2003 UPA Club Championships - Team Info

Team Name: Condors
City/State: Santa Barbara, CA
Website: www.santabarbaracondors.com

Players:
00 – James Studarus, 6’1”
1 – Brandon Steets, 6’2”
2 – Adam Glimme, 6’
4 – JD Lobue, Jr., 5’8”
5 – Taylor Cascino, 6’
8 – Andy Crews, 5’8”
9 – Ryan Yarbrough, 5’11”
10 – Ryan Nation, 5’6”
12 – Kevin Buchanan, 5’11”
15 – Chris McManus, 5’11”
16 – Jason Seidler, 5’10”
19 – Nick Fiske, 5’10”
20 – Brian Bogle, 6’2”
26 – Mike Namkung, 5’11”
28 – Eric Boyd, 6’
30 – Corey Sanford, 6’
33 – Steve Dugan, 5’10”
43 – Tommy Burfeind, 6’6”
50 – Ian Ranahan, 5’11”
83 – Greg Husak, 6’2”


Team History:
The Condors first took the field locally in Santa Barbara in 1974. By 1976 they were playing games against opponents, and in 1977 they became the first National Champions in the sport. They repeated as #1 in 1978 and again in 1981. The longest running club team in the world, their dedication to the highest quality of play continues to this day. Nineteen time Nationals attendees, the 1998 and 1999 teams were 2nd in the nation (the 1999 team was 3rd in the world). In 2000, the Condors were National Champions, and they repeated as National Champions in 2001. The Condors became Club World Champions in 2002.

2003 has been a new year for the Condors. Losing 6 key players from their 2002 team brought early season struggles. Tryouts ended in June and the team began to gel at Solstice in Oregon. After going 2-2 on Saturday, the Condors worst day in years, Sunday dawned as the true start to their season. The team rolled off victories against Furious in the quarters, Sockeye in the semis and JAM in the finals to win Solstice. They followed with solid finishes at ECC (3rd place), Labor Day (2nd place) and their 7th regional title in a row. Nationals is where they hope to show everyone that even though the Condors reloaded this year, the new bullets are just as accurate as the old.