I’m #13 on Cornell (Tomer Poole-Dayan). I appreciate the shoutout man - we had a blast playing against y’all. Also Jack Waxman is indeed #4 (and an absolute beast).
While I’m here, I also want to shoutout Davith Chan (freshman at Cornell). He started playing ultimate 8 months ago and is already one of the biggest contributors to our team on O and D. Shifty as hell, great defender, and already has a lefty scoober somehow.
Gotta shoutout numbers 20 and 18 on Cornell for first team all region, Ben Goldman and Elliot Hare. Offensive and Defensive quarterbacks respectively who can completely take over when necessary, and both have the throws to back it up. Hare has some of the best layout blocks you’ll ever see, and Goldman will often put up a deep shot that will leave you confused on how the hell he found that shot… Other shoutout gotta be Cornell number 31 Davith Chan. Literally unguardable 1v1 and only started playing organized ultimate at the beginning of the fall semester. Insanely shifty cutter and relentless defender.
Didn’t know #31 (Davith) was a freshman. He definitely deserves all freshman selection.
Jacob Latronica was the one who did not play during the NYU game but he is still a very good player and is deserving of the all region honors. The player who you are referencing is Bobby Elston who as many people have said is a massive deep threat who can throw and plays smart defense. Both players are the core of CCSU’s roster and deserve to be on the list.
#1 on bing is Aaron Maymin I believe. 100% deserves an all regional nomination. He’s got incredible agility and knows how to keep an offense moving. Honestly made me play some of the hardest defensive in my career ever. He is going to be a breakout player for sure!
Buffalo
One of the highlights from Buffalo’s Ultimate gameplay Saturday came from the two black kids running their D-line.
In their first game against UConn, they managed to attack a stout zone defense on multiple turns. Buffalo ended up falling quite short however.
During their second game against Princeton, these twin brothers had countless amount of defense stops, dumbfounding Princeton’s O-line. But again Buffalo struggled to pull it off.
Much of this thread stands to highlight all of the best O-Line players and their throws, but what sets these two apart from them is their heart they have for the game and on defense, as well as their capability to capitalize on rudimentary back hand and flick throws.
Overall, Number 21 and Number 8 were the stars of Buffalo’s games Saturday in their tough games, but you know what they say, “God gives his strongest soldiers his toughest battles”
Thank you for the shout-out Jimmy, and thank you all for the great games at regionals, we will do our best to make the ME proud.
Sorry about names, luckily people have already listed a lot of the ones I was looking for.
Non-UConn Players For All-Region Consideration:
UConn Players for All-Region Consideration:
UConn Players for ROY Consideration:
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Throwing my name behind Latronica, although UConn and CCSU didn’t play each other at all this season I did see him play at summer league one time and he was p good.
Coach of the Year
I’ll give the nod to Chris Nelson (& Benjamin Korman). Columbia has built an impressive ultimate program in 2021-2022. While some schools struggled to attract and retain talent over the COVID seasons, Columbia coaching staff and student leadership have clearly succeeded in bringing back their program stronger than ever.
Some Princeton players I think deserve mentions for awards:
All Region:
Nate Moore (#3): One of the best cutters in the region, consistently matches up with the toughest defensive assignments in every game.
Eshaan Nichani (#55): Hasn’t gotten shouted out here yet, but one of the most consistent players in the region. Very surehanded and patient with the disc in the handler set and a great handler defender, played almost every point for us on O and D.
Alex Baroody (#0): Great deep throws, center handler who opens up the field and has a great feel for the game.
Freshman of the year:
Mark Gazzerro (#1): Consistently gets open and a great deep threat.
Coach of the year: David Hwang (also Princeton):
If you look at Princeton’s performance in the fall (Last place) vs. the spring (5th place) at regionals, after adding coach Hwang for the spring semester the team made incredible strides and played far more cohesively. The growth the team showed from fall to spring owes in large part to Hwang’s ultimate experience and IQ.
Jeremy #4 (UConn) - POTY in my opinion. Incredible throws - particularly the hammer that broke every zone thrown at them. Shifty cuts and got open in the handler set with ease.
Oscar Kohut (Columbia)
One of the most elite and consistent players all around. Firstly, a really great offensive player - consistent throws and even better deep hucks. In the deep space, Oscar has surprising hops and has come down with a majority of the 50/50s. Has big layouts as well.
Aaron Maymin #1 (Bing)
Takes the biggest matchups for Bing. Has an elite set of throws and extremely athletic. A really tough matchup on both sides of the game.
Geo Zheng (Stony)
Although Stony did not make regionals, Geo is still one of the best players in the Metro East. Dynamic throws, extremely quick feet, and elite defense.
Masayuki Nagase #1 (Yale) aka Yoyo/pink hair
idk haha but thats me. If you played Yale and you dont remember someone with pink hair, then I probably shouldn’t be nominating myself haha
Christopher McLaughlin #67 (Rutgers) aka Cannon
Beautiful throws - particularly that flick blade. Able to break any zone with ease
Bobby Elston (central Connecticut state)
Incredibly shifty cuts and one of the best if not the best deep threat in the Metro East. Consistent hucks as well. Had to create an entire game plan to account for Bobby. Had incredibly skies in the game against Bing.
First Year Team
Micah Derringer #18 (Yale) - My pick for first year of the year. Yale’s most dynamic player with beautiful deep hucks and even more beautiful explosive bids. Will change the program for years to come.
Tyler Mackey (Rutgers) - one of the best pulls in the region.
I believe #36 from RIT is Andrew Gallagher
#31 (RIT) is Kobe Oley
Also there should only really be one name getting talked about for Coach of the Year in this thread, and that’s Justin Pierce. Cornell won the region in the fall with a team stacked with alumni club talent, particularly on offense, with 5 starting O line slots going to alumni consistently. For him to come on board midway through the fall (around October I believe), and forge a team that came back stronger in the spring featuring double digit rookies is a true accomplishment. There were no other teams at this tournament who could run 20+ players deep besides Cornell, and that dedication to individual development and team culture cannot be understated.
Thanks Oscar, Yoyo and Jacob for shouting me out!
Bing has played every team in the region (besides Stony Brook), so here was our take on this year’s nominations:
First Team All Region
Jeremy Bernier (UConn (POTY))- We remember playing UConn in the fall at Lobster Pot and revolved our lines every time he took the field. His play in the finals at regionals was also spectacular. We saw how he hit 5 perfect hammers in a row to lead the huskies to natties. His composure and sportsmanship on the field should make him one of the most respected players in the region.
Oscar Kohut (Columbia)- “The swiss army knife”. This kid can do it all. Oscar was able to get open on deeps and unders and had excellent throws. He is a coach’s dream player and can fit any role on any team.
Chris McLaughlin (Rutgers)- Bing played Rutgers twice last fall and I had the privilege to mark up against Cannon at Empire tryouts. Cannon is a nightmare to guard in the backfield. His oi flick blades could destroy any team’s soul.
Ben Goldman (Cornell)- You can’t hate this guy, but his throws… you can. His scoober’s killed our zone and he has every throw in the books. No matter how many times we said “no upline” on defense, this guy managed to always get the disc.
Jacob Latronica (CCSU)- I genuinely feel so bad for Central. They have such a good team but just don’t have the numbers. It was an honor to play against Jacob. Super athletic guy who can run an entire offense. We tried to have a no big mark on him, but he always managed to get a huck off. Add a couple more guys to his team, and I can really see CCS as a big regional contender next year.
Kobe Oley (RIT)- We genuinely thought you guys would’ve taken the region. No matter how many tournaments or how many teams we faced, your zone is the best we have ever seen. Kobe was a key player during zone points, and when we saw you on offense you became a constant work horse. Great teammate, nice guy, and always a gem to play against.
Masayuki Nagase (Yale)- We had a bit of a call heavy game against yale, but it was still probably our favorite game of the tournament. Masayuki had phenomenal throws and excellent communication on the field which really separated him from most other handlers that we played against. Despite the intensity of the game, Masayuki was always composed and led his team to a great win.
Shoutout
Hillel Rosenheim (Bing)- We unfortunately lost Hillel this season to a torn ACL at empire tryouts, but we genuinely think that if he was healthy, he would be the Player of the Year. He was our tall lanky handler. H killed it this season. We played PONY in the Fall and after a sick lay out d on one of there starting o-line guys, he quickly caught the coaches attention and was later approached for interest on a tryout.
Second Team All Region
Luke Smith #23 (Bing) – “The Tim Duncan of the Metro East”. This kid has the best fundamentals. Luke is a teammate we all look up to and is one of the nicest guys on and off the field. He has lock down handler defense, and as soon as he gets moving, he is a matchup nightmare.
#7 (Syracuse)- I know Syracuse and Bing are probably one of the biggest rivals in the region, but I gotta say every single time we have played, the matchup between #7 and I has been nothing but spirited. This guy can put you on clamps and I had a really tough time getting open on you.
Drew Hollahan (Bing)- “The Grave Digger”- Drewski can put anybody in the coffin. This guy went to lobster pot, and at tourney central clocked in a vert of 11’6. He’s insane. Period. Crazy athlete and our biggest deep threat.
Jack Waxman (Cornell)- Great cutter for Cornell, really spirited guy and has his fundamentals down. We always see you grinding on those unders.
Matt Johnson (Columbia) – Matt is a phenomenal player, and teammate. Barely any turns and we were struggling to find matchups against him when we played Columbia at Brooklyn.
Bobby Elston (CCSU)- Big Boy. Big Plays.
Martin Bustamante (Buff) - We love playing Buff. Gooch, I think you totally deserve to be on this thread. You have crazy chest high layouts and are a tough matchup for anybody on our team. Loved playing with you and your boys at tryouts too.
Freshman of the Year:
James Pardo (#40) (Bing)- Pardon Me, but I wanted to mention James on this thread. He was the kid in the hat on our team who was either our reset handler or took the ace position in the stack. He has incredible layouts, throws, and I can’t wait to see how he develops going forward. In my eyes he was the best freshman that Binghamton has ever seen. Truly humble guy, but also a better friend.
Cornell had an absolutely stacked coaching staff this year, led in the Spring by the one and only nilla wafer: Justin Pierce. The Buds have historically struggled to make comeback wins, but this year, fueled by his simple mid-game adjustments, and his ability to get us focused, energetic, and confident, we have 3 comeback Ws in the books (Buffalo and RIT at sectionals, and Harvard at ACO). Every other team wants a bit of Nilla’s insight, so I will share a bit: he always emphasizes to us the importance of focusing on playing to our strengths, and not worrying about watching film of the other teams or anything (our coaches have got that covered).
He’s also a wizard with the flip, For these reasons, I nominate Nilla for coach of the year.
Also, if we’re talking about freshman pullers, Patrick Moore has got to be in the conversation with Tyler Mackey.
Can I also mention freshman Davith Chan playing nearly every point of regionals, because no line is complete without him? He topped it off by playing 8 straight points against UConn in the finals? DC = Daddy
Finally, I want to spotlight Sam Hinson (Shinson), because I haven’t seen his name here yet. He was the fearless leader of the Buds, keeping our systems running like a well oiled machine. He’s average height, but he skies multiple piles per game, usually toeing a line while he’s doing it. I often hear opponents on the sideline say “he’s their best player” when he runs by. If he doesn’t make all region, it’s rigged.
Cornell Shout-Outs
Ben Goldman
The junior captain of Cornell is a matchup nightmare. Coming off the club season with Sprout, he played mostly D-Line in the fall before taking over the O-line reigns in the spring. He can handle, cut, and defend the other teams best player.
James Mullmann
Cornell’s best deep cutter missed Regionals but had an incredible season nonetheless. His combination of size, speed, and smart decision making drew many teams best defender. He went every other throw on universe point to win Sectionals.
Davith Chan - Rookie of the Year
This rookie was at times the best player on the field for Cornell. His jump from the fall to the spring was likely the most integral part of Cornell’s sustained success. Likely no better example of his impact than his game against Rutgers where he took on Iggy all game, and threw for multiple breaks including the game ending break side push pass.
-Jack Waxman
-Sam Hinson
-El Hare
-Neal Vasireddi
Two O-line and Two D-Line players that took on huge responsibilities and contributed heavily to Cornell’s success.
Non-Cornell
Jeremy Bernier
Jeremy had more success than anyone else this year breaking through the Cornell zone. His composed play was integral in bringing Uconn back to win regionals.
Cannon
Likely the player who demanded the most time game planning for. Cannon is a game-breaking thrower who can find the endzone from anywhere on the field. After his incredible performance against us last fall, we did not take him lightly this time around.
Oscar
Dangerous handler who took good shots and was effective against the zone. A good defender on the turn as well.
Gooch
Buffalo gave us great games in the fall and spring. At the center of those was Gooch who is constantly moving and putting throws into dangerous spaces.
Hillel
Hillel played an amazing game against us in fall sectionals, pushing the finals game to universe point. Would of loved to play against him again in the spring.
Coaches
Justin Pierce/Tanner Yuhas/Matt Burke
Our coaching staff was incredible this season, and so integral in returning to the finals after loosing 11 alumni. From player development to game planning, they put in an incredible effort this season. We will miss Justin and Matt dearly.
Uconn’s coach
While Jeremey was great, what stood out most to me against Uconn was their discipline from top to bottom of the roster. They clearly implemented strong fundamentals that payed off in the biggest moment.
Hey all,
I can’t really ID players for other teams since my memory isn’t too good so apologies for the buds bias but,
My biggest pick is Davith Chan AKA DC no. 31 for freshman of the year. His plays, throws, agility, and passion are incredible without any caveats let alone considering he’s in his first year of competing in ultimate. How many people do you know that could punch in lefty scoober goals within 6 months of playing? I think that goes to show that he has the talent and confidence of a player with much more experience under his belt.
Additional players of note for the buds:
Ben Goldman no. 20
Our strongest threat of a handler, can find any huck he wants, and all the tricky breaks to bust open a zone. His first step separation was crucial to our offense getting the disc out of difficult positions as well as scoring from dead disc end zone sets.
El Hare no.18 (wore 19 at regionals)
This is me, so maybe this will sound arrogant but our D line was heavily dependent on me for a few reasons, first I was our primary puller and it gave our zone a lot of really good starts pinning O lines in corners(example second half break against UConn ). When we got turns I was a huck threat both throwing and receiving, tallying up stats for both goals and assists
Jack Waxman no. 4
Jack was huge for us on Offense, particularly running popper against zone. This guy doesn’t get tired. He also is a great crossover to D for kill lines, often coming up with clutch skies. Finally to round out the package he has a great backhand huck which while he doesn’t use it as prolifically as the previous two players mentioned when he does throw it it gets the job done.
James “Vet” mullmann no. 1
While Vet couldn’t come to regionals due to illness, his stats from the rest of the season speak for themselves. He is a ridiculous deep threat often finishing weekends with easy double digit goals. also he has one of the nastiest flick hucks in New York 60 yards is light work
Okay last thing to say is coach of the year honors: Justin pierce AKA Nilla stepped up as our new head coach part way through the fall semester as our head coach for the past few years Matt Burke had to move away to the west coast for the spring. Nilla brought insight to the team refining our offenses plays, our force middle defense set and touching up the zone that Burke thought us. His presence at games is amazing, calling for adjustments and putting together lines that brought us to several key comeback victories throughout the season. If there is a reason he shouldn’t be coach of the year it’s because he makes us do way too much ladders at wam ups, but hey nobody’s perfect.
Hi, I’m Geo (number 14 on Stony Brook), my team didn’t make regionals this year but I want to shout out the most noteworthy players I saw throughout the season. Disclaimer, I’m probably missing a lot of people, I don’t pay attention a lot when I play and this is mostly people from Stony Brook’s section.
First from my team:
Other noteworthy people:
All Freshman
First Team All Region
Jeremy Bernier #4 (UConn) - One of the most composed players I have seen at the college or club level. Hits insides and arounds at will (inside flick is nasty), gets open for every reset, big and fast enough to be a threat downfield, the guy can do it all. Easily top 3 players in the region if not #1.
Aaron Maymin #1 (Bing) - Didn’t get the chance to play him this spring but saw him twice in the fall. He is a shifty athlete that knows when and where to be. He can handle in the backfield with confidence then roof you downfield. Love the fire Aaron plays with.
Matt Johnson #6 (Columbia) - Columbia’s big boy. Matt is tall and extremely athletic making him a menace downfield. I’ve seen him give guys the work at Empire practice and bring that to the fields of the metro east, scary. Don’t sleep on his lefty throws either.
Oscar Kohut #2 (Columbia) - Huge throws from the guy. He was the fire of Colombia and let everyone know. His big hucks matched with Matt’s athleticism was a nightmare for any team. Don’t get on his bad side.
Jack Waxman #4 (Cornell) - Stop running dude. Jack was one of Cornell’s major threats downfield this season. Smart cutting combined with speed and agility made him one of the best cutters in the region. Combined with backhand hucks he is a very complete player.
Ben Goldman #20 (Cornell) - Can’t miss him with that hair. Easily one of the best handlers in the region. Solid throws all around (lefty scoober yk yk), squirrely in the reset space, and real physical on D. Excited to see him next year.
Geo Zheng (Stony) - Even though Stony wasn’t playing at regionals Geo is a lock for this list. He is the smoothest looking thrower in the region. He has range, athleticism, height, and sportsmanship. He commanded the Stony Brook team playing almost every point at sectionals until he physically couldn’t run because of cramps.
Honorable mentions
Danny Manger #1 (Uconn)
Carson Fitzner #2 (Uconn)
Masayuki Nagase #1 (Yale)
Bobby Elston (Central Connecticut State)
Alex Baroody #0 (Princeton)
#7 (Cornell)
Luke Smith (Bing)
FOTY
Chris “Iggy” Iglesias #1 (Rutgers) - If you’ve ever matched up against him you know why. He will outrun you, out jump you, and out match you on defense. After losing one of our top cutters he had big shoes to fill and he filled them. Get ready for 3 more years of this kid blowing up unders.
Honorable mentions
Gerard Bryson #9 (Rutgers)
Tyler Mackey #3 (Rutgers)
Dan Han #69 (Rutgers)
Gianluca Pagano #14 (Rutgers)
Chris McLaughlin #67 (Rutgers)
Hey y’all,
I’m the Declan (Decklan) that Oscar mentioned before from Rutgers. Since I was injured, I didn’t play regionals but I’ll share what jumped out from when I did play.
All-Region:
Rutgers:
Chris “Cannon” McLaughlin #67: I mean his nickname is Cannon. Much has been said already, but he was the focal point of our offense and that was clearly recognized by the way everyone else played him. From what I saw he was one of the biggest and craftiest throwers this season. Should be First Team.
Isaac Duan #16: Short handler defender with large legs. This kid has been nuts as a defender, especially since his freshman year. He almost always takes the opposing team’s best handler and more often than not deletes them from the field of play. Those who have been guarded by him likely remember being frustrated in the handler space as he shuts them down with a straight face.
Cole Stevens #2: The dude just doesn’t stop running. Cole gets better on the second day of tournaments because he has an endless motor. He’s developed into a workhorse defender who is capable of burning you anywhere on the field on offense. Cole OP.
Chris “Iggy” Iglesias #1: Freshman, but very talented. He was a primary downfield cutter for us in the fall and took on a bigger role as injuries piled up around him. Tons of energy takes tough matchups on defense, and can commonly be seen roofing people in the endzone. For a freshman, he has also been very composed this year despite taking on such a big role. Certainly should be in the conversation for recognition.
Non- Rutgers:
Gonna just be the Metro-NY Section because that’s all I saw.
Jeremy Bernier, UConn #4: Only got to watch him play (not play against him). It seems like everyone else has said his name plenty, but I’ll just echo it.
Matt Johnson, Columbia #6: Biiiiig boi. Cannon warned me about him before we played Columbia and he was right. Of the teams I got to play this season, he was definitely the hardest cutter to match up against. Very good, physical player who knows the game.
Oscar Kohut, Columbia #2: Very agile. Had to guard him once; definitely not my matchup. His throws and Matt’s cutting made Columbia very dangerous.
Geo Zheng, Stony Brook: Very talented thrower with the ability to easily get what he wants in the handler space. I’ve seen him play almost every point of many games to the point of seriously risking injury. Stony didn’t play regionals but his physicality and throwing prowess should have him on the All-Region list easily.
Alex Baroody, Princeton #0: Somehow accidentally kicked this guy in the neck when we played them; Alex, if you’re reading this, I’m really sorry about that. Anyways, he’s a very composed and smooth handler. He’s got a ton of great throws that really seemed to elevate Princeton’s play and is worth a look for All-Region.
FOTY:
Rutgers:
Chris “Iggy” Iglesias, #1: Kid’s cracked. See above.
Honorable Mentions:
Tyler Mackey, #3: Great pulls and a very smooth thrower. Switched from our O line and made an impact, especially through windy conditions.
Gerard Bryson, #9: Westfield just breeds smooth frisbee players apparently. Very agile and good at finding dangerous space on offense.
Gianluca Pagano, #14: Played through some crazy ass chest injury. Mans thinks he’s Pat Bev on defense or something, but he is effective.
Dan Han, #69: Consistently improved offensively throughout the year and had some shining moments on D as well. Skillset is well-rounded for a freshman.
Chris “Cannon” McLaughlin, #67: He made me put this here. He’s technically a freshman eligibility-wise, but he old af, don’t vote for him.
Is there a form that we can fill out to vote for our nominations?