Three members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints represented the United States at the World Flying Disc Federation World Junior Ultimate Championships in Logroño, Spain, in July, according to a August 27 report. The Utah athletes won medals for their country during the tournament.
Blake Holt of Hyde Park, Utah, was selected for the U20 men’s team, which earned a silver medal. Silas Bell of Logan, Utah, and Emilee Jensen of Bountiful, Utah, played on the U20 mixed team that won gold. Jensen, who was 18 at the time of the competition, will return to Spain to serve in the Spain Madrid South Mission. Holt plans to serve a mission following his high school graduation, and Bell has started the application process.
The tournament, which occurs every two years, features the best ultimate players under the age of 20. The athletes noted that the selection process involved two-day tryouts in California in November. All three athletes expressed interest in continuing to play ultimate after completing their missions.
Ultimate is a noncontact, self-refereed team sport played on a field similar in length to a football field. Players score goals by catching a flying disc in the opponent's end zone.
