In the beginning was the Disc, and the Disc was with god, and the Disc was god... at least to those rare persons known to the outside world as ultimate players.  And so they came to the nation's capital, and met on the hallowed law school lawn of the Catholic University, there to form a team.  As time passed, more followers of the Disc arrived, and CUltimate was born.  Since that time, many moons have passed, players have come and gone, but one thing has always remained the same...The People still want a hammer!

Alright, enough of that sad attempt at wit.  CUltimate, a.k.a. Salty Sea Bass, a.k.a. Ultimate Church Go-Hoers (who came up with that one!?) is the name for the Catholic University Ultimate team whenever we participate in tournaments or in league play.  Our participation in the Washington Area Frisbee Club clique league began not long ago, in the autumn of 1999, when then-sophomore Matt "Mao" Austin came up with the idea of forming a team.  The idea was that this team would allow for more game play and a chance at improvement for those who wanted to pursue their ultimate talents in a slightly more competitive environment then the traditional law school lawn games allowed.  And so Matt single-handedly assembled the original team, a small but feisty group that both won and lost games during the season, but was almost always competitive.  And that's when CUltimate's love affair with the rocks, puddles, and mud of the blessed Anacostia Fields began.

That love affair would continue into the spring of 2000, when Matt would again serve as captain and marshal the veterans as well as some newcomers for the new season.  Just like in the fall, the team played in the lowest division of the clique league, C, in order to gain some valuable experience before moving up to a higher division.  The season went pretty well, though we weren't able to take part in the end of the season tournament since the semester ended a good two weeks before that weekend arrived.  Still, it was another fun season, and the team looked forward to the fall.

Over the summer, change came to the team as Matt let everyone know he would no longer be able to captain the team, due to an increasing load of work at both school, work, life, etc. (or so he claimed).  As a result, it took the team awhile to get its act together, and so we skipped the fall WAFC season after the league commissioner so kindly informed us that there was no room for poor, ol' CUltimate.  Instead, we spent the autumn having fun, going to lots of tournaments like Mary Washington, Sectionals at the Naval Academy, and the famous Shippensburg night tournament.  We also participated in something called Rogue WAFC, which was a kind of impromptu league of WAFC teams that had not gotten their applications in on time to be part of the regular league.  Anyways, we kept ourselves busy, just lying in wait to emerge again in the spring, refreshed and ready to to.

And so it was during a dinner conversation between three of the original team members that Alan Woods and Dave Marroni decided to take over the captaining duties of CUltimate for Spring 2001.  With a few of the original team members and a whole load of newcomers, we returned to  beloved Anacostia in March, sporting brand new red shirts but maintaining the same great spirit.  We moved up a division, into what was now ironically called C division (There were now four levels...we really did move up a notch).  It was a good season, and we were competitive in every game.  Unfortunately, the team got into the not so pleasant habit of playing really well 3/4's of the game, and then blowing it for just long enough to allow the other team to win.  While our record would not be what most would consider good, it really didn't speak to the true talent level of the team, or the progress we had made.  

Now, as Fall of 2001 approaches, the team is raring to go again.  We will be playing in the C division again this season, but there have been some changes to the team this time around.  A practice schedule is being implemented, the roster has been capped, and a recruitment effort is being planned for the freshmen.  Who knows what the season holds...but its sure to be fun!  And the history of CUltimate continues....