Colorado Springs, Colo. (June 25, 2026) – As the club season returns and early season tournaments are underway, one team sits in a position to attempt back-to-back Triple Crown Tour wins — Ann Arbor Hybrid.
Since the introduction of the Triple Crown Tour (TCT) in 2013, only six teams have won all three legs of the tour, and no team has yet pulled off back-to-back TCT wins. San Francisco Revolver, despite winning the crown last year in the men’s division, has forfeited their ability to attempt the crown this year, as they will not be competing in the Pro Championships. This leaves Ann Arbor with an opportunity only four other teams have had before.
Founded in 2017, mixed division team Ann Arbor Hybrid has had five championship appearances across the past eight seasons. They won their way into the division final in four out of those five years, and are currently coming off back-to-back wins, having taken home the national title in both 2024 and 2025.
One element setting Hybrid up for success is the consistency of their roster, with only four players from last year not returning for the 2026 season. Among the departing athletes are former national team players Aaron Bartlett and Katrina McGuire. Bartlett was a member of the undefeated 2025 U-24 World Championship Mixed National Team, and is rostered with Chicago Machine for the 2026 club season. McGuire also played for an undefeated U-24 Worlds Team, in 2023, and will be joining other former Team USA talent on Washington Scandal for the upcoming season. Hybrid nevertheless retains a strong core of returning players including former national team athletes such as Rachel Mast (Ultiworld’s Mixed Division Player of the Year for 2025), Nathan Champoux, and captain Dalton Smith. U-24 Assistant Coach Tracey Lo also captains the team alongside Laura Gerencser and Jonathan Mast.
Adding to the challenge is the fact that this summer also includes the World Ultimate Club Championships in Limerick, Ireland. The Championships are held on a four year cycle, and Hybrid’s Nationals win last year has earned them the top seed in the mixed division — the only U.S. team to appear in the top five. Along with the other U.S. teams who qualified, Hybrid will have to balance their attempt at a world title with their desire to remain competitive in this year’s USA Ultimate club rankings.
If Ann Arbor can pull it off, Hybrid will not only be the first team to win the Triple Crown back-to-back, but also the second team to accomplish a national championship three-peat in the mixed division (Minneapolis Drag’n Thrust won the national title from 2013-15).
Hybrid’s season starts this coming weekend, at the Pro-Elite Challenge East in Browns Summit, NC where they will face off against other top teams in the mixed division including Austin Disco Club, Boston Slow, Boston Sprocket and New York XIST. The tournament will be streamed live by USA Ultimate’s media partner Ultiworld.
Triple Crown Tour Winners
2025 Ann Arbor Hybrid
2025 San Francisco Revolver
2018 New York Pony
2017 Seattle Mixtape
2015 San Francisco Revolver
2013 San Francisco Revolver
