Revolver, as team USA, put the finishing touches on the worlds prep at practice this weekend, concluding with a 17-12 victory over a scrapy, up-and-coming Boost Mobile team flush with new talent from around the Bay Area. Sky’d magazine’s Gil McIntyre was on hand for some pre-worlds coverage of the Bay Area open teams, and promised to make us look good in his footage – which we only sporadically managed to do on the scrimmage field. Happily USA dodged a bullet as Bart Watson survived a loud and painful collision with a defender’s foot on a huck point-block attempt; just a serious bruise and he should be ready for the kickoff in Sakai. Stay tuned for day-by-day write-ups and the latest hilarious cultural faux pas Beau commits as the team heads to Japan.
Taylor Lahey
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.
Team USA Discs!
Support the Team USA effort in Japan and get your own Team USA Disc, (optionally signed by your favorite team USA players). Discs are $15, plus s&h if you need it mailed to you. To get your signed Team USA disc, email Ashlin Joye – asjoye at gmail.com
Jordan Jeffery
Name:
Jordan Jeffery
Jersey #:
23
Height:
6’4
Date of Birth:
November 9, 1988
Place of Birth:
Anchorage, AK
Current Residence:
Stanford, CA
College Team:
Stanford Bloodthirsty (2008-2012)
Club Team:
Boost Mobile (2010, 2011)
Awards:
1st Team Southwest All-Region 2012
Favorite Tournament Moment:
Beating Cal in the Backdoor semifinals at SW regionals 2011. Games against Cal are always a battle, and this one saw 3-4 point runs by both teams early in the game, and a ton of big plays. We ended up winning 11-10, and would go on to beat SDSU handily in the backdoor finals to go back to Nationals after a year absence. I also got my first and only Callahan during this game.
Favorite Player(s) in Formative Years:
Mark Sherwood – Playing every point and being being dominant on both sides of the field. “More me! More me!”
Tom James – Captain of the team my freshman year and a great, confident team leader. He’s got a devastating mark, pinpoint hucks, and generally makes the difficult things look easy. He also did an 8 minute plank once.
Mac – Not on my team, but I liked watching him play when we played Colorado. I respect a man who uses his lank well.
Favorite Tournament:
College Nationals & Kaimana Klassik
What makes you so dangerous?
Precision bombs… just keep running. Also, gangle.
Theme Song:
The Second Coming-Juelz Santana and Just Blaze
Pre-game ritual:
Listen to my own or the team’s music. Munch on a clif bar. Get loud during warmups to get myself pumped. Throw for 5-10 minutes. Eat more clif bar, retie my cleats, and have an energy drink if needed.
If I didn’t play ultimate, I would be:
Playing basketball
Favorite non-ultimate team:
Michael Jordan era Bulls
49ers, Saints
Any team with an Alaskan on it
Favorite Revolver player so far:
Devon, because he drives my sorry car-less self to practice. Also Ashlin, because he kept going deep for me at Flowerbowl and he’s willing to throw the jump ball.
Something unknown about me:
I’m from the farthest north town in the U.S. (Barrow) and I taught myself how to throw with those free frisbee dvds you get when you buy a Wham-o disc from a department store. I also have the finger-length of a 10 year old.