West Point Team Handball

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West Point Team Handball
Full nameWest Point Team Handball
Short nameWPTHB
Founded1976
ArenaArvin Gymnasium
Head coachCPT Dylan Hyde
CaptainGary Phillips and Aidan Halloran
LeagueThe Northeast Team Handball League
Club colours     
Website
Official site

West Point Team Handball is a handball club from West Point, New York, United States. They are the handball team of the United States Military Academy. They play with four teams at various competitions. There are two teams for each gender. The West Point Black team (men and women) is the first team and the West Point Gold team (men and women) is the second team. They have won the most College National Championships in their collegiate league with the men's team winning 38 College National Championships, with their 16th consecutive College National Championship in 2024 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Three past members have competed in the Summer Olympics for Team USA to include Peter Lash (’81) - 1984 & 1988 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and Korea; LTC (R) Craig Gilbert (’78) - 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and Mike Thornberry (’93) - 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Many other players have competed for the USA National Team.[1]

Location of West Point Team Handball
West Point Team Handball
West Point Team Handball
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Location of West Point Team Handball
Former logo until 2015

Accomplishments

  • Nationals:
    • Men's Elite:
      •  Bronze : 2014[2]
      •  Silver : 2008
    • Men's Open / Division I:
      •  Bronze : 1998
      •  Gold : 2006[3]
      •  Silver : 2014[2]
    • Men's Division II:
      •  Bronze : 2017[4]
  • College Nationals:
    • Men:
      •  Gold : 1976, 1979–1982, 1985–1987, 1989–1993, 1995–2001, 2003, 2007–2019, 2022, 2023 , 2024
      •  Silver : 2002–2006, 2010–2013, 2015–2016
    •  Bronze : 2024
    • Women:
      •  Gold : 1980, 1990–1991, 1996, 1999–2003, 2005–2007, 2012–2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
      •  Silver : 2009–2011, 2022
      •  Bronze : 2000, 2002, 2006 2010, 2015–2017, 2024
  • Northeast Team Handball League
    • Men's Division I:
      •  Silver : 2012/2013, 2013/14, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2022, 2023
      •  Bronze : 2009/2010, 2011/12, 2014/15
    • Women's Division:
      •  Gold : 2014/2015
  • Carolina Blue Cup (men) : 6
    •  Gold : 1991, 1992, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2024
    •  Silver : 1993, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2016
    •  Bronze : 1994, 2000, 2007, 2011, 2023

Rankings

2017–18

Main article: 2017–18 USA Team Handball rankings
  Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6
Final
Black Men's 7 7 7 11 10 7
College * 1 (9) * 1 (8) 1 (7) 1 (5)
Gold Men's 20 NR NR NR NR 24
College * NR * 5т NR 3

Non of the women's team received votes for the women's poll.

2018–19

Main article: 2018–19 USA Team Handball rankings
  Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7
Final
Black Men's 6 6 7
College 1 (7) 1 (7) 1 (6)
Women's NV NR NR
Gold Men's 17 22 т NR
College NV NV NV

* No Ranking was released.

Legend
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  No change in ranking from previous week
NR Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of men's poll or Top 5 College poll
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Current Roster

Number Name Year Position
6 Caden Uptgraft Junior Center back
19 Reid Wesley Junior Pivot
8 Aidan Halloran Senior Right wing
9 Gary Phillips Senior Right back
1 Bedford Fagan Senior Left back
12 Ian Cavana Senior Left wing
28 Liam Gilfillan Junior Goalie
3 Jamison Uptgraft Junior Left wing
20 Jack Kendrick Junior Pivot
13 Patrick Rancan Senior Right wing
23 Ku'ili Bandmann Junior Center back

References

  1. ^ mterzic (26 September 2013). "West Point Men's Team Handball". West Point Men's Team Handball. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b Godwin, Maurice. "2014 USA Team Handball National Championships" (PDF). USA Team Handball (PDF; 207 KB). Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ Sewell, Robert A. (2 May 2006). "Nat2006". teamhandballnews.com (XLS; 82 KB). Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. ^ "USATH Open Nationals 2017". USA Team Handball. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Head Coaches". West Point Men's Team Handball. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Team Captains". West Point Men's Team Handball. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
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