Andrew Donlin

Drew Donlin
Drew Donlin
	Andrew Donlin in Space Force uniform
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Lawrence Donlin
Born	October 9, 1992 (age 31); Plymouth, Minnesota, United States
Height	202 cm (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Line Player
Club information
Current club	Abanca Ademar León
Number	12
Youth career
Years	Team
2011–2015	USAFA Team Handball
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2016	Knight Air
2017	Revol
2017	Knight Air
2018	Los Angeles THC
2018–2019	TSV Bayer Dormagen
2019	Los Angeles THC
2019–2021	Abanca Ademar León
2021-2023	San Francisco CalHeat
2024-	California Eagles
National team
Years	Team
2012	Handball (Junior)
2016–	United States
2016–	Beach handball
Title
2018	USA Open Division
2021	NACHC Super Globe Qualifier
Allegiance
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Air Force ; United States Space Force
Years of service	2015 – 2021 (Air Force); 2021 – present (Space Force)
Rank	Major

Last updated September 24, 2024

Andrew Lawrence Donlin (born 9 October 1992) is an American professional handball player and a United States Air Force Captain. His nickname is Captain America.^[1]

High school

He played American football, basketball and baseball for the Wayzata High School.

College

He attend the United States Air Force Academy in 2011.

He attended at walk-on tryout for the football team they encouraged him that he should play handball. Later he joined the USAFA Team Handball.

In 2012 he played the 2019 IHF Trophy Tournament PATHF–North America Zone in Mexico City with the United States men's national junior handball team. They lost the small final 38–40 against Canada.

In 2014 he became top scorer with 27 goals at the 2014 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Men's Division. They won the bronze medal.

At the 2015 Summer Universiade the USAFA Team Handball club represented the national team. He was captain of the team. They had additionally one student from the Colorado State University.^[2]^[3] They finished 13th out of 13 teams.

He finished the academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management.

Adult

In July 2015 after graduation he was assigned as Acquisition Program Manager at the Space and Missile Systems Center in Los Angeles.

In 2016 he made his United States men's national handball team debut at the 2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship. The team reached finished in 8th place out of 12. His United States national beach handball team debut came the same year at the 2016 Beach Handball World Championships. This was the first World Championship appearance for the US and Donlin was the top scorer of the team.

At the 2018 Pan American Men's Beach Handball Championship he was the top scorer of the tournament and the team won the bronze medal.

He finished sixth in scoring at the 2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships.

He played for the Los Angeles THC at the 2019 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Open Division, as they won the title.

In November 2018 he became a member of the United States Air Force World Class Athlete Program.

In December 2018 he played his first game for TSV Bayer Dormagen (DE).^[4]

He played at the 2019 Pan American Games.

He played for the United States team that won the 2019 Nor.Ca. Men's Beach Handball Championship, which qualified them for the 2019 World Beach Games The team finished 5th at the 2019 IHF Emerging Nations Championship.

He played for the Los Angeles THC at the 2019 North American and the Caribbean Senior Club Championship (3rd) and 2019 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Elite Division (4th).

In August 2019 he joined CB Ademar León, a professional Liga ASOBAL club. He became the first American handball player to play in a European club competition when he played in the 2019–20 EHF Cup. Ademar León were eliminated in the group stage.

In 2020 he was awarded with the 2019 United States Air Force Athlete of the Year title.

In August 2021 he left the World Class Athlete Program and joined the newly formed United States Space Force as Program Manager, Special Programs in Los Angeles. Upon his return to the United States, he joined San Francisco CalHeat, the USA Team Handball reigning champion, and won the 2021 North American and Caribbean Senior Club Championship, a qualifying tournament for the IHF Men's Super Globe. From then on, he became a key player of San Francisco CalHeat, winning the 2022 and 2023 USA Team Handball Nationals, as well as the 2023 North American and Caribbean Senior Club Championship. In 2023, he made his first appearance at the 2023 IHF Super Globe, winning the first ever game in the competition for a North American team. Early in 2024, he transferred to California Eagles, a newly founded club based out of Los Angeles, with whom he won the 2024 USA Team Handball Nationals and the 2024 North American and Caribbean Senior Club Championship.

In 2024 he was awarded with the 2023 United States Air Force Athlete of the Year title for the second time after the 2019 title.^[5]

Family

He is the oldest of four children and his sister, Colleen Donlin, is an NCAA Division I swimmer at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. In 2020 he extended his contract. The club doesn't pay him anything because he is paid via the World Class Athlete Program.^[6]

Military

Ranks

	Rank	Date of Promotion
	Various
	BCT Squadron Commander	July 2014
	Squadron Commander	August 2014
	Second Lieutenant	May 2015
	First Lieutenant	May 2017
	Captain Air Force	May 2019
	Captain Space Force	August 2021
	Captain (New Insignia)	March 2024
	Major	2024

Awards and decorations

Awards as of 13 June 2023:^[7]

Parachutist Badge
Basic Acquisition and Financial Management Badge
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award	National Defense Service Medal	Air and Space Achievement Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal	Air and Space Longevity Service Award	Air and Space Training Ribbon

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References

↑ Dargel, Jorge (26 June 220). "Drew Donlin, el 'Capitán América' del Ademar León". Marca (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
↑ Godwin, Maurice (2015-07-07). "Michael Cavanaugh Leads Colorado-Based Team to Korea for World University Games". USA Team Handball . Archived from the original on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
↑ Cavanaugh, Mike (2015-07-17). "Michael Cavanaugh Leads Colorado-Based Team to Korea for World University Games Report". USA Team Handball . Archived from the original on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
↑ "Erfolgreiches Handball-Wochenende". TSV Bayer Dormagen. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
↑ Aragon, Debbie (2 April 2024). "DAF announces 2023 athletes of the year". United States Air Force . Lackland Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
↑ "Ademar Leon bindet Leistungsträger". handball world. 6 May 2020. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
↑ Andrew Donlin (Photo). United States Department of the Air Force. 13 June 2023. Event occurs at 7:55. Archived from the original (jpg) on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

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[1] Dargel, Jorge (26 June 220). "Drew Donlin, el 'Capitán América' del Ademar León". Marca (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

[2] Godwin, Maurice (2015-07-07). "Michael Cavanaugh Leads Colorado-Based Team to Korea for World University Games". USA Team Handball . Archived from the original on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-07-08.

[3] Cavanaugh, Mike (2015-07-17). "Michael Cavanaugh Leads Colorado-Based Team to Korea for World University Games Report". USA Team Handball . Archived from the original on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-07-08.

[4] "Erfolgreiches Handball-Wochenende". TSV Bayer Dormagen. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[5] Aragon, Debbie (2 April 2024). "DAF announces 2023 athletes of the year". United States Air Force . Lackland Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[6] "Ademar Leon bindet Leistungsträger". handball world. 6 May 2020. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[7] Andrew Donlin (Photo). United States Department of the Air Force. 13 June 2023. Event occurs at 7:55. Archived from the original (jpg) on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

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