| Years on team = |
1998 - present
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| Born = |
1976
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| Height = |
6' 1"
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| College = |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
UC Santa Barbara
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| Degree = |
BS Envt'l & Nuclear Engineering
MS Mech. & Envt'l Engineering
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| Occupation = |
Project Engineer, Integrated Water Resources
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| Birthplace = |
S. Plainfield, NJ
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| Living in = |
Santa Barbara, CA
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| Marital status = |
single
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| Titles won = |
'00 - Club Nat'l. Champion
'01 - Club Nat'l. Champion
'02 - Club World Champion |
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Favorite Type of Play:
A. Offensive receiver simply because you're the one who is scoring the goals.
B. Zone defense chaser/point because you're constantly near the disc, giving you numerous opportunities to force a turnover.
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Reason for playing ultimate:
Because I love the sport, I love the people I play with, I love the competition, and I love that it keeps me focused on training.
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When and where started playing ultimate:
Freshman year at RPI I came out for a few practices. The team was pretty inexperienced, and totally lacked athletes. I had just finished high school football, and so I was looking for a collegiate sport that would allow me time to focus on my studies. This seemed perfect, except that I thought the whole no-contact thing was a little lame at the time.
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Lessons learned playing ultimate:
How to interact with others socially; how to compete with integrity and intensity at the same time; how athletic I could be; how unique each of my teammates are; how to manage a busy professional, social, spiritual & physical/training life. I've also learned how important proper concentration is to individual athletic performance, and how important team unity is to team performance.
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Personal comment:
I thank God daily for the friends i've met through this team, for the social & physical development I've experienced while training with this team, and for the awesome experiences (victories and otherwise) I've had with this team. I truly hope that most of us are still playing and hanging out together wherever we are 10 years from now.
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Brandon at 3 years old
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