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| Full name | Detroit Mechanix |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ultimate |
| Founded | 2010 |
| First season | 2012 American Ultimate Disc League season |
| League | Ultimate Frisbee Association |
| Division | Central |
| Based in | Madison Heights, Michigan |
| Stadium | Bishop Foley Stadium |
| Colors | |
| Owner | Brent Steepe |
| Head coach | Brent Steepe |
| Mascot | Rusty the Wrench |
| Website | watchufa |
The Detroit Mechanix are an American professional ultimate frisbee team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Mechanix compete in the formerly titled American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL), now known as the Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA) as a member team of the league's Central Division.[1] The Mechanix began play in 2012 as one of the eight charter teams of the AUDL. The team is owned by Brent Steepe and was founded in 2010.
The Mechanix did not win a single game from April 29, 2017[2] to June 22, 2024.[3] Their all-time regular season record is 16–110 and the team has gone winless in 6 of their last 8 seasons, winning only four games in 2016 and one game in 2017.[4] They have finished last in points per game in six of their nine seasons and last in the Midwest division in eight of their nine seasons.[4]
The Mechanix currently play their home games at Grand Rapids Christian High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Until 2015, The Mechanix played home games at Bishop Foley Catholic High School in Madison Heights. The Pontiac Silverdome was home to the team in 2012, and in 2013 and 2014 the Mechanix played at Ultimate Soccer Arenas.
The team also was one of two teams in the league to have a dance team. The Detroit Mechanix Maximum Intensity Dancers.
On February 29, 2020, three players died in a multi-car crash en route to a Mechanix practice.[5]
- ^ "Detroit Mechanix". American Ultimate Disc League. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Tuesday Toss: Week 11". AUDL. 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "League Game - PIT vs. DET 06-22-2024". AUDL. 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ a b "Detroit Mechanix History". AUDL. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ Raynor, Keith (2020-03-02). "Three Detroit Mechanix Players Killed in Car Accident". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-03-23.