Meet the esteemed Alumni

All the personalities who have made up our team over the years

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Last team played on: 2016-17


Head Captains: Zachary Fogel and Bradley Whipple
Beater Captain: Sondra Halperin
Chaser Captain: Hannah Katshir

Number Name Nickname Position Hometown Fun Fact
00 Janie Brown Downtown Janie Brown Support Staff Senior Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience Lutherville, MD Old Bay flows through my veins.
9 Zach Fogel Headshot Fogel Chaser Senior Ecology &Evolutionary Biology Ann Arbor, MI I once auditioned for an a cappella group with “Afternoon Delight.” Needless to say I didn’t make it
10 Bobby Huddleston Booby Keeper Senior Computer Engineering Leesburg, VA I have a strong preference for saving images as '.png' instead of '.jpg'. If you use jpegs I will judge you.
12 Cheyenne Paulson Shay or Shay Bae-Bae Chaser Junior Classical Archeology and Art History Belding, MI I've been to 20 different countries
19 Alicia Mazurek Roommate #8 Beater Senior Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience Fenton, MI My dog is dead.
24 Brad Whipple Whipplenator Chaser Senior Economics and Environment Kildeer, IL My spaghetti making skills are off the charts *dab*
33 Jeremy Meeder Beater Junior Chemistry Lockport, IL To change a shrink ray into a growth ray, simply set it to Wumbo.
34 Laurel Fricker Lulu Chaser Senior Classical Civilizations and German West Lafayette, IN Thanks quidditch for concussions and torn ACLs!
39 Hannah Katshir Chaser Senior Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience and History Camp Hill, PA I once auditioned to the Glee Project with a video of me getting slushied in the face.
81 Liz Goulston Beater Junior Mechanical Engineering Plano, TX I have been to Australia.
93 Matthew Oates Moates Keeper Super Senior Earth and Environmental Science Midland, MI I invented the piano key necktie and play a mean harmonica.
118 Lauren Moehle Molay Beater Sophomore Psychology and Communications w/ Linguistics Minor Edwardsville, IL My patronus is an aardvark
934 Molly Force Mollz Chaser Senior English and Communications Bloomfield Hills, MI I'm a member of the Michigan Marching Band.


Last team played on: 2015-16


Head Captains: Matthew Oppenlander and Zachary Fogel
Beater Captain: Lisa Lavelanet
Chaser Captain: Matthew Oates
Seeker Captain: Benjamin Griessmann

Number Name Nickname Position Hometown Fun Fact
0 Richard Nguyen E.R. Beater Wayne, MI I get injured constantly.
2 Andrew Axtell Drewbie Chaser East Grand Rapids, MI How much milk we talkin'?
3 Benjamin Griessmann BenG Seeker Orchard Lake, MI The face of michigan quidditch twitter for over a week
4 Dylan Schepers Weasley, Dickle, Big Daddy D Chaser & Beater Chelsea, MI I am proficient in EVERY position.
5 Madeline Novack Awkward Maddy-lion Chaser Galion, OH Soon I wil begin all my sentences with, "When I was in France..."
7 Sam Whaley Swhaley Chaser Perry, MI "You must be from Paris because you're driving me in-Seine"
11 Meaghan O'Connell Meeeeeghan Chaser Needham, MA I get to class by driving my duck boat down the Huron River and down State Street whilst eating peanut butter for breakfast.
13 Daniel Yuan Chaser Ann Arbor, MI I swing bright glowsticks tied to strings on stages with a group of people.
15 Sydney Grant Squidney Support Staff Lafayette, LA Did you know I'm from Louisiana? Apparently I don't mention it enough. Also where is the nearest Chick-fil-a?
16 Lisa Lavelanet Beater Troy, MI I am rapper Jean LaFoot's biggest fan.
21 Christina Oh Support Staff Rochester Hills, MI I am absolutely terrified of ladybugs, and I wish I were kidding about that.
22 Matthew Oppenlander Oppie Chaser Troy, MI I once beat the all mighty Zeus in a thumb war on top of Mt. Olympus.
25 Zach Schepers Weasley Chaser & Beater Chelsea, MI This is the happiest I have ever been.
32 Darin Wong Young Blood Chaser/Seeker San Diego, CA Spoken word artist, up-and-coming underground rapper
42 Rose Popma Chaser Grand Rapids, MI I taught myself to juggle.
55 Daniel Tresnak Shrine Beater Royal Oak, MI I can quote movies like a champ.
713 Chris Rock Beater Sydney, Australia I once caught a snitch with my feet.




Last team played on: 2014-15


Head Captains: Manoj Kowshik and Dylan Schepers
Beater Captain: Zachary Schepers
Chaser Captain: Malek Atassi
Seeker Captain: Benjamin Griessmann

Number Name Nickname Position Hometown Fun Fact
1 Janine Lewandoski Jenie Chaser Algonac, MI Marry me Spike Albrecht <3
6 Micaiah Hanke Mikey Chaser, Keeper Lake Orion, MI I'm absolutely obsessed with puns.
8 Sarah Halperin Beater New York, NY I lived in the Burrow on Kingsley Street and have a pet cat named Tonks, but I swear I don't like Harry Potter. ;-)
9 Kristin Wing Nugget Beater Fenton, MI No puedo even.
14 Clare Romano Chaser Royal Oak, MI I dressed up as Meryl Davis for Halloween and tweeted the picture to her, which she favorited and retweeted. Nbd.
17 Eric Wasser Wasser, Rick Beater, Keeper Clarks Summit, PA I like otters.
20 Manoj Kowshik "Dangles" (retired) Coach Chesterfield, MO I like chopin.
31 Thomas Kuchta Tommy G Chaser Kalamazoo, MI I decide what grade I want to be in when I wake up in the morning.
51 Mike Flynn Chaser, Beater Moraga, CA I am secretly Bill Clinton.
77 Chris Skehan TBA Chaser Fenton, MI I won legends of the hidden temple as a silver snake. After the show I had [a great conversation] with the main announcer.
81 Margaret Burns Madame Prez / El Peggydente Chaser Ann Arbor, MI Mr. Schlissel now refers to her as President.
88 Malek Atassi Chaser, Keeper Perrysburg, OH I am a bonafide Youtube celebrity.
92 Kaegan Maddelein Chaser Northville, MI I love Aussie hip hop.
998 Collin Perozich Collin Chaser Rochester Hills, MI Fleek is my middle name.




Last team played on: 2013-14


Head Captains: Andrew Axtell and Michelle Busch
Beater Captain: Dylan Schepers
Chaser Captain: Manoj Kowshik
Seeker Captain: Robert Morgan

Number Name Nickname Position Hometown Fun Fact
7 Robert Morgan Jean LaFoot, Pizza Dog Seeker Bloomfield, MI I eat a lot of potato chips.
14 Andrea Baird Banj Chaser Grand Rapids, MI First Michigan Quidditch player to get married... (I think? haha WHOA I must be old.)
52 Andre Grosse Dre Chaser Niles, MI I'm a magician!
Danielle DuBois Chaser
Evan Batzer Chaser / Keeper
Michelle Busch Chaser
Phuc Do Tuesday Ninja Chaser
David Brownman Management Boulder, CO If you purchased a Michigan Quidditch shirt before 2014, I hand-packed it and shipped it to you.
Matt Waugh Chaser
Lucas Mitchell Beater
Michael Scheible Support
Scott Clancey Seeker
Rita Morris Rita Cheetah Chaser
Andrew Kim AK Chaser
Neil Syal Chaser
Natalie Friess Chaser




Last team played on: 2012-13


Head Captains: Evan Batzer and Andrew Axtell

Number Name Nickname Position Hometown Fun Fact
30 Juliet Slutzker Chaser Senior