In true one-day fashion, UCLA one day was a whirlwind of a time. The Triton players woke up and left San Diego while it was still dark out to reach LA while the sun was rising. The Tritons arrived ready to learn, have fun, and ball out. All the members of the women’s ultimate team were split randomly into two teams, including rookies and returners alike. Instead of making them team X and Y like other schools, they were team Vector and Gru to celebrate Captain Dylan Mullaney’s favorite movie, Despicable Me. 

It was a day full of developmental frisbee. For many rookies, this was the first experience playing against another team, and they came ready to rumble. Rookies were running across the field getting back on defense and catching huck after huck. Returners were ready to show their skills, as they not only played incredibly well but also coached the rookies on and off the field. UCLA one day is a special time where A and B team gets to play together and there are no coaches, only players. The day was jam-packed, playing 5 games back to back, but there was never a lull in spirit. The two teams had different levels of scoring success, Team Gru won all by one game, whereas Team Vector lost all their games. Regardless of whether they won or lost, each team was in high spirits the whole day. The rookies not only learned how to better play the game of ultimate, but also learned the DCO cheers and made lifelong friendships. Team Gru and Team Vector celebrated their wins and brushed off their losses. Every rookie walked away from the intramural fields at UCLA with a newfound love for frisbee. On the car ride home, all the rookies could discuss was the new skills they learned and how much fun ultimate frisbee is.