Colorado Springs, Colo. (June 1, 2026) – USA Ultimate, the national governing body for the sport of ultimate in the United States and member of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, has selected the full coaching staff for the 2027 World Under-24 Championship National Teams. USA Ultimate will be sending a team in all three divisions – mixed, open and women’s — each with a 24-player roster.
Joining the women’s division team as assistant coaches are Robin Davis (Mill Valley, Calif.) and Amber Sinicrope (Roslindale, Mass.) Davis, coach for Stanford Superfly since 2002, is no stranger to USA Ultimate’s National Teams, having served as an assistant coach for the U-24 team in 2025, and as a selection coach for the 2020 World Ultimate Championships team. As a player, Davis also represented the United States as a member of Team USA in 2000, 2004 and 2008. Sinicrope also brings prior National Team experience, having played on six different U.S. National Teams ranging from the youth to masters level (2006, 2008, 2016, 2017 and twice in 2024) and was rostered in 2020 prior to the event’s cancellation. She has coached the Northeastern Valkyries since 2024. Amy Schlabach (San Diego, Calif.) also joins the coaching staff as a selection coach. Current coach of San Diego Flipside in the club division, Schlabach will be helping to review applications, plan and attend tryouts, and assist with player evaluations and final roster selections alongside head coach Gwen Ambler.
Assistant coaches for the open division team will be David Allison (Hillsborough, N.C.) and Darryl Stanley (Washington, D.C.) Allison brings prior experience to the role, having served as an assistant coach for the 2023 and 2025 U-24 teams, and as a selection coach in 2021. He has coached North Carolina Darkside since 2018. Stanley also brings experience to the coaching staff, having served in the role for the four previous event cycles (2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025) as well as serving as a selection coach for the 2023 open division World Beach Championships National Team. Stanley coached the University of Maryland from 2018–23 and the club team Washington Truck Stop from 2017-22. Alongside head coach Bob Krier, Michael Lun (Denver, Colo.) will round out the open division team’s coaching staff as selection coach. Lun coached Colorado Mamabird from 2014-24 and the club team Johnny Bravo from 2022–25, and played on the Grand Masters Open National Team in 2024.
For the mixed division team, head coach Patrick Sherlock will be joined by assistant coaches Carlos Lopez (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Tracey Lo (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Lopez served as head coach for the mixed club team Minneapolis Drag’n Thrust from 2022–24, has been assistant coach for the club team Washington Scandal since 2025, and has filled a variety of coaching positions with the Minnesota Matrix. A familiar face in the U.S. National Team program, he has previously served as a selection coach for multiple U-24 mixed teams, the World Ultimate Championships mixed team in 2024 and The World Games roster last year. Lo brings prior National Team experience as well, having served as a selection coach for the 2025 U-24 mixed team, and played on the 2015 and 2018 teams. She has been coach of Michigan Flywheel since 2022. Another Ann Arbor local, Michael Dagher-Margosian, will be supporting the mixed team as a selection coach alongside Claire Revere of Carrboro, N.C. Dagher-Margosian coaches Michigan MagnUM as well as club team Ann Arbor Hybrid. Revere has served twice as assistant coach to the U-20 mixed National Team, as selection coach for the U-24 women’s division team in 2025 and has played on the U-20 girls, U-24 mixed and women’s masters National Teams.
USA Ultimate player applications and athlete recommendations for all three teams are due by June 30, 2026, with tryouts scheduled for November 2026.
