Class of 2022

Scotty Conway

Player Mixed Division

Scotty Conway

Hometown: Incline Village, NV

Born: 1976 (Age 48)

Career Information

College

1997-1998

Club

1999
2001-2003
2004
2008-2009

Masters

2011

National Team

2004

U.S. National Championships

3x U.S. Club Champion (2002, 2003, 2008)

World Championships

2x World Champion (2002, 2004)

Scott Conway (aka Scotty Rocket) began playing competitive ultimate in the late 1990’s with the Colorado State University’s men’s team. After moving to Truckee, CA in the Spring of 2000, Scotty captained a newly formed Mixed team, Donner Party (2001 to 2004), that won two National Championships (2002 & 2003), two World Championships (2002 WUCC & 2004 WUGC), and he was selected as an alternate for Team USA for World Games 2005.

As a small-market team from the North Lake Tahoe area, Donner Party measured success by team cohesion and the synergy that it generated. This would often translate to victory, but never at the expense of the “ain’t no party like a Donner Party” ethos. After Donner Party, Scotty continued competing in the Open and Masters divisions as well as Mixed, where he had the good fortune to play with Missoula’s Mental Toss Flycoons, adding another Mixed National Championship in 2008.

Scotty has been described as a master strategist of Mixed ultimate; a student of the game and of his teammates. As a natural leader, Scotty was able to coalesce a wide range of personalities and skills into several successful teams by cultivating and applying each individuals’ strengths in unique game plans.

While always the consummate team player, Scotty’s stature and athleticism on the field of play was demonstrated by huge plays and scores at crucial moments in the biggest games. Described as both lightning quick and smart, this talent combination was hard to stop. A player’s player who brought out the best in teammates and competitors alike; he showcased both the athleticism and the spirit of ultimate.

Scotty remains close to the shores of Tahoe, currently residing in Incline Village, NV with his wife and four children. After two decades of forestry and firefighting with the United States Forest Service, in 2019, he co-founded a climate technology company, Vibrant Planet, with goals of making our nation’s forests more resilient and communities more defensible to wildfire and the effects of climate change.

Contributions & Service

  • 2005: Team USA Alternate

Championship Tournaments

U.S. National Championships

Year Team Placement
2002 Donner Party Club Mixed 1st
2003 Donner Party Club Mixed 1st
2008 Mental Toss Flycoons Club Mixed 1st

World Championships

Year Tournament Team Placement
2002 WUCC Honolulu, Hawaii Donner Party Club Mixed 1st
2004 WUGC Turku, Finland Donner Party Club Mixed 1st

Scotty's Teammates

Player Mixed Division

Player Mixed Division