TEAMS

TEAMSALABAMA APSARA

BADMINTONCLIMBINGCRICKETFENCINGFISHING

ICE HOCKEYKIFA

MEN’S LACROSSERANGEELA

RUGBYCO-ED SOCCER

SWIMMINGTABLE TENNIS

TENNISMEN’S ULTIMATE FRISBEEWOMEN’S ULTIMATE FRISBEE

MEN’S VOLLEYBALLWOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

2017-2018 CLUB SPORT

AWARDS

Congratulations to the individual teams, as well as team MVPs who were recognized at this year’s

Club Sports Banquet!

Community Contribution AwardIce Hockey Club

Newcomer of the Year AwardWomen’s Volleyball Club

Comeback of the Year AwardClimbing Club

Club of the Year AwardSwimming Club

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Badminton ClubSai Rushyant Ganti

Climbing ClubCameron McPhail

Cricket ClubMoshad Goankar

Fencing ClubSteve Petz

Ice Hockey ClubAdil Patel

KIFA ClubJay Park

Men’s Lacrosse ClubWill Aultman

Co-Ed Soccer ClubMiles Grigorian

Swimming ClubAbigail Louise Sterns

Table Tennis ClubRaja Naveen Varma Kucharlapati

Tennis ClubAnhkhoa (Tiger) Do

Men’s Volleyball ClubGriffin Abel

Women’s Volleyball ClubPhylicia Ervin

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ALABAMA APSARAAlabama Apsara is the state’s only all-female Bollywood fusion competitive dance team. The members strive to become better dancers by exploring many different types of art forms and the goal is to introduce people to the art of expression through dance. With each performance, the team portrays a story with an attempt to connect with the audience. During the 2017-2018 year, Alabama Apsara competed in the Diwali Show and Taste of India at the Alys Stephens Center, along with the UTK Holi Show at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. The 13-member squad is excited about the future and expanding upon their activity this past year!

TEAM ROSTERShreya Malhotra

Mohini ShahTanvee Sinha

Madhuri MolletiAyla McCay

Jasmin RevannaKashmala Rupani

Gopiann ShahAnveetha Matta

Nirali PatelIsha ChaudharyNikki MallepaliShriya Meesala

11/4/17 Diwali Show4/8/18 UTK Holi Show3/31/18 Taste of India

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BADMINTON CLUBThe Badminton club was revitalized this year and added more student members to their organization. They are practicing 2-3 times per week and looking to expand the competition schedule for next year. Four of the members traveled to Atlanta for the Atlanta Open badminton tournament this year and all four brought home medals!

TEAM ROSTERSubhojit Chakraborty

Vivek SthanamGargya Malla

Poornima JanarthananSindhu NairSweta Patel

Gabriel OkaforSai Rushyant Ganti

Akshata ParabAyushi Kale

Rujuta Raykar

3/23/18-3/25/18 Atlanta OpenCOMPETITIONS

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CLIMBING CLUBThe Climbing Club was reactivated this academic year and had a very strong, active roster. The team competed in three major competitions during the spring and had over 12 top 3 finishes from their members. They plan to continue to revamp their organization and become even more active next year in the Alabama climbing community.

TEAM ROSTERBianca Convers

Olivia DunneBrandon Franks

Thomas GerhardtEric GorePhil Hardy

Joshua HolseyAvery Joy

Henry KendrickRachel Levkoff

Chang LiuCameron McPhailMichael Moffett

Alicia MulqueenWesley Nelson

Jackson PatrickConnor Patton

Michele PerrottoGeorge Ponder

Jay PulliamVictoria SmithAllie StamperDalton Turner

Laura WagstaffBrandon WhiteAustin Wynn

2/3/18 T-Town Pull-Down2/9/18 Blazer Climbing Comp2/17/18 Auburn Ascent Comp

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CRICKET CLUB

10/28/17 Georgia Tech Tournament03/18/17 UAB Tournament

COMPETITIONS

The Cricket Club competed twice this year—once in a tournament hosted by Georgia Tech in Atlanta, and a second time through their own tournament hosted here in Birmingham. The team had over 50 participants attend their hosted tournament and are excited for the opportunity to build off of this interest in the sport. They hope to grow their club roster next year through the specific cricket interest building on UAB’s campus.

TEAM ROSTERSiva Tekumalla

Yash PatelMokshad GaonkarAaron SaundersHuzaifa AmjadKalai SelvanKaran Patel

Rohan ChaudharyNaveen Varma

Waseem HussainiPravin Dimble

Faraz AliApoorv Wapje

Harshith YerukondaSiddharth Sankhe

Arsh AroraSavan GoswamiDishant Mathur

Kush PatelMehedi Hasan

Daniyal KhawajaMrigank Yadav

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FENCING CLUBThe Fencing Club gained about a dozen new members this year and acquired a variety of new equipment that has allowed the team to better accommodate the members’ participation needs. It allows the team to also branch out to other types of fencing and expand upon what they are doing for next year. Although the team did not compete this year, they do have competition goals for the future.

TEAM ROSTERTommy JonesJake Cantrell

Nathalaan JonesTyler Winholtz

Ayyoub Al-BokhariKenneth DavisGillian Huskin

Adam SmithTrevor SuddarthJohnston Moore

Jamal AustinMasi Knight

Bigyan MainaliDevin Jones

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FISHING CLUB

10/14/17 Tournament at Lay Lake10/28/17 Tournament at Smith Lake11/4/17 Tournament at Lake Neely Henry11/18/17 Tournament at Lake Logan Martin

COMPETITIONS

The Fishing Club continued to make their run at the Bassmaster College Series this year. They sent 2-3 teams per local and regional tournament to represent UAB. The team has found success in the water this year with multiple tournament placements by their members.

TEAM ROSTERTyler MoodyChris Hiott

Hayden CarnellJosh McQueen

Steve PetzLandon Wylie

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Andrew SmedleyDaniel Murkeson

Case KeyBrooke Kimbrough

Cleo Williams

TEAM ROSTERMick Mullady

Maddux MullinaxSteven Stevens

Luke CioccaCameron Fulgenzi

Kyle FeeneyBen WilsonBlake Hand

Adilahmed PatelIan Maisonville

ICE HOCKEY CLUBThe Ice Hockey Club went 20-6-2 this year with key wins against Auburn and Mississippi State. They hosted multiple philanthropy nights during their home games and worked to give back to the community. They are extremely excited about the on-campus awareness they have built and averaged an attendance at home games of over 500 people. The officers and coaches are working to expand their recruitment for next year and are looking to bring students to UAB from all over the country to play their sport.

Mitch NewellDillon Gasparek

Cameron DickinsonAaron Roe

Ryan KalsonYves CordeauJoel French

Matthew ScottAustin ShiversAustin Smith

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09/22/17-09/23/17 @ Auburn University09/29/17-09/30/17 @ University of Tennessee10/6/17-10/7/17 vs. Louisiana State University10/20/17-10/21/17 @ Louisiana State University10/27/17-10/28/17 vs. Lipscomb University11/10/17-11/11/17 @ Middle Tennessee State University11/18/17 @ Georgia Tech12/1/17 vs. The Citadel1/5/18-1/6/18 @ Mississippi State University1/12/18-1/13/18 @ Lipscomb University1/26/18-1/27/18 vs. Auburn University2/9/18-2/10/18 @ Eastern Kentucky University2/16/18-2/17/18 vs. Mississippi State University3/2/18-3/3/18 vs. Middle Tennessee State University3/16/18-3/17/18 vs. Marshall University3/23/18-3/24/18 vs. Mississippi State University

GAMES

KOREAN INTERNATIONAL FUTBOL ASSOCIATION

The KIFA club is in its third year of existence at UAB. The team participated in three official matches this year and practiced regularly, twice a week. The club is looking to grow stronger as a team next year and improve their overall record.

TEAM ROSTERBogeun Kim

Jaeyoun ParkAhnaf Khan

Yeochan YounGyusik ParkHyung Lee

John McLeanLuke CasalsSeung YooJaeyun Kim

Kenneth PaikHobum JungMyung Jeon

10/15/17 vs. Auburn University10/29/17 @ Auburn University11/18/17 vs. Montgomery Soccer

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MEN’S LACROSSE

11/5/17 @ University of West Georgia2/24/18 @ Furman University3/2/18 @ Morehouse State University3/3/18 @ University of West Georgia3/24/18 vs. University of Tennessee Chattanooga, University of Memphis4/8/18 @ East Tennessee State University, University of Tennessee Chattanooga4/14/18 vs. Mercer University

GAMES

The Lacrosse Club had an exciting season that included a first place ranking in the National Collegiate Lacrosse League Division 2 Deep South Conference. This is the team’s first year as a part of the conference and they are excited about the future of their level of competition.

TEAM ROSTERSeth ShierlingReid AndersonWill Aultman

Vivek G. SinghCarter McAlpin

Blake AveryBobby Hosea

Jack DillardGarret JebelesJohn WilliamsTony Maeza

Wade OgburnTony Somers

Thomas Gibson

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RANGEELAThis year, Rangeela set out to bring awareness to the isolation the elderly tend to feel from their loved ones as they grow older. As a fairly new team, they are still learning about the intricacies of production, and continue to develop their skills in storytelling, choreographing and video editing. The team also had a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finish in their competitions this year!

TEAM ROSTERAleena George

Riddhi PatelSimone Cedotal

Lillian ChienRozhan GhanbariVishwadha Gunda

Wendy JiangChristine Nguyen

Victoria ChenJason ZhangSean Martin

Jessica WolfeKrishna Shah

Priya ShahAshish Thallapureddy

11/4/17 Diwali Show2/3/18 A-Town Showdown3/17/18 Oak City Revolution3/31/18 Taste of India

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RUGBY CLUB

9/9/17 vs. Spring Hill College9/15/17 @ Auburn University9/23/17 @ Troy University10/6/17 vs. University of Tennessee10/14/17 vs. Jacksonville State University10/21/17 vs. Kennesaw State University

GAMES

The rugby club continued competition this year, despite a smaller roster. The team hosted four matches and traveled to two schools for matches. They are looking forward to new club field space to be able to host more tournaments in the future.

TEAM ROSTERJacob JarboeBooker Taylor

Nathaniel ThomasDrew Sanders

Peter Harcourt CookeKhalil Williams

Haris Barra

Kylen RodgersMaxwell DanielsJamal Figueroa

Angel CartagenaPrince James Story

Derek WilliamsChase Weeks

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CO-ED SOCCER CLUBThe Co-Ed Soccer club began the year with joining the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance. They competed in a tournament at Auburn, as well as hosted a women’s tournament and a men’s tournament in the spring. The club aims to build upon this year’s activity and develop regular men’s and women’s teams to compete in multiple soccer tournaments in the region.

TEAM ROSTERAbhishek Anand

Kelly DraneDakota SparacioMichelle EngellMaggie Steen

Ernesto Martinez AguilarMohamed AlBarwany

Guimu GuoCarlos GallegosCaroline GradyTyler McCawJuan GordilloAmin NasseriAnna Tyson

Hatem AldeebMikael Guzman Karlsson

Alex MacQuarrieWinford Warren

Jack PriceFahim Jiwa

Miles GrigorianDaniel Novoa

9/23/17 War Eagle Classic3/24/18 Women’s Club Tournament4/14/18 Men’s Club Tournament

COMPETITIONS

Adrien ParkerSaikou Diallo

Hamad MuhammedAlazhar Alzakwani

Zhiheng SongVinicio Fuentes Valdes

Sultan AlBusaidiFereas Alluqmani

Almoutasim AlsalmiGarrett JebelesMoayad Kaboha

Abdullah Al ZawawiAbdul Al SabhiHarib Alamri

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SWIMMING CLUB

9/23/17 Auburn University Club Meet3/24/18 Vanderbilt and Belmont University Meet4/6/18 Collegiate Club Swimming National Championships

COMPETITIONS

The Swim club competed in three swim meets this year, in addition to the national competition coming up at Georgia Tech. Both the team and individual swimmers had multiple placements throughout each competition. The club was also involved in social and volunteer events during the year and completed two fundraising activities.

TEAM ROSTERMohamed GallowSara Blair Bauer

Sarah AdkinsKhyra Michelle Allen

Katelin BairdEmily Bradley

Sandra Rachel ChampionSebastian Chung

Emma CianfaglioneRachel ClohanKatie Dabbs

Maggie DetrickLauryn Douglas

Desmond EnglishVivian OatesCharles Odle

Rylie HightowerMeredith HortonEdward Huang

Devin JonesManuela Jojoa-Portilla

Matthew KennyGraham Kirchner

Fraukje Martha LiebAlexis LongKevin Luo

Rukhsar MachiwallaAbigail Martin

Katelynn MeltonCody MeyersMateus Mota

Grace Anne NemecAlexis Pitts

Joseph PocrevaIsabelle Rodriguez

Jacob SalatheAshley SandersAnthony Santos

Sam SchuckertMakayla ScottJoshua SewellAnukul ShenoyMaggie Sieben

Adam SmithClare Smith

Dakota SparacioSvetlana SobolAmelia SteeleAbigail SternsTrevor StocksMadelyn WildAnne Wilson

Marina WinansJohn David WolfeSydney Wortmann

Andrew ZhangYiming Zhang

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TABLE TENNIS CLUBThe Table Tennis Club hosted a tournament back in February and is constantly striving to promote the sport in Birmingham. They look to build upon their new leadership and host additional events here in the future. The team increased their roster this year by 10 students and have plans to grow from there.

2/25/18 UAB TournamentCOMPETITIONS

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TEAM ROSTERRaja Naveen Varma Kucharlapati

Akhil KaushikAsutosh Nanda

Kuheli MitraRuowen Zheng

Arjun Kumar

TENNIS CLUB

10/6/17 Emory Club Tournament 11/11/17 Mercer University Club Tournament2/23/18 Auburn Southeastern Tennis Tournament

COMPETITIONS

The Tennis club attended three tournaments this year and even earned first place at the Mercer tournament in the silver bracket. The team was able to hold consistent practices this year and really enjoyed playing with each other and getting to know each other. The team even had a chance to participate in drills with the women’s varsity tennis players earlier in the season, and are really excited to see what the next year will hold.

TEAM ROSTERRahul GainiAbby Garver

Karguk SadanandCarrie Beth Clark

Caroline NiedergesesMarissa SpiveyCollin Dorner

Lauryn DouglasReid Billitz

Piyush PawarTiger Do

Paris MaddoxJohn KimChris Nam

Jake CantrellKassi PaddisonMegan RichardNicole Compher

Rana HaggagMadhur MolletiHailey Edwards

Abhishek AnandWendy Jiang

Grace DowdenAlyssa Herren

Eric KimKevin Lee

Joseph LuckerAlex PatelKaval Patel

Kenkichi NozakiGaurav Agrawal

Ishant YadavMark JeonWesley Zou

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MEN’S ULTIMATE FRISBEEThe Men’s Ultimate Frisbee Team made it to the Sectionals Tournament again this year for the Southeast region. They hosted a tournament at the Sports Blast complex in Shelby County and had 14 teams in attendance. The continued growth and interest in the sport has allowed the club to expand their competition schedule year after year.

TEAM ROSTERRussell MeredithJacob MeredithJacob AdamsBrian ActonJake Perkins

Matthew AshburnJoey Woods

Abhay ThottasserySeth Newton

Andrew McClartyStakesh Peterson

Nathan WellsAlex Spears

Cross JenkinsHong-kook Matsunaga

Justin EadsLandon Baker

10/7/17 Cowbell Classic10/21/17 Auburn Hootennany11/4/17 Samford Tournament1/20/18 T-Town Throw Down2/23/18 Music City Tune-Up3/10/18 Tally Classic3/24/18 Magic City Invite

COMPETITIONS

Max GoldsmithChase Thigpen

Matthew QuarnstromOmar Mojica

Nick McMillanJohn BatemanJosh HollandMario Ratliff

Kaleb FramesKyler KrauseTyler Power

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WOMEN’S ULTIMATE FRISBEE

10/7/17 T-Town Throw Down10/21/17 Auburn Hootennany11/11/17 UAB Tournament2/10/18 Emory Tournament3/17/18 Vanderbilt Tournament

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The Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Team competed in both the fall and spring semesters this past year. They hosted a competition in November that drew in 8 other teams and traveled to some of the other staple events for the sport in the southeast region. The team plans to heavily recruit freshmen in the fall to grow their competition roster for next year.

TEAM ROSTERLana Hejazen

Jordan StewartMary Hulcher

Monique OblenaSavannah Meredith

Sarah PattonBianca ConversVarhti Convers

Mariam MassoudCheyenne Sharghnessy

Rebecca BrownDanielle Johnson

Isabelle RodriguezKyleigh BakerRobbi Cecil

MEN’S VOLLEYBALLThe men’s volleyball club is especially excited about their potential and their ability to compete with teams that have been playing together for years. They saw their first win at the Crimson Classic tournament this year and plan to continue to grow from this first semester in existence. Their ultimate goal is to bring a tournament championship home to UAB.

TEAM ROSTERDaniel Novoa

Antonio WilliamsEli SungthongNathan WertViral Patel

Darshan PatelAlex Clark

Bryant CrenshawCary Pirtle

Kai SchmitzCameron Harper

2/10/18 Clemson Tournament2/24/18 Georgia Tech Tournament3/3/18 Alabama Tournament3/24/18 UAB Tournament

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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALLThe women’s volleyball club was in its first full year this year and is very proud of all that they have accomplished. With little competition experience, the team won its very first set and built a foundation from there. The team even earned a 2nd place finish at the Clemson tournament and are super excited to see what the future holds for them!

TEAM ROSTERA’Tavia Lambert

Anna Grace NicholsArianna Villanueva

Ashley SandersDestiny Samuels

Hannah WilkinsonJameliah GarrettKendall AllisonLindsey Storch

Loren Brook EichelbergerMarissa Brasher

Mary Clare YoungMontana Cottrell

Morgan OsbournePhylicia Ervin

Tomysha BoykinKiya Crane

Lauren Tidwell

11/4/17 Auburn Tournament1/27/18 University of Florida Tournament2/10/18 Clemson Tournament3/31/18 UAB Tournament

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