Two Decades Later, Gary ‘Hangtime’ Hines Is Still Chasing His Olympic Handball Dream
The 39-year-old Hines and the U.S. team are gunning for an Olympic berth at this month’s Pan American Games.
Athlete Bio#
Height
5'9"
Age
31
Hometown
Bremen
Education
City University of Applied Sciences
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USA Team Handball Career2019: NACHC Championships, 5th Place 2019: Luxembourg European Tour 2018: Pan American Games Qualifier, 1st Place 2018: European Tour 2018: Busan International,South Korea, 4th Place 2018: Italy Tour 2017: France Camp 2017: Busan International, South Korea, 4th Place 2017: Pan American Championships, 5th place 2017: Pan American Championship Nor.Ca Qualifier, 2nd place 2017: Named to Senior Women's National Team
Individual Team Handball Career 2018-2019: TV Oyten, 4th Place (3rd Division DEU) 2017-2018: Grand Poitiers HB 86, Aulnay Handball (FRA) 2016: USA Women's National Team Residency Program, Auburn University 2016: Named to Women's Senior National Team
2015-2016: ATSV Habenhausen (DEU) 2014: North Germany 3rd Division, Second Place with TV Oyten
2013: North Germany 3rd Division Champion with TV Oyten
2013: U19 North German Championships, Second Place 2012: U19 North German Championships, First Place
2010: Quarter Finalist at German Championship with TV Oyten Junior team
2010: Junior Champion with TV Oyten from Bremen (highest league)
2010: Best goalkeeper of North Germany (Born 1994)
2009: Best goalkeeper of North Germany (Born 1994) 2009-2014: TV Oyten (DEU) 2005-2009: HSG Schwanewede/Neuenkirchen 1995-2005: HSG Vegesack/Hammersbeck
Personal
Bryana Newbern was born in Monterey, California, and seven months later her father Charles was deployed to fight in the Iraq War with the US Army. Her mother Tanja returned to Bremen, Germany to be with her parents while Charles was deployed.
At age five, Bryana discovered the sport of handball through the local newspaper, as her first club was looking for new youth players.
In 2007, Newbern was selected for the State Team in Bremen, and attended the German Youth National Team Tryout.
In 2008, Newbern received an offer from the club TV Oyten and played there for 6 years, until she began an apprenticeship in assistant manager of health care. Upon completion, Bryana moved to Auburn, Alabama to train with the USA National Team Residency Program for 8 months.
In 2017, Newbern moved to France and played for Grand Poitiers HB 86 and Aulnay Handball during the 2017-2018 season. In 2018, Newbern moved home to Bremen, Germany and return to her home club TV Oyten for the 2018-2019 season where they placed fourth.
Bryana studies at City University of Applied Sciences–Hochschule Bremen, where she will obtain a Bachelors in International Studies of applied leisure sciences. She received an offer from SV Werder Bremen where she will play for their second team. (Second and Fourth Division DEU).
Last updated:July 7, 2019
Career Highlights
- Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (Team - Women)
