New President of William & Mary Played and Coached Ultimate

Rector Todd Stottlemyer introduced Katherine A. Rowe as The College of William & Mary's new president, during which he highlighted Rowe's ultimate history. She will be the first female president of William & Mary (Virginia) in the school's 325-year history.

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"Katherine also loves sports and has been a competitive athlete throughout her life. She remarked throughout the search process how sports – varsity, club and intramurals – are an important part of the university. Katherine also observed how well William & Mary does with its varsity sports in producing outstanding scholar-athletes who compete and win on the field of competition and in the classroom. On a personal level, Katherine is well known as a player and now championship coach of United States Ultimate Frisbee. Ultimate is a self-refereed team sport governed by the "Spirit of the Game:" the joy of play and a mutual respect for fellow players. This is how Katherine leads."

Rowe played ultimate a Carleton College and, more recently, coached the Lower Merion High School Girls Ultimate team to multiple state (Pennsylvania) championships. Additionally, Katherine Rowe built up her already impressive resume with a few articles published on Ultiworld.

W&M's announcement describes Rowe as having..

spent more than a decade coaching Ultimate Frisbee and has led multiple teams to state championships in Pennsylvania. She was a World Ultimate Club Finalist and a Women's Nationals Finalist. She also co-founded the nonprofit Boston Ultimate Disc Alliance and the Carleton College women's Ultimate team.

Rowe shares her love of Ultimate with her spouse, Bruce Jacobson...