The leaves are changing colors; the weather is getting cooler; and Alumni Weekend is just around the corner. 

While we gear up for that always-fun October 3–5 weekend, let's give you a look into what the 2025-2026 HoosierMama?s are doing this fall—and whose leading the charge. 

Year in School: Senior

Random Fact: I’m a bit of a nerd in that I love word games. I play a lot of scrabble and I play the new york times spelling bee every morning. I also make origami and I have a bunch of it hanging from the ceiling in my room.

Who are you and why did you decide to lead the team?
I’m just a really competitive person who loves to learn and get good at random things that I find cool. I started playing ultimate when I got to IU and within two weeks I bought a stack of 20 discs and started throwing every single day into a soccer net. I have an absurd amount of videos of me throwing, cutting, lifting, laying out, and everything else you can imagine that I’ve used to analyze my form and get better.

I was a captain last year and honestly I just really love ultimate and I love hanging out with this team. Regardless of what happens this year I want to come back in the future and know that I’ve made an impact on the team.

What are your on-the-field expectations for the team?
We lost a lot of main players last year but I think we’ve got a lot of great young talent. The team is definitely going to be good in years to come. I’m also convinced that we’re gonna surprise a lot of teams with how well we do this year.

What do you think the team can improve on?
On the field we’ve got a lot of plans to make our o-line better than it was last year. We’re starting up bi-weekly o line meetings before the alumni scrimmage and will be doing them the whole year. Off the field we’re looking to involve our b team more than we have before and hopefully keep those guys engaged as the year progresses.

What will the culture of the team look like?
The culture is really being dictated by the juniors right now and I’m loving what they’re doing. We’ve had a lot of thursday night parties this year as well as wednesday night game nights. It seems like this is a tighter knit team than a lot of the previous mamas teams i’ve been a part of.

What are you most excited for?
I’m most excited for our o-line meetings and getting to see how much progress we can make over the course of a whole year. I feel like I’ve finally gotten to a point where I can see and understand the game more easily. I’ve been o line for a while now, but in the past I was focused on making myself better, now I’m focused on using what I know to make our o line and the team as a whole better.

Year in School: Senior

Random Fact: I can do circus stuff; plate spin, globe walk. etc.

Who are you and why did you decide to lead the team?
My name is Aidan Ball and I’m an Animal Behavior major. I decided to lead the team because it was very important for me to give back to the team after the community it gave me.

What are your on-the-field expectations for the team?
I expect us to be back in the game to go and I refuse to entertain other possibilities.

What do you think the team can improve on?
We lost a lot of important seniors, so I would love for us to have new leaders emerge on the team.

What will the culture of the team look like?
It will be culture of uplifting and loving your teammates. We don’t ask you to like everybody, but this is the people you’ll be around all year, so we expect mutual respect.

What are you most excited for?
I’m excited to see how the team evolves with so many mainstays gone, and how the rookies and older players fill those gaps.

Year in School: Junior

Random Fact: I’ve never broken a bone. 

Who are you and why did you decide to lead the team?

I’m a business student from Fishers, IN. I decided to lead this team because I love competing and leading by peers to success. 

What are your on-the-field expectations for the team?

On the field, I expect this team to continue to dominate Sectional opponents and compete on Regionals Sunday.

What do you think the team can improve on? 

I think we can improve our teamwork as a whole: to achieve success this year everybody needs to fill in their role.

What will the culture of the team look like? 

The culture of the team is inclusive. We’re trying to foster a space where everyone is welcome and has a good time. 

What are you most excited for?

I’m most excited to see how everybody develops. Not only younger guys, but also vets who are stepping into a bigger role.