Milwaukee Monarchs

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Milwaukee Monarchs
SportUltimate
Founded2020
LeaguePremier Ultimate League
Based inMilwaukee, WI
Head coachBecky LeDonne
Websitemilwaukeemonarchs.com

The Milwaukee Monarchs are a Premier Ultimate League (PUL) professional "womxn"'s ultimate team based in Milwaukee, WI. They joined the PUL in 2020 as part of the 2020 expansion.[1][2] The Monarchs are dedicated to "growing the sport with an emphasis on creating opportunities for and raising the profiles of womxn, girls, and players of diverse identities in Wisconsin and the broader Midwest"[3]

Franchise history[edit]

On December 3, 2019 the PUL, which had held its inaugural season in 2019,[4][5] announced that it would be adding four new teams including the Milwaukee Monarchs, Washington DC Shadow, Portland Rising,[6][7] and Minnesota Strike.[1][8][9] The Monarchs were founded by Ness Cannaday, Austin Prucha, Katy Stanton, and Dan Laurila.[10]

The 2020 season[11] was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so the Monarchs did not compete until 2021.[12] The Monarchs hosted one of the three regional competitions that made up the 2021 PUL Championship Series, which served as an abbreviated competition season in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[13][14] The Monarchs defeated the Columbus Pride and Indianapolis Red to win the Midwest competition.[15]

Leadership team[edit]

  • Ben Iberle | General manager
  • Benjy Keren | Game Day Operations
  • Kevin Cannaday | Game Day Operations
  • Rachel Romaniak | Livestream Coordinator
  • Adam Ruffner | Production Coordinator
  • Alex Leutenegger | Partnerships Coordinator
  • Jake Wilson | Social Media & Marketing

Current coaching staff[edit]

  • Head coach – Caitlin Murphy (MurphDawg)
  • Assistant coach – Nick Hwang (DJ)

Roster[edit]

The 2020 roster was as follows:[16]

2020 DC Shadow
# Name Pronouns College Club Team
2 Alex Hu She/Her Northwestern Madison Heist
3 Madison Moore She/Her University of Chicago
4 Jenni Corcoran She/Her University of Kansas Chicago Nemesis
5 Rose Glinka She/Her Case Western Reserve University Madison Heist
6 Risa Umeno She/Her University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chicago Nemesis
7 Ness Cannaday She/Her Madison NOISE
8 Anna Williams She/Her Wesleyan University
9 Sabrina Hoffman She/Her UW-Madison Madison Heist
10 Emilie Willingham She/Her Truman State University
12 Kaitlynne Roling She/Her UW-Madison Madison NOISE
14 Rachel Enyeart She/Her Indiana University Madison Heist
16 Margaret Walker She/Her UW-Madison Madison Heist
17 Sara Stuedemann They/Them Iowa State University Madison Heist
19 Georgia Bosscher She/Her UW-Madison Washington DC Space Heater
20 Hannah Frank She/Her UW-Madison
21 Rachel Foster She/Her University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chicago Nemesis
22 Mila Flowerman She/Her UW-Madison Madison Heist
23 Melissa Gibbs She/Her Iowa State University
24 Sarah Davis She/Her University of Washington Chicago Nemesis
25 Gerene Taylor She/Her California State University, Long Beach
33 Katy Stanton She/Her Lawrence University Madison NOISE
34 Mackenzie Carpenter She/Her Valparaiso University
38 Sara Gnolek She/Her Northwestern
44 Keila Strick She/Her University of Virginia Washington DC Scandal
50 Anna Thorn She/Her University of Utah Chicago Nemesis
69 Clea Poklemba She/Her Washington DC Space Heater
72 Jacqueline Jarik She/Her University of Michigan Chicago Nemesis
84 Sarah Lipscomb She/Her University of Notre Dame Chicago Nemesis
85 Heather Vilbrandt She/Her UW-Milwaukee
87 Austin Prucha She/Her Washington DC Scandal
88 Linh Hoang She/Her New York University San Francisco Polar Bears

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b comments, Charlie Eisenhood in News with 0 (2019-12-03). "Premier Ultimate League Adding Four Teams For 2020 Season". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Zagoria, Adam. "Women's Professional Ultimate Frisbee League Announces Expansion". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. ^ "About". Milwaukee Monarchs. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  4. ^ Zagoria, Adam (2019-06-28). "Born of a Boycott, a Women's Ultimate Frisbee League Charts Its Own Path". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  5. ^ "Welcome to the Women's Ultimate Frisbee League - Ms. Magazine". msmagazine.com. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  6. ^ "Professional Ultimate team to come to Portland". WCSH. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  7. ^ Cordes, Renee. "With the 'Tacko Fall effect,' women's pro sports team launches in Portland". Mainebiz.
  8. ^ "Professional women's Ultimate is coming to Minnesota". Twin Cities. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  9. ^ Timmermann, Tom. "Ultimate satisfaction for this Bel-Nor disc whiz". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  10. ^ "Staff". Milwaukee Monarchs. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  11. ^ comments, Kelsey Hayden in News with 0 (2020-02-28). "Inside The Premier Ultimate League, Western Ultimate League Tryouts". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ comments, Charlie Eisenhood in News with 0 (2020-04-14). "Premier Ultimate League 2020 Season Has Been Canceled". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "2021 Champ Series". Premier Ultimate League. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  14. ^ "Ultimate Frisbee Tournament Coming To Wauwatosa's Hart Park". Wauwatosa, WI Patch. 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  15. ^ News, Alex Rubin in; comments, Recap with 0 (2021-08-31). "PUL Championship Series 2021: Midwest Recap". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2022-03-22. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "Roster". Milwaukee Monarchs. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
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