Team USA Roster

Hi, I’m Anne Koester and I work in Communications in New York City, NY. I first participated in dodgeball on the hard wood court of my parochial school, when I was somewhere around 7 years old. This was pre-uber-litigious USA and they were still allowing compulsive and uncoordinated grade schoolers to reverse expensive orthodontia in gym classes around the country, or at least around Indiana where I was raised. I adored it. [ Read More …]

Hi, my name is Brett Batky. I live in Bethesda, MD with my wife Christine, and work in Arlington, VA as an accountant. My earliest dodgeball memory was playing on the blacktop during summer camp. I was running around, dodging throws, when a ball got caught between my feet and I fell down hitting my head. A lot of crying and screaming followed because I was terrified of my own blood, but I was right back out there the next day. [ Read More …]

I’m Darcy Johnson and I am originally from Fort Collins, CO. I currently live in Portland, OR where I work as a mail ma’am for USPS and I love it! I've been involved in competitive team sports my whole life but really took to softball through high school and college. I ended up receiving a full ride scholarship to the College of Charleston in South Carolina to play softball. After college, I had the opportunity to play semi-pro softball for 6 years and ended up playing against nearly every National and Olympic team in the world. [ Read More …]

I’m Jamie Jackson and I currently live in Washington, DC where I work with the Counterterrorism Division of the FBI. I am very competitive by nature, and have always enjoyed team sports. Growing up in Florida I participated in a wide variety of sports including basketball, tennis, volleyball, and gymnastics. [ Read More …]

My name is Kate Bergsgaard and I am a realtor out of Portland, OR. I am a 2nd degree black belt in both karate and Taekwondo, and used to compete in national and international tournaments back in grade school. In 2012 I hiked Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. I grew up in Rosemount, MN and spent many summers in Northern Minnesota. There, I enjoyed kayaking, water skiing, canoeing, and jet skiing. I spent my childhood playing fast pitch softball and my adulthood playing slow pitch, so I learned the mechanics of catching and throwing from an early age. [ Read More …]

I’m Lindsey Ford and I live in Los Angeles, CA. I work multiple occupations as an actor, writing teacher, and ropes course facilitator. I've been a competitive athlete my entire life. I grew up playing soccer and competing in gymnastics. I became an All-American lacrosse player in high school and I was on the competition taekwondo team in college. [ Read More …]

I’m Michelle “Shellay” Radley. I live in Averill Park, NY where I work as a car lot manager. I’ve always been active and into team sports. In my elementary school years I played dodgeball in gym class and in before-school programs, along with being a part of youth basketball leagues. I was a three-sport athlete in middle/high school and two-sport athlete in college. I played on school and traveling teams while competing all over the East Coast and as far as Canada. [ Read More …]

My name is Pat Cushing and my hometown is Amsterdam, NY. I work for the NYS Senate. I grew up around sports, and baseball was always my go to.

I always had a passion for dodgeball. I bought dodgeballs for a high school that I lived close to. When school was over with, everyone would come to the basketball court and we would play pick up dodgeball. [ Read More …]

My name is Scott Stoffel. I live in Columbia City, IN where I work in wire harness manufacturing. I began playing dodgeball in 6th grade. I instantly loved it, and played Monday-Friday for 3 straight hours each day. When I began I wasn't very good, but with many years of training and sticking to it I've managed to greatly improve my skills and become a threat on the court. [ Read More …]