The Nord Effect has been helping Sockeye win games for the last 4 years. At 6'5'' and with a unique combination of timing, hops and gangle, Nord makes the field bigger for any thrower on his team, and smaller for opposing throwers. His D against DoG in the '05 UPA semifinals was a perfect example: the offense did everything right and Nord still won the play. Nord is an extremely skilled thrower for someone so athletic, and is featured both on O and D, creating matchup issues on both sides of the disc. In the ’07 final, only a shattered thumb could stop Nord's domination of the endzone (he’s recovering after metal-plate-inserting surgery).

Birthdate: 6/26/1979
Hometown: Seattle, WA
College: Carleton
Grad Year: 2001
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 185
Youth History:
1992: New Options MS (Seattle, WA)
1993: New Options MS (Seattle, WA)
1994: Garfield HS (Seattle, WA)
1995: Garfield HS (Seattle, WA)
1996*: Garfield HS (Seattle, WA)
1997: Garfield HS (Seattle, WA)
* Played for the USA Junior Worlds Team
Club History:
2000: Sub Zero (Mpls., MN)
2002: Jam (SF, CA)
2003: Clapham (United Kingdom)
2004: Sockeye (Seattle, WA)
2005: Sockeye (Seattle, WA)
2006: Sockeye (Seattle, WA)
2007: Sockeye (Seattle, WA)
2008: Sockeye (Seattle, WA)