NT's ultimate Frisbee team's wins at the Texas Open Sectional competition in Austin on April 12 and 13 launched it to the No. 1 position and cleared the way to the April 25 regional competition in Baton Rouge, La.

Ultimate is a non-contact sport comparable to football with a flying disc. To win, a team must reach a predetermined number of points, which are awarded by catching the flying disc in the opponent's end zone.

The team's first place win at sectionals placed it in front of longtime rival University of Texas at Austin, which ranks No. 2. It also set the team ahead of rival team University of Kansas, which is ranked No. 3 in the Ozarks section.

For years these two teams have been ranked ahead of NT and kept it from winning a bid to nationals.

Members of the team said they are excited and overwhelmed by their win.

"Winning sectionals is fantastic," said Glenn Morello, a Willmington N.C., graduate student. "It's incredible to be ranked No. 1 at regionals."

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