West Point Team Handball

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West Point Team Handball
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Full nameWest Point Team Handball
Short nameWPTHB
Founded1976
Arena Arvin Gymnasium
Head coachMAJ 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]

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

Rankings

2017–18

 Month 1Month 2Month 3Month 4Month 5Month 6
Final
BlackMen's77711107
College*1 (9)*1 (8)1 (7)1 (5)
GoldMen's20NRNRNRNR24
College*NR*5тNR3

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

2018–19

 Month 1Month 2Month 3Month 4Month 5Month 6Month 7
Final
BlackMen's667
College1 (7)1 (7)1 (6)
Women'sNVNRNR
GoldMen's1722 тNR
CollegeNVNVNV

* No Ranking was released.

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

Current Roster

NumberNameYearPosition
6Caden UptgraftJuniorCenter back
19Reid WesleyJuniorPivot
8Aidan HalloranSeniorRight wing
9Gary PhillipsSeniorRight back
1Bedford FaganSeniorLeft back
12Ian CavanaSeniorLeft wing
28Liam GilfillanJuniorGoalie
3Jamison UptgraftJuniorLeft wing
20Jack KendrickJuniorPivot
13Patrick RancanSeniorRight wing
23Ku'ili BandmannJuniorCenter back

References

  1. ↑ mterzic (26 September 2013). "West Point Men's Team Handball". West Point Men's Team Handball. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 Godwin, Maurice. "2014 USA Team Handball National Championships" (PDF). USA Team Handball (PDF; 207 KB). Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "New York City wins Gold, Army Black Silver. – Team Handball News". teamhandballnews.com. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Sewell, Robert A. (2 May 2006). "Nat2006". teamhandballnews.com (XLS; 82 KB). Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "USATH Open Nationals 2017". USA Team Handball. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Head Coaches". West Point Men's Team Handball. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "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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