S2 Sarah Meckstroth

While historically the Radiance have always been a collection of local talent, this off-season we signed one of the best players in the country! Sarah Meckstroth was born, raised and currently works in Minnesota. After graduating from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in 2012, Sarah has played with the Elite Club Mixed team Minnesota Drag-N-Thrust every summer since, including winning back-to-back-to-back USAU Club Championships in 2013, 2014 AND 2015. On the national stage, Meckstroth has either been invited or selected for Team USA at the Under-23 Championships in 2013 & 2015, at the World Ultimate and Guts Championships (WUGC) in 2016 and 2020 and for the World Beach Ultimate Championships (WBUC) in 2017 and 2022. After two rounds of tryouts early this spring which narrowed the top 100 ultimate players in the country down to 32 players in the second round, as of LAST WEEK, Sarah was named to one of the 14 spots to play for the USA National Team at the 2022 World Games team, putting her in the the top 7 women-matching players IN THE COUNTRY. Professionally, Meckstroth was rostered with the Minnesota Strike in 2020, played with the DC Shadow in 2021 and now for our Raleigh Radiance for the 2022 season! When she is not destroying everyone downfield with her deep cuts, Sarah loves spending time with her dog, hiking, coaching and traveling internationally. We talk about her growth through the Minnesota scene, how she decided to play with the Radiance and everything she's looking forward to with the season! If you want to see Sarah play, the Radiance's first home game of the 2022 season is THIS SATURDAY, April 9th at 6:00pm at Herndon Park - we'd love to see everyone at the game!! Raleigh Radiance - Information and Season/Game Tickets - http://raleighradiance.com/tickets Carolina Flyers Season Tickets - https://raleigh-flyers.com/collections/2022-tickets/tickets AUDL Championship Weekend 11 Tickets - https://shop.theaudl.com/collections/championship-weekend-11-tickets Have kids who want to learn from pro ultimate athletes? Check out: Carolina Ultimate Flight School - https://triangleultimate.org/CUFS