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Photos from the Stanford Invite 2008--mostly women (and UCLA BLU). By Anna Nazarov.

This was posted on RSD but got lost in the spam. Edited and produced by Freshman Kevin Minderhout. Stay tuned for Stanford Invite and Centex videos.

Going into the Stanford Invite, three of the most interesting storylines included: 1) The Battle for the Northwest 2) The Battle for the Southwest 3) The Atlantic Coast - Contenders or Pretenders

A collection of quotes from this seasons tournaments.

"The reason everybody hates us is because we are the best team in the nation."
-Wisconsin rookies at in&out sunday after the finals

This tournament has definitely fluctuated in team numbers as well as programs in attendance. This tournament used to be a stomping ground for the Hodags who won it last year against Pitt and the year before over Georgia.

An overview of the national picture and the teams that will be attending Centex.

Women's College Centex is centered around two things: competition and community. While a few teams remain at the top of the food chain, competitive games happened across the board and a number of up-and coming teams proved their worth as contenders for a bid to Nationals.

...Johnny Bravo is ready to boil over in 2008. Last year's Finals berth was another step in the process for the Boulder crew, whose recent nationals record has included four Quarterfinal appearances..., and a Semi's barnburner with eventual champ Seattle Sockeye in 2006.

Stanford was a game filed some of the most intense highs I’ve experienced in frisbee. Stanford kept things close early on, like most teams. We had our first break at 4-3 and then continued on a 5-2 run to go up 9-5. Stanford was the first team to punish us with their handler offense. They rarely throw downfield to cutters save for Tom James – their Callahan nominee.