The Madison Radicals are a semi-professional ultimate team that competes in the Central Division of the Ultimate Frisbee Association . The Radicals play their home games at Breese Stevens Field in downtown Madison. Since the team's inception in 2013, they have won five regular season divisional titles in eight seasons. After losing in the AUDL championship games in 2013 and 2015 , the Radicals claimed its first championship in 2018. Madison also hosted AUDL Championship Weekends in 2016, 2018 and 2022, winning the championship in 2018.
31-578: In summer of 2012, it was reported that Madison would be home to an American Ultimate Disc League team, the Radicals. Slated to join the AUDL for its second season in 2013, effort organizer Tim DeByl stated that he hoped to get Breese Stevens Field as a venue for the team's home games. The Radicals hosted their first tryout in January 2013. Over 60 players attended the combine, with the tryout reaching into
62-485: A drop in the stall count from 10 seconds to 7, a ten-yard penalty for travelling when catching the disc, no prohibition of double-teams, and a yardage penalty for travelling when throwing the disc. There are also other infractions, such as too much physicality, that result in 10- or 20-yard penalties depending on the severity of the infraction. While different from the USAU and WFDF rules, many of these changes were also seen in
93-848: A new South division in place of the Atlantic division. Also in December 2021, the Dallas Roughnecks announced that they were rebranding as the Dallas Legion. In February 2022, the San Jose Spiders announced a move to nearby Oakland . After the 2022 season, the league announced the addition of the Houston Havoc , and the departure of the Tampa Bay Cannons and Ottawa Outlaws. On January 17, 2024
124-673: A playoff berth but were disqualified due to their unpaid fines and the Rampage advanced in their place, losing to the Philadelphia Spinners in the Division final. In December 2012, the league and team owners reached a settlement. Details of the settlement are unknown due to a non-disclosure agreement. Neither the Rampage nor the Connecticut Constitution returned to the AUDL in 2013. For the 2013 season,
155-666: A single elimination tournament that culminates in a final four style showcase known as the UFA Championship Weekend, which is contested in late August over two days. The UFA was founded in 2012 as the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL), before renaming itself the Ultimate Frisbee Association for the 2024 season. The New York Empire hold the most championships with 3 titles. The reigning league champions are
186-598: The American Ultimate Disc League ( AUDL ), is a professional ultimate disc league that consists of 23 teams divided between the South, Central, East, and West divisions. The UFA is located in North America. Each UFA season has 12 regular season games which run from April to July. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the top three teams from every division advance to the playoffs,
217-565: The Indianapolis AlleyCats 25–16 in the Midwest Division championship game to advance to their second straight AUDL Championship Weekend appearance. After leading early in the AUDL semi-finals, Madison ended up losing to the eventual champion San Jose 23–20. Madison once again went undefeated at home on their way to a 13–1 regular season record. San Jose eliminated Madison for the second straight year, this time in
248-700: The Indianapolis AlleyCats and the Detroit Mechanix were the only teams from the 2012 season to remain in their cities, while the Bluegrass Revolution relocated from Lexington, KY to Cincinnati, OH and the Buffalo Hunters relocated and rebranded as the Rochester Dragons . Even with only four teams left, the league still managed to expand to twelve teams overall. In 2014, the league expanded to 17 teams, including
279-464: The MLU . The UFA consists of 24 teams divided into four divisions. During the regular season, each team is allowed an unlimited number of players on its roster; only 20 of these may be active/rostered (eligible to play) on game days. Every UFA team is based in North America. The 24 teams are organized into four geographic divisions with a varying number of teams in each. † Team was a founding member of
310-704: The Minnesota Wind Chill , who defeated the Carolina Flyers by a score of 17-16 in the 2024 UFA Championship Game. The UFA was founded by Josh Moore in 2012 as the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL). The first AUDL game was won by the Connecticut Constitution on April 14, 2012, over the Rhode Island Rampage by a score of 29 to 23, and the first goal was scored by Brent Anderson of the Constitution. The first championship
341-545: The Philadelphia Spinners for the encroachment of the New Jersey and New York franchises. Negotiations between the Constitution, the Rampage, and the league reached an impasse in early June and the franchises' owners threatened legal action. The league preemptively sued the owners on June 17. As negotiations wore on, the league (at least twice) offered various settlements to the owners of the Constitution and
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#1732788088626372-708: The Salt Lake Lions announced that they would be suspending operations for the entire 2015 season; leaving the West Conference with only 6 teams. In October 2015, the AUDL announced that the Lions franchise had been bought back by the league, making that hiatus permanent. In the same announcement, the league welcomed the Austin Sol and Dallas Roughnecks to the South Division. Shortly thereafter,
403-770: The 13th Championship Weekend, August 23–24, at Zions Bank Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. After the 2024 season, the Portland Nitro changed their name to the Oregon Steel, and the Dallas Legion suspended operations. The UFA features a number of rule changes from the traditional set of rules laid out and established by USA Ultimate (USAU) and the WFDF . The field area is expanded to 53 + 1 ⁄ 3 yards wide and 80 yards long with 20-yard end zones (the same size as an American football field, but with
434-691: The 2018 season, the Vancouver Riptide announced they would be leaving Vancouver. Before the 2019 season, the Nashville Nightwatch and the San Francisco FlameThrowers announced they would be ceasing operations. On December 4, 2019, the league announced that a new Boston franchise (later named the Boston Glory ) would join the league for the 2020 season, its first expansion since 2016. That same day,
465-467: The 2024 Season: *Denotes captains Ben Feldman – Coach Max Longchamp – Assistant Coach Carlos Lopez – Player Development Coach Kelsey Percy – Team Advisor and Community Liaison Omar Ansari – Owner Jim Mott – Owner Ben Feldman – Owner/General Manager Tyler Anderson – Asssistant General Manager *Denotes UFA Championship This article about a sports team in Minnesota
496-636: The AUDL announced that the Rochester Dragons franchise was also being contracted and that the league was again hoping to start a franchise in the Boston area. Also in 2015, the Raleigh Flyers of the AUDL signed the first ever female professional ultimate player, Jessi Jones, to play in their game against the Nashville Nightwatch. Jones, who was a team USA U-23 player in 2013, was signed as part of "Women's Ultimate Day". In September 2016,
527-710: The AUDL championship game. The Radicals went undefeated in regular-season play, only the third such season in league history. The team set a regular season attendance record at the time with over 1200 fans coming out on June 4 to watch the AUDL Game of the Week. A close loss to the Seattle Cascades during Championship Weekend, which was held at Breese Stevens, snapped a years-long home winning streak for Madison. The Radicals would claim their fourth consecutive regular season Midwest Division title in 2017, and advanced to
558-476: The AUDL semi-finals, where they were bounced by eventual champion San Francisco in the semi-finals. The Radicals won another Midwest Division title in 2018. Robyn Fennig (Wiseman) became the first female player in team history. Madison played host to AUDL Championship Weekend for the second time in three seasons. This time, the Radicals went all the way, beating the Los Angeles Aviators 24–19 in
589-735: The Canada Cup. The 19 U.S. teams competed in three divisions: Atlantic, Central, and West. The Boston Glory and the New York Empire moved from the East Division, which did not exist in 2021, to the Atlantic Division. In December 2021, the league announced three new franchises, the Colorado Summit , Salt Lake Shred , and Portland Nitro . With the addition of these teams the divisions were realigned, with
620-617: The Cincinnati Revolution and the Charlotte Express announced they would be ceasing operations. In the 2017 season, Jesse Shofner was selected to the roster for the Nashville Nightwatch, which made her the first female player to make a full season AUDL roster. Shofner subsequently scored two goals in the Nightwatch's first game of the 2017 season, making her the first woman to do so in any AUDL game. Before
651-410: The Rampage, but those offers were rejected. On July 5, the Constitution suspended team operations due to legal fees, missing two games. The league then fined the team the maximum fine of $ 10,000 per game, which Constitution owner Bryan Ricci called "severe and excessive" and refused to pay. Both the Constitution and Rampage had games cancelled near the end of the season. The Constitution would have earned
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#1732788088626682-804: The UFA Minnesota Wind Chill The Minnesota Wind Chill are a professional ultimate team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota . The Wind Chill are a member of the Central Division of the Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA). It is one of two teams in the UFA to represent a state rather than a specific city. They won their first UFA Championship in 2024, beating the Carolina Flyers 17-16. Current Wind Chill Players for
713-459: The end zones taking up twice as much of the field as in American football). Games are timed with four-quarters of 12 minutes each, including a 15-minute halftime. If the score is tied, a five-minute overtime period is played. If the score remains tied after overtime, a second overtime is played in which the first team to score wins. Notable changes from the USAU format include the use of referees,
744-497: The first All-AUDL Team. In May 2012, the AUDL announced its plans for expansion for the following season, including franchises in New Jersey, New York, and Boston. Owners of the Connecticut Constitution and Rhode Island Rampage contended that the Boston and New York franchises impinged upon their Territory Licensing Agreements, which specified a non-compete radius of 100 miles. Separately, the league compensated
775-700: The introduction of the West Division. The league also reached a multi-year broadcasting deal with ESPN3 that covered 14 regular season games, a playoff game, and the Championship Weekend. In 2015, the league expanded to 25 teams. The new expansion teams consisted of the Pittsburgh Thunderbirds , Ottawa Outlaws , Los Angeles Aviators , San Diego Growlers , Jacksonville Cannons , Nashville NightWatch , Raleigh Flyers , Atlanta Hustle , and Charlotte Express . In March 2015,
806-638: The league announced a divisional realignment plan that saw the Midwest renamed the Central, the dissolution of the South into a combo South-East Atlantic Division, and the two Texas teams moving to the West division, among other moves. The 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Due to COVID-related travel restrictions, in the 2021 season the three Canadian teams played in an independent series,
837-573: The league announced it was rebranding the Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA). The league partnered with Sport Dimension Inc. (SDI), owner of the Wham-O brand family which includes the Frisbee trademark to license the name for use across the league. Multiple new logos were designed as part of the league's new brand identity. In 2024 the UFA announced it would be streaming the "Super Series", top weekly games for free, live on YouTube. The season culminated with
868-533: The middle of the night. After winning their first-ever game against the Chicago Wildfire , the Radicals parlayed defensive success all the way to the AUDL championship game, losing to the Toronto Rush . The Radicals were again successful in their second year of play, going undefeated at home during the regular season. Peter Graffy set the AUDL single-season blocks record with 49. The Radicals beat
899-683: The playoffs for the second straight year, finishing 7–5. The Radicals became the first AUDL team to surpass 100 wins after beating the Pittsburgh Thunderbirds 18–16 on May 7. They finished 4–8, the team's first losing season in history, missing the playoffs for three consecutive years. Championship Weekend 11 was hosted at Breese Stevens, the third time for the venue. The Radicals have played every home game at Breese Stevens Field , located in downtown Madison, Wisconsin . Official website American Ultimate Disc League The Ultimate Frisbee Association ( UFA ), formerly
930-507: The semi-finals before taking down the Dallas Roughnecks 20–16 in the 2018 AUDL championship game. In their third game of the 2019 season, the Radicals lost at home to the Minnesota Wind Chill , their first home loss in 2,190 days. The Radicals eventually missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, finishing 6–6 on the season. The 2020 AUDL Season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic The Radicals missed
961-560: Was held on August 11, 2012, and was won by the Philadelphia Spinners by a score of 29 to 22 over the Indianapolis AlleyCats . In the first season, the league consisted of eight teams broken into the Eastern and Western conferences. Jonathan "Goose" Helton of the AlleyCats was named league MVP for the inaugural season. Helton, alongside Evan Boucher, Cameron Brock, Rob Dulabon, Dave Hochholter, John Korber, and Jake Rainwater were named to