The Utah State Aggies are an American handball team, representing Utah State University, in collegiate tournaments organized by the United States Handball Association.
History Handball started as a class at Utah State in 2001 by Herm Olsen as a result of, what he felt was, declining participation in the game in younger generations. He coached the team for more than 20 years, instilling a "tradition of winning" in the program, and oversaw the development of 11 individual national champions, two doubles championship teams, and led the Aggies to Men's and Women's national team championships in 2022. Olsen was named the US Handball Association Coach of the year in 2021 and was inducted into the Utah Handball Hall of Fame on September 27, 2025.
In what proved to be his final year, Utah State was co-coached by Olsen and Stacey Marble during the 2022-2023 season. The Aggies won a Combined national team championship and another Men's national team championship. Following Olsen's retirement, Marble assumed full control of the team ahead of the 2023-2024 season.
Championships
Team Championships +YearCombinedMen'sWomen'sSite2022A-DivisionA-DivisionMissouri State University2023A-DivisionB-DivisionTucson Racquet ClubTotal121
Individual Champions +YearDivisionPlayerSite2009Women's C-DivisionKrista AllenUniversity of Minnesota2011Women's Division 2Shyla SadderwhiteMissouri State University2012Men's Division 2-ChallengerRob CasteltonMissouri State University2013Men's Division 1BRyan CampbellArizona State University2014Men's Division 2AJonathan LarsonNorth Carolina State University2014Women's Division 2AKaneesha GoodworthNorth Carolina State University2015Men's Division 2-IntermediateAndy GravesPacific University, OR2016Women's B1-DivisionJeanne HancockUniversity of Minnesota2017Men's Division 3CJarod JensenArizona State University2017Women's A1-DivisionLindsey BoetlerArizona State University2018Men's B3-DivisionJarod JensenMissouri State University2024Women's B1-DivisionRachael FisherUniversity of MinnesotaTotal12
Doubles Championships +YearDivisionPlayerPlayerSite2013Men's Division BRyan CampbellJonathan LarsonArizona State University2018Men's Division BJarod JensenLogan JensenMissouri State University2024Women's Division CJillian YoungCambria CannonUniversity of MinnesotaTotal3
Head coaches +YearsCoachTeam ChampionshipsIndividual ChampionsDoubles Championships 2001–2022Herm Olsen21122022–2023Olsen/Marble2002023–PresentStacey Marble011
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