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Chris Kocher plays for New York PONY an elite-level club men’s team. With PONY, Chris won a national title in 2018, and came in 3rd in 2019. Chris is a 3-time member of Ultiworld’s All-Club Men’s 1st team winning it from 2017 to 2019. In 2019, Chris was the 2nd runner up for Men’s Club POTY and in 2018 he was named 2nd runner up for Men’s Club OPOTY. Prior to PONY, Chris played a year with Truckstop and his college ultimate at George Washington University. On the world’s stage, Chris has represented the US 4 times including on the 2017 World Games team that won Gold. He was set to part of the US men’s team for the 2020 WUGC that has been cancelled. Chris played for Sydney Colony at the World Ultimate Club Championships in 2018 that won a silver medal in the open division.



In this interview, Chris shares his journey from Paideia HS to New York Pony and we get to hear about what led him to move to Australia to play for Colony during the 2018 World Ultimate Club Championships. We also do a deep dive into the mindset of an elite level player, what it takes to grow and get better, and we learn about the switch in mentality for the New York PoNY program.



Segment #1: Chris’s journey (3:36)



Segment #2: Daily life in ultimate (41:05)



Segment #3: Chris’s memorable games (47:17)



Segment #4: Rapid fire questions (54:30)



Chris’s social media contacts: Instagram (@ckocher3)

Jimmy Lepert’s YouTube channel: (https://www.youtube.com/user/dropjimnotgym)

2018 USA Ultimate National Championships Men’s Semifinals New York PoNY vs Seattle Sockeye: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhowBaL8_d0&t=6048s)

2018 USA Ultimate National Championships Men’s Finals New York PoNY vs San Francisco Revolver: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwoji3aw4bg&t=1394s)



Photo Credits: (Photo on right) Tino Tran - www.tinotran.com (Find him on IG/Twitter @phototino)



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That’s the end for Season 2. Thanks for all your support. You can check out past episodes in the podcast archive. Drop a review on Apple Podcasts or send me a message on Instagram (@wan_and_only_podcasts). I would love to hear from you!

Robyn Fennig is a handler who has played for college, club, professional, and national teams during her 14-year career. At the club level, Robyn has played for Minneapolis Drag N’ Thrust, Alpha Cobra Squadron, Midwest RevoLOUtion, Madison Heist, DC Scandal, and Yaka (out of France). She played for Madison Heist from 2012 to 2018 making the national championships every year of her tenure there with their best finish being 7th in 2016. Robyn won two French national championships with YAKA and a bronze medal at European Ultimate Club Finals. Her club career has come with many awards including Ultiworld’s 2013 and 2014 Women’s club division 2nd team, 2018 1stteam all club and female offensive POTY, and was named 2019 club women’s POTY and 1st team all club.



She played her college career with University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire Sol being named a 3-time all-region player, and with University of Iowa Saucy Nancy where she was named 1st team all-region and Callahan runner-up, finishing 5th at the USA ultimate college championships. On the world’s stage, Robyn won a gold medal with Drag N’ Thurst at the 2014 WUCC, a gold medal at the 2016 WUGC with the mixed team, a 2017 beach world’s title with the women’s masters team, and she played with Yaka at the 2018 WUCC.



In this interview, Robyn shares what led her to start ultimate, and her experiences as an elite level club player and as the president of the USA Ultimate Board of Directors. We learn about what led Robyn to play for Scandal in 2019, and we discuss what has contributed to the growth and parity in the women’s club game.



Segment #1: Robyn’s journey (5:59)



Segment #2: Daily life in ultimate (48:00)



Segment #3: Robyn’s memorable games (56:21)



Segment #4: Rapid fire questions (1:01:25)



Robyn’s social media contacts: Instagram (@wi_statebird), Twitter (@wi_statebird) & USA Ultimate email (robyn.fenning@usaultimate.org)

2019 PUL Semifinals Medellin Revolution vs Atlanta Soul: (https://youtu.be/t9Gv2xj4PWY?t=9900)

2019 Eurostars vs Madison Heist: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gk2LB-rh1M)

2015 PAUC Women’s Final Madison Heist vs Columbia Revolution: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLCo1J69afk&t=5337s)

2017 Madison Heist Highlights: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P4Ybt46l9E&t=101s)

2018 WUCC Women’s Crossover Iris (Canada) vs Yaka (France): (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5FCGSp6INw)

2018 WUCC Yaka (France) vs Brilliance (RUS): (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6P01wggqqM)



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Keep an eye out for the next episode and last episode of Season 2 where I interview Chris Kocher. Chris has played for New York Pony, Sydney Colony, and Team USA, and is a 3-time selection to the Ultiworld Club Men’s 1st team. In this interview, Chris shares his journey from Paideia HS to New York Pony and we get to hear about what led him to move to Australia to play for Colony during the 2018 World Ultimate Club Championships.

Ella is an ultimate player and pro disc golfer who has played for the University of Oregon Fugue, Portland Schwa, a women’s club team, and two Team USA U-24 women’s teams. She played on Fugue from 2015 to 2019 and was a captain from 2017 to 2019. With Fugue, she won a championship in 2015, finished 3rdin 2016, and finished 5th in 2017 and 2018 making Nationals in every year of her college career. With Portland Schwa, Ella helped the team finish 3rdat the 2019 USA Ultimate National Championships taking down #2 seed Molly Brown in the quarterfinals leading them to their best finish at nationals. She has made the national championship every year of her club career. With Team USA, she has won two gold medals with the U-24 women’s team in both 2018 in Australia and 2019 in Germany. Ella has now become a professional disc golf player and has even secured a sponsorship with Discmania.

In this interview, Ella shares about her college career and the importance of mental resilience, and we discuss her transition into professional disc golf. We reflect on Schwa’s quarterfinal upset over Denver Molly Brown at the 2019 USA Ultimate National Championships, and we discuss the main differences between professional disc golf and competitive ultimate.



Segment #1: Ella’s journey (3:41)



Segment #2: Daily life in disc golf(29:50)



Segment #3: Ella’s memorable games (44:04)



Segment #4: Rapid fire questions (48:56)



Ella’s social media contacts: Instagram (@onethrowella), & Twitter (@bagelpowered)

2019 USA Ultimate National Championships Women’s Quarterfinal Denver Molly Brown vs Portland Schwa: (https://video.ultiworld.com/club-championships-2019-women-s-mixed-men-s/videos/10-schwa-vs-2-molly-brown-w-quarter-2019-club-championships)



2015 USA Ultimate College National Championships Women’s Final Oregon Fugue vs Stanford Superfly: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wecIWxkL1aw)

Hallie’s Dad YouTube Channel with lots of Portland Schwa games: (https://www.youtube.com/user/HallieDad/featured)

Fulcrum Media’s Playlist with Oregon Fugue games: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMzRu2RJf8w&list=PL4GFDpORsJ3uTYxsIz8oKqyztbTDjZ-9c)

Ella’s Disc Golf round at OTB Open: (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC96v9uB8ZKe1TFdYzBOGnpw)

Ella Hansen’s Callahan Video: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccTSyFtps0s)



PC: Photo on left (Jon Hayduk Photography)



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Keep an eye out for the next episode where I interview an ultimate legend in Robyn Fennig. Some of the teams she has played for include Madison Heist, DC Scandal, Minneapolis Drag N’Thrust, Yaka, Madison Radicals of the AUDL, Atlanta Soul of the PUL, and Team USA. She was Ultiworld’s 2019 Club Female Player of the Year, 2018 Club Female Offensive Player of the year and a 1st team All-Club selection in 2018 and 2018. In this interview, Robyn shares what led her to start ultimate, and her experiences as an elite level club player and as the president of the USA Ultimate Board of Directors.

Antoine Davis is set to play for the Atlanta Hustle of the AUDL and Atlanta Chain Lightning in 2021. He has played for San Francisco Revolver and multiple AUDL teams including the San Francisco Flame throwers, San Jose Spiders and DC Breeze and was an AUDL all-star in 2019. He played with Revolver from 2017 to 2019 and was a practice player in 2016. With Revolver, he won a national championship in 2017 and a world club championship in 2018. He was also named Ultiworld’s 2018 Club Male Breakout player of the year. He played his college ultimate with Virginia Tech Burn. Prior to playing with Revolver, he played with Washington DC Ambiguous Grey leading them to two national championships in 2015 and 2016 with their best finish being 6th in 2016. Antoine is a coach for GamePoint Performance, a life coach, and currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

In this interview, we learn about Antoine’s journey to elite-level club ultimate with Revolver, and he gives great advice for growing not only in ultimate but in life. We learn about the goals and motivation Antoine has for ultimate, and we go back into the archives and talk about the 2018 World Ultimate Club Championships where Revolver took home Gold.



Segment #1: Antoine’s journey (3:23)



Segment #2: Daily life in ultimate (28:23)



Segment #3: Antoine’s memorable games as a player (38:46)



Segment #4: Rapid fire questions (45:03)



Antoine’s social media contacts: Instagram (@antoinedaviscoach), Email (@ad80davis@gmail.com) & YouTube (@AntoineDavis)

2017 USA Ultimate National Championships Open Final San Francisco Revolver vs Austin Doublewide: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJm2Kj-Kapc)

2018 World Ultimate Club Championships Open Final San Francisco Revolver vs Sydney Colony: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aiel7O_iQio)

Antoine Davis AUDL career highlights: (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1135053010239122)



Photo Credits: Photo on left (Atlanta Hustle) & Photo on right (AUDL)



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Keep an eye out for the next episode where I interview Ella Hansen, a handler who has played for the University of Oregon Fugue, Portland Schwa and Team USA. Ella is also a professional disc golfer who is sponsored by Discmania. In this interview, Ella shares about her college career and the importance of mental resilience, and we discuss her transition into professional disc golf.

Sadie Jezierski was a 2019 Callahan award finalist, 1st Team All-American and 2019 Ultiworld D1 College player of the year 2nd runner-up who has played for The Ohio State University Fever. With Fever, Sadie has made the USA Ultimate College National Championships every year of her college career including a 3rd place finish in 2019. On the international stage, Sadie has represented the USA twice and was selected to be a member of the USA National Women’s team for the 2020 WUGC that has been cancelled. At the club level, Sadie has played for Columbus Cocktails, a club mixed team who played at the 2018 USA Ultimate National Championships, and Nashville ‘Shine a select flight club mixed team. Sadie is a co-owner and co-founder of the Columbus Pride who plays in the Premier Ultimate League.



In the interview, Sadie talks about her college career, and she gives some tips on how to become an elite thrower. Sadie also talks about her national team experience, and why she has decided to play in the mixed division so far in her club career.



Segment #1: Sadie’s journey (3:07)



Segment #2: Daily life in ultimate (34:34)



Segment #3: Sadie’s memorable games as a player (39:45)



Segment #4: Rapid fire questions (43:59)



Sadie’s social media contacts: Instagram (@sadiejezerski), & Twitter (@sadiejezerski)

Sadie Jezierski Callahan video: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whYkmthSqyY)

Columbus Pride vs Medellin Revolution: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c02W3y8JsAs)

2019 USA Ultimate College Championships Women’s Semifinals University of California – San Diego Dragon Coalition vs Ohio State University Fever: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Uf-IyD6Ft0)

2019 USA Ultimate College Championships Women’s Pool Play Northeastern Valkyries vs Ohio State University Fever: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cveydwL0qis)



Photo Credit: (Both Photos) Jon Hayduk Photography



This episode is brought to you by Haddock Sport Performance. Haddock Sport Performance provides a complete strength & conditioning experience for ultimate athletes. With over 5 years of experience at the elite international level and a global group of athletes, they know that training is a partnership. Their goal is to provide each athlete with a truly personal and unique training experience. Head to haddocksportperformance.ca or @haddocksportperformance on Instagram to learn more.



Keep an eye on the next episode where I interview Antoine Davis, a player who is going to be suiting up for the Atlanta Hustle of the AUDL and Atlanta Chain Lightning. Prior to moving to the Atlanta area, Antoine played for San Francisco Revolver where he was named Ultiworld’s 2018 Club Male Breakout Player of the year. He has played for 3 different AUDL teams and was named an All-Star in 2019. In this interview, we learn about Antoine’s journey to elite-level club ultimate with Revolver, and he gives great advice for growing not only in ultimate but in life.

Von Alanguilan is a player for Chicago Machine and the Chicago Union of the AUDL. He was Ultiworld’s 2018 Club Defensive Player of The Year and won the 2020 USA Ultimate Peter Farricker Spirit award. With Machine, Von came 2nd in 2019 at the USA Ultimate National Championships and 3rd at the 2015 USA Ultimate National Championships. He has played for Machine and the Union since 2014.



In the interview, Von shares his club experience starting with Chicago Haymaker before his time with Machine, and we get insight into how to play defense from an elite defender. Von shares about the iconic final and block at the 2019 USA Ultimate National Championships, and we talk Chicago sports.



Segment #1: Von’s journey (3:13)

Von’s defense tips (25:39)



Segment #2: Daily life in ultimate (41:59)



Segment #3: Von’s memorable games as a player (46:49)



Segment #4: Rapid fire questions (51:10)



Von’s social media contacts: Email (V.alonguilan25@gmail.com)

Machine’s social media contacts: YouTube (MachineUltimate)

Von Alanguilan highlights: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJsRBiTC4wY)

Mike Shiel highlights (recommended by Von):(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBwzu3fLaZ4_

Chicago Machine 2019 highlights: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoMMMfhP2tY)

2019 USA Ultimate National Championships Semifinals Machine vs Pony: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6LRV8zBA78)

2019 USA Ultimate National Championships Finals Machine vs Sockeye: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I8swqG5WuE)



PC: (Photo on left) Alex Rummelhart (Huck Pix) & (Photo on right) AUDL



This episode is brought to you by The Pocket AT. The Pocket AT is like having an Athletic Therapist with you 24/7. It is a free informational hub that provides you with everything you need to know about your health with exercise videos, nutrition tips, and a bi-weekly blog. Check out their content on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Twitter (@thepocketat) and on their website at pocketat.com.



Keep an eye out for the next episode where I interview Sadie Jezierski. Sadie was a 2019 Callahan award finalist who has played with Ohio State University Fever, Columbus Cocktails and Team USA U-20 and U-24 teams. In this interview, Sadie talks about her college career, and she gives some tips on how to become an elite thrower.