The UW-Platteville Ultimate Frisbee club traveled to Savannah, Ga., over Spring Break to participate in the High Tide tournament. This tournament is held over three weeks for the various times of colleges’ spring breaks. Over 120 teams participate in the High Tide tournament which offers a unique experience for college spring breakers.

Eighteen students from UW-P went to Georgia, including Bill Everhart, a sophomore and engineering major. Everhart started playing Ultimate Frisbee when a friend invited him to come to a practice. He got into it quickly and started to play in tournaments with the club. Everhart said that it’s very easy to learn the formations, and Frisbee is a great way to meet new people and bond with other students.

“We decided to go to Georgia because we had participated in the High Tide tournament last year, and since there aren’t a whole lot of tournaments in the spring, we wanted to keep the team active.” Everhart said.

“It was a lot of fun to play Frisbee by the ocean, and just hanging out with everybody.” Everhart said.

James Kersten, a junior physical education major also enjoyed the warm weather and thought it was a nice break from the cold. Kersten said that there were 25 different states represented throughout the week. Other schools from Wisconsin included UW-Milwaukee and Marquette. UW-M won in the B-bracket. Kersten said it was really funny how all of the northern states, who don’t get to practice outside, ended up doing really well.

“It was really cool seeing all the different teams coming together.” Kersten said.

Overall, UW-P made it to the semifinals in their bracket, and went 4-4 throughout the week. The Pioneers ended up beating out teams like the University of Southern California and Princeton.

“Even though we made it to the semifinals, we only lost to the other team by three points,” Kersten said. “We came out really competitive, which has been a nice break from other years.”

Jon Messner, a junior biology major, liked watching Oklahoma State, which had awesome players he said. Messner got into Frisbee because it was something for him to do in Platteville, and he said it keeps him busy. There are pick-up games every Friday, and even if you are new to the sport, they are welcoming to any student, boy or girl.

The UW-P Ultimate Frisbee team is planning on having a tournament called Udder Madness on April 26 - 27. There will be around eight teams participating, with teams from around the Midwest.

“If we get enough support from Platteville, we are going to have two teams,” Kersten said. “We want to show Platteville what frisbee is all about.”