

Storied Programs and Historic Rivalries
USA Ultimate's college division is home to some the oldest and most beloved ultimate teams in the country. Each year these teams compete to earn a bid out of their region for a chance to win the College Championship.
D-I Women's Division

British Columbia Thunderbirds
University of British Columbia

Year Founded
1997
Championships
2 - (2008, 2025)
Championship Appearances
18
Notable Alumni
VY Chow, Ellen Au Yang

Carleton Syzygy
Carleton College

Year Founded
1982
Championships
1: 2000
Championship Appearances
34
Callahan Award Winners
Miranda Roth ('04)
Notable Alumni
Pam Kraus, Liz Penny, Deb (Cussen) Scheibe

Vermont Ruckus
Vermont

Year Founded
1988
Best Finish
3rd - 2023, 2024, 2025
Championship Appearances
6

Washington Element
University of Washington

Year Founded
1997
Championships
1: 2012
Championship Appearances
16
Callahan Award Winners
Shannon O'Malley ('10)

Tufts EWO
Tufts University

Year Founded
1981
Best Finish
3rd - 2012
Championship Appearances
17
Callahan Award Winners
Johanna Neumann ('00)
Notable Alumni
Heather Morris Raker

Colorado Quandary
University of Colorado

Year Founded
1995
Best Finish
2nd - 2018, 2022, 2023
Championship Appearances
21
Callahan Award Winners
Alex Snyder ('06)
Notable Alumni
Lauren Boyle

Oregon Fugue
University of Oregon

Year Founded
1985
Championships
3: 2010, 2013, 2015
Championship Appearances
21
Callahan Award Winners
Jody Dozono ('99), Chelsea Dengler ('03)
Notable Alumni
Jody Dozono, Bethany Kaylor, Jesse Shofner

Stanford Superfly
Stanford University

Year Founded
1990
Championships
8: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016
Championship Appearances
26
Callahan Award Winners
Dominque Fontenette ('97), AJ Johnson ('98)
Notable Alumni
Gwen Ambler

UC-Santa Barbara Burning Skirts
University of California-Santa Barbara

Year Founded
1985
Championships
5: 1988, 1990, 1991, 2009, 2011
Championship Appearances
19
Callahan Award Winners
Jasmine Childress ('21), Laura Blume ('25)
Notable Alumni
Carolyn Finney, Lisa Picathely

Michigan Flywheel
University of Michigan

Year Founded
1989
Best Finish
2nd (1989, 1990, 2011)
Championship Appearances
16
Callahan Award Winners
Paula Seville ('12)
Notable Alumni
Hannah Henkin, Becky Malinowski

Cal Poly-SLO Slomotion
California Polytechnic State University

Year Founded
2004
Best Finish
T9 (2025)
Championship Appearances
1

UC-San Diego Dragon Coalition
University of California-San Diego

Year Founded
1995
Championships
2: 2002, 2019
Championship Appearances
14
Notable Alumni
Dena Elimelech, Christina Wagner

North Carolina Pleiades
University of North Carolina

Year Founded
1995
Championships
4 - 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Championship Appearances
14
Callahan Award Winners
Leila Tunnell ('11), Anne Worth ('20), Dawn Culton ('22)
Notable Alumni
Jenny Wei

California-Santa Cruz Sol
University of California-Santa Cruz

Year Founded
1970
Championships
2 (1994, 1995)
Championship Appearances
4

Utah Spiral Jetty
University of Utah

Year Founded
2009
Best Finish
T15 (2025)
Championship Appearances
2

Victoria Vikes
University of Victoria

2023 & 2025 Team Spirit Award Winners at College Championships
Year Founded
2008
Best Finish
9th - 2015
Championship Appearances
5

Pennsylvania Venus
University of Pennsylvania

Year Founded
1989
Best Finish
T5 (1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2009)
Championship Appearances
10
Callahan Award Winners
1 (Val Kelly, 1996) *First women's division winner

UC-Davis Rogue
University of California-Davis

Year Founded
1987
Championships
2 (1989, 2004)
Championship Appearances
10

Georgia Athena
University of Georgia

Year Founded
1990
Championships
1 - 2001
Championship Appearances
15

Cornell Wild Roses
Cornell University
Cornell Wild Roses
Ithaca, New York
Year Founded
1980
Best Finish
T3 (1990, 1991)
Championship Appearances
15
D-I Men's Division

Carleton College CUT
Carleton College

Year Founded
1977
Championships
5: 2001, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2025
Championship Appearances
31
Callahan Award Winners
Alex Nord ('01)
Notable Alumni
Pat Baylis, Sam Kanner, Sam O'Brien, Chase Sparling-Beckley, Joe White

Colorado Mamabird
University of Colorado

Year Founded
1992
Championships
2: 2004, 2014
Championship Appearances
26
Callahan Award Winners
Josh Ackley ('04), Jimmy Mickle ('14)
Notable Alumni
Pawel Janas, Beau Kittredge, Mac Taylor

Massachusetts Zoodisc
University of Massachusetts

Year Founded
1982
Championships
1: 1986
Championship Appearances
12
Notable Alumni
Ben Sadok, David Ellsworth, Jeremy Seeger

Oregon Ego
University of Oregon

Year Founded
1980
Championships
1: 1992
Championship Appearances
20
Callahan Award Winners
Ben Wiggins ('03), Eli Friedman ('10), Dylan Freechild ('13)

North Carolina Darkside
University of North Carolina

Year Founded
1993
Championships
5: 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
Championship Appearances
18
Callahan Award Winners
Jonathan Nethercutt ('15), Matt Gouchoe-Hanas ('19)
Notable Alumni
Larry Schindel

Cal Poly SLOCORE
California Polytechnic State University

Year Founded
1978
Best Finish
2nd (2024)
Championship Appearances
10

Penn State Spank
Penn State University

Best Finish
T5 (2025)
Championship Appearances
3

Western Washington Dirt
Western Washington University

Western Washington Dirt
Bellingham, Washington
Year Founded
2001
Best Finish
T9 (2025)
Championship Appearances
2

Northeastern Huskies
Northeastern University

Year Founded
1998
Best Finish
13th (2019, 2021)
Championship Appearances
3

Vermont Chill
University of Vermont

Year Founded
1978
Best Finish
3rd - 2023
Championship Appearances
7

Utah Zion Curtain
University of Utah

Year Founded
2006
Best Finish
T9 (2025)
Championship Appearances
2

Michigan MagnUM
University of Michigan

Year Founded
1997
Best Finish
3rd - 2021
Championship Appearances
21
Callahan Award Winners
Will Neff ('09)

California Ursa Major
University of California-Berkeley

Year Founded
1989
Best Finish
2nd - 2004
Championship Appearances
10
Callahan Award Winners
Dexter Clyburn ('25)

Texas TUFF
University of Texas

Year Founded
1978
Best Finish
2nd - 1988
Championship Appearances
29
Notable Alumni
Pat Lee, Mike Natenburg

Washington University Contra
Washington University

Year Founded
1991
Best Finish
T15 (2024)
Championship Appearances
3

Georgia Jojah
University of Georgia

Year Founded
1980
Best Finish
2nd - 2021
Championship Appearances
24
Callahan Award Winners
Aidan Downey ('24)
Notable Alumni
Will Deaver, Dylan Tunnel

British Columbia Thunderbirds
University of British Columbia

British Columbia Thunderbirds
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Year Founded
1996
Best Finish
9th (2011)
Championship Appearances
4

Ottawa Gee-Gees
University of Ottawa
Year Founded
1995
Best Finish
T17 (2025)
Championship Appearances
2

California-Santa Cruz Slugs
California-Santa Cruz

Year Founded
1986
Championships
1 - 1991
Championship Appearances
11

Oregon State Beavers
Oregon State University

Year Founded
1987
Best Finish
T13 (2024)
Championship Appearances
3