USA Team Handball Announces 2021 Academic All Americans
by USA Team Handball

USA Team Handball today announced its list of 2021 Academic All-Americans. A total of 23 college students received this year’s award, with six individuals earning First Team honors and 17 earning Second Team
honors. The award is an annual recognition for collegiate handball players in the United States.
“Particularly this year with all of the challenges and hardship our college handball players faced due to COVID-19, it requires an incredible amount of hard work and perseverance to excel academically during a global pandemic. We are honored and proud to celebrate this year’s recipients of our Academic All-American award who overcame such difficulties,” said USA Team Handball CEO Ryan Johnson.
“With the collegiate handball landscape being a big priority for our sport moving forward, it is incredibly encouraging to see these terrific college students already representing our sport on our country’s college campuses. Congratulations to our Academic All-Americans and we cannot wait to see what you all accomplish in the future, especially as we slowly begin returning to in-person activities.”
Candidates must meet all the following requirements to be USA Team Handball Academic All-Americans:
- Candidates must be eligible to compete under the USA Team Handball rules.
- Candidates and their team must have had active membership with USA Team Handball for the 2019-2020 season.
- Candidates must have completed their second year of school and be a scholastic Junior or Senior.
- Candidates must have at minimum a 3.5 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) from their current institution to make the 2nd Team Academic All-American.
- Candidates must have at minimum a 3.85 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) from their current institution to make the 1st Team Academic All-American.
The recipients are below:
University |
Name |
GPA |
Major |
Junior/ Senior |
Team |
West Point |
Holland F. Pratt |
4.0 |
Military History with Thesis, Middle East Regional Studies Minor |
Junior |
1st Team |
West Point |
Emily S. Minner |
3.99 |
Mechanical Engineering |
Junior |
1st Team |
Ohio State University |
Sean Starrett |
3.92 |
Mechanical Engineering |
Junior |
1st Team |
West Point |
Nathan W. Chilian |
3.88 |
Mechanical Engineering |
Senior |
1st Team |
West Point |
Joseph R. Drennan |
3.85 |
Mechanical Engineering |
Senior |
1st Team |
University of North Carolina |
Jack Moore |
3.85 |
Political Science and Contemporary European Studies |
Junior |
1st Team |
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Penn State University |
Madeline Hindermyer |
3.82 |
Biobehavioral Health, Nursing |
Senior |
2nd Team |
Penn State University |
Coline Reinhardt |
3.80 |
Electrical Engineering |
Senior |
2nd Team |
Penn State University |
Matthew Little |
3.80 |
Accounting |
Senior |
2nd Team |
Penn State University |
Fredrikke Johansen |
3.77 |
Global and International Studies, International Politics |
Senior |
2nd Team |
Penn State University |
Claudia Harrison |
3.70 |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Senior |
2nd Team |
West Point |
Ryan P. Thistlewood |
3.69 |
Mechanical Engineering |
Senior |
2nd Team |
Penn State University |
Jay Madaka |
3.67 |
Engineering |
Senior |
2nd Team |
West Point |
Luke R. Windish |
3.67 |
Computer Science |
Junior |
2nd Team |
University of North Carolina |
Joseph Reinhardt |
3.66 |
History |
Junior |
2nd Team |
Penn State University |
Jacyln DiPierro |
3.63 |
Accounting |
Senior |
2nd Team |
Penn State University |
Dalton Hummel |
3.62 |
Marketing |
Junior |
2nd Team |
University of North Carolina |
Zachary Hudspeth |
3.62 |
Environmental Science and Applied Mathematics |
Junior |
2nd Team |
University of North Carolina |
Aaron Hamm |
3.60 |
Chemistry |
Senior |
2nd Team |
Ohio State University |
Colby Sherwood |
3.52 |
Computer Science and Engineering |
Senior |
2nd Team |
University of North Carolina |
Ross Whipkey |
3.52 |
Sports Administration and Interdisciplinary Studies |
Junior |
2nd Team |
West Point |
Blake W. Havern |
3.507 |
Systems Engineering, Middle East Regional Studies Minor |
Junior |
2nd Team |
Penn State University |
Hannah Gizenski |
3.5 |
Chemistry |
Senior |
2nd Team |
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