There is only one Guilford sport where men and women compete side by side: the Ultimate Frisbee team, aka Biohazard.This club sport brings each gender’s strength to the game but it also provides a few challenges.

“One thing that’s hard is just trying to get over the differences that society places on us,” junior Nick Mozer said.

“This is my fifth year playing Ultimate, but this is my first playing coed and it is completely different,” first-year Laura Burt said. “Coed takes a lot more communication from everybody, but I like the competition that the men bring. The girls also bring a competitive side but keep the guys in check. It’s just a good balance between the two genders that really makes it awesome.”

The team plays a fall and spring season, so players work together most of the year.

Each tournament during the season is a weekend-long event with four games one day and three the next. Sophomore Courtney Mandeville believes that these tournaments bring the team together and the coed environment makes for healthier competition.

“The women definitely have their heads on their shoulders better than the men do, so they keep us sane,” Mandeville said. “But they also bring a different competitiveness. I think guys can get way too competitive, and girls get competitive but not to the point that it’s unfriendly.”

“We want to maintain a fun, welcoming atmosphere,” Burt said.

The Biohazard team is not only the only coed team affiliated with the college, but it is also the sport with the most flexibility for players.

“(We look) for people that played varsity sports in high school and maybe can’t commit to going to practice five days a week but want to play a competitive sport three days a week,” head coach Charlie Tefft said.

The team currently has more wins than losses but does not have a definitive record because, according to Mozer, there is more emphasis on men’s and women’s Frisbee separately and not as much for coed games.

The team has always been competitive, but there is a stronger emphasis on providing a welcoming environment for students.

“Our Frisbee team is designed to help people learn how to play, so we welcome anyone who wants to come out and play,” Mozer said. “We don’t want to turn anyone away or make anyone feel intimidated.