2003 Condors Tournaments
(page 3/3 of Condors tournaments in 2003)

UPA Club Nationals
Sarasota, FL - Polo Club
Oct. 30 - Nov. 2, 2003

National Runner-up
Open Division 2nd Place

PHOTO: Hart Matthews/Durham Digital Photography


OPEN DIVISION:
SEEDING:
RESULTS:
1. Furious George (Vancouver) 1. Furious George
2. DoG (Boston) 2. Condors
3. Ring of Fire (Raleigh, NC) 3/4. Ring of Fire
4. Condors (Santa Barbara) 3/4. Jam
5. Jam (San Francisco) 5/6. DoG
6. Sockeye (Seattle) 5/6. Sockeye
7. Johnny Bravo (Boulder) 7/8. Johnny Bravo
8. Doublewide (Austin, TX) 7/8. Doublewide
9. Big Ass Truck (Ann Arbor, MI) 9. G-Unit
10. Sub Zero (Minneapolis) 10. Chain Lightening
11. Boss Hogg (Boston) 11. Boss Hogg
12. Pike (NJ) 12. Vicious Cycle
13. Vicious Cycle (Gainesville, FL) 13. BAT
14. Chain Lightning (Atlanta, GA) 14. Pike
15. Electric Pig (Washington, DC) 15. Electric Pig
16. G-Unit (Madison, WI) 16. Sub Zero

UPA 2003 Nationals Results Website

Condors Game Results

Thursday:
Condors vs Pike.................. 15-9
Condors vs Vicious Cycle... 15-5
Condors vs Jam................... 11-15

Friday:
Condors vs Furious George. 13-15
Condors vs Doublewide...... 15-6

Condors Injury Recap

Andy: He had not played for 2 months and was not expected to play at Nationals. He did not play in any pool play games.

Corey: After taking the redeye to Nationals Thursday night, he injured his knee on his first play Friday morning and did not play the rest of Nationals (see video below). He has surgery scheduled in December.

Saturday:
Condors vs DoG................. 15-9 (quarterfinals)
Condors vs Jam................... 15-12 (semifinals)
[Condors were up 14-8]

Sunday:
Condors vs Furious George.. 12-15 (finals)
[game tied at 11-11]

Andy: He surprised everyone and played a few points in quarters and semis. He then played many points in the finals. He has surgery scheduled.

Jason: He injured his knee late in the semifinals game (at 11-7) and did not play the rest of the game. He played one point early in the finals but then sat out.

Mike: He dislocated his thumb in the finals but continued playing.

Most of the photos below are by Bil Elsinger (except as noted)

Quarterfinals


Brandon doing the one-step for the score AND Steve with a tough grab


JD doing a taco for the score AND Jason for the catch


Jason chasing it down

Semifinals:


Jason's leaping D against Jam in the semifinals
(photo by Joe Seidler)
click here to see video (1.0MB)


Brandon doing his thing


Tommy for the catch and score

Post Game

Andy Crews getting the Farricker Spirit Award
(photo by Joe Seidler)


That's me (Joe) with the video camera up on the balcony
(photo by Hart Matthew)