The 2018 World Junior Ultimate Championships are underway in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada! Take some time to get to know members of your U-20 National Teams a little better as they compete for gold.

Alyssa Ehrhardt

Hometown: Sugar Grove, NC

Teams:
• High Country Homeschoolers (Boone, NC)
• Triangle Warhawks
• Triangle Tourists
• U-20 National Team

College: Possibilities – North Carolina, Carleton College, Appalachian State, Bates

Favorite Club Team: Tokyo MUD, Tokyo UNO

Ultimate Idol: Risa Shimada – Tokyo MUD

Who on this team are you most excited to play with?
Handling with Stephanie [Phillips] is really fun, so I’m excited to do that a lot more. I think Bailey [Shigley] too. Her cuts are really well timed, and she’s so good at them that I think it’s going to be really fun to worth with her on that. And Ella [Juengst] also. We’ve had some good connections.

Team you’re most excited to see this week: Japan

Non-ultimate hobbies? Not really. It’s really just been school and ultimate for the last two years.

Favorite show to binge on Netflix: I really only watch Japanese TV shows!

Favorite food: I like any kind of Japanese food. Sushi would probably be my favorite. I also really like strawberries.

Favorite place you’ve been: Canada. I went to Toronto two years ago and really liked it.

Fun facts:

1. I’m fluent in Japanese.
2. I’m deathly afraid of submarines.