Meet Our Team
Meet the fine students of the College of Saint Rose that have decided to dedicate their time and energy to the great sport of Ultimate Frisbee.
Name: Matthew Kerendian
Position: President Major: Business Administration/Finance Year: Junior Favorite Pokemon: Kabutops Bio: I am the Vice President of the club, and started playing frisbee in the Fall of 2014. I am a die-hard New York Mets fan, and a situational ambidextrous. I met the Queen of England twice and I consider myself a terrific autobiographer. I gotta stop before you know too much. Peace & Blessings! Name: Michael Aurrichio Position: Vice President Major: Special/Early Childhood Education, English Year: Junior Favorite Pokemon: Onix Bio: I am the biggest patriot you will ever meet. I love frisbee, freedom, and pasta. I have been on our frisbee team since my freshman year of college. I aspire to be a teacher/motivational speaker one day. Always willing to dive... necessary or not. Name: Jason Zobre Position: Treasurer Major: Adolescent Education, English Year: Junior Favorite Pokemon: Charizard Bio: Jason grew up in Schodack, NY and went to Maple Hill High School. He has played frisbee for the past year and was one of the original members of the Kings of the North. He's primarily a cutter on the field, but is currently MIA due to an ACL injury. He plans on returning to the field in the fall, but is meanwhile preoccupied with his duties as the team Treasurer Name: Jonathan McRae Position: Field Captain Major: School Psychology Year: Graduate Student Favorite Pokemon: Charizard Bio: I've been playing ultimate for about 9 years. I run fast, jump high and get buckets. I previously played for 3 years at siena college. I joined this team cause I love the sport and this is a great group of people. Respect. Name: Zach Grappone Position: Field Captain Major: Music Industry Year: Sophomore Favorite Pokemon: Houndoom Bio: I grew up in Waterbury, CT and went to school there at Chase Collegiate School. I've been playing ultimate for four years and i have played on several teams. I am a vocal major and i also play guitar and like to listen to all types of music from jazz to rock. Name: Jakub "Kuba" Mierzwa Major: Biology Year: Senior Favorite Pokemon: Magikarp Bio: I am a third year senior at the College of Saint Rose studying Cellular/Molecular Biology hoping to one day enter the medical field. I have been on the team since its inception in Spring 2014 and have been a dedicated member ever since. I also am the one updating the website pretty often, so if you see me around, feel free to say hi. Name: James Hodge Major: Geology Year: Junior Favorite Pokemon: Blastoise Bio: I'm a Sagittarius. My favorite color is green. I like rocks, anchovies, and warm hugs. I was homeschooled until I started college, I'm a swing dancer, I'm an Australian citizen, and I'm a dope Settlers of Catan player Name: Ben Kapuscinski Major: Accounting Year: Junior Favorite Pokemon: Lucario Bio: I love playing frisbee. Boom. Name: Brady King Major: Special/Secondary Education Year: Junior Favorite Pokemon: Geodude Bio: I have no fear of laying out of making D or a sick catch because of my soccer goalie background. I enjoy the rush that a layout can give you after you have made the play. I feel as if the next play I can make another layout. Name: Ethan Travis Major: Communications Film/New Media Year: Junior Favorite Pokemon: Dunsparse Bio: This is my second year of playing ultimate and I enjoy it a lot. I am the youngest of 8 siblings and with that I am the uncle of 16 nieces and nephews. I am a professional consumer of chicken products. I tend to sweat more than the average human. Name: Alvaro Sosa-Suarez Major: Business Sports Management Year: Junior Favorite Pokemon: Charizard Bio: I am a former field captain of the team, and I started playing frisbee in the fall of 2014, I love the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots. I am the only lefty on the team and I was born in Argentina. Name: Kyle Vandermark Major: Music Industry Year: Junior Favorite Pokemon: Nidoking Bio: I'm the former President of the Ultimate Frisbee Club. I've been playing Ultimate since my freshman year of high school. I consider myself the "funny guy" of the team, even though no one laughs at what I say. Road House. Name: Joshua "Deadpool" Hulslander Major: Criminal Justice Year: Sophomore Favorite Pokemon: Feraligatr Bio: I’m a freshman at The College of Saint Rose and I joined the team during the 2014 Fall Semester. Everyone on the team calls me “Deadpool” because I wore Deadpool socks to one of the first practices and no one knew my name yet, so from that point on everyone calls me “Deadpool”. Credit goes to Jason Zobre for the nickname. (I ATE THE CARDS!) Name: Alexander "Frodo" Lawrence Major: Criminal Justice Year: Sophomore Favorite Pokemon: Totodile Bio: I am very passionate about singing and sports. I love meeting new people and getting to know them. and I'm a huge fan of anything horror related. preferably zombie type movies/ shows. I'm a sports blogger for the Golden Knight Spotlight at the college of Saint Rose. Name: Kevin Pedraza Major: Graphic Design Year: Sophomore Favorite Pokemon: Blastoise Bio: I like drawing and being creative , I'm always thinking outside the box. I'm a horrible speller. An on my spare time I like kill zombies and playing Xbox |