Nicholas Whitlock (Player - Team New Zealand, Wellington Wildcats & Auckland University Ultimate Club) - a podcast by Theo Wan

Nicholas Whitlock at only 21 years old has been a member of Team Zealand 3 times and was selected to be a member of Team Zealand’s mixed team for the 2020 World Ultimate and Guts Championships that have been postponed. He has represented the U20 open team twice, once in 2016 and as a captain in 2018 and played for the U24 open team in 2019. He has played for Auckland-based open team Groot for 5 years before switching over to play for the Wellington Wildcats in 2021. With his university team, Auckland University Ultimate Club, Nicholas has won two university national championships.

In this interview, hear Nicholas share his experience starting with the national program as a 15-year-old and what ultimate is like in New Zealand. We talk about what has led him to become the player he is today, the goals he has as a player and the hopes he has for the growth of the sport in New Zealand.

Segment #1: Nicholas’s journey (4:10)

Segment #2: Daily life in ultimate (27:46)

Segment #3: Nicholas’s memorable games as a player (39:37)

Segment #4: Rapid fire questions (47:41)

Nicholas’s social media contacts: Instagram (@nicholasw.8)

YouTube channel created by Nicholas: (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb-ZMDz1wtC6LHjZVqH_d3g)

Nicholas’s hammer featured on Ultiworld: (https://www.facebook.com/Ultiworld/videos/384258959531555)

PC: Photo on left (Mr. Whitlock) & Photo on right (39 Photographs)

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Keep an eye out for the next episode where I Interview Anne Worth, 2020 Callahan award winner, and Ultiworld’s 2019 D-1 College Women’s Offensive Player of the Year who has played for UNC Pleiades, Raleigh Phoenix, Team USA and the Raleigh Radiance. In this interview, Anne shares about her college experience and the positive culture on her team as well as the next stages of her life where she has to balance ultimate with career aspirations.

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