Name:Taylor Lahey
Nickname:
Taco*
(pending nickname acceptance)
Height:
5’10”
Date of Birth:
April 18, 1988
Place of Birth:
San Francisco, CA
Current Residence:
Davis, CA
College Team:
UC Davis (2007-2011)
Previous Club Teams:
CVHS Red Hand (2003-2006)
Las Positas College (2004-2006)
Yeah Right! (2006-2009)
Polar Bears (2011)
Las Positas College (2004-2006)
Yeah Right! (2006-2009)
Polar Bears (2011)
Accolades:
2006 World Champion, Team USA (Juniors)
Northwest Region FOTY 2007
Northwest All-Region 2nd team 2009
Northwest All-Region 2nd team 2010
Southwest All-Region 1st team 2011
Favorite Tournament Moments:
Southwest Regionals 2012, coached Dogs to first Nationals in club history
Any game vs Cal in 2011
Favorite Ultimate Player in Formative Years:
1. Russ Corbett-Detig – One of my best friends in college, caught a number of my throws for goals. Amazing competitor and always under appreciated and under the radar.
2. Ashlin Joye – Freakish talent and friend that fell in to the Davis Dog program’s lap in the second half of my college career and nothing was ever the same after that point.
3. Kevin Cissna – Mentally tough, amazing work ethic, inclined to do the right thing on the field every time, and a dork.
4. Patrick Lahey – Freakishly athletic and dominant and a Lahey.
5. An-chi Tsou and Greg Marliave – They have so much to give. How they still have enough in their tanks late in tournaments I have no idea.
6. Gabe Saunkeah – I’ve always been in awe of how he’s played growing up in the bay and playing against him in numerous Sectionals.
2. Ashlin Joye – Freakish talent and friend that fell in to the Davis Dog program’s lap in the second half of my college career and nothing was ever the same after that point.
3. Kevin Cissna – Mentally tough, amazing work ethic, inclined to do the right thing on the field every time, and a dork.
4. Patrick Lahey – Freakishly athletic and dominant and a Lahey.
5. An-chi Tsou and Greg Marliave – They have so much to give. How they still have enough in their tanks late in tournaments I have no idea.
6. Gabe Saunkeah – I’ve always been in awe of how he’s played growing up in the bay and playing against him in numerous Sectionals.
Favorite Tournament:
Junior Worlds 2006
Club Nationals
Club Nationals
What makes you so dangerous?
You – me, pivot-off. You’ll see.
Theme Song:
Sugarhill Gang – Apache (jump on it)
Tenacious D – To be the Best
Tenacious D – To be the Best
and if I ever end up having an explosive deep game…
James Brown – Get on up
Pre-tournament ritual:
I try to find ways to get what I need in the warmup – hit 100%, warmup my breaks, hucks, attacking the disc.
If I didn’t play ultimate, I would be:
employed. Nah, but I would have gone to Art/Design school.
Favorite non-ultimate teams:
Los Angeles Lakers
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco 49ers
Favorite Revolver player so far:
Tom James – Insane defender, especially on the mark, great competitor, and fuels the D-line with confidence. Sam Kanner is a close second for similar reasons.
I have crushes on both of them.
Something unknown about me:
I want to dunk some day.