2019 USA Team Handball College Nationals – Men's Division explained

Competition:2019 College Nationals - Men's Division
Season:2018–19
Dates:26 - 28. April 2019
Matches:19
Total Goals:901
Best Player:Kednrick Thomas
(West Point Black)
League Topscorer:William Kennedy (46 goals)
(Texas A&M University)
Best Goalkeeper:Jordan Wenske
(Texas A&M University)
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020
Updated:2019-04-22

The 2019 College Nationals was the 24th Men's College Nationals. The College Nationals was a team handball tournament to determine the College National Champion from 2019 from the US.

Venues

The championship was played at two venues at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[1]

Chapel HillChapel Hill
Fetzer HallFetzer B
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Draw

The seeding was based on the USA Men's Top 5 College Rankings from March.[2]

The 4th ranked team West Virginia University was not able to play at the college nationals. Because of there finals.[3]

Seeding

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West Point Black (1)University of North Carolina (2)
Ohio State University (3)
Air Force Academy (5)University of Virginia (NR)
West Point Gold (NR)
Texas A&M University (NV)
(NR=Not ranked; NV=No votes)

The two teams of pot 1 and 5 were placed in group A the team in pot 3 in group B.

The other teams were placed in group A or B.

Modus

The seven teams are split in two groups A (4 teams) and B and will play first a round robin. 2 × 25 min game time.

The first of group A have a bye in the quarterfinals. All others play a quarterfinal. 2 × 25 min game time.

The winners of the quarterfinals plays the semis. 2 × 30 min game time. 2 × 25 min game time.

The three losers of the quarters plays a round robin for the places seven to five. 2 × 25 min game time.

The losers of the semis play a small final. 2 × 30 min game time.

The winners of the semis play the final. 2 × 30 min game time.

Results

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Championship

Final

Placement Games

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Final ranking

RankTeam
West Point Black (1)
University of North Carolina (2)
Air Force Academy (5)
4 Texas A&M University (NV)
5 West Point Gold (NR)
6 University of Virginia (NR)
7 Ohio State University (3)

Awards

Source:[4]

Most Valuable PlayerKednrick ThomasWest Point Black
Most Valuable Goalkeeper:Jordan WenskeTexas A&M University
Top Scorer:William Kennedy (46 goals)Texas A&M University

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Venues. www.usateamhandball.usetopscore.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20190422083556/https://usateamhandball.usetopscore.com/e/cnc-2019/location. 2019-04-22. live. 2019-04-22.
  2. Web site: Team Handball News Collegiate Top 5: Army keeps rolling along, Ohio State takes second at Arnold Classic. Ryan. John. 2019-03-25. Team Handball News. https://web.archive.org/web/20190402141027/http://teamhandballnews.com/2019/03/team-handball-news-collegiate-top-5-army-keeps-rolling-along-ohio-state-takes-second-at-arnold-classic/. 2019-04-02. live. 2019-04-02.
  3. Web site: The Undefeated Team. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/handballwvu/2021700459103530122_2021700456142519420 . 2021-12-26 . registration. 2019-04-14. 2019-04-22.
  4. Web site: Collegiate National Championships: Final Day Summary: West Point Men Take 13th Straight Title. 2019-04-28. USA Team Handball. https://web.archive.org/web/20190501141549/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Team-Handball/News/2019/April/28/College-Nationals-Final. 2019-05-01. dead. 2015-05-01.