USA Team Handball College Nationals – Women's Division

The Women's College National is a team handball tournament to determine the College National Champion from the US.

Women's College Nationals

Tournament information
Sport	Handball
Month played	March–April
Established	1975 (as Nationals) 1996 (as College Nationals)
Format	Round Robin, Knockout Stage
Current champion
West Point

History

The best college team from the Women's National was claimed as collegiate champion from 1975 until 1996. After the Olympic Games in 1996 in Atlanta the College Nationals were founded.^[1]

Record champion is the West Point with at minimum 24 titles. The college has also the most continuous titles with six from 2012 through 2017.

Results

Year		Final				3rd place match				Teams
		Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
First tournament:1975[2][3] 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[4][5][6] Ohio State University, Ohio		Kansas State University		Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania		Ohio State University	—	—		3 + 1 none College: East Coast HC
1977 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1978[7] Hofstra University, New York		Ohio State University		West Point		—	—	—		2 + 3 none College: New York THC, Miller Port HC & a country mixed team
1979
1980[8] Colorado Springs, Colorado		West Point[1]	11-10	Air Force Academy
1981
1982 Colorado Springs, Colorado[1]		West Point[9]
1983[10] Washington, D.C.
1984
1985		California State University, Fullerton[11]
1986[12] Ohio State University, Ohio
1987		University of Minnesota[13]
1988		Air Force Academy[14]
1989		West Point[15]
1990		West Point[15][16]
1991		West Point[15]
1992		Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania [17]
1993[18] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1994
1995
↓ College Nationals ↓
1996		West Point[15][19]
1997		Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	22-12[20]	West Point Black
1998
1999 Emory University, Atlanta[1]		West Point
2000[21][22] University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill		West Point Black		Furman University		West Point Gold	—	—		3
2001[23] Atlanta		West Point Gold		Lander University		Middle Georgia State University	—	—		3
2002[24] Furman University, Greenville		West Point Black		University of North Carolina		West Point Gold	—	—		3
2003[25] Furman University, Greenville		West Point Black	11-10	Furman University		Virginia Commonwealth University	10-3	University of North Carolina		5
2004[26][27] University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill		University of North Carolina	10-6	Furman University		West Point Gold	26-7	Benedict College		5 + 1 none College
2005[28] Columbia		West Point	+1 Goal	Benedict College		Furman University		University of North Carolina		4
2006[29]		West Point Black		University of North Carolina		West Point Gold		Benedict College		5
2007		West Point Black
2008[30][31] United States Military Academy, West Point		Cortland State	12-11	University of North Carolina		Furman University		West Point Black
2009[32][33] Weinstein Center, University of Richmond		University of North Carolina	8-6	West Point		USA College Select Team	—	—		3, one retirement
2010[34][35] Myrtle Beach, South Carolina		University of North Carolina	15-12	West Point Black		West Point Gold	9-7	Tar Heels		4
2011[36] United States Air Force Academy, Air Force Academy, Colorado		University of North Carolina	+1 Goals	West Point Black		Dynamo HC	31-11	West Point Gold		4
2012[37][38] Richmond, Virginia		West Point Black	14-13	University of North Carolina		West Point Gold		Boston HC		Ocean City High School 5th 5
2013[39] University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill[40]		West Point Black[41]
2014[42][43][44] Auburn University, Auburn		West Point Black	19-4	University of North Carolina		—	—	—		2
2015[45][46] Auburn University, Auburn		West Point Black	18-4	University of North Carolina		West Point Gold	—	—		3 + USA Women's Residency
2016[39][47] University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill		West Point Black	21-13	University of North Carolina		West Point Gold	—	—		3 + a mix team
2017[48] University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill		West Point Black	15-12	University of North Carolina		West Point Gold				min. 3
2018 United States Military Academy, West Point		Pennsylvania State University	10-9	West Point Black		University of North Carolina		West Point Gold		4
2019 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill		West Point Black	19-14	University of North Carolina		Pennsylvania State University	15-9	West Point Gold		4
2020 Ohio State University, Ohio[49]		Cancelled due to COVID-19				Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021		Cancelled due to COVID-19				Cancelled due to COVID-19
2022 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill[50]		West Point Black	16-15	West Point Gold		University of North Carolina	17-16	Ohio State University		4
2023 Tiffin University, Tiffin[51]		West Point Black	34-29	University of North Carolina		Ohio State University	18-12	West Point Gold		4
2024 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill[52]		West Point Black		University of North Carolina		West Point Gold		Ohio State University		5

Medal count

Rank	College	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	West Point	24	7	10	41
2	University of North Carolina	4	11	2	17
3	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	2	1	0	3
4	Kansas State University	2	0	0	2
5	Ohio State University	1	1	2	4
6	United States Air Force Academy	1	1	0	2
7	Pennsylvania State University	1	0	1	2
8	California State University, Fullerton	1	0	0	1
	Cortland State	1	0	0	1
	University of Minnesota	1	0	0	1
11	Furman University	0	3	2	5
12	Benedict College	0	1	0	1
	Lander University	0	1	0	1
14	Middle Georgia State University	0	0	1	1
	Virginia Commonwealth University	0	0	1	1
Totals (15 entries)		38	26	19	83

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