Wheaton Ultimate

Hey everyone—

We’re working on creating a directory of former players for our new website, www.wheatonmastodon.com and we need our alumni to help with this. If you are a former player, we’d like to know your:
-Name
-Hometown
-Years active on Mastodon
-Position (if you were a cutter and a handler, specify which years you played at which position)
-Jersey number
-Number of tournaments you played in, if possible. Tournaments where you played alongside alumni or other non-typical teams should not be counted—but fall season unsanctioned tournaments can be counted

ALSO: If you have access to any photo albums from years past, or even just team photos, we’d gladly take them for team archives. We don’t have much recorded from pre-pandemic years, and it’d be great to recover some of that before it gets lost for good!

Wheaton Mastodon WHEATON MASTODON ••• EST. 2002

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Ben Adamson | #️⃣9️⃣ | Freshman | Cutter

Over the course of the season, Ben made significant strides as a player—many of his teammates saw him more as a veteran than a rookie by the end of the year. He was called upon to do a number of different things during games, including playing at nearly every offensive and defensive position, and more often than not delivered at a level above the captains’ expectations.

--

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
Henry Gruett | #️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ | Sophomore | Handler

This year, Henry stepped up as a full-time starter on D-line from what had largely been a bench role in 2022. He played in every game this season and led all D-line handlers in points played.

--

PHOTO OF THE YEAR
Taken by Ari Escareño

Ari volunteered as a photographer for several tournaments this year. She is also on the women’s ultimate team, and will be one of their captains starting next fall!

Isaiah (pictured) made a habit of ending opponents’ careers this season, sometimes even sending players into tirades of curses due to his impressive play. Here he is shown skying a Hillsdale player so badly, it’s reported his family disowned him after the game.

--