A series of sanctioned Ultimate Frisbee Events will
kick off the sports tourism season at the North Myrtle Beach Park &
Sports Complex. The public is invited to come out to watch the events.
All games will be played at the Wild Wing Café Soccer/Lacrosse Complex
at the sports Complex.
Two
of the events are sanctioned by USA Ultimate, the United States
governing body for the sport of Ultimate Frisbee. All three Ultimate
Frisbee events are run by Wilmington Ultimate, a nonprofit Ultimate
Frisbee organization.
The Easterns Qualifier
will be held February 20-21 at the sports complex. This event serves as
a preseason tournament for teams, with the winner receiving a free bid
to the sanctioned Easterns Tournament March 18-20 at the sports complex.
25 colleges will compete in the Eastern Qualifier event, including the
Universities of Michigan, Rutgers, Alabama, Georgetown, Penn, James
Madison, Lehigh, Emory, Washington (St. Louis), Delaware, Tufts, NC
State, Ole Miss, Penn State, Case Western Reserve, Ohio State,
Tennessee, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Brown, Indiana, and Virginia and
Kansas. Teams from Dartmouth College and the College of William &
Mary will also compete.
The Easterns,
March 18-20 at the sports complex, is one of the premier events of the
college Ultimate Frisbee season. The event moved from other locations to
North Myrtle Beach in 2014. The Easterns will feature 16 of the
nation’s top men’s and 16 of the nation’s top women’s Ultimate Frisbee
teams. A list of participating teams and game times will be released in
coming weeks.
The DIII (Division III) Easterns
will be held at the sports complex April 1-3. DIII Easterns is quickly
becoming a premier event for the Division III Ultimate season. North
Myrtle Beach will welcome up to 20 Division III Open teams and up to 12
Division III Women’s teams.
These
three Ultimate Frisbee events are run by Wilmington Ultimate, a
nonprofit Ultimate Frisbee organization. For more information, visit
their website at www.easterns.org
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