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Radnor HS Ultimate Frisbee Team Competing At National Invitational
Radnor High School's Girls Ultimate Frisbee team is ranked seventh in the U.S. and is competing at a national invitational this weekend.
RADNOR TOWNSHIP, PA — The Radnor Township School District’s Girls Ultimate Frisbee team is in Illinois this weekend to compete in the sixth annual High School National Invite in Rockford, Illinois.
The team, which is now ranked seventh in the nation by Ultiworld Power Rankings, comprises Georgie Kausch, Maya Kaneda, Anrui Xu, Sofie Jubelirer, Adrianna Anderson, Perri Bruhns, Kate Kadavil, Graci Gill, Sofia Dillon, Zane Thompson-Bradley, Olivia Cohen Freue, Diana Huang, Rona Liu-zhong, Annika Dillon, Anne Marie Kubala, Mia Kripke, Nayra Garcia, Rebecca Goldberg, and Sam Gasink.
Matches for the invitational will take place Friday and Saturday, with Radnor seeded at No. 11.
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They will first face off against No. 7 seed and 2023 champions Lone Par High School from Utah at 9 a.m. (GMT) Friday.
The, they will take on Roosevelt High School (No. 2 seed) from Seattle at 1:30 p.m. (GMT) Friday.
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At 3:45 p.m. (GMT) Friday, they will take on No. 14 seed Newton North High School from Massachusetts.
Learn more about the invitational online here.
"The team has been plagued with some late in the season injuries, but have such a great spirit and will have fun no matter whether they win or lose at Nationals," parent volunteer Heather Gill said in an email to Patch. "They will also get to meet/play with some amazing athletes from all over the US."
The team claimed championships at both the Kit Kat Tournament and the Coconut Classic in the fall of 2023, and placed third at the YULA National Qualifying Tournament in March.
They also won the "Spirit Award" at the Coconut Classic tournament. The "Spirit of the Game" is what makes ultimate Frisbee truly unique, Gill said.
"The responsibility of fair play rests solely on the athletes themselves by requiring each player to know the rules and make their own calls, without the help of a referee," she said. "These underlying principles reinforce mutual respect and trust between opponents; communication and conflict resolution skills as well as build self-confidence both on and off the field."
Those interested in supporting the team can do so online here.
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