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.
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| Full name | Detroit Mechanix |
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| Sport | Ultimate |
| Founded | 2010 |
| First season | 2012 American Ultimate Disc League season |
| League | Ultimate Frisbee Association |
| Division | Central |
| Based in | Madison Heights, Michigan |
| Stadium | Bishop Foley Stadium |
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| Owner | Brent Steepe |
| Head coach | Brent Steepe |
| Mascot | Rusty the Wrench |
| Website | theaudl |
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
2022 roster edit
| # | Name |
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| 0 | Elliot Perpich |
| 1 | Joseph Cubitt |
| 3 | Grant Maynard |
| 4 | Trevor Polisuk-Balfour |
| 5 | Johnny Bansfield |
| 6 | David Valentine-Elam |
| 9 | Chris Walsh |
| 10 | Jake Steslicki |
| 11 | David Innis |
| 14 | Jonny McKoy |
| 15 | Jake Kenniv |
| 17 | Matt LeMaitre |
| 18 | Austin Riegel |
| 20 | Adam Stautberg |
| 21 | Kevin van Roosmalen |
| 23 | Nathan Ploeger |
| 25 | Sawyer Fil |
| 26 | Jack Havey |
| 27 | Justin Winn |
| 29 | Jacob Anthuvan |
| 30 | James Highsmith |
| 32 | Chris Ellis |
| 33 | Terry Gaither |
| 34 | Rees McDevitt |
| 35 | Kevin Anthony |
| 36 | Tyler Mitchuson |
| 38 | Yipeng Wang |
| 42 | Nathan Champoux |
| 43 | Matt Wilken |
| 44 | Zachery Turner |
| 50 | Austin Engel |
| 61 | Caleb Stanish |
| 64 | Stephen Grondin |
| 77 | Bryan Walsh |
| 88 | Austin Engel |
| 99 | Mark Whitton |
International players edit
| # | Name | Years | Nation |
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| 41 | Dave Hochhalter | 2012–2013 | 
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| 30 | Marc Michael Huber | 2013 | 
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| 91 | Bjarne Laursen | 2014 | 
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| 99 | Takashi Sato | 2015 | 
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| 17 | Wasdi Grimaldo B. | 2015–2019 | 
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| 68 | Eugene Lim | 2016 |
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| 40 | Ben Cheer | 2019 |
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| 21 | Kevin van Roosmalen | 2022 | 
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Player records edit
To the 2021 season.
Games played edit
| # | Name | Games | Years | Nation |
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| 4 | Andrew Lucarotti | 63 | 2012–2017 | 
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| 13 | Ben Murphy | 62 | 2012–2017 |
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| 33 | Eric Hubbard | 60 | 2013–2017 |
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| 6 | Danny Hunt | 49 | 2013–2015, 2017 |
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| 8 | Aaron del Real | 47 | 2012,2014–2017 |
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Points played edit
| # | Name | Points | Years | Nation |
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| 33 | Eric Hubbard | 1418 | 2013–2017 |
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| 4 | Andrew Lucarotti | 1240 | 2012–2017 |
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| 13 | Ben Murphy | 1142 | 2012–2017 |
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| 8 | Aaron del Real | 942 | 2012,2014–2017 |
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| 6 | Danny Hunt | 848 | 2013–2015, 2017 |
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Goals scored edit
| # | Name | Goals | Years | Nation |
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| 33 | Eric Hubbard | 141 | 2013–2017 |
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| 8 | Aaron del Real | 83 | 2012,2014–2017 |
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| 83 | Mark Worsfold | 63 | 2012–2013 |
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| 11 | Anthony Davis | 57 | 2016–2017 |
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| 12 | Ben Ayres | 53 | 2012–2013 |
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Assists edit
| # | Name | Assists | Years | Nation |
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| 4 | Andrew Lucarotti | 100 | 2012–2017 |
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| 41 | Dave Hochhalter | 94 | 2012–2014 |
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| 35 | Joseph Besser | 58 | 2014–2016 |
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| 98 | Dan Donovan | 53 | 2016–2017 |
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| 8 | Aaron del Real | 52 | 2012,2014–2017 |
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Blocks edit
| # | Name | Blocks | Years | Nation |
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| 33 | Eric Hubbard | 77 | 2013–2017 |
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| 23 | Andy Barnhart | 47 | 2012–2014 |
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| 42 | Nathan Champoux | 38 | 2016–2017 |
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| 4 | Andrew Lucarotti | 31 | 2012–2017 |
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| 8 | Aaron del Real | 28 | 2012,2014–2017 |
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References edit
- ^ "Detroit Mechanix". American Ultimate Disc League. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Tuesday Toss: Week 11". AUDL. 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ a b "Detroit Mechanix History". AUDL. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ Raynor, Keith (2020-03-02). "Three Detroit Mechanix Players Killed in Car Accident". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
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