USAFA Team Handball
Handball club from the US Air Force Academy
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USAFA Team Handball is a handball club based in Air Force Academy, Colorado, United States. They are the handball team of the United States Air Force Academy. They are one of the most successful men's college teams. Besides Adelphi University and UCLA, they are the only college team to have won an adult national title, which they achieved in 1978.[2]
| USAFA Team Handball | |||
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| Full name | United States Air Force Team Handball | ||
| Short name | Air Force | ||
| Founded | 1976 by Bob Djokovich & Thomas Schneeberger | ||
| Arena | Cadet Gymnasium | ||
| Head coach | Mike Cavanaugh[1] | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
History
After the Falcons men's basketball team came second at the 1976 USA Team Handball National Tournament in the adults and collegiate divisions, the club was founded in 1976 by team captains Bob Djokovich and Thomas Schneeberger. Both Djokovich and Schneeberger appeared on the United States National Team at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.[3][4]
The club represented the national team at the 2015 Summer Universiade. They were joined by a student from Colorado State University.[5][6]
Accomplishments
- Nationals:
- Men's Division I (as top tier):
- 1 ×
Gold : 1978, 1977 - 2 ×
Silver : 1976
- 1 ×
- Men's Division I (as second tier):
- 1 × Gold : 2004
- 3 ×
Bronze : 2014, 2015, 2016
- 1 ×
- Men's Division II (as third tier):
- 2 × Gold : 2000, 2003
- 1 × Silver : 2001
- 2 ×
- Men's Division I (as top tier):
- College Nationals:
- Carolina Blue Cup (men) :
- Bronze : 1991
Notable former players
Source:[2]
| Class | Name | Olympia | World | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Bob Djokovich | 1984 Los Angeles | None | Founder of the club; President of United States Team Handball Federation (2001–2004) and of USA Team Handball (2018–2019) |
| Tom Schneeberger | Founder of the club | |||
| 1984 | Kathy Callaghan | 1988 Seoul | 1986 United States Armed Forces Athlete of the Year; Coached the USAFA women's team and won the 1988 College Nationals | |
| 1986 | David W. Allvin | None | Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force since 2023; Highest ranked club alumni of all time | |
| 1993 | David DeGraaf | 1996 Atlanta | 1995 Iceland | 1996 United States Air Force Athlete of the Year; Was member of the United States Air Force World Class Athlete Program |
| 2015 | Andrew Donlin | None | 2023 Poland / Sweden | First US born player who played professionally in Europe; 2019 & 2023 United States Air Force Athlete of the Year; Was member of the United States Air Force World Class Athlete Program |
|2015| |Ryan Tucker || None|| 2015 World University Games
