
University of California Santa Barbara
Burning Skirts
Captains
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Kaitlyn Weaver
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Leah Forester
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Felicia Cruz
Coaches
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Sam Fontaine
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Hani Pajela
Social Media
Twitter: @BSkirts
Instagram: @burningskirtsucsb
Facebook: BSkirts
Email: burningskirts@gmail.com!


Many people outside of California may not know much about UCSB. For one, Santa Barbara is a relatively small city in Southern California, much smaller than LA and San Diego. Despite not being the most well-known university, our ultimate team has a rich history and our current team is trending in an exciting direction! The Burning Skirts are one of the oldest and most successful college ultimate teams in the U.S. The team was founded in 1985 and in those 34 seasons has had 13 nationals appearances, made it to 8 national championship games, and has won 4 college national championships in 1988, 1990, 1991, and 2011. More recently in the 2020 season, the team was on track to receive its third consecutive berth to college nationals after attending both 2018 and 2019 championships.
Team History
Even more important than our recent on-field success, is how we got here. In 2016, our team came together and recommitted to a few important goals:
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Creating an inclusive, positive culture - we wanted to make sure that we were creating a welcoming environment for younger players to learn and develop their skills. Our team has grown consistently each year since then and we are currently in the process of establishing a developmental team due to the size of our program. We’re also a tight-knit group and make friendship a priority.
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Focusing on the process rather than the outcomes - we also realized that our best chance to remain competitive was to take a process-based approach to individual development that emphasizes positive feedback and continual learning opportunities. We strongly believe that college ultimate is an opportunity for individual players to improve their skills and, when we all do this together, we can play at an even higher level on the field.
There’s a lot more to know about our team and about UCSB, so feel free to reach out to us through any of the listed platforms. We would love to connect with you and answer any questions that you may have. Our community is always growing and the support surrounding our team is immeasurable. We’d love to give more insight into the Skirts Family and we hope to see you soon!

And if you're thinking about joining the family, please fill out this interest survey (you don't have to be an accepted senior):
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Team Values
2020 Player accolades
Runner-up Defensive POTY: Jasmine Childress
Runner-up Offensive POTY: Kaitlyn Weaver
Breakout Player of the Year: Elsa Winslow
All American, First team: Kaitlyn Weaver and Jasmine Childress
Testimonials
“The energy and love that radiates is constant and inspiring. Even though I’ve only had one full season playing for the Skirts, I have never once felt like I wasn’t a member of the team. We’re all such good friends and clearly love and care for each other, it’s really an amazing group of athletes to be a part of. We’re all there for each other through the ups and downs of the season and we all work together to make sure we’re the best we can be. I have never been on a womxn’s or gxrl’s team with such a strong support system as the Skirts (teammates, friends, and family combined!).”
Maria Sutherland, Sophomore, Class of 2022
