Utah State Aggies Handball Explained

The Utah State Aggies are an American handball team, representing Utah State University,[1] in collegiate tournaments organized by the United States Handball Association.

History

Handball started as a class at Utah State in 2001 by Herm Olsen as a result of, what he felt was, declining participation in the game in younger generations.[2] [3] He coached the team for more than 20 years, instilling a "tradition of winning" in the program, and oversaw the development of 11 individual national champions, two doubles championship teams, and led the Aggies to Men's and Women's national team championships in 2022.[4] [5] Olsen was named the US Handball Association Coach of the year in 2021.[6]

In what proved to be his final year, Utah State was co-coached by Olsen and Stacey Marble during the 2022-2023 season.[7] The Aggies won a Combined national team championship and another Men's national team championship. Following Olsen's retirement, Marble assumed full control of the team ahead of the 2023-2024 season.

Championships

Team Championships

!Year!Combined!Men's!Women's!Site
2022[8] [9] A-DivisionA-DivisionMissouri State University
2023[10] A-DivisionB-DivisionTucson Racquet Club
Total121

Individual Champions

!Year!Division!Player!Site
2009[11] Women's C-DivisionKrista AllenUniversity of Minnesota
2011[12] Women's Division 2Shyla SadderwhiteMissouri State University
2012Men's Division 2-ChallengerRob CasteltonMissouri State University
2013[13] [14] [15] Men's Division 1BRyan CampbellArizona State University
2014Men's Division 2AJonathan LarsonNorth Carolina State University
2014[16] Women's Division 2AKaneesha GoodworthNorth Carolina State University
2015[17] [18] Men's Division 2-IntermediateAndy GravesPacific University, OR
2016[19] [20] Women's B1-DivisionJeanne HancockUniversity of Minnesota
2017[21] [22] Men's Division 3CJarod JensenArizona State University
2017Women's A1-DivisionLindsey BoetlerArizona State University
2018[23] [24] Men's B3-DivisionJarod JensenMissouri State University
2024[25] Women's B1-DivisionRachael FisherUniversity of Minnesota
Total12

Doubles Championships

!Year!Division!Player!Player!Site
2013Men's Division BRyan CampbellJonathan LarsonArizona State University
2018Men's Division BJarod JensenLogan JensenMissouri State University
2024Women's Division CJillian YoungCambria CannonUniversity of Minnesota
Total3

Head Coaches

!Years!Coach!Team Championships!Individual Champions!Doubles Championships
2001–2022Herm Olsen2112
2022–2023Olsen/Marble200
2023–PresentStacey Marble011

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hard News Cafe » Blog Archive » USU's club sports win national championships but get little support . 2024-08-06 .
  2. Web site: Mears . Amanda . September 14, 2007 . Handball Class . 2024-08-06 . usustatesman.com.
  3. Web site: Jessop . Clark . February 5, 2003 . COLUMN: Handball–where there's a wall, there's a way . 2024-08-06 . usustatesman.com.
  4. Web site: Caldwell . Jacee . February 25, 2023 . 'The game for life:' USU Handball team headed to nationals to compete . 2024-08-06 . usustatesman.com.
  5. Web site: 2020-04-04 . National Champions . 2024-08-06 . United States Handball Association.
  6. Web site: 2020-04-04 . Past Award Recipients . 2024-08-06 . United States Handball Association.
  7. Web site: 2022-11-15 . Martin Mulkerrins Inspires at Utah State . 2024-08-06 . WPHLiveTV.
  8. Web site: 2020-06-01 . National Champions 2022 . 2024-08-06 . United States Handball Association.
  9. Web site: 2022-03-14 . Community news submission: USU handball team shines at national championship . 2024-08-06 . .
  10. Web site: 2021-09-19 . National Champions 2023 . 2024-08-06 . United States Handball Association.
  11. Web site: Collegiate NOC updated 2024.xlsx - Google Drive . 2024-08-06 . docs.google.com.
  12. Web site: Hemsley . Landon . March 16, 2011 . Aggie handballer takes divison II national top spot . 2024-08-06 . usustatesman.com.
  13. Web site: 2016-05-31 . National Champions 2013 . 2024-08-06 . United States Handball Association.
  14. Web site: Hard News Cafe » Blog Archive » Aggie handball players win national singles, doubles titles . 2024-08-06 .
  15. Web site: Lundstrom . Curtis . February 28, 2013 . Handball: Bringing home the hardware . 2024-08-06 . usustatesman.com.
  16. Web site: Proclamation: USU National Champion . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817000140/http://www.loganutah.org/document_center/City%20Council/2014/April%201/Proclamation%20USU%20National%20Handball%20Championship.pdf . August 17, 2016 . August 6, 2024 . PDF.
  17. Web site: 2016-03-04 . National Champions 2015 . 2024-08-06 . United States Handball Association.
  18. Web site: Mangum . Weston . 2015-03-23 . Aggies shine at nationals . 2024-08-06 . .
  19. Web site: 2016-01-01 . National Champions 2016 . 2024-08-06 . United States Handball Association.
  20. Web site: Emerson . Taylor . 2016-04-16 . USU handball continues winning tradition . 2024-08-06 . .
  21. Web site: 2016-01-01 . National Champions 2017 . 2024-08-06 . United States Handball Association.
  22. Web site: Emerson . Taylor . 2017-03-27 . Aggie handball tradition carries on . 2024-08-06 . .
  23. Web site: 2015-12-31 . National Champions 2018 . 2024-08-06 . United States Handball Association.
  24. Web site: Lomeli . Lauren . March 14, 2018 . USU brothers capture handball national championship . 2024-08-06 . usustatesman.com.
  25. Web site: 2023-01-23 . National Champions 2024 . 2024-08-06 . United States Handball Association.

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