OlympianTeam Handball

Alden Mezick

Athlete Bio

Height

6'2

Hometown

Mobile, AL

Education

St. Paul's Episcopal School Auburn University

Personal

Son of Gene and Lynn…Has three brothers, Will, Ben and Hayden…Married to wife, Melanie…Learned about team handball when the USATH Residency program was established in Auburn, Alabama….Was a soccer player and a student at Auburn University enrolled in the team handball class at the time…Fell in love with the sport and joined the Auburn University Team Handball Club….Attended a tryout a month later and was asked to join the national team…Graduated from Auburn University in 2016 with a degree in Exercise Science.

Career Highlights

2019 Michael Lipov Memorial - 1st, Most Valuable Goalkeeper (Chicago, Illinois)
2018 Michael Lipov Memorial - 2nd, Most Valuable Goalkeeper (Chicago, Illinois)
2018 Pan American Games Qualifier - 1st (Montreal, Canada)
2018 North American and Caribbean Championships - 5th (Mexico City, Mexico)
2018 U.S. Open National Championships - 1st
2018 Valley of the Sun Tournament - 2nd, Most Valuable Goalkeeper (Phoenix, Arizona)
2017 North American Super Series - 3rd
2017: Named to USA Team Handball Senior Men’s National Team
2017 Michael Lipov Memorial Tournament - 3rd (Chicago, Illinois)
2017 U.S. Open National Championships - 2nd, Elite Division
2017 Carolina Blue Cup - 3rd (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
2015 Tar Heel Invitational - 1st, Most Valuable Goalkeeper
2015 USA Team Handball Collegiate National Championships - 8th
2015 American Open Beach Handball Championship - 2nd