The frigid air blows against the faces of the players as they line up along the endzone; waiting for the throw. The overhanging gray clouds leave a chill in the air, adding to the suspense of this final point.

The score is four to four. Final point wins the match. George Hawk throws off to the other team across the field. The play begins. Harry Whinnery picks up the disk with a long throw to Jake Whinnery. The throw is too deep.

Philip Obrinsky picks up the frisbee and throws a quick toss between defenders to Jason Stone. Stone throws it back to Obrinsky. Obrinsky back to Stone; making their way closer to the endzone with each pass.

Stone throws back to Obrinsky, but is too heavily guarded to return the short pass. Obrinsky sees an opportunity and passes up to Carolyn Polo. Polo, with no one to throw to, returns it to Obrinsky. George Hawk bolts forward into the endzone, unguarded, and Obrinsky takes the chance. He throws to the endzone. The wind carries the frisbee higher, out of Hawk’s normal reach.

Matthew Jensen, Hawk’s defender, sprints to knock the frisbee out of the air, but is too late. Hawk leaps into the air and is just barely able to catch the throw with the tips of his fingers. With the frisbee in the endzone, the point goes to George’s team. This ends the match with a score of five to four.

For a small group of students at MV, this is a normal day at ultimate frisbee practice. Started this year by junior George Hawk, the Ultimate Frisbee Club gives players a chance to enjoy spending time with others who also enjoy the sport.

“I really wanted to play ultimate with some friends at school,” Hawk said. “On Club Day we got super excited because we got over forty sign ups.”

The club meets almost every week for around an hour and a half, with George setting up times and drills for the team to practice.

That one girl club member, Carolyn Polo, has found a preferred sport in ultimate frisbee after joining, attending almost every practice and acting as the team’s unofficial photographer.

“My favorite part about ultimate frisbee is it gives me something to look forward to every week,” Carolyn said.

Despite being the only girl on the team, Carolyn has made many friends with the other members.

“At first, it was awkward being the only girl, but after a few practices I became better friends with everyone else so it doesn’t really make me feel excluded,” she said.

However, not being an official school sport means the club does not receive some of the same privileges.

Harry Whinnery, a junior on the team, believes if ultimate frisbee were a school sport, the club would benefit a lot.

“We could have many more chances to play other schools and get better equipment for practices,” he said. “But for the first year of the club, I think we’re doing pretty well.”

As for games against other teams, George Hawk says they are currently in talks with other teams.

“We haven’t played any teams from other schools, but we’re in talks with playing De la Salle and San Ramon’s team within a month,” he said. “Depending on how well we do at our first game we may be holding tryouts so look out for an announcement online or in the announcements.”

“My favorite part of being on the team is getting to spend time with friends playing a really fun sport,” George said. “We’re all looking forward to an exciting and productive year of frisbee!”

If you are interested in joining the ultimate frisbee team, listen to the announcements, pay attention to any news on schoolloop in the future, or contact George Hawk if you have any questions.