Team Name: Ozone
City/State: Atlanta, Georgia
Website: www.afdc.com/ozone
Coaches: Michael Baccarini

Players:
1 – Julia Echterhoff, 5’8”
3 – Katherine Kidd-Shippey, 5’7”
5 – Tanya Lopez, 5’7”
6 – Andrea Burridge, 5’5”
7 – Katherine Wootan, 5’11”
8 – Lisa Kotora, 5’3”
9 – Lori Parham, 5’7”
11 – Mara Lindsley-Smith, 5’8.75”
12 – Eileen Murray, 5’4”
16 – Crystal Hsu, 5’4”
19 – Jen Smith, 5’4”
21 – Amanda Strout, 5’5”
23 – Angie Ahlquist, 5’5”
24 – Holly Sommers, 5’5.5”
26 – Lori Nacius, 5’7.75”
27 – Laura Gold, 5’3”
30 – Jessica Driver, 5’6”
34 – Martha McLain, 5’9”
71 – Angela Lin, 5’6”
81 – Deanna King, 5’9”
88 – Martha Allison Keltner, 5’4.5”



Team History:
Ozone is the most successful and competitive women’s team in the Southern region of the UPA. Seeded second in the World Flying Disc Federation and third in the Ultimate Players Association (UPA), Ozone formed in 1984 and has been the number one force in the region since 1990. In fact, Ozone has attended every WFDF Club World Championships since Toronto 1991, playing in the finals twice: once in 1995 against Women on the Verge and then in 2002 against Riot, both from Seattle, WA. Furthermore, Ozone has never finished lower than quarters, or the equivalent, at the UPA Club Championships since 1993. Ozone reached the semi-finals of this tournament in 1993, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2002, and played in the finals in 1994 against Felix and 1996 against Godiva from Boston, MA.

This year, Ozone is carrying a roster of 21 women from Georgia, Florida, and Texas. We competed in the Boston Invitational, Emerald City Classic, and Tune-Up. Our goal at these tournaments was to give our new players as much exposure to high level competition as possible and to fine tune the team dynamic and play. Ozone has also added a coach this year, Michael Baccarini. Baccarini has been Paideia High School’s coach for 10 years and led this team to one second place and two first place finishes at the UPA Junior National Championships.

After definitively winning both the East Coast section and Southern region, Ozone looks forward to making its 18th nationals appearance.