On a weekend filled with sunny, 70-degree weather, the men's ultimate frisbee team, Tron, put on a shining performance at the UOA National Championships in Greenville, N.C.. The team finished the tournament with a 2-6 record, good for seventh out of eight competing teams.With a seventh place ranking and low expectations, Sean Petterson '11 was proud of the team's overall performance.

"The teams we played against were much more athletic," he said. "We went into the tournament knowing that we would have a tough time holding against these teams, but we ended up doing so in every single game. And that's something we are all happy about."

Tron first played the Dartmouth College Pain Train, and stumbled out of the gate. They fell behind 4-1 early but stayed within 3 points for most of the game. The Pain Train eventually capitalized on this lead, finishing 15-11.

Tron played the University of Virginia Night Train next, losing 12-9. Despite the loss, Petterson was proud of how the team played. "Virginia's ultimate team consistently ranks in the top 10 ultimate teams in the country," he said. "But we were still able to play well against them." Tron also played the University of Connecticut and the Virginia Polytechnical Institute Burn on Saturday. They lost 15-11 to the UConn Grind and 15-3 to the Burn.

Tron's first game on Sunday was against the University of Pittsburgh, the team that finished fourth in the UOA 2009 National Championships. Pittsburgh beat Tron 15-9. Again, Petterson was proud of the team's ability to match up against such a strong team. "Pittsburgh is one of the top teams in the country, he said. "15-9 is a phenomenal score against them. In the past, they would beat us 15-1 or 15-2. The fact that we scored 9 points against the fourth-best team in the nation is something we're very proud of."

Tron won its last two games to end the weekend, beating James Madison University 16-14 and the University of Tennessee 9-7. Brandeis was losing 14-12 against James Madison but then scored 4 consecutive points to win the game. In the game against Tennessee, Petterson said the team played well both offensively and defensively. "After playing seven games, we were exhausted, but we pushed through. We wanted it more than them," he said.

Petterson said that Tron had a very successful fall season and that the UOA Nationals tournament was a great way to finish it. "Going into the fall season, we did not expect to do much better than we did last year," he said. "After winning our first three tournaments, we ... knew we had much bigger hopes this season. Making it to Nationals is our crowning achievement," Petterson said. "This weekend, we definitely put Brandeis ultimate on the map.