# USA Team Handball Nationals – women's open division

The women's open national is a USA Team Handball tournament to determine the national handball champion from the US. Chicago Inter holds the most title in the women's division.
The 2020 and 2021 US club nationals were cancelled due to COVID-19 and, hence, no champion was designated.

## Results

| Year | Final | Final | Final | Third-place match | Third-place match | Third-place match | Teams |
| Year | Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | Teams |
| 1975 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 Ohio State University, Ohio | East Coast HC | | Kansas Merchants | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | | Ohio State University | 4 |
| 1977 Milwaukee, Wisconsin | | | | | | | |
| 1978 Hofstra University, New York | Ohio State University | | | | | | 4 West Point, New York THC, Miller Port HC & a country mixed team |
| 1979 | | | | | | | |
| 1980 Colorado Springs, Colorado | | | | | | | |
| 1981 | New England | | | | | | |
| 1982 Colorado Springs, Colorado | G and D Leisure | | | | | | |
| 1983 Washington, D.C. | | | | | | | |
| 1984 | California West | | | | | | |
| 1985 | Panters | | | | | | |
| 1986 Ohio State University, Ohio | | | | | | | |
| 1987 | P.A. Par | | | | | | |
| 1988 | Supercade GT | | | | | | |
| 1989 Adelphi University & Nassau Community College, New York | Supercade GT | | New York City THC | West Point | | | |
| 1990 Reno, Nevada | University of Minnesota | 20–18 | Supercade GT | | | | |
| 1991 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Colorado Springs Stars | 31–23 | University of Minnesota | Supercade GT | 19–18 | LA Stars | |
| 1992 | Colorado Springs Stars | | | | | | |
| 1993 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | | | | | | | |
| 1994 | | | | | | | |
| 1995 | | | | San Francisco CalHeat (Smurfs) | | | |
| 1996 | Slippery Rock | | | San Francisco CalHeat (Smurfs) | | | |
| 1997 | | | San Francisco CalHeat (Smurfs) | | | | |
| 1998 | | | San Francisco CalHeat (Smurfs) | | | | |
| 1999 | | | | | | |
| 2000 Tampa, Florida | Antique Gold | | Atlanta Storm | New York City THC | | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 9 |
| 2001 Atlanta, Georgia | Antique Gold | | New York City THC | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | | Atlanta Storm | 9 |
| 2002 Nassau Community College, NY | Antique Gold | | New York City THC | Atlanta Storm | | Furman University | 10 |
| 2003 Reno, Nevada | San Francisco CalHeat (Smurfs) | 13-11 | Rock Handball | Virginia Commonwealth University | 12-4 | West Point Black | 5 |
| 2004 Houston, Texas | DC Diplomats THC | 28-23 | San Francisco CalHeat (Smurfs) | West Point Black | 28-12 | Gold Stars | 6 |
| 2005 | DC Diplomats THC | | San Francisco CalHeat (Utah Cal Smurfs) | Carolina | | Shooting Stars | 10 |
| 2006 Houston, Texas | San Francisco CalHeat (Smurfs) | 20-18 | Cortland State | West Point Black | 8-6 | Carolina Blue | 9 |
| 2007 University of Delaware, DE | Chicago Inter Handball | 25-22 | Cortland State | Atlanta Condors Women | 30-21 | San Francisco CalHeat (Smurfs) | |
| 2008 Newark, Delaware | Chicago Inter Handball | | | | | | |
| 2009 Elgin, Illinois | Chicago Inter Handball | 38-25 | Lady Condors | Houston Firehawks TH | | New England Freeze | 7 |
| 2010 Las Vegas, Nevada | Houston Firehawks THC | 28-25 | Chicago Inter Handball | Denver HC | | New England Freeze | 9 |
| 2011 Salt Lake City, Utah | Chicago Inter Handball | 20-19 | New York City THC | New York Athletic Club/Dynamo HC | 27-20 | Carolina | |
| 2012 Minneapolis, Minnesota | Alberta | 24-23 | Chicago Inter Handball | New York City THC | | | |
| 2013 Reno, Nevada | Chicago Inter Handball | 21-20 | Dynamo HC | Carolina Blue | 24-19 | Los Angeles THC | 10 |
| 2014 Reno, Nevada | Dynamo HC | 20-14 | Chicago Inter Handball | Phoenix THC | 26-25 | Los Angeles THC | 7 |
| 2015 York, Pennsylvania | Chicago Inter Handball | 23-17 | New York City THC | Carolina Blue | 25-20 | Ocean NJ THC | 10 |
| 2016 York, Pennsylvania | Odenwald | | Chicago Inter Handball | New York City THC | | San Francisco CalHeat | 10 |
| 2017 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Team Rogue | 33-32 | New York City THC | Handball Quebec | 24-20 | DC Diplomats | 11 |
| 2018 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Team Rogue | 29-23 | New York City THC | Handball Quebec | 30-14 | Boston Team Handball Club | 11 |
| 2019 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | New York City THC | 34-28 | Chicago Inter Handball | DC Diplomats | 16-15 | Boston Team Handball Club | 8 |
| 2020 Detroit, Michigan | | cancelled | | | cancelled | | |
| 2021 | | cancelled | | | cancelled | | |
| 2022 Adrian, Michigan | Handball Quebec | 24-15 | Carolina Blue | Chicago Inter Handball | 16-15 | Boston Team Handball Club | 12 |
| 2023 Spokane, Washington | San Francisco CalHeat | 30-26 | New York City THC | Handball Quebec II | 25-18 | Boston Team Handball Club | 8 |
| 2024 Spokane, Washington | New York City THC | 18–17 | Quebec U25 | Alberta U21 | 19–16 | San Francisco CalHeat | 5 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 San Francisco CalHeat played at the beginning with the name Smurfs.

### Division B

| Year | Final | Final | Final | Third-place match | Third-place match | Third-place match | Teams |
| Year | Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | Teams |
| 1988 | West Point Black | | | | | | |

## Individual awards

| Year | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| | MVP | MVP | MVG | MVG | Top Scorer | Top Scorer |
| 2000 | Dawn Marple | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | Laura Ryan | Antique Gold | | |
| 2001 | Astrid Siene | New York City THC | Danielle Ryan | Antique Gold | | |
| 2002 | Marketa Chromkova | New York City THC | Anca Hesser | Antique Gold | | |
| 2003 | Grit Farrell | Rock Handball | Lasonia Morris | Virginia Commonwealth University | | |
| 2004 | Katharina Ellmers | DC Diplomats | Kiera Connerty | West Point Black | | |
| 2006 | Kathy Darling | Chicago Inter Handball | Jacque Messel | Chicago Inter Handball | | |
| 2007 | Sladjana Prvanov | Chicago Inter Handball | Nataliya Mitrjuk | Chicago Inter Handball | | |
| 2008 | cancelled | | cancelled | | | |
| 2009 | Jolanta Kunickaite | Chicago Inter Handball | Katarina Husova | Chicago Inter Handball | | |
| 2011 | Annika Schmid | New York City THC | Jacque Messel | Chicago Inter Handball | | |
| 2012 | Amber Smart | Alberta | Kate Greabeiel | Alberta | | |
| 2013 | Jolanta Kunickaite | Chicago Inter Handball | Sophie Fasold | Dynamo HC | | |
| 2014 | Caroline Wahlberg | Dynamo HC | Sophie Fasold | Dynamo HC | | |
| 2015 | Irina Irimia | Chicago Inter Handball | Jacque Messel | Chicago Inter Handball | | |
| 2017 | Kathy Darling | Team Rogue | Anna Oedegaard Dennison | New York City THC | Cecile Balanche | DC Diplomats |
| 2018 | Cecile Balanche | DC Diplomats | Georgeta Marincas | Carolina Blue | Jence Ann Rhoads | Team Rogue |
| 2019 | Noelia Anton Bolanos | Boston THC | Athena Del Rosario | San Francisco CalHeat | Kathrine Agger | San Francisco CalHeat II |
| | Cindy Stinger MVP | Cindy Stinger MVP | Pam Boyd MVG | Pam Boyd MVG | Top Scorer | Top Scorer |
| 2022 | Zion Krullars | Carolina Blue | Vassilia Gagnon | Handball Quebec | Mariia Rachiteleva | Los Angeles THC |
| 2023 | Micaela Millar | New York City THC | Natallia Zhelnova | San Francisco CalHeat | Oihane Manrique Garin | Chicago Inter Handball |
| 2024 | Michelle Laerke | New York City THC | Stephanie Moreno | New York City THC | Céline Labonté (38) | Quebec U25 |

## Medal count

| Rank | Club | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Chicago Inter HC | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | San Francisco CalHeat | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Antique Gold | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | New York City THC | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Supercade GT | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | DC Diplomats THC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Colorado Springs Stars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Team Rogue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Québec | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Dynamo HC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Kansas State University | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Ohio State University | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | University of Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Alberta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Houston Firehawks TH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | California West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | East Coast HC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | G and D Leisure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | New England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Odenwald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | P.A. Par | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Panters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Cortland State | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Carolina THC | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | Atlanta Storm | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Lady Condors / Atlanta Condors | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Rock Handball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | West Point | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Denver HC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Phoenix THC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (32 entries) | Totals (32 entries) | 36 | 29 | 27 | 92 |