Anna Nazarov
{{short description|American Frisbee Player}}
Anna Nazarov is an American ultimate player, best known for playing with UCLA Bruin Ladies Ultimate, San Francisco Fury, and multiple USA National Teams. Nazarov has many on-field strengths, but particularly notable are her throwing prowess and ability to generate blocks.{{Cite web|title=Ultiworld's All-Club 2014: 1st Team (Women's)|url=http://ultiworld.com/2014/10/24/ultiworlds-club-1st-team-womens/|last=comments|first=Keith Raynor in Analysis with 23|date=2014-10-24|website=Ultiworld|access-date=2020-05-28}}
She has also co-authored an academic paper on the epidemiology of injuries to college ultimate players.{{Cite journal|last1=Swedler|first1=David I.|last2=Nuwer|first2=Jamie M.|last3=Nazarov|first3=Anna|last4=Huo|first4=Samantha C.|last5=Malevanchik|first5=Lev|date=2015-04-01|title=Incidence and Descriptive Epidemiology of Injuries to College Ultimate Players|url=https://meridian.allenpress.com/jat/article/50/4/419/112390/Incidence-and-Descriptive-Epidemiology-of-Injuries|journal=Journal of Athletic Training|language=en|volume=50|issue=4|pages=419–425|doi=10.4085/1062-6050-49.3.73|pmid=25384003 |issn=1062-6050|pmc=4560001}}{{Cite web|title=New Research Paper Takes First In-Depth Look At Ultimate Injury Rates, Patterns {{!}} Livewire|url=http://ultiworld.com/livewire/new-research-paper-takes-first-depth-look-ultimate-injury-rates-patterns/|last=comments|first=Charlie Eisenhood in Livewire with 18|website=Ultiworld|access-date=2020-05-28}}{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Anna "Maddog" Nazarov
| national_team = United States of America
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|11|20}}
| birth_place = Arkhangelsk, Russia
| alma_mater = University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
| universityteam = University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruin Ladies Ultimate (BLU)
| club = {{ubl|San Francisco Bay Area Fury (current)|San Francisco Blackbird|San Francisco Zeitgeist|San Francisco Skyline}}
}}
Ultimate career
Nazarov played ultimate at the University of California at Los Angeles, joining the inaugural women's team in the fall of 2003, and going on to win the Callahan Award in 2007.{{Cite web|title=Past Callahan Winners|url=https://callahan.ultimatecentral.com/past-callahan-winners|website=Callahan|access-date=2020-05-19}} She helped lead Bruins Ladies Ultimate (BLU) to a finals appearance in the 2006 College Championships, where they fell to Stanford Superfly after defeating University of British Columbia in the quarterfinals and University of Colorado Boulder in the semifinals.{{Cite web|title=2006 College|url=https://www.usaultimate.org/archives/2006_college.aspx#DI_W|website=www.usaultimate.org|access-date=2020-05-19}}
Nazarov played with San Francisco Blackbird in 2011, winning her first club title that season.{{Cite web|title=Anna Nazarov|url=http://nationalteam.usaultimate.org/players/anna-nazarov/|website=National Team|access-date=2020-05-18}} In 2012, she joined San Francisco Fury, with whom she would win titles in 2012, 2017, 2018, and 2021.{{Cite web|title=Home|url=http://furyultimate.com/|website=FURY Women's Ultimate|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-18}}{{Cite web|title=Rebuilding a Legacy: How Fury Put Themselves Back on Top|url=https://ultiworld.com/2018/11/05/rebuilding-legacy-fury-put-back-top/|last1=Analysis|first1=Nina Horowitz in|last2=comments|first2=Opinion with 0|date=2018-11-05|website=Ultiworld|access-date=2020-05-28}}{{Cite web|title=At It Again: Fury 2015 Club Preview|url=http://ultiworld.com/2015/08/05/at-it-again-fury-2015-club-preview/|last=comments|first=Jeff Voss in Preview with 0|date=2015-08-05|website=Ultiworld|access-date=2020-05-28}} She captained Fury during the 2016 and 2017 seasons.{{Cite web|title=2017|url=http://furyultimate.com/roster/2017-roster/|website=FURY Women's Ultimate|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-18}} In the 2014 and 2016 seasons, she was named to Ultiworld's all-club women's first team.{{Cite web|title=Ultiworld's All-Club 2016: 1st Team (Women's), Presented By BE Ultimate|url=https://ultiworld.com/2016/10/18/ultiworlds-club-2016-1st-team-womens-presented-ultimate/|last1=Raynor|first1=Keith|last2=Analysis|first2=Daniel Prentice in|date=2016-10-18|website=Ultiworld|access-date=2020-05-28|last3=comments|first3=Opinion with 0}}
Nazarov has played for multiple USA National Teams. She won gold on the 2013 World Games Team (as an alternate) in Cali, Colombia, gold on the 2015 WCBU Women's Team in Dubai, UAE, gold on the 2016 WUGC Women's Team in London, England, gold on the 2017 World Games team in Wroclaw, Poland, and gold on the 2022 World Games Team (as an alternate) in Birmingham, Alabama.{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://nationalteam.usaultimate.org/world-games/history/|website=National Team|date=28 February 2020 |access-date=2020-05-19}}{{Cite web|title=2016 Women|url=http://nationalteam.usaultimate.org/wugc/2016-women/|website=National Team|date=28 February 2020 |access-date=2020-05-19}}{{Cite web|title=2017 Women|url=http://nationalteam.usaultimate.org/wcbu/2017-women/|website=National Team|date=28 February 2020 |access-date=2020-05-19}}{{Cite web|title=Defense Carries USA Over Colombia To Gold At The World Games|url=https://ultiworld.com/2017/07/24/defense-carries-usa-colombia-gold-world-games/|last1=News|first1=Sion "Brummie" Scone in|last2=comments|first2=Recap with 0|date=2017-07-24|website=Ultiworld|access-date=2020-05-28}} She was also named to the 2020 USA women's national team, which was set to compete in the 2020 World Ultimate and Guts Championships in the Netherlands, but was ultimately cancelled due to Covid-19.{{Cite web|title=West Coast Players Make Their Case At USA National Team Tryouts|url=https://ultiworld.com/2020/02/13/west-coast-players-make-case-usa-national-team-tryouts/|last1=News|first1=Graham Gerhart in|last2=comments|first2=Recap with 0|date=2020-02-13|website=Ultiworld|access-date=2020-05-28}}{{Cite web|title=USA Ultimate Names U.S. National Team for 2020 WFDF World Ultimate & Guts Championships|url=http://nationalteam.usaultimate.org/2020/03/usa-ultimate-names-us-national-team-for-2020-wugc/|date=2020-03-11|website=National Team|access-date=2020-05-28}}{{Cite web |last=Eisenhood |first=Charlie |date=2021-01-14 |title=WUGC, U24 Worlds Cancelled; Beach Worlds Postponed to 2022 |url=https://ultiworld.com/2021/01/14/wugc-u24-worlds-cancelled-beach-worlds-postponed-to-2022/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Ultiworld}}
She was the winner of the Kathy Pufahl Spirit Award in 2016. This award is given annually to a player "who has exhibited personal responsibility, integrity and selfless contribution to ultimate, combined with a high standard of playing ability." Nominees for this award are nominated by their club teams, and the winner is determined by a vote of teams playing at the National Championships.{{Cite web|title=Spirit Awards|url=https://tct.usaultimate.org/national-championships/spirit-awards/|last=|first=|date=|website=Triple Crown Tour|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603230023/https://tct.usaultimate.org/national-championships/spirit-awards/ |archive-date=2020-06-03 |access-date=}}
She has been coaching in the women's ultimate program at the University of California, Berkeley since 2015.{{Cite web |title=home |url=http://www.piequeens.org/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Pie Queens: UC Berkeley Women's Ultimate |language=en}}
Honors
- Callahan Award Winner 2007
- USAU National Champion 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2021
- World Games 1st Place 2013, 2017, 2021
- WUGC 1st Place 2016, selected to 2020 team (cancelled due to Covid)
- WCBU 1st Place 2015
- Ultiworld All-Club Women's Team: 1st Team 2014, 2016,{{Cite web|title=Ultiworld's All-Club 2016: 1st Team (Women's), Presented By BE Ultimate|url=https://ultiworld.com/2016/10/18/ultiworlds-club-2016-1st-team-womens-presented-ultimate/|last1=Raynor|first1=Keith|last2=Analysis|first2=Daniel Prentice in|date=2016-10-18|website=Ultiworld|access-date=2020-05-19|last3=comments|first3=Opinion with 0}} 2nd Team 2015{{Cite web|title=Ultiworld's All-Club 2015: Second Team (Women's)|url=http://ultiworld.com/2015/10/12/ultiworlds-all-club-2015-second-team-womens/|last=comments|first=Keith Raynor in Analysis with 5|date=2015-10-12|website=Ultiworld|access-date=2020-05-19}}
References
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