Buds: Cornell's premiere men's Ultimate team

Join The 2009-2010 Buds!

Tryouts for the 2009-2010 season for both the Buds and the Shake will begin during the first full week of classes during the fall semester and will last for several weeks. If you are interested in joining either team next year please e-mail the Buds captains at buds@cornell.edu or the Shake captains at shake@cornell.edu letting them know and you will be put on a mailing list where you will receive information about pick-up games during orientation and eventually tryout information in the fall.

Additionally, throughout Orientation there will be organized pick-up games on the Appel Feilds, as well as pick-up games and/or tossing on Rawlings Green every day. Please check beck prior to Orientation week for exact details regarding times for pick-up games and tossing.

For more information, please e-mail the captains.

News

Nationals: Buds place 9th at Nationals! After finishing pool play with a record of 3-1 (beating NC State, Luther, and Kansas, while losing to Colorado) and taking 2nd place in pool B, we faced Pittsburgh in the pre-Quarters for a rematch of the Regional Finals. After a very well-played, hard fought game from both teams, we fell to Pittsburgh 15-13. After this loss, we finished the tournament with two more victories to tie for 9th place in the country, with an overall record of 5-2 at the tournament. Full results can be found here: http://www.upa.org/scores/tourn.cgi?div=18&id=5931 and more information including pictures and video highlights can be found by navigating the College Championships website at http://college2009.upa.org. It's been a truly amazing season. Thanks for all your support!

Buds win Regionals! We emerged victorious from Regionals, held in Princeton, NJ and have secured a bid to Nationals! After going 3-0 in Pool play against Vassar, SUNY-Buffalo and Edinboro, we won our semifinal matchup and last game of the day on Saturday against Bucknell to advance to the finals Sunday afternoon against rival Pittsburgh. Coming out on Sunday both intense and unrelenting, we won the finals 15-8 to win the region and were awarded a bid to nationals for the first time since 2002! Full results can be seen here: http://www.upa.org/scores/tourn.cgi?div=18&id=5918 Nationals will be held in Columbus, OH, on May 22-25.

Buds win Sectionals! Hosted in Ithaca for the second straight year, Sectionals was a great tournament both for the Buds and for the Shake, who had a strong showing, finishing tied for 6th. Results can be seen here: http://www.upa.org/scores/tourn.cgi?div=18&id=5882

Buds win Southerns 2009 in Statesboro, GA! This 32 team tournament in sunny Statesboro was a tremendous success for us, as spring break concluded with a hard-fought tournament win. The UPA page with the tournament results can be found here: http://www.upa.org/scores/tourn.cgi?div=18&id=5735

There is also a highlight video from the weekend, which can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGGelfsMsTg

Make A Donation!

Due to the economy, the University has slashed our budget this season, reducing our funding by almost 50%. Because of this, we have been very limited in our training and tournament options. If you would like to make a donation and help support the team, it would be greatly appreciated.

Check should be made out to "Cornell University" with "Cornell Ultimate/Buds" specified in the memo line. Please send these checks to:

Cornell University

Alumni Affairs and Development

P.O. Box 2600

Ithaca, NY 14851

These donations are tax-deductible

About the Buds

Founded in 1973, the Buds have a storied history and are one of the oldest programs in college ultimate. We have made nationals multiple times and are perennial contenders in the Metro East. We practice 4-5 days per week all school year and travel to about 4-5 tournaments in the local area in each the fall and spring semesters. We usually fly west to a tournament in February and then drive down South for Spring Break to face other competitive teams. Though many of the students who come out for the Buds have previous High School ultimate experience, we welcome players of any experience and skill level that have an enthusiasm to work hard and learn about the game.

In addition to the Buds, Cornell has a fully functional B team, the Shake. The Shake also travel South for Spring Break and play many local tournaments. The Shake focus on developing the fundamentals needed before you are ready to play with the Buds.

Tryouts for the Buds occur early in the fall semester soon after classes start. If you're interested in joining the Buds or Shake, please send the captains an email and we will put you on our mailing list where we announce tryout, practice, and tournament schedules.

Directions to Reis Practice Fields

Car/Bike

Find Pine Tree Road on a map (on the bottom right of the map). As you head south on Pine Tree Road, you will cross an intersection with Mitchell (to the west) and Ellis Hollow (to the east). Reis Tennis Center is the first right hand turn after that intersection as you continue south on Pine Tree. If you are driving, park in the Reis lot. To get to the fields we play on, walk along the left hand side of the tennis center, past the building and then past the outdoor courts. You will walk right onto a big field, that is where we play.

Bus

The 51 bus leaves Uris Hall at 4:41PM and arrives at East Hill Plaza at 4:51PM. Although we understand that you may not be able to make an earlier bus, this option will be cutting things a bit tight.

If you have extra time and want to spend some time throwing around before practice, the 54 bus leaves Statler Hall at 4:22PM and arrives at East Hill Plaza at 4:34PM. Taking the earlier bus will also provide the time to fully cleat up and warm up a bit on your own before practice begins.

If you miss the 51 bus, you can take the 50 bus, but you will be late to practice. It leaves Statler Hall at 4:52PM and arrives at East Hill Plaza at 5:04PM.

The bus will drop you off near the P&C food store. When you get off the bus, walk south towards the intersection of Mitchell and Ellis Hollow and then walk straight through the intersection. Reis tennis center will be on your right. To get to the fields we play on, turn right to walk towards the tennis center and than walk along the left hand side of the tennis center, past the building and then past the outdoor courts. You will walk right onto a big field, that is where we play.

To get home, you need to take the 93 bus. It leaves East Hill Plaza (from the parking lot, NOT from where the other buses dropped you off) at 7:06PM and arrives at RPCC at 7:26PM. We will finish practice at 6:55PM to give people enough time to walk over to the bus stop.