Pete Annis

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Pete Annis
Born (1962-12-17) December 17, 1962 (age 59)
Career
World Championship
appearances
1 (2008)

Peter Annis (born December 17, 1962) is an American curler from Owatonna, Minnesota. He was a member of Team USA at the 2008 World Men's Curling Championship. Annis coached Rich Ruohonen's men's team to victory at the 2019 Americas Challenge, securing a spot for the United States at the 2020 World Men's Championship. [1]

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Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1999–00 Ken Porosky Pete Annis Tim Solie Ted McCann
2003–04 Rich Ruohonen Jeff Laundergan John Benton Pete Annis2004 USNCC (4th) [2]
2004–05Rich Ruohonen Nick Myers John BentonPete Annis2005 USOCT/USNCC (5th)
2005–06Rich RuohonenNick MyersJohn BentonPete Annis Tom O'Connor 2006 USNCC (5th)
2006–07Rich Ruohonen Troy Schroeder John BentonPete AnnisTom O'Connor2007 USNCC (8th)
2007–08 Craig Brown Rich Ruohonen John Dunlop Pete Annis Kevin Kakela (WCC) Steve Brown [3] 2008 USNCC Gold medal icon.svg, [4]
2008 WCC (7th)
2008–09Craig BrownRich RuohonenJohn DunlopPete Annis Jon Brunt 2008 Cont. Silver medal icon.svg,
2009 USNCC/2010 USOCT (4th)
2009–10Craig BrownRich Ruohonen Zach Jacobson Pete Annis2010 USNCC (5th)
2010–11 Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Chad Carlson Pete AnnisJohn Benton2011 USNCC (8th)
Kevin Kakela Kurt Disher Kyle Kakela Pete Annis

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References

  1. Killelea, Eric (2019-11-26). "Iron Range Hosts International Curling Competition". Hibbing Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  2. TeamUSA: "semifinalist".
  3. Team Profiles - 2008 World Men's Curling Championship
  4. Lineup - from WCT & Curlingzone for 2007-08 season (I couldn't find 2008 US Men's Champ site). And 2004, 2006, 2007 from WCT/Curlingzone too.