American professional ultimate frisbee team
The Detroit Mechanix are an American professional ultimate frisbee team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan . The Mechanix compete in the formerly titled American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL), now known as the Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA) as a member team of the league's Central Division.[1] The Mechanix began play in 2012 as one of the eight charter teams of the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL). The team is owned by Brent Steepe and was founded in 2010.
The Mechanix have not won a game since April 29, 2017.[2] Their all-time regular season record is 16–110 and the team has gone winless in 6 of their last 8 seasons, winning only four games in 2016 and one game in 2017.[3] They have finished last in points per game in six of their nine seasons and last in the Midwest division in eight of their nine seasons.[3]
The Mechanix currently play their home games at Grand Rapids Christian High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan . Until 2015, The Mechanix played home games at Bishop Foley Catholic High School in Madison Heights. The Pontiac Silverdome was home to the team in 2012, and in 2013 and 2014 the Mechanix played at Ultimate Soccer Arenas .
The team also was one of two teams in the league to have a dance team. The Detroit Mechanix Maximum Intensity Dancers.
On February 29, 2020, three players died in a multi-car crash en route to a Mechanix practice.[4]
Players and staff [ edit ] 2024 roster [ edit ] # Name 2 Joseph Sogno 3 Nathan Ploeger 6 Gregory Moreno 9 Aaron Richards 10 Mario Moran 11 Justin Wollin 12 Carson Chamberlain 13 James Kloss 14 Jake Felton 17 Jack Bembenek 19 Quinn Garner 21 Nic Lanas 22 Marco Dewey 23 Mauricio Galeano 24 Brendan Gessner 26 Tyler Shanahan 27 Jordan Hill 28 Richard Ware 31 Bradley Kennis 32 Elliot Davis 33 Terry Gaither 37 Joseph Simpson 40 Ryan Smith 42 Sean McGuinness 44 Anderson Cañon 45 Aidan Rudy 47 Christopher O'Brien 64 Stephen Grondin 76 Conrad Nguyen 78 Matthew Bell 81 Colin Beauregard 86 Nicholas Akers 94 Noah Sawyer 96 Caleb Texier
International players [ edit ] # Name Years Nation 41 Dave Hochhalter 2012–2013 30 Marc Michael Huber 2013 91 Bjarne Laursen 2014 99 Takashi Sato 2015 17 Wasdi Grimaldo B. 2015–2019 68 Eugene Lim 2016 40 Ben Cheer 2019 21 Kevin van Roosmalen 2022
Player records [ edit ] To the 2021 season.
Games played [ edit ] # Name Games Years Nation 4 Andrew Lucarotti 63 2012–2017 13 Ben Murphy 62 2012–2017 33 Eric Hubbard 60 2013–2017 6 Danny Hunt 49 2013–2015, 2017 8 Aaron del Real 47 2012,2014–2017
Points played [ edit ] # Name Points Years Nation 33 Eric Hubbard 1418 2013–2017 4 Andrew Lucarotti 1240 2012–2017 13 Ben Murphy 1142 2012–2017 8 Aaron del Real 942 2012,2014–2017 6 Danny Hunt 848 2013–2015, 2017
Goals scored [ edit ] # Name Goals Years Nation 33 Eric Hubbard 141 2013–2017 8 Aaron del Real 83 2012,2014–2017 83 Mark Worsfold 63 2012–2013 11 Anthony Davis 57 2016–2017 12 Ben Ayres 53 2012–2013
Assists [ edit ] # Name Assists Years Nation 4 Andrew Lucarotti 100 2012–2017 41 Dave Hochhalter 94 2012–2014 35 Joseph Besser 58 2014–2016 98 Dan Donovan 53 2016–2017 8 Aaron del Real 52 2012,2014–2017
# Name Blocks Years Nation 33 Eric Hubbard 77 2013–2017 23 Andy Barnhart 47 2012–2014 42 Nathan Champoux 38 2016–2017 4 Andrew Lucarotti 31 2012–2017 8 Aaron del Real 28 2012,2014–2017
Year Division Record Win% Playoffs Goals Goals Against Finish 2012 Central 7-9 (4th) 0.438 337 351 Did not make playoffs 2013 Central 4-12 (6th) 0.250 290 371 Did not make playoffs 2014 Central 0-14 (6th) 0.000 217 380 Did not make playoffs 2015 Central 0-14 (7th) 0.000 234 444 Did not make playoffs 2016 Central 4-10 (6th) 0.286 257 337 Lost in divisional final 2017 Central 1-13 (6th) 0.071 241 333 Did not make playoffs 2018 Central 0-14 (6th) 0.000 235 423 Did not make playoffs 2019 Central 0-12 (6th) 0.000 174 277 Did not make playoffs 2021 Central 0-12 (5th) 0.000 187 322 Did not make playoffs 2022 Central 0-12 (6th) 0.000 214 325 Did not make playoffs 2023 Central 0-12 (6th) 0.000 187 279 Did not make playoffs Total 16-134 0.107 0-0 2,573 3,842
References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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