Sandy Jorgensen

Sandy Jorgensen was an athletically dominant cutter and defender who changed the shape of the field and tactics of the game while in her prime, earning multiple national and world championship titles. The combination of her height, speed, and hops allowed Sandy to rule the deep space, forcing opponents to game plan for her on offense and avoid hucking anywhere in her vicinity while she was on D. Her range and explosiveness also enabled her to compress the field as a deep deep in zone or generate run-through Ds or poach blocks. Despite other teams’ best efforts, Sandy was unstoppable as a goal-scoring, block-getting machine.

Sandy played two years of college ultimate for Wisconsin’s Bella Donna, helping the team reach the semifinals in 2010. Best known for her impact with Scandal, she played a total of 11 seasons for the team, captaining the squad for two seasons in 2014 and 2015. Her dominance directly led to Scandal’s ability to end Fury’s seven-year championship run, earning back-to-back titles for D.C. in 2013 and 2014. Sandy’s contributions are easily seen in some of her impressive stat lines at Nationals. For Scandal’s first championship, Sandy generated a jaw-dropping 15 blocks at the tournament, also leading the team with 12 goals scored. The next year she amassed 21 goals en route to her second national title. In no small part to her 27 goals and 16 blocks at Nationals in 2016, Sandy garnered the runner-up spot for UltiWorld’s Player of the Year accolade and captured the Defensive POTY award that season. Sandy was recognized as an All-Club 1st or 2nd Team player for five years in a row (2013-2017).   

On the world stage, Sandy’s leadership and playmaking helped Scandal secure its only international medal to date, earning bronze at WUCC in 2014. She earned her first world title at WUGC 2016, representing the US in the Mixed division. After being selected as an alternate for the US World Games team in 2013, Sandy made the roster in 2017 where she helped the team win gold by consistently winning her match-up against opponents’ fastest woman-matching-players. After 2017, Sandy’s professional demands and family obligations did not allow her as much time to dedicate to ultimate. Nonetheless, she competed at club Nationals in 2018 and 2021 with Mixed team Space Heater, in the Premier Ultimate League with D.C. Shadow in 2021, and again for Scandal in 2022 and 2023. Sandy lives in Washington D.C. with her husband and three kids, working as an attorney for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.