Jacob Horgan

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Jacob Horgan
Curler
Born (2000-04-07) April 7, 2000 (age 24)
Sudbury, Ontario
Team
Curling club Curl Sudbury,
Sudbury, ON [1]
Skip John Epping
Third Jacob Horgan
Second Tanner Horgan
Lead Ian McMillan
Mixed doubles
partner		 Kira Brunton
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationNorthern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (2009–2021; 2022–present)
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (2021–2022)
Brier appearances2 (2023, 2025)
Top CTRS ranking 10th (2022–23)

Jacob "Jake" Horgan (born April 7, 2000) is a Canadian curler, originally from Sudbury, Ontario. [2] He currently plays third on Team John Epping. He is a seven-time Northern Ontario junior champion.

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Career

Juniors

As a bantam-aged curler, Horgan won three Northern Ontario titles (2010, 2013, and 2015). In 2012, he won the Ontario provincial elementary school championship, representing MacLeod Public School. [3] Playing for his brother Tanner, Horgan won six straight Northern Ontario Junior Men's Championships from 2014 to 2019. They proved to be a strong team on the national stage as they won silver medals in 2016 and 2018 and a bronze medal in 2017. Jacob won his first junior provincial title as a skip in 2020 and skipped his team to a 3–6 record at the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships.

Men's

In 2016, Team Horgan competed in their first Grand Slam of Curling event at the 2016 Boost National as the sponsor's exemption. [4] They finished with a 1–3 record, defeating Steve Laycock in their final round robin match. [5] They qualified for their first Brier in 2023, finishing tied for 5th place with a 6–2 record, losing to Brendan Bottcher in a qualifying game for the playoffs.

Personal life

Horgan attended Laurentian University for business administration, [6] and currently attends Humber College, living in Mississauga. [7] His siblings Tracy Fleury, Jennifer Wylie and Tanner Horgan are also accomplished curlers.

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
2012–13 [8] Tanner Horgan Nicholas Servant Jacob Horgan Maxime Blais
2013–14Tanner HorganNicholas ServantJacob HorganMaxime Blais
2014–15Tanner HorganJacob Horgan Connor Lawes Maxime Blais
2015–16Tanner HorganJacob HorganConnor LawesMaxime Blais
2016–17Tanner HorganJacob Horgan Nicholas Bissonnette Maxime Blais
2017–18Tanner HorganJacob HorganNicholas BissonnetteMaxime Blais
2018–19Tanner Horgan Mark Kean Jacob HorganMaxime Blais
2019–20Jacob Horgan Scott Mitchell Mitchell Cortello Chase Dusessoy
2020–21Tanner Horgan Jonathan Beuk Wesley Forget Scott Chadwick Jacob Horgan
2021–22Tanner HorganJonathan BeukWesley ForgetScott ChadwickJacob Horgan
2022–23Tanner Horgan (Fourth) Darren Moulding (Skip)Jacob Horgan Colin Hodgson
2023–24Tanner HorganJacob Horgan Ian McMillan Scott Chadwick
2024–25 John Epping Jacob HorganTanner HorganIan McMillan

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References

  1. ↑ "Jacob Horgan Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ "2020 New Holland U21 Canadian Juniors Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Timbits Elementary School Championship Past Champions". Curl ON. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  4. ↑ Jonathan Brazeau (November 13, 2016). "Krista McCarville, Tanner Horgan named to GSOC National". Sportsnet. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ "2016 Boost National: Tanner Horgan vs Steve Laycock". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2023 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  7. ↑ "2024 PointsBet Invitational Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Jacob Horgan Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
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