Wichita East High School sent an ultimate Frisbee team to the national tournament May 16 and 17 in Blaine, Minn. Its team name was the Beast Aces. They were seeded 16th of 16 squads competing in the Ultimate Players Association (UPA) Western Ultimate Championships.
Wichita East lost 12-5 to Cathedral High School and 14-3 to Seattle Academy. The Beast Aces defeated the No. 9 seed, Nathan Hale, 8-7. However, they fell to Lakeside High School 15-6 in pre-quarterfinals May 16.
On May 17, Wichita East succumbed to Eden Prairie 13-8 and Fayetteville High School 15-9. Hopkins, which entered as the No. 2 seed, won the final for the first-ever Minnesota team title. Other schools in the competition were from Washington, Oregon, California and Arkansas.
East team members included seniors Michael Gurley, Andrew Lowe, Matt Heck and Dan Overholt; junior Christian Kaufman; sophomores Rachel Cross, Abby Lewis, Stephen Lowe, Eric Shook and Jesse Parker; and freshman Ryan Claybrooks. Dan, the team captain, won the spirit award at the event.
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