Naperville, Ill. (Aug. 16, 2018) – The U-20 National Teams are excited to share their player-elected captains.
Boys’ Team
Captains:
Ryan Dinger
Jonny Malks
Spirit Captain:
Kodi Smart
Girls’ Team
Captains:
Kate Lanier
Stephanie Phillips
Claire Trop
Spirit Captain:
Tess Johnson
Brought to you by George 🦅- our team mascot – meet our fearless captains for 2018 @WJUC_U20! #USAUltimate #ImwiththeNationalTeam pic.twitter.com/uZ9xsPBVQ3
— USAUltimateU20 (@USAUltimateU20) August 16, 2018
The 2018 World Junior Ultimate Championships kick off this Saturday, August 18, and will run through Saturday, August 25. Both U.S. teams will play their first games on Sunday, August 19, the boys’ team facing the Dominican Republic and the girls’ team taking on Japan. The event will take place at RIM Park at the Manulife Financial Sportsplex in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Team from 18 countries will be represented in the tournament field.
The U.S. National Teams will each be livestreamed once during the pool play rounds. The girls’ team’s game versus New Zealand will be streamed live on Monday, August 20, at 11:00 a.m. ET. The boys’ team will be live against Great Britain on Wednesday, August 22, at 1:00 p.m. More information about the event, along with the broadcast schedule, can be found at wjuc2018.com.
