Carolyn Finney

Carolyn Finney, colloquially known as "Finney,"[1] is an ultimate player for San Francisco Fury and has represented the United States national team multiple times in international competition. She is known as one of the most well-rounded players in the USA Ultimate women's division.[2]

Carolyn Finney

Personal information
Born	December 8, 1987 San Jose, California
Alma mater	University of California, Santa Barbara
Occupation	Hardware Engineer
Sport
Sport	Ultimate
College team	UCSB Burning Skirts (2007-2011)
Club	Santa Barbara Lady Condors (2007-2009) San Diego Knock Out (2010) San Francisco Fury (2012-present)
Medal record United States World Games 2017 Mixed United States World Ultimate and Guts Championships 2012 Women's 2016 Mixed USAU Club Championships 2012 Women's 2013 Women's 2014 Women's 2017 Women's 2018 Women's USAU College Championships 2007 Women's 2008 Women's 2009 Women's 2010 Women's 2011 Women's

Personal life

Carolyn Finney was born in December 8, 1987 in San Jose, California.[1] She was raised in San Jose aside from three years living in Germany as a young child.[1] She went to college at the University of California, Santa Barbara where she began majoring in history, transitioned to aquatic biology and finally finished out with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.[1] She commuted to San Francisco from Santa Barbara to play for San Francisco Fury for five seasons, starting in 2012, before moving to San Francisco to work as a hardware engineer in 2016.[1]

Ultimate career

Finney started playing ultimate at the University of California, Santa Barbara with the women's ultimate team, the Burning Skirts. She played with the team for five years (2007-2011).[1] During these years, the Burning Skirts were a powerhouse of the college women's ultimate scene, playing in the championship final every year from 2007-2011 and winning gold in 2009[3] and 2011.[4] Finney was UCSB's Callahan nominee in 2011 and was a finalist, finishing in the top 5.[5]

From 2007-2009, Finney played for the Santa Barbara Lady Condors and in 2010 she played for San Diego Knock Out.[1] She began playing for San Francisco Fury in 2012[1] and continues to play with them today. She won club championships with Fury in 2012, 2017, and 2018.[6] In 2012, she won silver at the WFDF World Ultimate and Guts Championships with Fury. Fury, as the highest finishing US team at the 2011 USA Ultimate Club Championships, had earned the right to represent the United States as Team USA at this tournament.[7]

In 2016, Finney won gold representing the United States at the WFDF World Ultimate and Guts Championships on the mixed national team.[8] She also won gold with the United States National Team at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland.[9] She was rostered with the USA mixed national team[10] that was scheduled to play at the 2020 WFDF World Ultimate and Guts Championships; however the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

Honors

• 2007, 2008, 2010 Silver - USAU College Championships[4]
• 2009, 2011 Gold - USAU College Championships[4]
• 2012 Silver - WFDF World Ultimate and Guts Championships
• 2016 Gold - WFDF World Ultimate and Guts Championships
• 2012, 2017, 2018 Gold - USAU Club Championships[6]
• 2017 Gold - World Games
• 2018 Ultiworld Women’s Club Player Of The Year[2]
• 2018 Ultiworld All-Club 2018: 1st Team (Women’s)[12]
• 2019 Ultiworld Women’s Club Offensive Player Of The Year 1st Runner-Up[13]
• 2019 Ultiworld All-Club 2019: 1st Team (Women’s)[14]

References

1. "Carolyn Finney". National Team. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
2. comments, Ultiworld in Awards with 0 (2018-11-02). "2018 Women's Club Player of the Year, Presented By Greenbackr". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
3. May 23, Vanessa Silvas Sat; 2009 | 6:00am (2009-05-23). "Beware the Burning Skirts". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
4. "History". College Championships. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
5. "News". www.usaultimate.org. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
6. "History". Triple Crown Tour. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
7. "WUGC 2012". www.usaultimate.org. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
8. "News". www.usaultimate.org. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
9. "Roster". National Team. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
10. "Mixed". National Team. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
11. "WFDF Cancels or Postpones all World Championships over Next Six Months". wfdf.org. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
12. Prentice, Daniel; Gerhart, Graham; comments, Keith Raynor in Awards with 0 (2018-11-07). "Ultiworld's All-Club 2018: 1st Team (Women's), Presented By Greenbackr". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
13. comments, Ultiworld in Awards with 0 (2019-11-08). "2019 Women's Club Offensive Player Of The Year, Presented by TOKAY". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
14. comments, Ultiworld in Awards with 0 (2019-11-14). "Ultiworld's All-Club 2019: 1st Team (Women's), Presented by TOKAY". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-19.