Saturday at Northwoods conferences felt like a foregone conclusion, with CUT and rivals Minnesota making light work of their competition to set up a classic matchup in finals on Sunday morning. In a cagey game, albeit one with regionals seeding implications, CUT locked up the conference title and the #1 seed at regionals with a 12-10 victory. The plush fields of Blaine, MN provided a prime setting for the 3-bid North Central Regionals, at which Carleton maintained their winning streak against Wisconsin, but fell in the finals to Minnesota on a lengthy universe point. CUT entered Nationals as the 6th overall seed and the second in their pool. CUT looked comfortable against Auburn to start the tournament, but were sloppy in a 15-10 loss to 3-seed North Carolina in their second game. The following day, CUT took care of business against 19th-seeded Oregon State 15-8, and in a must-win game against perennial contenders Colorado, ripped off break after break to win 15-8 going away. A 15-10 prequarters win against Michigan set up a quarterfinal against Minnesota, in which Carleton came back from an 8-5 halftime deficit to avenge their regionals loss 12-10, sending the team back to semifinals for the first time since 2013. The matchup against top-seeded UMass lived up to its billing, going to universe point, where Carleton's offense had two goals called back before punching in the third attempt for a 15-14 win. In the finals, broadcast live on ESPNU, CUT fulfilled their potential with a 15-11 win over UNC-Wilmington, capturing their 4th national championship. 2021 After the rise of the Covid-19 Pandemic canceled two years of nationals in a row, the governing body for collegiate ultimate, USAU, extended eligibility for all graduates who had lost a season to the pandemic. With 6 years worth of players on the team, CUT was looking very strong for nationals in the winter of 2021, boasting an impressively large 42-player roster. The roster was also dotted with various club ultimate stars, including two players from Ring of Fire, the then-defending club champions. Having swept regionals, CUT came to nationals in California ready to take on a strong pool. After going up against UNC Wilmington 4-1, however, the game was called to a halt by observers, who reported that a player on CUT had announced a positive Covid-19 test, likely Omicron, since December 2021 was the beginning of that wave. Several