Thomas Howell (curler)

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Thomas Howell
Born (1994-10-14) October 14, 1994 (age 29)
Team
Curling club Milwaukee CC,
Milwaukee, WI [1]
Skip Korey Dropkin
Third Andrew Stopera
Second Mark Fenner
Lead Thomas Howell
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championship
appearances
1 (2022)
Pan Continental Championship
appearances
2 (2022, 2023)
Other appearances Winter Universiade: 1 (2013),
World Junior Championships: 3 (2012, 2013, 2016)
Medal record
Curling
World Junior Curling Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Copenhagen
Pan Continental Curling Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Calgary
United States Men's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Wausau
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Fargo
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 East Rutherford
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Denver

Thomas "Tom" Howell (born October 14, 1994) is an American curler from Bentleyville, Ohio. He currently plays lead on Team Korey Dropkin.

Contents

Teams

Men's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
2009–10 [2] Stephen Dropkin Korey Dropkin Tom HowellRyan McMakinCameron Ross2010 USJCC (4th)
2010–11 [3] Stephen DropkinKorey DropkinTom HowellDerek CorbettCameron Ross2011 USJCC Silver medal icon.svg [4]
2011–12Stephen DropkinKorey DropkinTom HowellDerek CorbettCameron RossSandra McMakin 2012 USJCC Gold medal icon.svg
2012 WJCC (5th)
2012–13Korey DropkinTom Howell Mark Fenner Alex Fenson Connor Hoge Keith Dropkin 2013 USJCC Gold medal icon.svg
2013 WJCC (7th)
2013–14 Chris Plys Stephen Dropkin Sean Beighton Korey DropkinTom Howell Phill Drobnick 2013 WUG (5th) [5]
Korey DropkinTom HowellMark FennerAlex Fenson2014 USJCC Bronze medal icon.svg [6]
2014–15Korey DropkinTom HowellMark Fenner Andrew Stopera Luc Violette 2015 USJCC Silver medal icon.svg
2015 USMCC (6th)
2015–16Korey DropkinTom HowellMark FennerAlex FensonQuinn Evenson Wally Henry (WJCC) 2016 USMCC (4th)
2016 USJCC Gold medal icon.svg
2016 WJCC Silver medal icon.svg
2016–17 Heath McCormick Chris PlysKorey DropkinTom Howell 2017 USMCC (6th)
2017–18Heath McCormickChris PlysKorey DropkinTom Howell 2018 USMCC Silver medal icon.svg
2018–19Korey Dropkin (fourth)Tom HowellMark Fenner (skip)Alex Fenson 2019 USMCC (4th)
2019–20Korey DropkinTom HowellMark FennerAlex Fenson Joe Polo 2020 USMCC (5th)
2020–21Korey DropkinJoe PoloMark FennerTom HowellAlex Fenson 2021 USMCC Gold medal icon.svg
2021–22Korey DropkinJoe PoloMark FennerTom HowellAlex Fenson Tim Solin 2021 USOCT Silver medal icon.svg
2022 WCC (4th)
2022–23Korey DropkinAndrew StoperaMark FennerTom Howell 2022 PCCC Bronze medal icon.svg
2023 USMCC Bronze medal icon.svg
2023–24Korey Dropkin (Fourth)Andrew Stopera (Skip)Mark FennerTom Howell 2023 PCCC (4th)
2024 USMCC Silver medal icon.svg
2024–25Korey DropkinAndrew StoperaMark FennerTom Howell

Mixed

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadCoachEvents
2011–12 Korey Dropkin Sarah Anderson Thomas Howell Taylor Anderson Wally Henry 2012 WYOG (5th) [7]

Mixed doubles

SeasonMaleFemaleCoachEvents
2011–12 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Ying Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Howell Li Hongchen 2012 WYOG (9th) [8]

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