While some may remember Sam Valesano from her time on the USA WJUC squad in 2006, her ascent in the mixed division has been a surprise for many. 1st Runner-Up: Sam Valesano (Minneapolis No Touching) Minneapolis No Touching’s Sam Valesano. He can outrun defenders from the handler position, fire inch-perfect deep throws to his teammates to set up easy holds, and win the disc with his height and vertical skill to be a matchup-proof enigma for opponents to solve. With so much turnover on Blackbird this year, they still had an offensive rock to anchor the team on, and Taylor came up big in game after game. Taylor showed an innate sense of when to reach for a big huck, when to work the disc underneath, and when to stretch the field to open space for his teammates. Against Mixtape in the quarterfinals, Taylor took on the dominant handler role after John Kolb went down with a hamstring injury and kept San Francisco in the hunt for a semifinal berth, notching a 1G/4A stat line while also working in his main role of initiating cutter.
He put up eight goals and 18 assists in San Diego, pacing the Blackbird offense and giving his team the dominant downfield threat needed to upset AMP in pool play. One of the scariest cutters to defend one-on-one, Blackbird cleared space to let him take on his mark and set up easy goals to keep San Francisco in the hunt for another bid.Īt Nationals, Taylor’s standout level of play continued. San Francisco Blackbird was one of the teams to go all-in with the sidestack isolation pull play, and Taylor was usually at the heart of it. He bounced back from an injury-riddled 2017 and turned the kind of multi-threat offensive campaign that cannot be ignored.
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Think back to when Mac Taylor was playing on Revolver, and what comes to mind? Dominant downfield cutter, big thrower, aerial threat in the end zone? Well, this year was a vintage performance. Offensive Player Of The Year Mac Taylor (San Francisco Blackbird) Blackbird’s Mac Taylor.
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While we consider both regular season and postseason performance, because of the nature of the Club Division, we weight success in the Series and at Nationals above all else. The Club Awards are selected based on input from Ultiworld reporters, contributors, and editors. While the talent of the division reaches far beyond short lists, the Club Awards are meant to honor those players who put together what we believe to be the best seasons in the mixed game this year. With Nationals over and the winners crowned, it is time to take a moment to recognize the top performers in the mixed division this season.
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