Robyn embodies everything that women's ultimate strives to be- talented, competitive, spirited, and disciplined. She is an incredible role model and teammate on and off the field. As a captain of Iowa Saucy Nancy, I am constantly humbled by her ability to lead by example. What is so impressive about Robyn is not that she is the most talented women's ultimate player I have every seen play, but that she is always striving to be even better. Staying after practice to perfect her throws even further, always pointing out what she could have done better, constantly looking within herself for improvement.
When Robyn joined Saucy Nancy in the fall of last year, I knew that her amazing ultimate abilities would be a huge addition to our team and help us reach our goal of going to nationals. But I didn't realize the profound impact that she would have on our team and myself in many other ways. At practice she will take girls aside to give them constructive advice, or stay after to work one-on-one with them on throws. She treats every single girl on our team as a friend and with great respect. She is always coming up with new ideas for team bonding or making gifts for everyone like necklaces and cds. Robyn has the ability to bring people together on and off the ultimate field unlike anyone I have ever known.
When I saw tears in Robyn's eyes when we won the game-to-go at regionals this year, I couldn't help but think of how much she's done for me, our team, and women's ultimate. She gives so much of herself to the sport- her time, her energy, her heart. I cannot think of anyone more deserving of this award.
Kristen Appelson
4th Year Player and Co-Captain on Iowa Saucy Nancy
2011 All-Region Nominee
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Robyn Fennig embodies the Callahan award in every way - she is a phenomenal player, great team motivator and leader, dedicated to improving the knowledge and development of ultimate, and clearly just has a firey love for the game. While playing against Robyn on Eau-Claire it was obvious that she was a stand-out on the field, she seemed to be everywhere on defense all of the time. Since joining Saucy Nancy as a graduate student for her final year of college eligibility she has fit seamlessly into our team. At practice she is constantly putting in her all and trying to make sure everybody else is getting everything they can out of practice as well, helping to push our young and eager team over the edge. Outside of practice she makes sure she stays well-tuned by throwing the disc every single day and has done countless pool work-outs enabling her to overcome knee surgery before the start of her last season. She also works hard to prepare her mental game by learning about other teams' strengths and strategies and then tries to figure out ways for our team to shut them down. She has shared her knowledge and passion for the sport by helping to develop a new college team - Eau Clair Sol, sharing thoughts and skills about the sport on her blog, putting together the WNC conference tournament despite a busy school schedule and horrible weather fighting against her, and I'm positive she will continue to put forth this sort of effort after graduating from the college scene. What I admire most about Robyn when it comes to ultimate is her passion for the game. When she steps onto the field you can see it written on her face how happy she is to be there. She's often one of the firsts to start yelling a cheer, even after playing a long and hard point.
I'm so thankful I had the opportunity to play with and learn from Robyn over the past year, and I fully support her as the number one candidate for Callahan.
Alyx Averkamp
3rd Year Player and Co-Captain on Iowa Saucy Nancy
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