Carolyn Finney

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Carolyn Finney
Personal information
Born (1987-08-12) August 12, 1987 (age 36)
San Jose, California
Alma mater University of California, Santa Barbara (BS)
OccupationHardware Engineer
Sport
Sport Ultimate
College team UCSB Burning Skirts (2007-2011)
ClubSanta Barbara Lady Condors (2007-2009)

San Diego Knock Out (2010)

San Francisco Fury (2012-present)
Medal record
Women's ultimate frisbee
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Wroclaw Mixed
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Mixed
World Ultimate and Guts Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 LondonMixed
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2012 SakaiWomen's
USAU Club Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 SarasotaWomen's
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 SarasotaWomen's
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 San DiegoWomen's
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 FriscoWomen's
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 FriscoWomen's
USAU College Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 ColumbusWomen's
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 BoulderWomen's
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2007 ColumbusWomen's
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2008 BoulderWomen's
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2010 MadisonWomen's

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]

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Personal life

Carolyn Finney was born in August 12, 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] In 2022, she won another gold at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. [12]

Honors

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