2006 UPA College Ultimate Championships Set to Begin in Columbus

This Friday, 32 of the best college Ultimate teams will invade Columbus, Ohio to challenge for the right to be named the 2006 Ultimate Players Association (UPA) College Ultimate Champions.  A culmination of the largest and most prestigious College Ultimate Series in the world, the UPA College Ultimate Championships feature 16 College Open teams and 16 College Women’s teams that have battled through rigorous Sectional and Regional tournaments in order to qualify for the event.

The UPA College Ultimate Championships began in 1984 in Boston, Massachusetts and changes venues each year.  This year the action will take place at the Spindle Road Fields located at 2121 Spindler Road, Hilliard, Ohio 43026.

Participating Teams

Open
Brown University
California – San Diego
California – Santa Barbara
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Harvard
Kansas
Michigan
Michigan State
Oregon
Pittsburgh
Stanford
Texas
Wisconsin

Women
British Columbia
California – Davis
UCLA
Carleton
Colorado
Dartmouth
Delaware
Emory
Florida
Georgia
Michigan
Stanford
Swarthmore
Texas
Tufts
Wisconsin

About Ultimate...
Combining the non-stop movement and athletic endurance of soccer with the aerial passing skills of football, a game of Ultimate is played by two seven-player squads with a high-tech plastic disc on a field similar to football.  The objective of the game is to score by catching a pass in the opponent’s end zone.  A player must stop running while in possession of the disc, but may pivot and pass to any of the other receivers on the field.

For more information, please visit the following websites:
http://2006college.upa.org or www.upa.org

For media requests contact Ryan John, UPA Director of Communications:
By e-mail: ryan@hq.upa.org – or by phone: 719-499-3516

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