# Columbus Pride (ultimate)

The Columbus Pride is a professional women's ultimate team based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in the Premier Ultimate League (PUL). The team joined the PUL for the league's inaugural 2019 season. Their stated mission is to "increase the visibility of elite female ultimate players in Columbus and surrounding areas, provide role models to young athletes, and compete at a high, spirited level."

## Franchise history

The Pride formed in early 2019, and is one of the original eight teams in the Premier Ultimate League.
The team would have played its second season in 2020 and held tryouts in early 2020, but the PUL cancelled the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, the Pride competed at the Midwest weekend of the PUL's abbreviated competition season, placing second. They fell in overtime to the Milwaukee Monarchs and defeated the Indianapolis Red.

## Record

Going into the 2019 season, Ultiworld's power rankings placed the Pride at 6th in the league. In their 2019 regular season, the Pride defeated the Nashville Nightshade 24-13 and the Indianapolis Red 15–12. They fell to the NY Gridlock 10–17, the Medellin Revolution 16–18, and the Raleigh Radiance 13–20. This record gave them a sixth-place finish in the league, which did not qualify them for the playoffs.
In 2021, the Pride lost to the Milwaukee Monarchs 11-12 and defeated the Indianapolis Red 21-7.
The Pride will compete in the PUL's 2022 season, which runs from April through June 2022.
| Year | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Finish |
| 2019 | 2-3 (6th) | 0-0 | 6th |
| 2020 | Season Cancelled | 0-0 | Season Cancelled |
| 2021 | 1-1 | n/a | 2nd in Midwest |
| Total | 3-4 | 0-0 | |

## Current coaching staff

* Head coach: Joseph Marmerstein
* Assistant coach: Alaine Wetli
* Founder: Mary Turner
* Founder: Sadie Jezierski
* Founder: Corinn "Champ" Pruitt

## Roster

The team's 2020 roster was as follows:
| 2020 Columbus Pride | 2020 Columbus Pride | 2020 Columbus Pride | 2020 Columbus Pride | |
| # | Name | Pronouns | College | Most Recent Club Team |
| 2 | Libby Lehman | | Case Western Reserve University | Columbus Rival |
| 3 | Domenica Sutherland | | University of Texas | Texas Showdown |
| 4 | Emily Barrett | | Ohio State University | Columbus Cocktails |
| 5 | Paige Soper | | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival |
| 6 | Corinn Pruitt | | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival |
| 7 | Lucy Bender | | Allegheny College; University of Pittsburgh | Columbus Rival |
| 8 | Lilly Mendoza | | Cornell University | Columbus Rival |
| 9 | Janine Walker | | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival |
| 10 | Cara Sieber | | Ohio State University | Columbus Cocktails |
| 11 | Sadie Jezierski | | Ohio State University | Nashville 'Shine |
| 14 | Kristen Cherosky | | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival |
| 16 | Lucia Wei | | Case Western Reserve University | EDM (Denver) |
| 17 | Caitlin Duffner | | Ohio State University | Columbus Cocktails |
| 19 | Iris Javersak | | University of Akron | Columbus Rival |
| 20 | Charlotte Koerner | | West Virginia University | Pittsburgh Alloy |
| 22 | Mary Turner | | Ohio State University | Nashville 'Shine |
| 23 | Lauren Boyle | | | Washington DC Scandal |
| 24 | Stevie Miller | | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival |
| 26 | Chelsea Zhu | | Williams College | Notorious C.L.E. |
| 29 | Emmy Schroder | | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival |
| 31 | Sharon Yee | | Case Western Reserve University | Columbus Rival |
| 39 | Sara Scott | | University of Wisconsin | Columbus Rival |
| 47 | Penny Wu | | | Hybrid (Ann Arbor) |
| 78 | Tiffany Lim | | Ohio State University | Petey's Pirates (Columbus) |
| 87 | Molly Moore | | University of Pittsburgh | Washington DC Scandal |
| 95 | Kristen Behrens | | Ohio State University | Petey's Pirates (Columbus) |
| 00 | Eileen Duffner | | Washington University in St. Louis | Chicago Nemesis |