USA Team Handball Nationals – women's open division

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USA Team Handball Nationals – women's open division
Tournament information
Sport Handball
Month playedApril–May
Established1975
Format Round-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.

Contents

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

Results

YearFinalThird-place matchTeams
ChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th 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 HCKansas 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 GTNew York City THC West Point
1990 [16]
Reno, Nevada 		University of Minnesota [17] 20–18Supercade GT
1991 [18]
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 		Colorado Springs Stars31–23 University of Minnesota Supercade GT19–18LA 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 GoldAtlanta StormNew York City THC Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 9
2001 [24]
Atlanta, Georgia 		Antique GoldNew York City THC Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Atlanta Storm9
2002 [25]
Nassau Community College, NY 		Antique GoldNew York City THCAtlanta Storm Furman University 10
2003 [26]
Reno, Nevada 		San Francisco CalHeat [21]
(Smurfs) [* 1] 		13-11Rock 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 28-12Gold Stars6
2005 [29] DC Diplomats THC [28] San Francisco CalHeat [21]
(Utah Cal Smurfs) [* 1] 		Carolina Shooting Stars10
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 Women30-21 San Francisco CalHeat [21]
(Smurfs) [* 1]
2008
Newark, Delaware 		Chicago Inter Handball
2009 [33]
Elgin, Illinois 		Chicago Inter Handball [32] 38-25Lady CondorsHouston Firehawks THNew England Freeze7
2010 [34]
Las Vegas, Nevada 		Houston Firehawks THC28-25Chicago Inter Handball [32] Denver HCNew England Freeze9
2011 [35]
Salt Lake City, Utah 		Chicago Inter Handball [32] 20-19New York City THC New York Athletic Club/Dynamo HC27-20 Carolina
2012
Minneapolis, Minnesota 		Alberta24-23 [36] Chicago Inter Handball [32] New York City THC [37]
2013 [38]
Reno, Nevada 		Chicago Inter Handball [32] 21-20Dynamo HC Carolina Blue 24-19Los Angeles THC10
2014 [39]
Reno, Nevada 		Dynamo HC20-14Chicago Inter Handball [32] Phoenix THC26-25Los Angeles THC7
2015 [40]
York, Pennsylvania 		Chicago Inter Handball23-17 New York City THC Carolina Blue 25-20Ocean NJ THC10
2016 [41]
York, Pennsylvania 		OdenwaldChicago Inter Handball New York City THC San Francisco CalHeat 10
2017 [42]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 		Team Rogue33-32 New York City THC Handball Quebec24-20DC Diplomats11
2018 [43]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 		Team Rogue29-23 New York City THC Handball Quebec30-14Boston Team Handball Club11
2019 [44]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 		New York City THC 34-28Chicago Inter HandballDC Diplomats16-15Boston Team Handball Club8
2020
Detroit, Michigan 		cancelledcancelled
2021 cancelledcancelled
2022
Adrian, Michigan 		Handball Quebec24-15 Carolina Blue Chicago Inter Handball16-15Boston Team Handball Club12
2023
Spokane, Washington 		San Francisco CalHeat 30-26 New York City THC Handball Quebec II25-18Boston Team Handball Club8
2024 [45]
Spokane, Washington 		New York City THC 18–17Quebec U25Alberta U2119–16 San Francisco CalHeat 5
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 San Francisco CalHeat played at the beginning with the name Smurfs.

Division B

YearFinalThird-place matchTeams
ChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place
1988 West Point Black [14]

Individual awards

YearPlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
MVPMVGTop Scorer
2000Dawn Marple Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Laura RyanAntique Gold
2001Astrid Siene New York City THC Danielle RyanAntique Gold
2002Marketa Chromkova New York City THC Anca HesserAntique Gold
2003Grit FarrellRock HandballLasonia Morris Virginia Commonwealth University
2004Katharina EllmersDC DiplomatsKiera Connerty West Point Black
2006Kathy DarlingChicago Inter HandballJacque MesselChicago Inter Handball
2007Sladjana PrvanovChicago Inter HandballNataliya MitrjukChicago Inter Handball
2008cancelledcancelled
2009Jolanta KunickaiteChicago Inter HandballKatarina HusovaChicago Inter Handball
2011Annika Schmid New York City THC Jacque MesselChicago Inter Handball
2012Amber SmartAlbertaKate GreabeielAlberta
2013Jolanta KunickaiteChicago Inter HandballSophie FasoldDynamo HC
2014Caroline WahlbergDynamo HCSophie FasoldDynamo HC
2015Irina IrimiaChicago Inter HandballJacque MesselChicago Inter Handball
2017Kathy DarlingTeam RogueAnna Oedegaard Dennison New York City THC Cecile BalancheDC Diplomats
2018Cecile BalancheDC DiplomatsGeorgeta MarincasCarolina Blue Jence Ann Rhoads Team Rogue
2019Noelia Anton BolanosBoston THCAthena Del Rosario San Francisco CalHeat Kathrine Agger San Francisco CalHeat II
Cindy Stinger MVPPam Boyd MVGTop Scorer
2022Zion KrullarsCarolina BlueVassilia GagnonHandball QuebecMariia Rachiteleva Los Angeles THC
2023Micaela Millar New York City THC Natallia Zhelnova San Francisco CalHeat Oihane Manrique GarinChicago Inter Handball
2024Michelle Laerke New York City THC Stephanie Moreno New York City THC Céline Labonté (38)Quebec U25

Medal count

RankClubGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Chicago Inter HC65112
2 San Francisco CalHeat 3429
3Antique Gold3003
4 New York City THC 28313
5Supercade GT2114
6DC Diplomats THC2013
7Colorado Springs Stars2002
Team Rogue2002
9Québec1135
10Dynamo HC1113
11 Kansas State University 1102
Ohio State University 1102
University of Minnesota 1102
14Alberta1012
Houston Firehawks TH1012
16California West1001
East Coast HC1001
G and D Leisure1001
New England1001
Odenwald1001
P.A. Par1001
Panters1001
23 Cortland State 0202
24 Carolina THC 0134
25Atlanta Storm0112
Lady Condors / Atlanta Condors0112
27Rock Handball0101
28 West Point 0033
29 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 0022
30Denver HC0011
Phoenix THC0011
Virginia Commonwealth University 0011
Totals (32 entries)36292792

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