| Cory Ward | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 20, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Hibbing CC, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  United States | ||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1998) | ||||||||||||||||
| Other appearances | World Junior Championships: 2 (1994, 1995) | ||||||||||||||||
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Cory Ward (born April 20, 1974, in Mondovi, Wisconsin) is an American curler. [1] [2]
At the national level, he is a 1998 United States men's champion curler.
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | Mike Peplinski | Craig Brown | Ryan Braudt | Cory Ward | Ryan Quinn | 1994 WJCC  | |
| 1994–95 | Mike Peplinski | Craig Brown | Ryan Braudt | Cory Ward | Ryan Quinn | 1995 WJCC (5th) | |
| 1997–98 | Paul Pustovar | Dave Violette | Greg Wilson | Cory Ward | Shawn Rojeski (WCC) | Bill Tschirhart | 1998 USMCC  1998 WCC (6th) |
| 1999–00 [3] | Paul Pustovar | Dave Violette | Mike Peplinski | Cory Ward | Greg Wilson | 2000 USMCC  | |
| 2000–01 [3] | Paul Pustovar | Mike Peplinski | Dave Violette | Cory Ward | Doug Anderson | 2001 USMCC [4] | |
| 2001–02 | Paul Pustovar | Mike Peplinski | Dave Violette | Cory Ward | Doug Anderson | Mike Liapis | 2001 USOCT (4th) [5] [6] |
| Craig Brown | Doug Pottinger | Jon Brunt | John Dunlop | Cory Ward | Steve Brown | USMCC 2002 (3rd) [7] | |
| 2002–03 | Ryan Quinn | Cory Ward | Jon Brunt | Doug Anderson | [3] | ||
| 2003–04 | Craig Brown | Ryan Quinn | Cory Ward | Mitch Marks | [3] |
Cory Ward started curling in 1982 at the age of 8.
He is married and has two children. [2]
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