USA Team Handball (USATH) is pleased to announce that the Women’s National Team (WNT) will compete at the 2019 Pan American Games (PAG). The Women’s Team Handball Competition at the Pan American Games will be held from July 24th to July 30th, in Lima, Peru.
The winner of the tournament will secure a spot at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games that will be held in Tokyo, Japan in 2020. The second place will secure a spot to the Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Eight countries will participate in the 2019 Pan American Games. Team USA will compete in Group B with Argentina, Dominican Republic and Peru while Group A is composed by Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Canada.
The USA Team Handball selection committee comprised of Christian Latulippe (WNT Coach/Chair), David Thompson (Athletes’ Rep), Julio Sainz (WNT Assistant Coach), Cheng Fen He (WNT Assistant Coach) and Robert Hedin (MNT Head Coach), selected fourteen athletes, and their alternates, from the existing WNT athlete pool. All selected athletes have met all of the requirements for selection.
The 2019 Pan American Games Women’s Team Handball squad will be guided by Christian Latulippe as Head Coach, Olivier Orfèvres as the assistant coach, Kim Moncel as the Certified Athletic Trainer and David Gascon as the Team Leader.
“It is my great honor to congratulate the hard working women who have earned a position on this team,” said Barry Siff, CEO of USA Team Handball. “This marks the first qualification to the Pan American Games in 8 years for our women’s team, and I am very optimistic about the competitive opportunity we have in our group. It is an exciting time for Team Handball in the USA.”
The selected athletes and alternates are listed below (in alphabetical order):
|
Name |
Position |
Club/Team |
|
ANDERSEN Nicole |
Left Back |
Hellerup IK, Denmark |
|
BUTLER Ashley |
Right Wing, Right Back |
HSG Hude / Falkenburg, Germany |
|
DARLING Kathy |
Right Back |
Bisco Busan, South Korea |
|
FASOLD Sophie |
Goalkeeper |
TSV Nord Harrislee, Germany |
|
FITHIAN Jennifer |
Pivot |
Team Rogue, USA |
|
GASCON Sarah |
Pivot |
Team Rogue, USA |
|
HARTNETT Elizabeth |
Right Wing |
Team Rogue, USA |
|
LEVINKIND Shani |
Pivot |
Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan, Israel |
|
LOMBARD Zoe |
Right Wing |
Team Rogue, USA |
|
NEWBERN Bryana |
Goalkeeper |
TSV Oyten, Germany |
|
RHOADS Jence |
Center Back |
Mecalia Atletico Guardes, Spain |
|
SAYER Julia |
Center Back |
TSV Hahlen, Germany |
|
TAYLOR Julia |
Left Wing |
Aulnay Handball, France |
|
VALLONE Maria |
Left Wing |
Vilo, Argentina |
Alternates for this event are (in alphabetical number):
BORG Karoline
BRITTAIN Abigail
CHRISTENSEN Sif Skov
DOBREFF Freja
MERRITT Monaye
RAIFORD Christina
RHOADS Kourtney
STEWART Candace
WHEELER Sanna
Congratulations to the women selected for this prestigious event.
ABOUT USA TEAM HANDBALL (USATH):
USATH is a 501(c)3 corporation headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO and is certified by the United States Olympic Committee. It is responsible for the development of grassroots programs, preparation of national teams and day-to-day oversight of the sport of handball throughout the USA. Visit the federation at http://www.usateamhandball.org and Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
MISSION STATEMENT:
The mission of USA Team Handball shall be to develop, promote, educate and grow the sport of Team Handball at all levels in the United States, and to enable United States athletes to achieve sustained competitive excellence to win medals in international and Olympic competition.