West Point Team Handball
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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 their 15th consecutive College National Championship in 2023 at Tiffin University.[1]
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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]
- Men's Elite:
- 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
- Men:
- 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
- Men's Division I:
- Carolina Blue Cup (men) : 6
Gold : 1991, 1992, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2024
Silver : 1993, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2016
Bronze : 1994, 2000, 2007, 2011, 2023
Head coaches
Was a captain and coach of the West Point Team Handball Was a player and coach of the West Point Team Handball
Source: [5] | Captains
Source: [6] |
Rankings
2017–18
Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 Final | ||
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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
Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 | Month 7 Final | ||
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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.
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 |
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5 | Colin Gray | Senior | Center back |
23 | Samuel Proctor | Junior | Pivot |
14 | Carter Aycock | Junior | Right wing |
19 | Samuel Killebrew | Senior | Right back |
4 | Kevin Johnson | Junior | Left wing |
1 | Adam Kramer | Senior | Left wing |
9 | Gary Phillips | Sophomore | Right wing |
19 | Mark Miller | Junior | Right back |
26 | Spencer Knudsen | Senior | Goalie |
24 | William Leary | Senior | Left back |
27 | Camron Hicks | Junior | Goalie |
5 | Noah Sheffield | Senior | Left back |
13 | Wil Middlebrooks | Senior | Left back |
7 | Blake Mitchell | Senior | Center back |
References
- ^ mterzic (26 September 2013). "West Point Men's Team Handball". West Point Men's Team Handball. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ a b Godwin, Maurice. "2014 USA Team Handball National Championships" (PDF). USA Team Handball (PDF; 207 KB). Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Sewell, Robert A. (2 May 2006). "Nat2006". teamhandballnews.com (XLS; 82 KB). Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "USATH Open Nationals 2017". USA Team Handball. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Head Coaches". West Point Men's Team Handball. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Team Captains". West Point Men's Team Handball. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
External links
- Official website (men)
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- Chapels
- Catholic
- Jewish
- Old Cadet
- Protestant
- Flirtie Walk
- Grounds
- Cemetery
- Hayes Gym
- Lusk Reservoir
- Monuments
- Plain
- Thayer Hotel
- Trophy Point
- West Point Light
- Academy History
- Constitution Island
- Fort Clinton
- Fort Putnam
- Great Chain
- Kosciuszko's Garden
- Redoubt Four
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