Senior High Ultimate Frisbee
2024 Girls Highlights
The BSM girls’ ultimate frisbee team triumphed at the 2024 Minnesota High School State Championship, securing the Division 2 State title with an undefeated 6-0 record. Despite challenging rain and wind conditions, the team showcased their skill and determination throughout the tournament held June 1-2 at the National Sports Center in Blaine, MN.
- Varsity Girls Head Coach: John Groess
2024 Boys Highlights
The boys’ ultimate frisbee team competed in the Minnesota State tournament the first week of June. The team went 5-1 losing a heartbreaker in the Division 3 championship 8-9 to Irondale to place second in the tournament.
- Varsity Boys Head Coach: Chuck Dudek
BSM Coach Leads Team USA to Gold
Written by Marketing & Communications EPIC intern Katie Berthoud ’25
John Groess, Benilde-St. Margaret’s high school math teacher and girls’ ultimate frisbee coach, recently led USA’s ultimate frisbee mixed division team to a gold medal at the 2024 Mixed National Ultimate Championship in Gold Coast, Australia.
John Groess Coaches USA Ultimate Frisbee Team to Gold
, • September 18, 2024
Math teacher John Groess recently returned to BSM from Australia, where he coached the USA Mixed National Ultimate Frisbee Team in the Ultimate Frisbee World Cup.
—Knight Errant, the student news organization of Benilde-St. Margaret’s School in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
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What is Ultimate?: Combining the non-stop movement and athletic endurance of soccer with the aerial passing skills of football, a game of ultimate is played by two teams with a flying disc on a field with end zones, similar to football. The object of the game is to score by catching a pass in the opponent’s end zone. A player must stop running while in possession of the disc, but may pivot and pass to any of the other receivers on the field.
Time Commitment: Mid March through the first week in June. Practice 2-3 hours a week (Two practices a week) and one 2 hour game a week (usually about three days a week)
Beginnings: The girls’ ultimate program started in the spring of 2016. Before that, the girls played on the boys’ team as they didn’t have enough players to make a complete roster themselves. In 2017, the team had just seven girls, the minimum needed to play. Now, BSM is one of the largest teams in the state, with a varsity and JV program totaling around 50 players. BSM is one of four teams in the state with a JV program, demonstrating the strong team culture that encourages many players to try a new sport when they come to BSM.
The Red Knights won the conference championship in the spring of 2022 and have built on that success to win the Division 2 State title this year.
