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USA Team Handball Nationals – women's open division

USA Team Handball Nationals – women's open division
Tournament information
SportHandball
Month playedApril–May
Established1975
FormatRound-robin, knockout stage
Teams2 - 20
Current champion
New York City THC

The women's open national is a USA Team Handball tournament to determine the national handball champion from the US. Chicago Inter holds the most title in the women's division.

The 2020 and 2021 US club nationals were cancelled due to COVID-19 and, hence, no champion was designated.

Results

Year Final Third-place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1975[1][2]
Ohio State University, Ohio
Kansas State University Championship serie: 3-1-0
(8-8), (5-4), (10-8), (9-8)
Ohio State University 2
1976[3][4][5]
Ohio State University, Ohio
East Coast HC Kansas Merchants Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Ohio State University 4
1977
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1978[6]
Hofstra University, New York
Ohio State University 4
West Point, New York THC, Miller Port HC & a country mixed team
1979
1980
Colorado Springs, Colorado
1981 New England[7]
1982
Colorado Springs, Colorado
G and D Leisure[8]
1983[9]
Washington, D.C.
1984 California West[10]
1985 Panters[11]
1986[12]
Ohio State University, Ohio
1987 P.A. Par[13]
1988 Supercade GT[14]
1989[15]
Adelphi University & Nassau Community College, New York
Supercade GT New York City THC West Point
1990[16]
Reno, Nevada
University of Minnesota[17] 20–18 Supercade GT
1991[18]
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Colorado Springs Stars 31–23 University of Minnesota Supercade GT 19–18 LA Stars
1992 Colorado Springs Stars[19]
1993[20]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1994
1995 San Francisco CalHeat[21]
(Smurfs)[* 1]
1996 Slippery Rock[22] San Francisco CalHeat[21]
(Smurfs)[* 1]
1997 San Francisco CalHeat[21]
(Smurfs)[* 1]
1998 San Francisco CalHeat[21]
(Smurfs)[* 1]
1999
2000[23]
Tampa, Florida
Antique Gold Atlanta Storm New York City THC Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 9
2001[24]
Atlanta, Georgia
Antique Gold New York City THC Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Atlanta Storm 9
2002[25]
Nassau Community College, NY
Antique Gold New York City THC Atlanta Storm Furman University 10
2003[26]
Reno, Nevada
San Francisco CalHeat[21]
(Smurfs)[* 1]
13-11 Rock Handball Virginia Commonwealth University 12-4 West Point Black 5
2004[27]
Houston, Texas
DC Diplomats THC[28] 28-23 San Francisco CalHeat[21]
(Smurfs)[* 1]
West Point Black 28-12 Gold Stars 6
2005[29] DC Diplomats THC[28] San Francisco CalHeat[21]
(Utah Cal Smurfs)[* 1]
Carolina Shooting Stars 10
2006[30]
Houston, Texas
San Francisco CalHeat[21]
(Smurfs)[* 1]
20-18 Cortland State West Point Black 8-6 Carolina Blue 9
2007[31]
University of Delaware, DE
Chicago Inter Handball[32] 25-22 Cortland State Atlanta Condors Women 30-21 San Francisco CalHeat[21]
(Smurfs)[* 1]
2008
Newark, Delaware
Chicago Inter Handball
2009[33]
Elgin, Illinois
Chicago Inter Handball[32] 38-25 Lady Condors Houston Firehawks TH New England Freeze 7
2010[34]
Las Vegas, Nevada
Houston Firehawks THC 28-25 Chicago Inter Handball[32] Denver HC New England Freeze 9
2011[35]
Salt Lake City, Utah
Chicago Inter Handball[32] 20-19 New York City THC New York Athletic Club/Dynamo HC 27-20 Carolina
2012
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Alberta 24-23[36] Chicago Inter Handball[32] New York City THC[37]
2013[38]
Reno, Nevada
Chicago Inter Handball[32] 21-20 Dynamo HC Carolina Blue 24-19 Los Angeles THC 10
2014[39]
Reno, Nevada
Dynamo HC 20-14 Chicago Inter Handball[32] Phoenix THC 26-25 Los Angeles THC 7
2015[40]
York, Pennsylvania
Chicago Inter Handball 23-17 New York City THC Carolina Blue 25-20 Ocean NJ THC 10
2016[41]
York, Pennsylvania
Odenwald Chicago Inter Handball New York City THC San Francisco CalHeat 10
2017[42]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Team Rogue 33-32 New York City THC Handball Quebec 24-20 DC Diplomats 11
2018[43]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Team Rogue 29-23 New York City THC Handball Quebec 30-14 Boston Team Handball Club 11
2019[44]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
New York City THC 34-28 Chicago Inter Handball DC Diplomats 16-15 Boston Team Handball Club 8
2020
Detroit, Michigan
cancelled cancelled
2021 cancelled cancelled
2022
Adrian, Michigan
Handball Quebec 24-15 Carolina Blue Chicago Inter Handball 16-15 Boston Team Handball Club 12
2023
Spokane, Washington
San Francisco CalHeat 30-26 New York City THC Handball Quebec II 25-18 Boston Team Handball Club 8
2024[45]
Spokane, Washington
New York City THC 18–17 Quebec U25 Alberta U21 19–16 San Francisco CalHeat 5
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i San Francisco CalHeat played at the beginning with the name Smurfs.

Division B

Year Final Third-place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1988 West Point Black[14]

Individual awards

Year Player Team Player Team Player Team
MVP MVG Top Scorer
2000 Dawn Marple Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Laura Ryan Antique Gold
2001 Astrid Siene New York City THC Danielle Ryan Antique Gold
2002 Marketa Chromkova New York City THC Anca Hesser Antique Gold
2003 Grit Farrell Rock Handball Lasonia Morris Virginia Commonwealth University
2004 Katharina Ellmers DC Diplomats Kiera Connerty West Point Black
2006 Kathy Darling Chicago Inter Handball Jacque Messel Chicago Inter Handball
2007 Sladjana Prvanov Chicago Inter Handball Nataliya Mitrjuk Chicago Inter Handball
2008 cancelled cancelled
2009 Jolanta Kunickaite Chicago Inter Handball Katarina Husova Chicago Inter Handball
2011 Annika Schmid New York City THC Jacque Messel Chicago Inter Handball
2012 Amber Smart Alberta Kate Greabeiel Alberta
2013 Jolanta Kunickaite Chicago Inter Handball Sophie Fasold Dynamo HC
2014 Caroline Wahlberg Dynamo HC Sophie Fasold Dynamo HC
2015 Irina Irimia Chicago Inter Handball Jacque Messel Chicago Inter Handball
2017 Kathy Darling Team Rogue Anna Oedegaard Dennison New York City THC Cecile Balanche DC Diplomats
2018 Cecile Balanche DC Diplomats Georgeta Marincas Carolina Blue Jence Ann Rhoads Team Rogue
2019 Noelia Anton Bolanos Boston THC Athena Del Rosario San Francisco CalHeat Kathrine Agger San Francisco CalHeat II
Cindy Stinger MVP Pam Boyd MVG Top Scorer
2022 Zion Krullars Carolina Blue Vassilia Gagnon Handball Quebec Mariia Rachiteleva Los Angeles THC
2023 Micaela Millar New York City THC Natallia Zhelnova San Francisco CalHeat Oihane Manrique Garin Chicago Inter Handball
2024 Michelle Laerke New York City THC Stephanie Moreno New York City THC Céline Labonté (38) Quebec U25

Medal count

RankClubGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Chicago Inter HC65112
2San Francisco CalHeat3429
3Antique Gold3003
4New York City THC28313
5Supercade GT2114
6DC Diplomats THC2013
7Colorado Springs Stars2002
Team Rogue2002
9Québec1135
10Dynamo HC1113
11Kansas State University1102
Ohio State University1102
University of Minnesota1102
14Alberta1012
Houston Firehawks TH1012
16California West1001
East Coast HC1001
G and D Leisure1001
New England1001
Odenwald1001
P.A. Par1001
Panters1001
23Cortland State0202
24Carolina THC0134
25Atlanta Storm0112
Lady Condors / Atlanta Condors0112
27Rock Handball0101
28West Point0033
29Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania0022
30Denver HC0011
Phoenix THC0011
Virginia Commonwealth University0011
Totals (32 entries)36292792

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