Words from the Hall of History:


Since its conception in 2003, The JBU Ultimate Frisbee Club has gone through our fair share of names, logos, and mascots. First, we were the Folding Beagles (name and mascot). In the Fall of 2005 the team name was changed to Hullabaloo 7 (no mascot). In fall of 2006 we added the JBUltimate logo (still no mascot), and we are back to the Folding Beagles.
Someday we will get over our identity crisis and find our place in this world.

Historical

First Year Photos
Random Creativity
 

Highlights Videos

2005 Highlights
 

Original Members

Amy Barnes

Kristen Beckham

Josh Collum

Nick Cornett

Luke Davis

Jake Funk

Bret Janzen

Alex McEachin [Ceech]

Nathan McKinney [Skinny]

Katy Nelson

Ryan Schultz

Anthony Shepard

Luke Silvey

Tara Stephenson

Mike Stuckey

Johnny Taylor

Michael Walker

Daniel West [Coach]

 

I asked some of the Original Members who continued playing for JBU if they had any words they would like to share:

Jake Funk

Jake Funk
Major: Music, Graduates May 2007
Started Playing as a High School Sophomore
Offensive Position: Handler / Mid

"I started out playing handler, which was also my favorite. Now that the team has gotten bigger and more skilled, I enjoy playing mid the most and that is where you'll usually find me. Ultimate is the only thing I'm really good at, so I'll play it as much as I can."
 

Luke Silvey

Luke Silvey
Major: Chemistry, Graduated May 2006
Started Playing Ultimate instead of running during Cross Country practice (H.S.)
Offensive Position: Handler

"Playing Ultimate at JBU was the highlight of my JBU experience. It is definitely the thing I miss most now that I am gone. I miss throwing in the Quad, practice on the Intramural Fields, going to Tournaments, and most of all I miss playing and hanging out with the friends I made through Ultimate. The way the spirit of the game molds together with a competitive attitude was something that could only be found in Ultimate."

"I love how a disk flies."
 

Daniel West

Daniel West
Major: Political Science, Graduated May 2006
Started Playing when he was born
Offensive Position: Handler / Wing

"In Fall 2003, after two relatively unsuccessful years attempting to play club rugby, I decided I needed to find a new sport for myself. My older brother (Ben) had played ultimate at University of Central Arkansas and I had played with the Old Men of Siloam a bit at very low level pick-up. So, ultimate was a logical choice for me to turn to.

"It seemed the best way to keep playing was to just start a team. So that is what I set out to do. I got a little bit of funding from school and started talking to people. Every single person who stepped onto the quad probably got recruited and I told them about the first meeting. I think we had about 35 people at that meeting the first day. Similar numbers showed up to practice for about a week. Then, not unexpectedly, the numbers started dropping off. Harvest Moon 13 was our first tournament and we, like most new teams, lost every game. But, we had a good time and kept going. Frostbite was our first Spring tourney and we notched our first win versus Nebraska Corn-fed in winds gusting to 35 mph. Our third tournament of our inaugural year we struggled for numbers, taking only 9 players and getting killed in most every game, including a 13-0 blowout at the hands of KC Ethanol. However, we had fun, played hard, and came away with the Spirit of the Game Award to compensate for our losses.

"I did a LOT of the planning and organizing for that first year, including chipping in parts of tournament fees to keep things cheap for everyone. But, it was well worth it. Since then the team has grown and gotten more consistent. Other people have taken charge of organizing. We have gone from one win, to 8-15 in the 2005 season to 12-9 in the 2006 season. Despite the loss of the four founding seniors (Luke, Ceech, Mike and myself) the team is solid on the field and in great hands organizationally. I look forward to tracking the teams progress through many years of ultimate."