Get to know some wreckies
Have you ever wondered what runs through the mind of a Wreck frisbee player? Have you ever wished you could read your teammates minds? Well look no further, we are here to provide the answers you’ve always wanted! Maybe not so much in the mind reading department… but more so in providing insight on who we are as people on and off the field. Without further adieu, meet the fabulous people who make up our team!
#6
Zoe Elledge
Major: Literature, Media, and Communications
Year: 2022
Position: Cutter
Athlete Role Models: Sister Pinoe and Ashlyn Harris
Karaoke Song: Astrovan by Mt Joy
Literary Crush(es): Kvothe, the Phantom of the Opera, Hermione Granger
Spirit Animal: Hedgehog
Arch-nemesis: Shin splints
Up first in our biography series is one of our very own recruitment chairs, Zoe! You may have seen her running around practice collecting rookie information for… science. Before playing on Wreck she also did policy debate and you can catch her taking great selfies after swimming at the gym. Her favorite thing about playing on Wreck is the people and she loves the competitive aspect that comes with beating her defenders to the disc. Outside of Wreck you can catch her at her side hustle grinding out articles for the Technique (Tech’s student run newspaper, 10/10 should definitely read daily if I do say so myself), converting the nation to the Birds Aren’t Real conspiracy (perfect time to note that she is a flat earther, possibly ironically?), and creating bomb playlists on Spotify. If Zoe could take any Wreck player with her on a road trip, she would take Zion because Zion is the love of her life. Zoe is also a great traveler herself, as she would like to visit Ireland, hike the Appalachian Trail, and van across the West Coast in the future. When you have a chance, ask her to bend her fingers around for you and to tell you her fire debate team roast rap that caused people to throw themselves into a lake.
“Waterboarding in Guantanamo Bay sounds like a great time if you don't know what either of those things are”
#27
Katie “[email protected]” Dai
Major: Computer Science
Year: 2021
Position: Handler
Karaoke Song: Bonus points if Katie will sing for you
Warning: Beware the furby
Spirit Animal: Owl/Viper/Jackal (any complaints must be directed to customer service)
If you heard some screaming on campus a couple weeks ago, it was either Katie because apparently “[I] can speak loudly” or me because I SCREAMED when I saw that she, the most mysterious person on the team, submitted a player biography!!111!!!!11!! Have you ever just stared at her face while she executes her handler position perfectly? This girl has the number one best poker face, she could’ve just pulled the best pull ever (which is a very common occurrence) and her face would literally not move at all. Maybe we should start a take Katie to Vegas campaign because she could win enough to pay for all our tuitions playing poker. She’s not sure what she will be doing in 10 years, but she’s open to help deciding and she definitely has a future in being a portrait subject because she could hold the same facial expression for hours. Katie could also have a great future in hosting Great British Bake Off, as she would like to try every dessert in the world (see: Katie Dai’s sweet-tooth). She could also dye hair as a side hustle as she has been dying her own hair since high school frisbee. A frisbee player of many talents, she manages our money as the treasurer and gets us some deals. Also just a side note, beneath Katie’s serious exterior she has a great sense of humor. One time she told this joke: “What’s brown and sticky? A stick”. Here’s my one up joke response: check out Katie’s shin compression sleeve you will not be disappointed. But for real, when Katie started talking to me, it was one of the best moments of my life behind discovering Oatmeal Cookie Halo Top and getting into the Institute; 13/10 would recommend it.
Disclaimer: all opinions in the above article are mine and mine alone. If you never see me again after this, it will be because she took my head off with a precisely aimed frisbee in my sleep.
#65
Gleymi Hernandez
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Year: 2021
Position: Handler
Athlete Role Model: Ali Krieger
Celebrity Crush: Evelyne Brochu
Spirit Animal: Lion
Caution: Resting Face Looks Sad
See a suave gal with wild mane and an occasional bandana walking across campus? Chances are, you’re probably creeping on our Vice President Gleymi! It's ok, we’ve all been the creeper… maybe it’s just me. If you really do decide to creep on her though you may catch her watching Netflix in her room - ask her for some show recommendations! Gleymi is the cool, put together teammate that we all wish we could be; in fact, she aspires to possibly get a PhD one day! She spent a summer in Shenzhen last summer on study abroad but has not picked up any karaoke skills, claiming that if you ask her to sing for you she will make your ears bleed. However, she is really good at guessing which side a coin will land on, so don’t try to gamble or flip for color against her. Clearly Gleymi is well traveled, and she even speaks Spanish which may help her when she takes her dream vacation to Mars with her vacation bro Katie and/or Maddy because of her survival skills. The VP has spoken: the Earth is indeed a sphere, albeit imperfect, and birds are indeed real.
*salutes*
#98
Lycia “Cia, Lychia” Tran
Major: Electrical Engineering
Year: 2022
Position: Handler
Athlete Role Models: Chloe Kim, Maia Shibutani, Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, the Cardenas sisters
Karaoke Song: Depends on the day, could be new Ariana Grande, old TSwift, Chinese flex 小幸运
Celebrity Crush: Shawn Mendes
Spirit Animal: Red Panda
Warning: “I tend to ramble”
Ever the teammate most on top of pop trends, Lycia will gladly display her whip, dab, shooting, flossing, or other dance move skills if you challenge her to a dance off. Clearly, living on an island in the middle of a lake has nothing on her social prowess #mercerisland #basicallyseattle. Her favorite thing about Wreck is how everyone is so nice, fun, encouraging, funny, and amazing! As someone who started playing frisbee back in high school and has plenty of experience, Lycia can say that some of the best things about the sport are the community and sportsmanship that makes playing other teams enjoyable. Outside of frisbee Lycia is a board member for Tech’s ChinaCare club and does ORS on top of being one of our very own social chairs. If she could have anyone on Wreck with her on a deserted island, she would take Tara because “I feel like she’s camped a lot so she would probably know what to do” (Tara does not like camping can confirm). If she could take anyone on a road trip she would take Cindy because she would never be bored, despite the fact that Cindy spends 90% of her time sleeping. In the future, Lycia has some modest dreams: be alive, have friends, travel to Greece and other places, and maybe even coach ultimate herself. While Confucius may hate her guts, we have no doubts that our favorite mattress punching, black belt owning, nerf gun shooting, calligraphy writing teammate will defy all Chinese luck traditions and make us proud. And if Lycia never becomes an electrical engineer (unlikely) or kpop star, you can catch her running her own country where frisbee is the national sport.
And before she goes here are some wise parting words:
“Hi guys”.