USA Team Handball Nationals – men's open division

The men's open national is a USA Team Handball tournament to determine the handball open national champion from the US. This is the second highest level of competition in the United States. Not qualified teams for the men's elite division are allowed to play in this division. Before the men's elite division was established, the national champion was crowned at the open division.

USA Team Handball Nationals – men's open division
Tournament information
SportHandball
Month playedApril–May
Established1959
FormatRound Robin, Knockout Stage
Current champion
California Eagles

Results

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Division I

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Year Final Third-place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1959 3 × Elizabeth S.C.[1]
1963 one title[2]
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967 Elizabeth S.C.[1]
1968
1969 Adelphi University
1970[3] Rochester Sport Club Adelphi University
1971[3][4]
Newark State College
Adelphi University 13-8 Army A Army B 13-11 SSC Newark 8
1972[3][5]
Livingston, New Jersey
Adelphi University 21-16[6] Third Army Team
1973[3][7][8]
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Adelphi University Cornell University 5th, German Air Force, United States Army, Swim & Sport Club of New Jersey
1974[3][9][10]
Monmouth University, New Jersey
Adelphi University Jersey Jets Army team from Fort Bragg Willamette University[11] 10
OSU 6th
1975[3][12][13]
Ohio State University, Ohio
Northwest Suburban Chicago 20-18 United States Army East Ridge 5-2 vs. 4-1-2
Match record
Willamette University[11]
1976[3]
Ohio State University, Ohio
Swim & Sport Club of Flanders[14] 22-21 Air Force Academy Northwest Suburban Chicago United States Army 10
1977[15]
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Chicago THC[16] Air Force Academy[17]
1978[18]
Hofstra University, New York
Air Force Academy[19]
1979[20]
Colorado Springs, Colorado
University of California, Los Angeles 18-17 United States Army West Point 3rd or 4th
1980
Colorado Springs, Colorado
1981 Jersey Jets[21]
1982
Colorado Springs, Colorado
West Coast All-Stars[22]
1983
Washington, D.C.
1984
California State University, Fullerton[23]
San Francisco CalHeat[24] 25-17 Los Angeles Stars 10
New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]
1985 San Francisco CalHeat[25]
1986[26]
Ohio State University, Ohio
San Francisco CalHeat Sushi Masters
1987[26] Sushi Masters[27] San Francisco CalHeat New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]
1988[26] New York Athletic Club[28]
(Garden City)[* 1]
Sushi Masters Rangers
1989[26][29]
Adelphi University & Nassau Community College, New York
New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]
Los Angeles Stars Sushi Masters
1990[26][30]
Reno, Nevada
San Francisco CalHeat[31] 19–17 Condors
(Ventura Condors)[* 2]
Sushi Masters
1991[26][32]
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]
21–17 Otra Vez Swim & Sport Club of Flanders 23–19 LA Stars
1992[26]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1][33]
Swim & Sport Club of Flanders
1993[26]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New York Athletic Club II
(Garden City II)[* 1]
Knight Magic New York Athletic Club I
(Garden City I)[* 1]
1994[26] Condors
(Ventura Condors)[* 2]
Sushi Masters New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]
1995[26] Sushi Masters Colorado Stars New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]
1996[26] New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]
Sushi Masters San Francisco CalHeat
1997[26] New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]
Condors
(Ventura Condors)[* 2]
Crachovia
1998[26][34]
Atlanta, Georgia
Knight Magic 19–18 New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]
West Point Shoot Out Condors
(Ventura Condors)[* 2]
10
1999[26][35]
Fresno, California
Condors
(Atlanta Condors)[* 2]
20–14 New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]
Knight Air 24–19 Cracovia
↓ National Championship is new the Elite Division
2000[36]
Tampa, Florida
New York City THC Condors
(Condor Old)[* 2]
Swim & Sport Club of Flanders Atlanta THB-1 8
2001[37]
Atlanta, Georgia
USA Deaf West Point Black Swim & Sport Club of Flanders Carolina Blue 8
2002[38]
Nassau Community College, NY
Atlanta THC New York City THC University of North Carolina at Chapel Alumni Air Force Academy 8
2003[39]
Reno, Nevada
New England Freeze 20-11 Los Angeles THC Sushi Masters 23-19 Knight Air DOGs 8
2004[40]
Houston, Texas
Air Force Academy 23-22 Houston Firehawks TH Swim & Sport Club of Flanders 24-18 Rock Handball 7
2005[41] University of Utah Vipers Cleveland TH PLS Firehawks USA Deaf 16
2006[42]
Houston, Texas
West Point Gold 28-22 University of North Carolina at Chapel Alumni Atlanta Metro 20-11 West Point Black 8
2007[43]
University of Delaware, DE
Chicago Inter THC 28-27 Knight Air New England Freeze 38-16 West Point Gold
2008
Newark, Delaware
2009[44]
Elgin, Illinois
Only an Elite Division was held 0
2010[45]
Las Vegas, Nevada
Miami Storm A 29-26 Minnesota Denver HC Seattle HC 13
2011[46]
Salt Lake City, Utah
New York Athletic Club[47][48] 29-22 Georgia HC Seattle HC 22-16 Los Angeles 2 THC 8
New York City 2 THC
Tusken Raiders
2012
Minneapolis, Minnesota
New York Athletic Club[47][48] West Point Gold Georgia HC 34-26 Minnesota Ohio
2013[49]
Reno, Nevada
Denver HC 25-20 Georgia HC New York City 2 THC West Point Gold 11
2014[50]
Reno, Nevada
Boston THC 24-22 West Point Gold Air Force Academy 39-32 San Francisco CalHeat 12
2015[51]
York, Pennsylvania
Houston Firehawks TH 29-19 Georgia HC Air Force Academy 27-19 West Point Gold 17
2016[52]
York, Pennsylvania
Houston Firehawks TH 23-17 Georgia HC Air Force Academy Ontario 11
2017[53]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
DC Diplomats THC 20-15 Georgia HC Chicago Inter THC 21-20 New York City 2 THC 8
2018[54]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Los Angeles THC 34-31 Carolina Blue New York City THC 2 31-28 Dallas THC 11
2019[55]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Alberta Team Handball 36-31 (o.t.) Houston Firehawks Miami Inter Handball 26-18 San Francisco CalHeat II 12
2020
Detroit, Michigan
cancelled cancelled 0
2021 cancelled cancelled 0
2022
Adrian, Michigan
Carolina Team Handball Club 25-17 San Francisco CalHeat II New York City THC II 34-32 Minnesota Team Handball 8
2023
Spokane, Washington
California Eagles 31-28 San Francisco CalHeat II Seattle Handball Club 26-24 Boston THC 10
2024[56]
Spokane, Washington
California Eagles 29-23 New York City THC Los Angeles THC 33-29 San Francisco CalHeat 6
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n New York Athletic Club played at the beginning with the name Garden City.
  2. ^ a b c d e f The Condors where relocated from Ventura, California to Atlanta

Division II

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Year Final Third-place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1987[27] Badger THC
1988[28] West Point
1991[32]
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
West Point 17–16 Air Force University of North Carolina 17–16 Ohio State
1995
Atlanta, Georgia
All-Indian Team Handball[57]
2000[36]
Tampa, Florida
Air Force Academy USA Deaf University of North Carolina at Chapel Alumni West Point Gold 8
2001[37]
Atlanta, Georgia
University of North Carolina at Chapel Alumni Air Force Academy Buchanan Indian Storm Lander Alumni 6
2002[38]
Nassau Community College, NY
Knight Air DOGs MIT Lions Los Angeles THC Georgia Institute of Technology 10
2003[39]
Reno, Nevada
Air Force Academy 21-20 Rock Handball West Point Gold 22-16 ATH Red 8
2004[40]
Houston, Texas
West Point Gold 18-14 Kansas ATH Red 20-19 Colorado State University 5
2017[58]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
New York City 3 THC 15-13 Boston THC West Point Gold 21-20 University of Virginia 7
2022

Adrian, Michigan

HC Toronto 29-19 Fargo-Moorhead Wolves DC Diplomats 24-23 Columbus Armada 6
2024[56]
Spokane, Washington
Prairie Selects 29-19 San Francisco CalHeat II California Ealges II 25-23 Alberta U21 9

Individual awards

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Year Player Team Player Team Player Team
Men's open division I
MVP MVG Top Scorer
2001 Richard Jacobs USA Deaf Ty Kovacs USA Deaf
2002 Josh Ehman Air Force Academy Italo Zanzi Atlanta
2003 Thomas Hedlund Los Angeles THC Thomas Sheppard West Point Black
2004 Ivan Paz Houston Firehawks Dave Schmitt Air Force Academy
2011 Bobby Dunn New York Athletic Club Danny Caparelli New York Athletic Club
2012 Divine Jackson New York Athletic Club Danny Caparelli New York Athletic Club
2013 Dennis Skarpeid Hermansen Georgia HC Thibault Salingue New York City 2 THC
2014 Sean Cahill Air Force Academy Forrest Keller West Point Gold
2015 Christopher Lindager Houston Firehawks Peter Acosta Houston Firehawks
2017 Adrien Frier DC Diplomats Christoph Schmid DC Diplomats Adrien Frier DC Diplomats
2018 Roger Silva Dallas THC Michael Gordon Long Island Tigers Roger Silva Dallas THC
2019 Mateusz Piec Carolina Blue Eliud Fonseca Houston Firehawks Alriel Briggs / Matt Grohs Long Island Tigers / Saskatchewan Junior Men
2022 Aaron Hamm Carolina THC Jack Moore Carolina THC Paul Meisner Minnesota Team Handball
2023 Robin Zoeller California Eagles Omar Bentahar San Francisco CalHeat II Kyle Colwell Saskatchewan Juniors
2024 Maxime Bouschet California Eagles Mohsen B. Renani Los Angeles THC Nikolai Keller Los Angeles THC
Men's open division II
MVP MVG Top Scorer
2001 Matt Johnson University of North Carolina at Chapel Alumni Chad Benesh University of North Carolina at Chapel Alumni
2002 Remo Ziegler MIT Lions Brian Beachkofski KA DOGs
2003 John Parker Rock Handball Brandon Strack Rock Handball
2004 Scott Pace West Point Gold Bjoern Meinhardt Kansas
2017 Daniel Suarez Boston TH II Kevin O’Connel New York City 3 THC Joseph Drennan West Point Gold
2022 Alexis Renaud HC Toronto Julien Renaud HC Toronto Sean Starrett Columbus Armada
2023
2024 Kyle Colwell Prairie Selects Matthew Styles Prairie Selects Arnau Rossell San Diego THC

Medal count

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Men's open II medal count

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RankClubGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1West Point3025
2Air Force Academy2204
3Carolina THC1023
4All-Indian Team Handball1001
Badger THC1001
HC Toronto1001
Knight Air DOGs1001
New York City THC1001
Prairie Selects1001
10Boston THC0101
Fargo-Moorhead Wolves0101
Kansas0101
MIT Lions0101
Rock Handball0101
San Francisco CalHeat0101
USA Deaf0101
17ATH0011
Buchanan Indian Storm0011
California Eagles0011
DC Diplomats0011
Los Angeles THC0011
Totals (21 entries)129930

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