The Story of Cait’s Layout.

AU Ultimate — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:38:27 +0000

The disc swung wide to the sideline. Nate planted his feet and rotated his hips to clamp down hard with a pancake catch as he turned to see Caitlyn striking down the field for a continuation pass. He thrust forward and released the disc with a quick forehand wrist-whip that sent the disc spinning under the defender’s reach. The pass rode an air current to chest level right before Caitlyn’s lengthened stride. With a tremendous heave she cocked her arms and threw herself into the wind. Cait hung perilously, suspended upon take-off. Then, her knees fell, buckling forcefully on the trim green ground of the endzone, her upper body fighting gravity to stay in forward motion. In a single strained effort against the will of the mind to protect the body, she powered her arms to stretch beyond the break of her fall and SNAG! The disc stalled in mid-flight, with Caitlyn’s hands clenched tight around the rim as she crashed to the field.

It may have only been one point scored in a game to 11, but for that moment, that minute of a game well in hand, Caitlyn was a heroin. We lifted her up on our shoulders and chanted, “Cait, Cait, Cait, CAIT, CAIT!” She was a little embarrassed, but none of us cared. We were ecstatic! Caitlyn plays on AU’s club ultimate frisbee team “Conspiracy”. For three years, she has been teased about never laying out for a disc, despite the gratuity of the leading pass. So, earlier this season, she made a pact with two friends, Bree and Lacey, to catch one layout before the end of the season. And on Sunday, in our game against Huntington University, she broke through her wall and made the layout of her life.

Cait’s layout, it seems, is symbolic of the excitement and tenacity thriving in our club this year. With a huge crop of freshman athletes and first-year players, we are quickly developing into a deep, trustworthy team on the field, and a warm, supportive family off the field.

I hope Caitlyn’s spirit will be the inspiration of an ultimate revolution. The competitive potential of our club is great! We have former athletes—center forwards, wide receivers, middle blockers, line backers, and former pitchers. We have scholars—physics/computer science/math triple majors, future social workers, aspiring entrepreneurs and media production hopefuls, elementary educators and musicians. We have skill, athleticism, creativity, ingenuity, determination, and integrity. And beyond this competitive potential, we have the honored opportunity to relay the message of Christ and the culture of AU to players, teams, clubs, schools and communities away from our campus block.

The sport of ultimate is a prime relic of the Christian attitude. Governed by “The Spirit of the Game”, ultimate frisbee breads players of upstanding character and respectful appreciation for all forms of competition, experienced or fresh, old or young, competitive or casual. It is my hope that AUU Conspiracy can complement the spirit of ultimate with the Spirit of a Christian faith, and in doing so honor God and the ability he gives us to play such a wonderful game!

Custom Disc Sneak Peak

AU Ultimate — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:56:37 +0000

Many thanks go to Chrissy Addie and Daniel Jeffrey who have always been willing artist to help us out when we need some awesome looking art. As the year started we’ve wanted to get custom discs for the club. Last year we started with stickers and they were a pretty good success, now we are moving up to Discs. This is a big deal not only because it’s going to solidify our logo and type, but having discs will help spread our cause. You can read our mission statement on our ABOUT page. I’ve got a quick snapshot of all the raven ideas we’ve been through, except for the one we chose. You’ll have to wait to see that one. But I just wanted to show off what we’ve got, and get you hyped for the discs. If all goes well, we’ll have them by homecoming in October.

BTW: You’ll be able to pick these up in the book store or from a captain for $12, unless you pre-ordered one. Let us know what you think.

AUU Conspiracy Custom Disc Designs

Pickup Game 1.20.08

AU Ultimate — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:12:18 +0000

Want to know something interesting? This is the first ever video from the AUU Club. Filmed on an awesome Sony Cybershot that can barely focus. From one of our awesome indoor games in the Wellness Center. It’s funny to see how much we’ve changed, I mean just look at Joey then and now. It’s wild. Of course we have good old Tim in his B-Ball outfit. Even people like Sean and Zach who don’t go to AU anymore. Just see for yourself and check out the first ever video from AUU.

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The Story of Cait’s Layout.

Custom Disc Sneak Peak

Pickup Game 1.20.08