# USA Ultimate

USA Ultimate is a not-for-profit organization that serves as the governing body of the sport of ultimate (also known as ultimate Frisbee) in the United States.
It was founded in 1979 as the Ultimate Players Association, but rebranded itself as USA Ultimate on May 25, 2010. The United States Olympic Committee, empowered to govern amateur sport in the USA per the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 1978, officially recognized USA Ultimate as a Recognized Sport Organization on June 10, 2014.

## Overview

Its mission is "to advance the sport of Ultimate in the United States by enhancing and promoting Character, Community, and Competition." Its vision is that "Ultimate is widely known, played, and respected in the United States as a sport that inspires athletic excellence and integrity among participants and fans."
In addition to organizing and supporting national teams to represent the nation in international and world championship competitions, a major focus of USA Ultimate is the Championship Series; it sanctions certain tournaments throughout the year in five divisions (Club, College, Youth, Masters, Beach) and runs the local, regional and/or national championship tournaments at the end of the respective seasons. These events are governed by the 11th Edition Rules. While the national champion is crowned in various divisions of the USA Ultimate Championships, four Canadian teams have won championships over the years in different divisions- Vancouver's Furious George (Club Open), University of British Columbia (College Women's), Stick Dog (Masters Women's), and Winnipeg's MOFO (Youth Club Mixed).
In 2008, the 40th Anniversary of the birth of ultimate, USA Ultimate adopted a Five Year Strategic Plan with input from ultimate players throughout the United States, in hopes of facilitating the growth and evolution of the sport for the next forty years.

### Club Competition

The Club division is currently the only competition division that is not restricted by age (like Youth and Masters) nor school enrollment (like High School and College), but is rather subdivided only by gender into Men's (open to any gender and previously called "Open"), Women's, and Mixed (with prescribed gender ratios) gender divisions, which have their regular seasons in the summer and their post-season championship series in the fall. The first national championship took place in 1979 in State College, Pennsylvania. The Women's division was added in 1981. The age-based Masters Open (now Men's) and Women's divisions were added to the Club division in 1991; the Masters Women's division was discontinued in 1997, and the Masters Men's division joined Grandmasters in a separate summer Masters Division in 2012. The Mixed Division was added in 1998. Club national championship tournaments were held in Sarasota, FL from 2000 through 2012, and in 2013 USA Ultimate began moving around the location, starting with Frisco, TX for 3 years and then Rockford, IL in 2016. The event returned to Sarasota, FL in 2017, followed by San Diego, CA in 2018 and 2019.
The Triple Crown Tour was established in 2013. The three achievements are: winning the US Open tournament, winning the Pro Flight Finale and winning the national championship. Previously, finishing the regular season with a #1 season ranking replaced the Pro Flight Finale component. San Francisco's Revolver in the men's division and Seattle's Mixtape in the mixed division won all three achievements in 2013 and 2017, respectively.

### College Competition

The College division is subdivided into Women's and Men's (open to any gender and previously called "Open" despite the vast majority of participants identifying as men) gender divisions, which have their regular season in the winter and spring. Over 300 Open teams and 200 Women's teams took part in the College Championship Series in 2005. The College Open division was first held in 1984 in Somerville, MA and was won by Stanford University. The College Women's Division was added in 1987. In fall 2017, USAU added mixed regional tournaments with 5 regions. In 2018, another region was added for a total of 6 regional championship events.

### Youth Competition

Originally, the National Youth championship was loosely a high school-based competition, with guidelines determining how many players must be from one high school. In the early 21st century, USA Ultimate moved more towards a complete high school nationals, which launched in 1998 in Maplewood, NJ.
In 2005, two significant changes were made: High School Nationals was split into Easterns and Westerns, split by the Mississippi River, held in May each year, and a Youth Club Championships was created, for club teams assembled from various cities/regions across North America, held in August each year at the National Sports Center. Over 24 states currently hold high school ultimate state championship tournaments that are operated by local USA Ultimate Competition State Youth Coordinator volunteer staff.

### Masters Competition

The Masters division currently consists of Masters Men, Masters Women and Grandmasters Men's divisions. In 2017, USA Ultimate added Masters Mixed, Grandmasters Women, and Great Grandmasters Men's divisions. To compete in the single gender or the mixed division Masters division, men must be 33 years old and women must be 30 years old. To compete in the Grandmasters division, men must be 40 years old and women must be 37 years old. To compete in the Great Grandmasters division, men must be 50 years old and women must be 45 years or older. Regional championships are played in the early to mid summer with the national championship occurring in the mid to late summer.

### Beach Competition

The Beach division, played on a smaller sand-covered surface with fewer players per side than the grass format, was officially added by USA Ultimate in May 2015 with the introduction of a national championship tournament in Virginia Beach, VA. The event returned in 2016, and the division added the US Beach Open event in Santa Monica, CA, in November 2016. In 2017, the division will return both of those events as well as a third new Beach Western Championship event in April in Santa Monica, CA. Four geographic regions have been established for the East Coast, Great Lakes, Gulf Coast, and West, each with an assigned resident Regional Director volunteer staff position. However, regional championships have not yet been presented as viable, until the division grows further in size and popularity. Outreach efforts were established to promote the sand format and point out to organizers that existing sand volleyball courts can be used for modified formats in places that are not coastal or accessible to large public areas of natural flat sand, such as coasts and beaches.

### Other programs

Aside from the championship series, several community development programs exist to advance the sport at local and grassroots levels. Event Sanctioning provides insurance, marketing, exposure, connections to rankings for some competition divisions and discounts on materials for tournaments, leagues and training events (like practices, scrimmages, camps, clinics, etc.). The Affiliate program connects the national office to existing organizations that are dedicated to advancing the sport in a specific metro area. The State-Based Organization initiative funds and supports the establishment of new state-focused governing bodies to assume the role of the national office with a dedicated focus on a single state or perhaps a few contiguous states, where geography and population dynamics warrant the combination. New Start Program Grants are given out quarterly to local ultimate organizers who apply for materials to start brand new ultimate programs.
USA Ultimate is run by a thirteen-person Board of Directors, seven of which are elected by the membership, including three by the elite athlete player segment, five of which are appointed by existing board members, including three which must be independent in connections to the organization, and an ex-officio position for the Chief Executive Officer who is hired by the board and is also head of the staff. Officers are elected by board members on an annual basis. Each appointed and elected director's term is three years, rotated such that four seats come up for election each calendar year. The Board is responsible for overseeing the Chief Executive Officer, budgeting, strategic planning, setting organizational policies and serving on various working groups that include Equity & Diversity, Audit & Ethics, Nominating, Investment, Marketing, Strategic Planning, et al.
Nearly 62,000 people joined as members of USA Ultimate in 2019, the largest membership year so far. In 2024, memberships for a single calendar year cost $69 per calendar year for adult and college players, $40 per year for Youth players under 20 years old who have not yet graduated from high school, $25 for non-players (coaches, chaperones, etc), and $18 for local Affiliate recreational participants. Multiyear discounts are available for most levels. A lifetime membership is also available for $999. Membership covers participation at sanctioned and championship events; accident and liability insurance in those events; attendance at USA Ultimate education clinics; certification options at various levels of coaching, tournament directing and officiating (called "observing"); voting in board elections; seeking election to the board of directors; discounts with several partner sponsors; scholarship opportunities; access to the USA Ultimate mobile app to follow events, access the rules, event guides for national championships, and report scores for sanctioned events; access to USA Ultimate electronic newsletters and updates; and discounted USA Ultimate merchandise.
USA Ultimate is a member of the World Flying Disc Federation, the international governing body for flying disc sports. WFDF is a member of the General Association for International Sport Federations (GAISF), The International World Games Association (IWGA), and the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE), as well as an officially recognized International Federation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

## Championship series history
### Club and Masters National Championships

| Year | Open | Women | Mixed | Masters Open | Masters Women | Masters Mixed | Grandmasters Open | Grandmasters Women | Grandmasters Mixed | Great Grandmasters Open | Great Grandmasters Women |
| 2024 | Rhino Slam! | Fury | Hybrid | Voltron 2020 | StellO | regret. | Johnny Walker | Wisconsin Bitter | Surly GMX | Surly GGM | PerSisters |
| 2023 | Truck Stop | Brute Squad (4) | shame. | Boneyard | Reboot Squad | SaLT | Johnny Walker | Molly Blue | Molasses Disaster | Immortals | Silver Sisters |
| 2022 | Johnny Bravo (2) | Molly Brown | Mixtape (2) | Voltron 2020 | Surly COUGARS | Cool Biz | Junkyard | Elderflowers | — | Surly | — |
| 2021 | Ring of Fire | Fury (12) | BFG | Voltron 2020 | Reboot Squad | Slower | Johnny Walker | Molly Blue | — | Relics | — |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | — |
| 2019 | Sockeye (4) | Brute Squad (3) | AMP (2) | Voltron 2020 | Golden Poppies | Cool Biz | Surly GM | Solstice | — | Relics | — |
| 2018 | PoNY | Fury (11) | AMP | Surly | Surly COUGARS | Hey Babe | Eldors | Furari | — | Surly | — |
| 2017 | Revolver (4) | Fury (10) | Mixtape | Johnny Encore | Surly COUGARS | UPAARP | Surly | Boston | — | Relics | — |
| 2016 | Ironside | Brute Squad (2) | Slow White | Surly | Molly Grey | — | Johnny Walker | — | — | — |
| 2015 | Revolver (4) | Brute Squad | Drag'n Thrust (3) | Boneyard | Baylands Kite Flying Team | — | Johnny Walker | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Johnny Bravo | Scandal (2) | Drag'n Thrust (2) | Tejas | Loose Cannon | — | Surly | — | — | — |
| 2013 | Revolver (3) | Scandal | Drag'n Thrust | Surly | Godiva | — | No Country | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Doublewide | Fury (9) | Blackbird (2) | Surly | — | — | No Country | — | — | — |
| 2011 | Revolver (2) | Fury (8) | Blackbird | Surly | Stick Dog | — | Scrapple | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Revolver | Fury (7) | Polar Bears | Surly | Well Done | — | Old And In The Way | — | — | — |
| 2009 | Chain Lightning | Fury (6) | Axis of C'Ville | Troubled Past | Well Done | — | Death or Glory | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Jam | Fury (5) | Mental Toss Flycoons | Surly | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Sockeye (3) | Fury (4) | Shazam Returns | Death or Glory | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Sockeye (2) | Fury (3) | Mischief | Throwback | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Furious George (2) | Riot (2) | Brass Monkey | Old and in the Way | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Sockeye | Riot | Shazam | Kavu | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Furious George | Fury (2) | Donner Party (2) | Refugees | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | Furious George | Lady Godiva (9) | Donner Party | Old Sag | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | Condors (3) | Lady Godiva (8) | Trigger Hippy | Keg Workers | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Condors (2) | Lady Godiva (7) | Spear | Keg Workers | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | Death or Glory (6) | Fury | Raleigh Llama | Old and In The Way | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Death or Glory (5) | Lady Godiva (6) | Red Fish Blue Fish | Cigar | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | Death or Glory (4) | Lady Godiva (5) | — | YESSSS! | S-Prime | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | Death or Glory (3) | Lady Godiva (4) | — | Windy City | Great Dames | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Death or Glory (2) | Lady Godiva (3) | — | Squash | What? | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | Death or Glory | Felix | — | US Tampico | Pickled Peppers | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | New York (6) | Maine-iacs (3) | — | Beyondors | Texas Woo Dolls | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | New York (5) | Maine-iacs (2) | — | Rude Boys | Over the Swill | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | New York (4) | Lady Godiva (2) | — | Red Menace | Hot Flashes | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | New York (3) | Maine-iacs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | New York (2) | Crush Club | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | Tsunami | Lady Godiva | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | New York | Condors (4) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Windy City (2) | Condors (3) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | Flying Circus | Condors (2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Tunas | Condors | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | Windy City | Fisheads | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Rude Boys | Zulu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Condors | B.L.U. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Glassboro (2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Glassboro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### US Open Ultimate Championships

| Year | Open | Women | Mixed |
| 2023 | PoNY | Scandal | AMP |
| 2022 | Truck Stop | — | AMP |
| 2021 | Sockeye (3) | — | — |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| 2019 | Sockeye (2) | Brute Squad (3) | Drag'n Thrust |
| 2018 | PoNY | Brute Squad (2) | AMP |
| 2017 | Sockeye | Club Deportivo Revolution | Mixtape |
| 2016 | Machine | Brute Squad | Slow White |
| 2015 | Revolver (3) | Fury (2) | Ellipsis |
| 2014 | Revolver (2) | Riot (2) | Polar Bears (2) |
| 2013 | Revolver | Fury | Odyssée |
| 2012 | Johnny Bravo | Riot | Polar Bears |

### College Championships

| Year | Division I Open | Division I Women's | Division III Open | Division III Women's |
| 2024 | Brown University | University of North Carolina | St. Olaf College | University of Portland |
| 2023 | University of North Carolina | University of North Carolina | Colorado College | Middlebury College |
| 2022 | University of North Carolina | University of North Carolina | Oklahoma Christian University | Middlebury College |
| 2021 | University of North Carolina | University of North Carolina | Oklahoma Christian University | Middlebury College |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| 2019 | Brown University | UC San Diego | Middlebury College | Oberlin College |
| 2018 | University of North Carolina | Dartmouth College | Bryant University | St. Olaf College |
| 2017 | Carleton College - CUT | Dartmouth College | University of Richmond | Carleton College - Eclipse |
| 2016 | University of Minnesota | Stanford University | Georgia College | Carleton College - Eclipse |
| 2015 | University of North Carolina | University of Oregon | Franciscan University | Rice University |
| 2014 | University of Colorado | Ohio State University | Bentley University | Rice University |
| 2013 | University of Pittsburgh | University of Oregon | Middlebury College | Bowdoin College |
| 2012 | University of Pittsburgh | University of Washington | Carleton College - Gods of Plastic | Claremont Colleges |
| 2011 | Carleton College - CUT | UC Santa Barbara | Claremont Colleges | Carleton College - Eclipse |
| 2010 | University of Florida | University of Oregon | Carleton College - Gods of Plastic | Pacific Lutheran University |
| 2009 | Carleton College - CUT | UC Santa Barbara | — | — |
| 2008 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | University of British Columbia | — | — |
| 2007 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Stanford University | — | — |
| 2006 | University of Florida | Stanford University | — | — |
| 2005 | Brown University | Stanford University | — | — |
| 2004 | University of Colorado | UC Davis | — | — |
| 2003 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | University of Oregon | — | — |
| 2002 | Stanford University | UC San Diego | — | — |
| 2001 | Carleton College - CUT | University of Georgia | — | — |
| 2000 | Brown University | Carleton College - Syzygy | — | — |
| 1999 | North Carolina State University | Stanford University | — | — |
| 1998 | UC Santa Barbara | Stanford University | — | — |
| 1997 | UC Santa Barbara | Stanford University | — | — |
| 1996 | UC Santa Barbara | UNC Wilmington | — | — |
| 1995 | East Carolina University | UC Santa Cruz | — | — |
| 1994 | East Carolina University | UC Santa Cruz | — | — |
| 1993 | UNC Wilmington | UC Berkeley | — | — |
| 1992 | University of Oregon | UNC Wilmington | — | — |
| 1991 | UC Santa Cruz | UC Santa Barbara | — | — |
| 1990 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara | — | — |
| 1989 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Davis | — | — |
| 1988 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara | — | — |
| 1987 | Chabot College | University of Kansas | — | — |
| 1986 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | — | — | — |
| 1985 | University of Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Stanford University | — | — | — |

### Youth Club Championships

| Year | U-20 Boys | U-20 Girls | U-20 Mixed | U-17 Boys | U-17 Girls |
| 2024 | Philadelphia SEPDA (Philadelphia) | Downpour (Eugene, Oregon) | Nightfall (Dallas) | Seven Hills (Seattle) | Belly of the Beast! (San Francisco Bay Area) |
| 2023 | Utah Storm (Salt Lake City) | Seven Hills (Seattle) | Seven Hills (Seattle) | Seven Hills (Seattle) | rATLers (Atlanta) |
| 2022 | Utah Storm (Salt Lake City) | Downpour (Eugene, Oregon) | Seven Hills (Seattle) | Minnesota Superior (Minneapolis) | Seven Hills (Seattle) |
| 2021 | Trainwreck (Independence, Oregon) | Downpour (Eugene, Oregon) | Pi+ (Lexington, Kentucky) | Utah Storm (Salt Lake City) | — |
| 2019 | AFDC ATLiens (Atlanta) | TYUL Warhawks (Raleigh) | DiscNW Bankroll (Seattle) | Oregon Youth Ultimate Oregon Eruption! (Portland) | DiscNW Blossom (Seattle) |
| 2019 | BUDA (Boston) | Maine Ultimate Riptide (Portland) | Indiana Ultimate Foundation INcognito (Indianapolis) | DiscNW Horizon (Seattle) | AFDC rATLers (Atlanta) |
| 2018 | WAFC Foggy Bottom Boys (Washington, DC) | TYUL Warhawks (Raleigh) | POWERLINE (San Diego) | DiscNW Space Jam (Seattle) | Belle (Cincinnati) |
| 2017 | TYUL Triforce (Raleigh) | TYUL Warhawks (Raleigh) | Bay Area Disc Happy Cows (Bay Area) | DiscNW Oblivion (Seattle) | DiscNW Eclipse (Seattle) |
| 2016 | TYUL Triforce (Raleigh) | DiscNW Nimbus (Seattle) | WAFC Swing Vote (Washington, DC) | DiscNW Bonzai (Seattle) | DiscNW Hydra (Seattle) |
| 2015 | BUDA Open (Boston) | DiscNW Seattlesaurus (Seattle) | WAFC Swing Vote (Washington, DC) | DiscNW Olympus (Seattle) | DiscNW Echo (Seattle) |
| 2014 | TYUL Triforce (Raleigh) | DiscNW Cyclone (Seattle) | Oregon Flood (Corvallis) | DiscNW Doomsday (Seattle) | — |
| 2013 | ATLiens (Atlanta) | DiscNW Rampage (Seattle) | BUDA YCC Mixed (Boston) | Seattle Dynasty (Seattle) | — |
| 2012 | Minnesota Superior (Minneapolis) | DiscNW Rapture (Seattle) | BUDA YCC Mixed (Boston) | Seattle Rebellion (Seattle) | — |
| 2011 | DiscNW Monstars (Seattle) | DiscNW Tune Squad (Seattle) | Bay Area Disc Happy Cows (Bay Area) | TYUL One Huck Wonders (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) | — |
| 2010 | DeVYL (Delaware Valley) | DiscNW (Seattle) | Bay Area Disc (Bay Area) | — | — |
| 2009 | DiscNW "L-Pod" (Seattle) | DiscNW (Seattle) | Skyline (Minnesota) | — | — |
| 2008 | DiscNW "Overcast" (Seattle) | DiscNW (Seattle) | Eugene | — | — |
| 2007 | DiscNW "Juggernaut" (Seattle) | DiscNW "Blackout" (Seattle) | I-20 (Atlanta) | — | — |
| 2006 | SEPDA (Philadelphia) | DiscNW "Blackout" (Seattle) | MOFO (Winnipeg) | — | — |
| 2005 | DiscNW (Seattle) | DiscNW (Seattle) | Nashville | — | — |

### High school regional championships

| Year | (North)Eastern | (North)Eastern | Western | Western | Central | Central | Southern | Southern |
| Year | Open | Girls | Open | Girls | Open | Girls | Open | Girls |
| 2016 | Amherst Regional High School | Amherst Regional High School | Roosevelt High School | Nathan Hale High School | Neuqua Valley High School | Holy Family Catholic High School | Carolina Friends School | HB Woodlawn High School |
| 2015 | Pennsbury High School | Amherst Regional High School | Roosevelt High School | Lakeside School | Hopkins High School | Neuqua Valley High School | Carolina Friends School | Paideia High School |
| 2014 | Masconomet Regional High School | Amherst Regional High School | Northwest School | Northwest School | Hopkins High School | Holy Family Catholic High School | Carolina Friends School | North Carolina Saga |
| 2013 | Lexington High School | Amherst Regional High School | South Eugene High School | Monarch High School | Holy Family Catholic High School | Holy Family Catholic High School | University School of Nashville | North Carolina Saga |
| 2012 | Amherst Regional High School | Amherst Regional High School | East High School | No Championship Held | Hopkins High School | Holy Family Catholic High School | University School of Nashville | YHB Girls |
| 2011 | Amherst Regional High School | Amherst Regional High School | Northwest School | Northwest School | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Amherst Regional High School | Amherst Regional High School | South Eugene High School | Northwest School | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | Pennsbury High School | Paideia School | Hopkins High School | Nathan Hale | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Columbia High School | Paideia School | Lakeside School | Northwest School | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Pennsbury High School | Amherst Regional High School | Northwest School | Churchill High School | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Amherst HS Hurricanes | Amherst Regional High School | Northwest School | Nathan Hale | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Amherst HS Hurricanes | Amherst Regional High School | Northwest School | Nathan Hale | — | — | — | — |

### Youth championships

| Year | Open | Girls |
| 2004 | Amherst HS Hurricanes | Yale Secondary Ultimate |
| 2003 | Amherst HS Hurricanes | Amherst HS Varsity |
| 2002 | Paideia HS Gruel | Amherst HS Varsity |
| 2001 | Paideia HS Gruel | Amherst HS Varsity |
| 2000 | Seattle MoHo | Amherst HS Varsity |
| 1999 | University School of Nashville Brutal Grassburn | Amherst HS Varsity |
| 1998 | Amherst HS | Stuyvesant HS |

## The Callahan Award

The Callahan Award is an annual award given by The Callahan Award committee, with assistance from USA Ultimate, to the best male and female college ultimate players. In addition to honoring extraordinary physical talent and skills, the Callahan Award also honors sportsmanship and leadership. Each Open and Women's team can nominate a single player for the award. Beginning in 2000, players could also be nominated for the Callahan by USA Ultimate college regional coordinators.
The winners are selected through online balloting by other college ultimate players. The award is named after Henry Callahan, one of the early pioneers and ambassadors of ultimate. The Callahan Award was initially created by Charles Kerr and was first awarded in 1996.

### Past Callahan winners

| Year | Open | Women |
| 2024 | Aidan Downey (University of Georgia) | Jolie Krebs (SUNY-Binghamton) |
| 2023 | Justin Burnett (Emory University) | Abby Hecko (University of Washington) |
| 2022 | John Randolph (Brown University) | Dawn Culton (University of North Carolina) |
| 2021 | Azeez Adeyemi (Brown University) | Jasmine Childress (University of California-Santa Barbara) |
| 2020 | Michael Ing (University of Pittsburgh) | Anne Worth (University of North Carolina) |
| 2019 | Matt Gouchoe-Hanas (University of North Carolina) | Jack Verzuh (Dartmouth College) |
| 2018 | Gabe Hernandez (Stanford University) | Jackelyne Nguyen (University of California-Berkeley) |
| 2017 | John Stubbs (Harvard University) | Angela Zhu (Dartmouth College) |
| 2016 | Trent Dillon (University of Pittsburgh) | Marisa Rafter (University of California-Berkeley) |
| 2015 | Jonathan Nethercutt (University of North Carolina) | Alika Johnston (University of Virginia) |
| 2014 | Jimmy Mickle (University of Colorado) | Cassie Swafford (Ohio State University) |
| 2013 | Dylan Freechild (University of Oregon) | Claire Chastain (University of North Carolina-Wilmington) |
| 2012 | Nick Lance (Georgia Institute of Technology) | Paula Seville (University of Michigan) |
| 2011 | George Stubbs (Harvard University) | Leila Tunnell (University of North Carolina) |
| 2010 | Eli Friedman (University of Oregon) | Shannon O'Malley (University of Washington) |
| 2009 | Will Neff (University of Michigan) | Georgia Bosscher (University of Wisconsin–Madison) |
| 2008 | Joe Kershner (University of Arizona) | Courtney Kiesow (University of Wisconsin–Madison) |
| 2007 | Dan Heijmen (University of Wisconsin–Madison) | Anna 'Maddog' Nazarov (UCLA) |
| 2006 | Tim Gehret (University of Florida) | Alex Snyder (University of Colorado) |
| 2005 | Joshua "Zip" Ziperstein (Brown University) | Cara Crouch (University of Texas) |
| 2004 | Joshua "Richter" Ackley (University of Colorado) | Miranda Roth (Carleton College) |
| 2003 | Ben Wiggins (University of Oregon) | Chelsea Dengler (University of Oregon) |
| 2002 | Michael Zalisk (Tufts University) | Pauline Lauterbach (Brown University) |
| 2001 | Alex Nord (Carleton College) | Lindsay Goldsmith (Swarthmore College) |
| 2000 | Justin Safdie (Brown University) | Johanna Neumann (Tufts University) |
| 1999 | Fortunat Mueller (Brown University) | Jody Dozono (University of Oregon) |
| 1998 | Brian Harriford (Louisiana State University) | "AJ" Johnson (Stanford University) |
| 1997 | Jim Schoettler (Stanford University) | Dominique Fontenette (Stanford University) |
| 1996 | Keith Monohan (Oregon State University) | Val Kelly (University of Pennsylvania) |

## The Donovan Award

The Donovan Award is named after the late Kelly Donovan, who captured the spirit, talent, and commitment to growing the sport that we are looking for in the ideal winners of this award. We are honored for the Donovan Award to help carry on Kelly’s legacy.
The Donovan Award will be awarded to one Women's and one Men's player in Division III who are selected by their peers. The ideal candidate for the award meets the following criteria:
* Demonstrates an exceptional level of skill and athleticism on the field.
* Upholds the principles of Spirit of the Game, equity, and fairness in their own actions, as well as holding teammates accountable to do the same.
* Is a leader off the field, both on their team and in the greater ultimate community.

### Past Donovan winners

| Year | Men's | Women's |
| 2024 | Will Brandt (St. Olaf College) | Keziah Wilde (Middlebury College) |
| 2023 | Oliver Kraft (Colorado College) | Tess Dolan (Wellesley College) |
| 2022 | Leo Sovell-Fernandez (Middlebury College) | Josie Ku (Wellesley College) |
| 2021 | Hunter Lang (University of Richmond) | Camille Goo (University of Puget Sound) |
| 2020 | Harris Cannon (University of Richmond) | Abby Cheng (Oberlin College) |
| 2019 | Alan Villanueva (Air Force Academy) | Josie Gillett (Bates College) |
| 2018 | Zachary Norrbom (University of Mary Washington) | Tamar Austin (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) |
| 2017 | Henry Babcock (University of Richmond) | Tessa Jones (Swarthmore College) |

## Ultimate Hall of Fame

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### Men

| Class of | Inductee | Category |
| 2004 | Irv Kalb | Inaugural Class |
| 2004 | Tom "TK" Kennedy | Inaugural Class |
| 2004 | Dan "Stork" Roddick | Inaugural Class |
| 2004 | Larry Schindel | Inaugural Class |
| 2005 | Jon "JC" Cohn | Player |
| 2005 | Jim Herrick | Player |
| 2005 | Sholom "Eric" Simon | Contributor |
| 2006 | Tom "Timba" D'Urso | Player |
| 2006 | Steve Mooney | Player |
| 2006 | Robert "Nob" Rauch | Contributor |
| 2007 | Harvey Edwards | Player |
| 2007 | Dan Weiss | Player |
| 2007 | Brian Murphy | Contributor |
| 2008 | Frank Bono | Player |
| 2008 | John Schmechel | Player |
| 2008 | Carney Foy | Contributor |
| 2009 | Evan Roberts | Player |
| 2009 | Pat King | Player |
| 2009 | Andy Borinstein | Contributor |
| 2010 | David Barkan | Player |
| 2010 | Michael Glass | Player |
| 2010 | Jeremy Seeger | Player |
| 2011 | Kenneth Dobyns | Player |
| 2011 | Tom Heimann | Player |
| 2011 | Cliff Marhoefer | Player |
| 2011 | Mike O'Dowd | Player |
| 2012 | Keay Nakae | Player |
| 2012 | Dennis Warsen | Player |
| 2013 | Joey Giampino | Player |
| 2013 | Jim Ingebritsen | Player |
| 2013 | Christopher Van Holmes | Player |
| 2014 | Jim Parinella | Player |
| 2015 | Rich "Gags" Gallagher | Player |
| 2015 | Skip Kuhn | Player |
| 2015 | Billy Rodriguez | Player |
| 2015 | Bob "Bert" Sick | Player |
| 2016 | Stu Downs | Player |
| 2016 | Paul Greff | Player |
| 2016 | Pat "Bagger" Lee | Player |
| 2016 | Andrew Lugsdin | Player |
| 2016 | Randy Ricks | Player |
| 2017 | Dave Blau | Player |
| 2017 | Jeff Cruickshank | Player |
| 2017 | Steve Dugan | Player |
| 2017 | David "Buzz" Ellsworth | Player |
| 2017 | Mark Licata | Contributor |
| 2018 | Paul Brenner | Player |
| 2018 | Bob DeMan | Player |
| 2018 | Ian Hue | Player |
| 2018 | Greg Husak | Player |
| 2018 | Brian "Biscuit" Morris | Player |
| 2018 | Allan "Al Bob" Nichols | Player |
| 2018 | Michael Baccarini | Contributor |
| 2019 | Walter VanderSchraaf | Player |
| 2019 | Brian Dobyns | Contributor |
| 2020 | Andy Crews | Player |
| 2020 | Bob Lobel | Player |
| 2020 | Damien Scott | Player |
| 2020 | Mike Grant | Player |
| 2021 | Augie Kreivenas | Player |
| 2021 | David Boardman | Player |
| 2021 | Fortunat Mueller | Player |
| 2021 | Frank Revi | Contributor |
| 2022 | Mike Caldwell | Player |
| 2022 | Sam Chatterton-Kirchmeier | Player |
| 2022 | Mike Namkung | Player |
| 2022 | Alex Nord | Player |
| 2022 | Bart Watson | Player |
| 2022 | Scotty Conway | Mixed Division |
| 2022 | Joe Seidler | Contributor |
| 2023 | Beau Kittredge | Player |
| 2023 | Josh Markette | Player |
| 2023 | Jon Remucal | Player |
| 2023 | Chase Sparling-Beckley | Player |
| 2023 | Tyler Grant | Mixed Division |
| 2023 | Kevin Seiler | Mixed Division |
| 2024 | Robbie Cahill | Player |
| 2024 | Rick Geyer | Player |
| 2024 | Toby Hankins | Player |
| 2024 | Mauricio Matiz | Player |
| 2024 | Mark Orders | Player |
| 2024 | Dylan Tunnell | Player |
| 2024 | Josh Ziperstein | Player |
| 2024 | Steve Finn | Mixed Division |
| 2024 | Will Sutton | Mixed Division |
| 2024 | Will Deaver | Contributor |
| 2024 | Charles Kerr | Contributor |
| 2024 | Bob Pallares | Contributor |
| 2024 | Henry Thorne | Contributor |

### Women

| Class of | Inductee | Category |
| 2004 | Suzanne Fields | Inaugural Class |
| 2005 | Kelly Green | Player |
| 2005 | Kathy Pufahl | Contributor |
| 2006 | Ann (Cohan) Orders | Player |
| 2006 | Heather Morris Raker | Player |
| 2007 | Christine Dunlap | Player |
| 2008 | Gloria Lust-Phillips | Player |
| 2010 | Peggy Hollinger | Player |
| 2011 | Wende (Coates) Pinz | Player |
| 2012 | Nancy Glass | Player |
| 2012 | Molly Goodwin | Player |
| 2013 | Christine O'Cleary | Player |
| 2014 | Liz Marino | Player |
| 2015 | Lori Van Holmes | Player |
| 2016 | Nicole "Sprout" Beck | Player |
| 2016 | Tiina Booth | Contributor |
| 2016 | Cindy Fisher | Contributor |
| 2016 | Jackie Watson Pierce | Player |
| 2016 | Cat Pittack | Player |
| 2016 | Christine "Wags" Wagner | Player |
| 2016 | Amy Wilbur | Player |
| 2017 | Leslie Calder | Player |
| 2017 | Pam Kraus | Player |
| 2017 | Caryn Lucido | Player |
| 2017 | Mary Lowry | Contributor |
| 2018 | Dominique Fontenette | Player |
| 2018 | Angela Lin | Player |
| 2018 | Tina McDowell | Player |
| 2018 | Joanie Merrill | Player |
| 2018 | Michele Pezzolli | Player |
| 2019 | Allison Boyd | Player |
| 2019 | Lori Parham Ewald | Player |
| 2019 | Deb (Cussen) Scheibe | Player |
| 2020 | Jody Dozono | Player |
| 2020 | Vivian Zayas | Player |
| 2020 | VY Chow | Player |
| 2021 | Gwen Ambler | Player |
| 2021 | Katherine Forth | Player |
| 2021 | Jennifer "JD" Donnelly | Contributor |
| 2021 | Mary Louise Mahoney Cohn | Contributor |
| 2022 | Cara Crouch | Player |
| 2022 | Anja Haman | Player |
| 2022 | Miranda Roth Knowles | Player |
| 2022 | Alex Snyder | Player |
| 2022 | Alicia White | Player |
| 2022 | Emily Smith-Wilson | Mixed Division |
| 2022 | Joey Gray | Contributor Mix Division |
| 2023 | Enessa Janes | Player |
| 2023 | Chelsea Putnam | Player |
| 2023 | Nancy Sun | Player |
| 2023 | Alyson Walker | Player |
| 2023 | Kirsten Unfried Zalisk | Player |
| 2023 | Mary Burke | Mixed Division |
| 2023 | Kendra Frederick | Mixed Division |
| 2024 | Liz Duffy | Player |
| 2024 | Jenny Fey | Player |
| 2024 | Leslie Grayson | Player |
| 2024 | Sarah Griffith | Player |
| 2024 | Susan Hawkins | Player |
| 2024 | Anna Nazarov | Player |
| 2024 | Liz Phillips | Player |
| 2024 | DeDe Kobylarz Singer | Player |
| 2024 | Raha Mozaffari | Mixed Division |
| 2024 | Skyla Sisco | Mixed Division |
| 2024 | Michelle Ng | Contributors |
| 2024 | Lynne Nolan | Contributors |

### Special Merit

| Class of | Inductee | Notes |
| 2004 | The "80 Mold" Disc | Wham-O's 165 gram World Class flying disc introduced in January 1977 and marked a new era of competitive play |
| 2005 | The "Founders" | Joel Silver, Bernard "Buzzy" Hellring, Jonathan "Jonny" Hines |
| 2011 | The "Discraft Ultra-Star" Disc | With Jim Kenner |
| 2014 | The "Johnny Appleseeds" | Critical core of 29 individuals who were responsible for ultimate's germination during the critical years up through 1974 |
| 2021 | Early Photographers and Videographers | Eight individuals that provided media coverage of early regional, national, and international events. |