Colorado Springs, Colo. (September 10, 2026) — Today USA Ultimate, the national governing body for the sport of ultimate in the United States and member of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, announced the names of the 219 athletes who are invited to try out to represent the United States at the 2027 WFDF World Under-24 Championships.

The biennial event is scheduled to take place in Kamisu City, Japan in June 2027, where USA Ultimate will send a team to compete in each of the three competition divisions — mixed, open and women’s. All three teams will be competing as defending champions, as Team USA swept gold at the 2025 event in Logroño, Spain

The 219 athletes on the invite list have been selected by the U-24 National Team coaching staff from a pool of over 450 applicants. The 110 male matching players and 109 women matching players on the list will have the opportunity to attend one of two National Team tryout events taking place this November.

Following tryouts, coaches will select 72 players to roster for the event – 24 athletes on each team.

2027 U-24 National Team Tryout Invitees