OlympianTeam Handball

Zoe Lombard

Athlete Bio

Height

5'9

Hometown

Belleair Bluffs, FL

Education

Boston College ('14)

Personal

Began playing handball in August 2014 after graduating from Boston College...Growing up, played multiple sports; however, ended up focusing on soccer and track...Began her collegiate soccer career at Boston College in 2010 playing center back, helping the team reach four consecutive NCAA appearances...Drove to Auburn, Alabama in the summer of 2014 for the USA Team Handball tryout where she was asked to join the residency program...After competing with Team USA in 2014-2015 in hopes of qualifying for Rio, she traveled to Quint Fonsegrives outside of Toulouse, France to continue developing as a handball player...Upon returning to the States, she completed her masters degree at the University of South Florida and is a current medical student at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas Campus.

Career Highlights

2021: Named to U.S. Women's National Team for North American and Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC) Women's Championships
2019 Pan American Games - 4th (Lima, Peru)
2019 North American and Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC) Championships - 5th (Mexico City, Mexico)
2018 Pan American Games Qualifier - 1st (Montreal, Canada)
2018 Busan International - 4th (Busan, South Korea)
2017 Busan International - 4th (Busan, South Korea)
2017 Pan American Championships - 5th (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2017 Pan American Championship (Nor.Ca Qualifier) - 2nd (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
2015 Pan American Championship Nor.Ca Qualifier - 3rd (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
2015 Last-Chance Pan American Games Qualifier - 2nd (Montevideo, Uruguay)
2015: Named to Senior Women's National Team