guard them or play against them, or I have seen them a lot. Congrats to Hamilton on winning the region. This last four years has been fun guys!
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