NUT goes on Spring Break

NUT finished 3-3 overall in our first tournament of Spring Break, Georgia Southerns. Disappointing losses to Williams on Sunday and Central Florida the day before. Click on the photo below to see a slideshow from our game against South Carolina.

NUT at Southerns 2009

In our second tournament, we were 2-0 in the slop of Roll Call. Cultimate was forced to cancel the rest of this tournament because the fields were so torn up. Instead, we spent our evening eating crab cakes and bonding as a team.

Scrimmage against Loyola tonight

Loyola University's Darkwing will head up to Evanston tonight for a Spring Break tune-up scrimmage. NUT and Darkwing will potentially see each other later in the Spring at Cultimate's Huck Finn and the UPA Central Plains Sectional.

In a scrimmage two years ago - won handily by NUT - Loyola had the audacity to make this video. Just kidding, they are a fun team to play ... but we're going to make sure to have a camera or two of our own there tonight.

Look for a highlight reel later in the week.

Video from Trouble in Vegas

NUT attended Trouble in Vegas 2009 way back in February. Besides trips to In-n-Out, walking the strip and testing our skills at the Blackjack tables ... we also played some Ultimate!

Here's a compilation of points from Friday and Saturday (before the torrential rains hit). A lot of these points feature another win over rival U. Chicago.

The first ever NUT Combine

NUT introduced a new event to the Winter practice schedule this year: the NUT Combine. Just like the NFL's version, we timed our 40 yard dashes, shuttle runs and measured our vertical leaps. We added one event--hucking distance--you probably didn't see Matthew Stafford and Michael Crabtree competing in.

After doing the initial Combine early in January, we did the follow-up one on Wednesday March 4. Here are all the results, including people's improvements over the last two months. [Note: the vertical leap results are a little skewed. For example my total height stayed the same but the reach of my arms got three inches shorter?]

Upcoming Schedule

SPRING BREAK:

College Southerns
Statesboro, GA
March 21-22

Roll Call, D.C.
Washington, DC
March 28-29

SPRING:

Big Ten Championships @ Huck Finn
St. Louis, MO
April 4-5


UPA SERIES:

UPA Central Plains Sectional
Naperville, IL
April 18-19

UPA Great Plains Regional (if qualify)
Oberlin College, OH
May 2-3

UPA College Championship (if qualify)
Columbus, OH
May 22-25

State of the Team - February 2009

Halfway through the 2008-2009 ultimate season, the Northwestern Ultimate Team is stronger and more dangerous than ever; ready to make noise in the Great Lakes Region.

The team graduated just four players from its 2007-2008 squad, leaving a strong core of upperclassmen. The program was also infused with the largest rookie class in recent years. For the first time in NUT's history, we've had the numbers and dedication to sustain an A and B team.

In the fall, the A team traveled to Exit 69, No Wisconsequences and Missouri Loves Company. The B team headed to Glory Days and Fall Out.

With the winter closing in on the Chicagoland area, NUT headed inside and into the stretch run leading up to the UPA series. In early February the team traveled to fabulous Las Vegas for Cultimate's annual Trouble in Vegas tournament (above). NUT finished 6-2 overall, won the Hearts Bracket but unfortunately got knocked out of the fight for a bid to the Championship Bracket.

72 days remain before the Great Lakes Regional. Time to get back to work and make sure we are the best team we can be by that weekend in May.

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to the Northwestern Ultimate Team's blog. NUT will update this website with team news, results and information. We'll also throw up player bios and other random material. So come back, enjoy and help support the boys of NUT!