Rachel Erickson

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Rachel Erickson
Curler
Rachel Erickson April 2022.jpg
Erickson at the 2022 Players' Championship
Born (1999-01-09) January 9, 1999 (age 25)
Brandon, Manitoba
Team
Curling club Maryfield CC,
Maryfield, SK [1]
Skip Jolene Campbell
Third Abby Ackland
Second Rachel Erickson
Lead Dayna Demmans
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (2013–2022; 2024–present)
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (2021; 2022–2024)
Hearts appearances2 (2021, 2022)
Top CTRS ranking 6th (2021–22)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Junior Curling Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Krasnoyarsk

Rachel Erickson (born January 9, 1999) is a Canadian curler from Maryfield, Saskatchewan. [2] She is currently the second on Team Jolene Campbell. She was the alternate for the Mackenzie Zacharias rink that won the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships.

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Career

Erickson's first national championships was in 2016 at the 2016 U18 International Curling Championships where she skipped Saskatchewan to a 3–2 record. She won the provincial championship again the following year and finished 3–5 at the 2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships. Two years later, she won her first provincial junior title [3] and finished in seventh place with a 5–5 record at the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships in her home province. She joined the Ashley Thevenot rink at third the following season and the team won the provincial junior championship. [4] Erickson would once again settle for a seventh-place finish at the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, once again with a 5–5 record. She was then asked by the winners of the event, Manitoba's Mackenzie Zacharias if she would join them at the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. After finishing the round robin in second place, they would defeat Russia in the semifinal and South Korea in the final to claim the gold medal. [5] Erickson played in one game at the championship, where Canada defeated Latvia 13–2. [6]

Erickson aged out of juniors after the season. On March 19, 2020, it was announced that she would be joining the new team of Stephanie Schmidt, Brooklyn Stevenson, and Jennifer Armstrong for the 2020–21 season. [7] The team played in three local events during the abbreviated season, qualifying in one of them. After the season, Brooklyn Stevenson left the team. Erickson, Schmidt and Armstrong then added Chelsea Carey and Jolene Campbell for the 2021–22 season, shifting Erickson to alternate. [8] Also during the 2020–21 season, Erickson made her first appearance at the Scotties as the alternate for Team Zacharias, who represented Wild Card #2. [9] At the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Alberta, the team finished with a 3–5 round robin record, failing to qualify for the championship round. [10]

The new Team Carey found success in just their second event together, going undefeated to claim the Craven SPORTS Services Curling Classic tour event title. They then made the semifinals of the 2021 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic where they were eliminated by Tabitha Peterson. [11] At the event, however, they were able to defeat the likes of Rachel Homan, Jennifer Jones and Jamie Sinclair en route to the semifinals. They also qualified for the playoffs at the Boundary Ford Curling Classic, SaskTour Women's Moose Jaw, Red Deer Curling Classic and the DeKalb Superspiel, however, were not able to reach the final in any of the four events. Their next event was the 2022 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which they entered as the top ranked team. [12] Team Carey qualified through the A-side of the tournament with a perfect 3–0 record. This earned them a spot in the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game where they defeated Penny Barker. In the final, they once again faced the Barker rink. This time, Team Barker would win the match 7–5, despite Team Carey beating them in both the A Final and 1 vs. 2 page playoff game. [13] Despite this, they still qualified for the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts as Wild Card #2 after Curling Canada used the same format from the 2021 event. [14] At the championship, the team finished with a 4–4 round robin record, not advancing to the playoff round. [15] Team Carey wrapped up their season at the 2022 Players' Championship where they missed the playoffs.

On April 3, 2022, the team announced that they would be disbanding at the end of the 2021–22 season. [16] Erickson, Carey and Campbell later announced that they would be staying together and adding Liz Fyfe to the team for the 2022–23 season. [17]

Personal life

Erickson was an Agronomy student at the University of Saskatchewan. [2] She currently works as an agronomist with Erickson Farms and lives in Maryfield, Saskatchewan. She is engaged to Jett Big Eagle. [18]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
2013–14 [19] Chaelynn Kitz Rikki Schick Taylor Marcotte Rachel Erickson
2014–15Chaelynn KitzRikki SchickTaylor MarcotteRachel Erickson
2015–16Chaelynn KitzRikki SchickTaylor MarcotteRachel Erickson
2016–17Chaelynn KitzRikki SchickRachel Erickson Sarah Hoag
2017–18Rachel EricksonSarah HoagTaylor Marcotte Jade Goebel
2018–19 [20] Sara England Rachel EricksonSarah HoagJade Goebel
2019–20 [4] Ashley Thevenot Rachel Erickson Paige Engel Mary Engel
2020–21 [7] Stephanie Schmidt Brooklyn Stevenson Jennifer Armstrong Rachel Erickson
2021–22 Chelsea Carey Jolene Campbell Stephanie SchmidtJennifer ArmstrongRachel Erickson
2022–23Chelsea CareyJolene Campbell Liz Fyfe Rachel Erickson Jamie Sinclair
2023–24Jolene Campbell Abby Ackland Rachel Erickson Sara Oliver Liz Fyfe
2024–25 [21] Jolene CampbellAbby AcklandRachel Erickson Dayna Demmans

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References

  1. ↑ "Rachel Erickson Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ "CURLSASK 2019 Junior Men's & Women's Provincial Championships". Curl Sask. 20 December 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Kevin Mitchell (January 18, 2020). "Breaking through: Thevenot makes first Canadian junior appearance". Saskatoon Star Phoenix. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Gauthier, Zacharias complete world junior curling sweep for Canada". Sportsnet. February 22, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mixed results for Canada in playoff tuneups at world junior playdowns". Sportsnet. February 20, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Team Schmidt Team Announcement". Facebook. March 19, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ "📣 We've got news 📣 📰 We are thrilled to announce a new player joining our team!". Facebook. Team Campbell. May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Wild Card teams set!". Curling Canada. February 1, 2021. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule". Sportsnet. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  11. ↑ Todd Saelhof (October 11, 2021). "American Peterson hopes Autumn Gold Curling Classic win sign of things to come". Toronto Sun. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Carey looking for first Saskatchewan Championship in Assiniboia". CurlingZone. January 3, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  13. ↑ Murray McCormick (January 10, 2022). "Moose Jaw's Penny Barker captures 2022 Saskatchewan women's curling championship". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Scotties update". Curling Canada. January 13, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  15. ↑ "A helping hand!". Curling Canada. February 3, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Chelsea Carey's curling team added to list of rinks disbanding at season's end". CBC Sports. April 3, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Carey announces new team with Fyfe at second". TSN. April 6, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  18. ↑ "2024 PointsBet Invitational Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Rachel Erickson Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  20. ↑ Murray McCormick (January 17, 2019). "Lineup change boosts Erickson team". Regina Leader Post. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Team Jolene Campbell Move to SK, Add Dayna Demmans". 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
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