Ryan Thompson

Contact: thompsor@stanford.edu
Contributer since: August 2008

Ryan brings a strong history of covering youth and college ultimate to mssui. His work with the Juniors' site PlayUltimate has helped shine a spotlight on an underserved division of the ultimate community, and his personal blog gives the inside track on what it's like to play on one of the top college programs in the country.

He currently plays for Stanford's Bloodthirsty and New Jersey's Pike, and coaches the Delaware Valley HS team for the UPA Youth Club Championships.

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Buzz Who?

They've shown dominance on three continents - first by winning the 2006 World games in Perth, then by barnstorming America's elite with a finals run at ECC 2007, and topping it all of with a home court victory over celebrated rivals (and current UPA champions) Seattle Sockeye. Yet despite these successes Japan's Buzz Bullets are virtually unknown among most ultimate circles. Worlds 2008 might change all that. Full Story »

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George is Furious

We all remember it. October 25th, 2007. A rainy/overcast Thursday in Sarasota, Florida was a day that will live in infamy. Furious George, UPA Champions in 2002, 2003, 2005, and World Champions in 2004, came in as a 1 seed (4th overall), set to shred through their pool as they had every year this millennium. Full Story »

On Top of the World

Roaring through Boulder and cementing their legacy as the top program in the sport, Wisconsin polished off the only thorn in its side in the last three seasons, and claimed the first back-to-back National Championships since the only program with more titles ruled all the land.

Calling the Shots

A lot of things have changed in the College Ultimate scene in the past ten years, increasing both the level of play and the legitimacy of the game. Now, there are more teams, more athletes, more games with observers, more enforcement of eligibility rules, and more experienced coaches. The number of coaches in WomenÕs Ultimate is truly amazing and is one of the biggest factors increasing the skill seen on the field today.