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  • Lisa
  • Hunrichs
  • Lisa Longhair, Lean Bean, Lisa Pisa
  • United States
  • Oakland, California - USA
  • Portland, OR, US
  • Administrative Specialist at Metro, the Portland area's unique regional government. The organization works with 3 counties and 25 cities to plan and manage growth, protect farms and forests, ensure equitable housing and transportation, and provide services to the community.
  • 1991
  • Player Bio

    Lisa’s training in the theatre allows her to bring unique performance and movement skills to her freestyle play. Like many other disc athletes, she has competed in Ultimate frisbee, tennis, and a variety of other competitive sports that enhance disc and teamwork skills and foster sportsmanship. In order to stay flexible, focused, and strong for competitions, Lisa’s current fitness/cross-training regimen includes integrated step fitness, yoga, weight training, and dancing.

    Lisa has earned a total of 16 major titles. She began her career in 1991 in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and, with the opportunity to partner and practice with some of the world’s top players, she quickly progressed to the top of the sport. With her partners Mary Lowry and Cindy St. Mary, she has won the World Championships 10 times in the Women’s Pairs category. She has won six Mixed Pairs titles with her partners Matt Gauthier and Arthur Coddington.

  • Career Highlights

    Lisa has earned Mixed Pairs World title 6 times and is a 10-time Women’s Pairs Champion.

  • How I Started

    Educated and trained as an actor and director for the stage, Lisa began playing freestyle in her late twenties with fellow actor and freestyle champion, Randy Silvey.

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Player Details

  • Favorite Moves

    Most favorite move is hugging! 😉 My favorite disc move: challenging consecutive combinations, especially if quirky! Adding spins to any move, moves that require unique or unusual body positions, and beauty. Current fave is a standing gitis pull directly from a throw.

  • Mentors

    Mentors and Partners: Arthur Coddington, Cindy St. Mary, Matt Gauthier, Jake Gauthier, Randy Silvey, Mary Lowry, Jeff Kruger, The Beast.

  • Partners

    Cindy St. Mary, Matt Gauthier, Arthur Coddington, Doug Simon, Mary Lowry, Rodney Sanchez, Lori Daniels, Randy Silvey, Steve Hays, Donny Wallace, Jonathan Willett, and Joel Rogers.

  • Media & Appearances

    Lisa’s freestyle play has been featured in the Seattle Times, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the North Seattle Journal, the San Diego Union, the Santa Cruz Sentinel, the Portland Tribune, and the Giornali in Rimini, Italy.

  • Sponsors

    Heinsville.com

  • Other Fun

    In addition to frisbee, Lisa is an avid gardener and enjoys travel, languages, hiking and backpacking, camping, biking, and walking in all weathers.

Tournament History

EventDivisionRoundFinish
2010 FPA World ChampionshipsMixed PairsFinals2
2010 Seaside Super HeinOpen FormatFinals13
2010 The JammersOpen FormatFinals5
2008 FPA World ChampionshipsCo-opFinals5
2007 FPA World ChampionshipsWomensFinals2
2007 The JammersMixed PairsFinals2
2006 Arizona StatesOpen FormatFinals4
2006 FPA World ChampionshipsCo-opFinals3
2005 FPA World Freestyle Frisbee ChampionshipsCo-opFinals5
2005 Seaside SuperHeinIndividual OpenFinals16
2004 29th Annual Arizona States Freestyle and Overall TournamentOpen FormatFinals5
2004 FPA World Freestyle Frisbee ChampionshipsCo-opFinals5
2004 Seaside Super HeinOtherFinals6
2003 AZ StatesOpen FormatFinals2
2003 World Disc GamesWomensFinals2
2003 San Diego Beach Freestyle Frisbee Tournament at Mission BeachMixed PairsFinals2
2003 Seaside Super HeinIndividual OpenFinals4
2002 AZ StatesOpen FormatFinals7
2002 California Freestyle Open – California Dried Plum FestivalOpen PairsFinals4
2002 FPA World ChampionshipsMixed PairsFinals6
2002 SummerfestOpen PairsFinals5
2001 FPA World Freestyle Frisbee ChampionshipsMixed PairsFinals5
2000 AZ StatesOpen FormatFinals3
1999 AZ States – ScottsdaleCo-opFinals3
1999 FPA Worlds – Santa CruzMixed PairsFinals4
1999 WFDF ChampionshipsWomensFinals2
1999 Indoor Championships – Jackson HoleOpen PairsFinals7
1998 FPA World ChampionshipsWomensFinals3
1997 FPA World ChampionshipsMixed PairsFinals2
1997 Disc-a-paloozaMixed PairsFinals4
1996 Seattle Country Day School Holiday Indoor ChampionshipsOpen PairsFinals3
1996 FPA World ChampionshipsMixed PairsFinals3
1996 US Open Flying Disc ChampionshipsWomensFinals2
1996 Yakima Flight FestivalMixed PairsFinals2
1995 World Beach InvitationalMixed PairsFinals4
1995 FPA World ChampionshipsMixed PairsFinals3
1995 FPA Northwest ChampionshipsMixed PairsFinals5
1995 Seattle Monthly #2Mixed PairsFinals3
1994 FPA World ChampionshipsMixed PairsFinals3
1994 US Open Flying Disc ChampionshipsWomensFinals3
1994 Northwest ChampionshipsWomensFinals4
1994 La Mirada Spring OverallOpen PairsFinals2
1993 FPA WorldsCo-opFinals9
1993 Northwest ChampionshipsOpen PairsFinals7
Test by AmitWomensFinals2
EventDivisionRoundFinish
2010 FPA World ChampionshipsCo-opPreliminaries2
2010 Seaside Super HeinIndividual OpenPreliminaries8
2008 FPA World ChampionshipsCo-opPreliminaries2
2007 FPA World ChampionshipsWomensSemi-Finals1
2007 The JammersOpen FormatSemi-Finals4
2006 Arizona StatesOpen FormatPrelim Playoff3
2006 FPA World ChampionshipsOpen PairsPrelim Seeding2
2004 FPA World Freestyle Frisbee ChampionshipsMixed PairsSemi-Finals3
2002 AZ StatesOpen FormatSemi-Finals3
2002 California Freestyle Open – California Dried Plum FestivalOpen PairsSemi-Finals2
2002 FPA World ChampionshipsCo-opSemi-Finals4
2001 FPA World Freestyle Frisbee ChampionshipsCo-opSemi-Finals5
2001 Acrobatic PaganelloOpen FormatPreliminaries4
2000 AZ StatesOpen FormatSemi-Finals2
2000 FPA World ChampionshipsMixed PairsSemi-Finals1
2000 Summerfest Flying Disc ChampionshipsMixed PairsSemi-Finals1
1999 FPA Worlds – Santa CruzMixed PairsSemi-Finals1
1999 WFDF ChampionshipsWomensSemi-Finals2
1997 FPA World ChampionshipsMixed PairsSemi-Finals2
1996 FPA World ChampionshipsMixed PairsSemi-Finals2
1995 FPA World ChampionshipsMixed PairsSemi-Finals2
1995 Seattle Monthly #2Open PairsSemi-Finals2
1994 FPA World ChampionshipsCo-opSemi-Finals4