Name: Phitchaya
Nicknames: Mangpo
Hometown: Thailand
Year: 2012
Course(s): 6
Height: 158 cm = 5'2"
Favorite position(s): popper
Personal goal (ultimate-related or not): create new invention for the world
Favorite ultimate memory: got hit by frisbee on my face
Interests besides ultimate: painting & singing
I still remember the day in July where I got my first e-mail from Mangpo:
Hello MIT Ultimate team,
I'm Mangpo, MIT class of 2012's student. I'm really interested in joining Ultimate Frisbee team. What do I need to do to join team?
Thank you,
Mangpo
And after that, then she's been one of the most consistent faces on sMITe :)
She didn't write any "personal strengths" in her survey, but she's got a lot. She's a fast learner, she cuts well, runs through discs, and is committed to the team. And Mangpo has some amazing hands... lately she's been catching everything in practice. And I remember during one of the fall tournaments it was rainy and windy (probably Coffee Cup) I was handling in zone and Mangpo was a popper and she would catch all my hammers and other random crap I was throwing through the cup. All in all, Mangpo is pretty awesome and I'm really excited that she's on the team this year.
