User:Svfranklin/Dominique Fontenette

Dominique Fontenette is an ultimate frisbee player, born May  20, 1975. She was inducted into the USA Ultimate Hall of Fame in 2018. Her Hall of Fame citation reads :"Dominique has been a dominant force in the women’s division since she first began to play. Winning the Callahan Award and a national title during her time at Stanford, she continued playing with premier women’s teams in the Bay Area and Boston....Over the length of her career, Dom has been a key team member with four UPA National Championships in the club women’s division and six WFDF World Championship titles in multiple divisions, including being named to six U.S. National Teams – a remarkable feat. In addition to being continuously successful on the field, she has displayed exemplary sportsmanship and fair play at every level. Dom’s athleticism and versatility as a player contribute to her ability to fill many different roles on the team/field and has enabled her to easily integrate into new systems and teams."

Playing Career
Dominque began her playing career at Stanford, with whom she played from 1993-1997 and won a National Championship in 1997. Her club career includes stints with Condors (1994), D'Fense (1995), Fury (1997-2000, 2005-2006), Lady Godiva (2001-2004, 2007-2008), Brute Squad (2009-2011) and Riot (2012-2019). She has won four National Open Club Championships, in 1999 (Fury), 2001 & 2002 (Lady Godiva), and 2006 (Fury). At the Masters division level she has played with the Bayland Kite Flying Team out of San Francisco (2013 & 2015), winning a championship in 2015, and and iRiot (Seattle, 2017). She has also participated in 10 World Flying Disc Federation World Ultimate Championships, winning titles in 2005, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Awards and Honors
Dominique won the Callahan Award, given annually to the top player in College in 1997. In 2018 she was a World Games Athlete of the Year candidate.