Prints from his monster cleat tracks have been found in North Fields. Power Bar wrappers from a pre-practice energy fix have been uncovered outside King. Scuffmarks on the floor of the ’Sco were documented last week. Finally, the man as elusive as Bigfoot, sophomore Henry Schneider, is cornered during a rare moment in his busy schedule for a quick interview about his enigmatic life as a student and athlete at Oberlin College.

Leslie: Henry, you play on the soccer team and frisbee team here at Oberlin. What is it like passing between the two teams?
Henry: There is a significant difference. Some ultimate teams have their own coaches but our team doesn’t. Ultimate is pretty unique in that the level of sportsmanship is pretty much non-parallel compared to any other sport I have played. Players get pretty emotional but there is an element of ultimate called “spirit of the game,” which is kind of an unwritten code of conduct that players adhere to. There is a general feeling of communicating with each other in a respectful way, especially about calls because it’s also a self-officiating sport.

L: Both sports’ respective competitions are very different as well?
H: Ultimate tournaments are murder on your body. Two or three days of playing just sixteen minute, sprinting, running and jumping games. At the same time you are outside and there isn’t a lot of shelter. It’s hard. It’s kind of like a survival game about who can stay in the best condition throughout the tournament.

L: What is the biggest ultimate tournament that you have played in?
H: Every year I go to the biggest ultimate tournament in the world, which is called Potlatch. It’s held in Seattle and there are over 300 teams there. It’s a mix division, which is how ultimate teams started out. You have to have the same number of males and females corresponding on the field at all times. It’s a lot of fun and you get to play with a lot of good players. You have to have a pretty gnarly team to win Potlatch. So, you see some amazing athletes but the tournament is just really friendly in the way that it is structured. There is actually a lot of drinking involved.

L: It must be difficult to run around playing Frisbee all day while guzzling beers on the sideline.
H: There is a lot of distinct, eccentric behavior that happens on an ultimate field and it’s something that I really enjoy. You go into this fitness ordeal and at the same time you are drinking beer which of course has an effect that is multiplied countless number of times on your weakened condition and you know...just doing a lot of crazy stuff. So it’s a fun, cheerful way to spend the Fourth of July weekend.

L: After enduring hours of game time in Frisbee tournaments, would you ever consider pushing your body even farther towards its limit in an Iron Man competition?
H: You mean a triathlon? I have run a marathon. Actually I’ve run two. But uhh...yeah, I’d have to train for it. I competed as a team in Oberlin’s triathlon last year with Lisa Weigle and Gab Golden. We won first place for the team division. I think I failed to register this year. We’ll see what happens. I have been challenged by Yorgos Strangas for the individual competition.

L: I heard that your Frisbee team is having a 30th anniversary reunion during commencement week this year. Do you have a large database of alumni who keep up on the happenings of your team?
H: When I went to Potlatch last summer I played with some guys who came together to play as an Oberlin team. I think I was the only current student. It was all guys who had graduated, alumni from way back. It was really cool. I think there is a kind of a channel or network that all the Oberlin Frisbee alumni go through to reminisce. I have exchanged a few e-mails with Henry Lad (graduated captain of last year’s team). He’s dynamite. He’s playing with Six Trained Monkeys.

L: Six Trained Monkeys? Is that a band?
H: No, it’s a club team in Boston. A lot of times ultimate teams have awesome names. I can give you some of my favorite names: Pimp Chalice, Odd Job Thug Mob, Professor Booty, Sperm Whales and Greatest American Heroes, which was actually my old team from Seattle. We used to dress up as super heroes on the field.

L: Are costumes a huge part of Ultimate Frisbee?
H: Yeah, costumes are a huge part of ultimate. There is no specific dress code and so teams are just identified by their jerseys. There is a certain level of flair that a player can exhibit. Like you can choose to wear an armband or a hat or a headband. I rock a hat. I try to be matching.

L: You are looking pretty buff these days. Have you been hitting the weight room in preparation for your final tournament of the season this weekend?
H: No...I did hit the weight room for a while. I had kind of a personal body renaissance last summer but I don’t really like weight lifting. It’s just not very exciting —

Henry leaves the interview to hustle off to a night most likely spent in Mudd library, leaving his interviewer charmed by his unwavering eye contact and admirable wit. From Henry’s novel dance moves to his vast reservoir of energy, one can only wonder what the future holds for a man whom the Frisbee team endearingly refers to as “Juice.”