2025 Handball Olympics

Ruben, David, and Bryan teamed up with handball class professor Mark Keane to play three doubles matches to 11 switching partners each time. The player with the most total points at the end of the three matches was determined the winner. With a dominant game 2 victory over Ruben and David, Bryan distanced himself from the pack and despite a late surge from Ruben in game 3, held on to win the event with a total of 27 points.

Winner: Bryan

Students took turns competing against one another to see who could hit the most back wall kills. At the same time, players bounced the ball off the ground into the back wall setting themselves up for a kill opportunity. If they succeeded in hitting a kill shot, they received a point and their opponent lost a point. First player to three points won.

Each student competed against each other in both right and left hand competitions. Ruben and Bryan each won three matches leading to an untimed penalty kick style tiebreaker to determine the winner. In a pressure-packed battle, Ruben had the most kills in five opportunities and came out on top!

Afterwards, Ruben, David, and Bryan competed as a team against coach Ben Van Arsdale in a best of 3 battle. Ben took the first one, but the UWM students buckled down to win the next two to win the competition.

Winner: Ruben & all students!

For the final event, players showcased their serves attempting to ace the opponent. Each player had three chances to ace their opponent. If they succeeded in hitting an ace on any of the three attempts, they received a point and the next opponent stepped in to receive serve. If the third attempt was reached, the point was played out. If the server won the point, they received another opportunity to ace their opponent. This continued until the server hit an ace, or the returner won the volley. No points were awarded if the returner never got aced and won the volley.

Ruben, David, and Bryan each competed in 3 rounds of the Ace Challenge against one another. After the first two rounds, Ruben and Bryan were tied with a perfect 4 points a piece. After Ruben faltered and only scored one point in round three, Bryan successfully scored two points to finish as the champion.

Winner: Bryan

Bryan, David, and Ruben showing off their prizes

Final scores of all the events