Uffda! It's LUFDA!

Luther College LUFDA Ultimate team members Paul Meyer, Sam Hedrick, Ben Koefed, Aaron Burk, Collin Meyer, Eric Johnson, Brett Streelman, Peter Graffy, Peter Storvick, Adam Winter, Matthias Broner, Will Harren, Ben Jarvis, Grayson Pangburn, Joe Wheelock, John Anderson, Mike Redig, Dustin Hruby, Trent Erickson, Jon Lang, Josh Johnson; back: Coach Reid Wilson; not pictured: Coach Dan McAdam.

You've heard the Norwegian phrase "Uffda!"  But have you heard of "LUFDA?"

The Luther College Flying Disc Association--or :LUFDA"--has fielded a team that has advanced to the USA Ultimate Division I national tournament May 27th through the 30th in Boulder, Colorado. 

LUFDA opened the Regional Tournament with a 15-10 win over St. Olaf College. In the second round of games, Luther downed the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 13-12.  The University of Minnesota held off Luther for a 13-10 win Saturday afternoon, but the LUFDA team bounced back to score a 12-9 win over Iowa State University.

Sunday's first round of games matched Luther against perennial power University of Iowa in a game in which wind speeds reached 25 miles per hour. Iowa defeated Luther 13-8.  LUFDA came back to sweep their final three games on Sunday, defeating the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 12-7, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 13-6, and the University of Minnesota 12-9.

At the National Tournament, 20 men's teams and 20 women's teams from 11 regions across the U.S. will compete for the national title. Among the top men's teams that have qualified for Nationals from other regions are the University of Florida, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Illinois, Cornell University and the University of Virginia. 

Ultimate Frisbee is played in 42 countries by thousands of people.  The game relies upon a spirit of sportsmanship that places the responsibility of fair play on the players themselves. Ultimate is a self-refereed sport, which makes maintaining this spirit of the game essential. Players are expected to hold themselves to the same code of conduct that referees would expect at their level of play.