Stories about "ultimate frisbee"
Bates Women's Ultimate Frisbee team practices on the Bardwell Street field.Known as Cold Front, the Bates women’s Ultimate team competes in the Division III College Championships.From Josie Gillett:Coldfront, the Bates Women’s Ultimate Frisbee team, is excited to have qualified for the Division III National Championship for the third time in team history! Coldfront is one of 16 women’s teams that qualified, and we will be headed to Rockford, Illinois, for the weekend of May 19–20 to play against the best of the best.Coldfront is a young team with a lot of grit and heart, and we strive to embody a core value of Ultimate Frisbee: the spirit of the game. Coaches Mohdis Baker ’14 and Chase Baker each bring a decade of experience in the Maine Ultimate programs to assist us in reaching our fullest potential.This year has been incredible for Coldfront. We have been pouring our hearts into this season: waking up for early morning track workouts, practicing until 11 p.m. out in the snowy Maine winters, and crafting new ways to bring positive energy to our team on and off the field. Our hard work has paid off! We have a record of 19-1 and are moving on to nationals as the number two seed. check out this sick highlight vid of us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=158O7IVK3uw
Video: Josie Gillett ’19, the ‘future’ of women’s ultimate, arrives now

Friday, May 17, 2019 10:00 am

Gillett got a prophetic team nickname when she joined the Bates women's club team as a first-year: "Future."

Picture story: The women of Cold Front, a ‘strong force from the North’

Thursday, May 17, 2018 4:44 pm

Watch the women's ultimate team, ranked No. 2 in the U.S. and led by the amazing Josie Gillett '18, prepare for nationals.

Video: Women’s Ultimate club heads to​ national championships

Friday, May 20, 2016 10:51 am

The club has come far, says Ruthie Baker '16 of Minneapolis. Earning a tournament bid "was never something I expected playing Ultimate at Bates."

Ultimate player Adam Miller '09 enjoys his sweet sport

Friday, September 1, 2006 2:13 pm

Bates has Orange Whip, while Colby has the Dazzlin' Asses. To the south are Bowdoin's Stoned Clowns. In Vermont are the Middlebury Pranksters. So, the names of some nearby Ultimate Frisbee college teams prove that the sport still gets its ya-yas out by flaunting a late-'60s counterculture attitude.