Over the past summer, Byron contracted a rare and contagious disease known as "Ultimate Frisbeeitis." Symptoms included the dedication of obscene amounts of time and effort to organizing leagues and teams, an obsession with a small, plastic disc-like object known as a "Frisbee" and apparent enjoyment of painful sprints sessions. We hope he will never recover, since the Ultimate Frisbee club at the ANU has certainly reaped the benefits of Byron's strange disease. In the beginning of the year, Byron was honored with an invite to train with Fyshwick United, the infamous Mango Men's Team. Byron quickly realized he had a lot to learn, and in June made his merry way up to the Men's Development Clinic in Brisbane, returning just in time to lend his newly- found skills to the ANU team at EUGs. In the leadup to AUGs, Byron has tirelessly worked on his fitness and throws, and has attended every training, throwing and sprinting session on offer.
You'll see Byron on the field playing as a solid handler: he's always in the right place at the right time, and with a range of great throws, you can be sure he'll take the good option and hit his player on the chest. He is also a tireless defender, and gets some great Ds, especially those point-saving high blocks in the endzone!
Off the field, Byron has also dedicated many hours to helping organize a "Lunchtime Sport" league at the ANU. He has also volunteered to run the huge ACT league, on behalf of the ANU in order to put some money into the ANU kitty for next year. Byron is a fantastic volunteer, and will never turn a job down.
We're really glad to have Byron with us this year, and hope he can lend us his skills and his organizational might for years to come.
