Ultimate Frisbee prepares for a new season
September 14, 2017
[See the September 2017 print issue of tjTODAY for more photos and quotes from Ultimate Frisbee]
“At games and tournaments, there’s always an atmosphere of competitiveness as well as a community and mutual respect among players. All of us love getting outside to run and throw the disc and meeting new people and games and tournaments.” -junior Daniel Shen
Senior Michael Krause passes the frisbee to a teammate during an Ultimate Frisbee game. The team practices twice a week during its fall season and three to four times a week during its spring season in preparation for weekly games, weekend tournaments and the Virginia State Ultimate Tournament in the spring.
Although [Ultimate Frisbee] can be put on a college application, just like any other sport, people play ultimate because they genuinely enjoy the sport.” -senior Ik Ogbonna
Coach Jared Seyler, a Design and Technology teacher at Jefferson who has been coaching the team for three years, stops to discuss with students.
![Two girl wrestlers are up against each other, with sophomore Jayelle Jones from Jefferson positioned atop her opponent. “It was a great experience. [It was] really difficult but I absolutely recommend it to girls especially. We can wrestle boys and we can fight. Dont let anyone tell you otherwise,” senior Harika Akundi said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-23-at-4.43.01 PM-600x426.png)
![The senior athletes receive roses after being commemorated by their coaches and principal Ann Bonitatibus. “The juniors decorated the area with streamers and balloons and got all the seniors gifts and baskets,” senior captain Aurora Richard said. “For all the seniors, [the theme] was to wear a black dress or black suit, but the guys just wore nicer clothes like khakis and a polo shirt.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/indoor-track-600x450.jpg)