Rebecca Rodgers

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Rebecca Rodgers
Curler
Born (2000-06-20) June 20, 2000 (age 24)
Ventura, California
Team
Curling club Petersham CC,
Petersham, MA [1]
Skip Christine McMakin
Third Miranda Scheel
Second Jenna Burchesky
Lead Rebecca Rodgers
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Winter Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Saranac Lake
United States Women's Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Denver
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 East Rutherford

Rebecca Rodgers (born June 20, 2000, in Ventura, California) is an American curler originally from Leyden, Massachusetts, now living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [2] She currently plays lead on Team Christine McMakin. She won the 2020 United States Junior Curling Championships and represented the U.S. at the 2023 Winter World University Games.

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Career

After skipping during most of her U18 career, Rodgers joined the new Beth Podoll rink at lead for the 2017–18 season. The team, with third Emily Quello and second Susan Dudt finished 7–2 through the round robin at the 2018 United States Junior Curling Championships, enough to earn them a spot in the 1 vs. 2 game. They then lost 7–5 to Madison Bear before dropping the semi-final 6–5 to Abbey Kitchens, eliminating them from contention. [3] Later that season, the team had enough points to qualify for the 2018 United States Women's Curling Championship, Rodgers' first national women's championship. They finished in fifth place out of the eight competing teams with a 3–4 record. In her final year of U18 eligibility, Rodgers teamed up with Dudt, Anna Cenzalli and Sydney Mullaney for the 2018 United States U18 Curling Championships. After an undefeated round robin record and semi-final victory, they lost to Leah Yavarow 8–4 in the final. [4] Also during the 2017–18 season, Rodgers partnered with Charlie Thompson for the 2018 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, finishing 2–3 through the round robin.

The next season, Rodgers, Dudt and Quello joined forces with a new skip Ariel Traxler. At juniors, the team again finished third after a semi-final loss to Cait Flannery. [5] They also qualified again for the 2019 United States Women's Curling Championship where they finished in sixth place with a 2–5 record.

For the 2019–20 season, Rodgers and Dudt added Sydney Mullaney and Delaney Strouse to form a new junior team. Playing lead on the team skipped by Dudt, they reached the semi-finals of the St. Paul Cash Spiel and represented the U.S. at the 2019 Changan Ford International Curling Elite where they finished 0–7. [6] In the new year, Strouse took over skipping duties on the team with Dudt moving down to second. The change paid off as the team won the 2020 United States Junior Curling Championships, winning 9–8 in the final against Alaska's Cora Farrell. [7] This qualified them to represent the States at the 2021 World Junior Curling Championships, however, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] They ended their season by playing in the 2020 United States Women's Curling Championship where they finished 2–5 through the round robin.

The following season, Leah Yavarow joined the team at third, shifting Mullaney down to second and Dudt to alternate. Despite the limited number of events due to the pandemic, Team Strouse won the lone tour event they played in, the contender round of the US Open of Curling. [9] They also played in the 2021 United States Women's Curling Championship which was held in a bio-secure bubble at the Wausau Curling Club in Wausau, Wisconsin in May 2021. [10] They finished with a 2–4 record, not advancing to the playoffs. Rodgers also played in the bubble for the 2021 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship with Daniel Casper where they went 1–4.

Team Strouse began the 2021–22 season by capturing a second U.S. junior title, going undefeated to win the event. Rodgers was too old to compete, however, and was replaced by alternate Dudt for the event. [11] They also earned qualification into the 2021 United States Olympic Curling Trials by winning the Mayfield qualifying event, beating Christine McMakin in the final qualifier. [12] Before the Trials, Leah Yavarow was replaced on the team by Anne O'Hara who became the team's new third. At the Trials, they finished tied for fifth with a 3–7 record. At the end of the season, Rodgers teamed up with Samuel Crouse at the 2022 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, failing to reach the playoffs.

The Strouse rink found major success during the 2022–23 season, beginning at the US Open of Curling where they had an undefeated run until the final where they were defeated by Ha Seung-youn. [13] They also qualified for the playoffs in their next event, the 2022 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard, before falling in the quarterfinals to Lauren Mann. The team next played in the playdowns for the 2023 Winter World University Games where they won all four of their games to win the event. [14] Back on tour, they had four more playoff appearances, reaching three quarterfinals and one semi-final at the Curling Stadium Contender Series. In the new year, the team represented the U.S. on home soil at the 2023 Winter World University Games in Saranac Lake, New York. The team was dominant through the round robin, with Strouse, O'Hara, Mullaney, Rodgers and Dudt securing an 8–1 record, finishing just behind Korea's Ha Seung-youn who was their sole loss. In the semi-finals, they met China's Han Yu where they suffered a narrow 6–5 loss. They would claim the bronze medal after a 7–3 win against Great Britain's Fay Henderson. [15] Continuing their momentum from the season, Team Strouse finished 6–1 through the round robin at the 2023 United States Women's Curling Championship. [16] In the 1 vs. 2 game, they faced the top ranked Tabitha Peterson rink where they gave up four in the tenth end to lose 11–10. They rebounded by beating Sarah Anderson 9–4 in the semi-final. They could not take revenge on Peterson in the final, however, dropping the game 8–5 and settling for the silver medal. [17]

Beginning their season overseas, Team Strouse won the 2023 Euro Super Series to begin the 2023–24 season. Facing Italy's Stefania Constantini in the final, they scored three in the seventh end before stealing a single in the eighth to complete a 6–5 comeback. [18] They also reached the final of their next event, the 2023 Icebreaker Challenge where they lost to Kate Cameron. [19] After a semifinal finish at the 2023 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard, Team Strouse won the Mother Club Fall Curling Classic by winning seven straight games. In the championship game, they won 6–1 against Jolene Campbell. [20] With all the points they accumulated in the first part of the season, the team qualified for the 2023 Tour Challenge Tier 2 Grand Slam of Curling event. [21] There, they finished with a 2–2 record which was not enough to make the playoffs. They bounced back the following week, however, making it to the final of the Saville Grand Prix where they came up short against Selena Sturmay. [22] They also made it to the semifinals of the Curl Mesabi Classic and the DeKalb Superspiel. Now ranked inside the top sixteen teams in the world, Team Strouse qualified for three Tier 1 Slam events. Despite winless records at the 2023 National and the 2024 Canadian Open, they finished 2–2 at the 2023 Masters. This qualified them for a tiebreaker which they lost to Sweden's Anna Hasselborg. [23] The team ended the season at the 2024 United States Women's Curling Championship where they qualified for the playoffs with a 5–2 record. After defeating Miranda Scheel in the 3 vs. 4 game, they lost to the Sarah Anderson rink 11–7 in the semifinal. [24]

Personal life

Rodgers studied ecology and environmental biology at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. [2] She previously attended Pioneer Valley Regional School. [25]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
2014–15 [26] Brielynn Twitchell Lara Shonkwiler Anna Cenzalli Rebecca Rodgers Elizabeth Janiak
2015–16Rebecca RodgersAnna CenzalliElizabeth Janiak Chloe York
2016–17Rebecca RodgersAnna CenzalliElizabeth JaniakChloe York
2017–18 Beth Podoll Emily Quello Susan Dudt Rebecca Rodgers
Susan DudtRebecca RodgersAnna Cenzalli Sydney Mullaney
2018–19Emily Quello (Fourth)Susan DudtRebecca Rodgers Ariel Traxler (Skip)
2019–20 Delaney Strouse Sydney MullaneySusan DudtRebecca Rodgers
2020–21Delaney Strouse Leah Yavarow Sydney MullaneyRebecca RodgersSusan Dudt
2021–22Delaney StrouseLeah YavarowSydney MullaneyRebecca RodgersSusan Dudt
Anne O'Hara
2022–23Delaney StrouseAnne O'HaraSydney MullaneyRebecca RodgersSusan Dudt
2023–24Delaney StrouseAnne O'HaraSydney MullaneyRebecca RodgersSusan Dudt
2024–25 Christine McMakin Miranda Scheel Jenna Burchesky Rebecca Rodgers

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