United States Junior Curling Championships

United States Junior Curling Championships
United States Junior Curling Championships
Established	1974 (men) ; 1987 (women)
2024 host city	Eau Claire, Wisconsin
2024 arena	Eau Claire Curling Club
Current champions (2024)
Men	Nicholas Cenzalli
Women	Allie Giroux

Last updated August 13, 2024

The United States Junior Curling Championships are annual national curling championships for men and women under the age of 21. The championships act as a qualifier for the World Junior Curling Championships. Teams qualify to compete in the national junior championships through winning qualifying events. The US Junior National Curling Championships are one of the 12 Championship Events of USA Curling.

Past champions

Men

Year	Site	Winning club	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Finish at Worlds
1974	Arden Hills, MN	Hibbing, MN	Gary Kleffman	Jerry Scott	Rick Novak	Ben Gardeski	5th
1975	Madison, WI	Hibbing, MN	Steve Penoncello	Rick Novak	Ben Gardeski	Ken Baehr	5th
1976	Wilmette, IL	Grand Forks, ND	Don Barcome Jr.	Dale Mueller	Earl Barcome	Gary Mueller	6th
1977	Detroit, MI	Grand Forks, ND	Don Barcome Jr.	Dale Mueller	Gary Mueller	Earl Barcome	Bronze
1978	Seattle, WA	Seattle, WA	Jeff Tomlinson	Ted Purvis	Curt Fish	Marc McCartney	5th
1979	Wayland, MA	Grand Forks, ND	Don Barcome Jr.	Randy Darling	Bobby Stalker	Earl Barcome	Gold
1980	Colorado Springs, CO	Devils Lake, ND	Scott Dalziel	Todd Dalziel	Scott Gerrard	Paul Thompson	4th
1981	Superior, WI	Seattle, WA	Ted Purvis	Dale Risling	Milt Best	Dean Risling	Bronze
1982	Highland Park, IL	Seattle, WA	Dale Risling	Milt Best	Rob Foster	Jim Foster	4th
1983	Seattle, WA	Rolla, ND	Al Edwards	Mark Larson	Kenny Mickelson	Dana Westemeier	4th
1984	St. Paul, MN	Rolla, ND	Al Edwards	Mark Larson	Dewey Basley	Kurt Disher	Gold
1985	Chicago, IL	Seattle, WA	Rodger Schnee	Kelly Yalowicki	Shane Way	Mark Lundgren	6th
1986	Bowling Green, OH	Cavalier, ND	Scott Brown	Darin Holt	Perry Hillman	Darren Kress	8th
1987	Medford, WI	Grafton, ND	Darren Kress	Bret Davis	Duane McGregor	Connor Oihus	6th
1988	Rochester, NY	Poynette, WI	Will Marquardt	Jim Falk	Jeff Falk	Kurt Marquardt	5th
1989	Duluth, MN	Poynette, WI	Kurt Marquardt	Jeff Falk	Dan Thurston	Mike Thurston	6th
1990	Exmoor-North Shore, IL	Poynette, WI	Kurt Marquardt	Jeff Falk	Dan Thurston	Mike Thurston	7th
1991	Bemidji, MN	Bemidji, MN	Eric Fenson	Shawn Rojeski	Kevin Bergstrom	Ted McCann	Bronze
1992	Seattle, WA	Bemidji, MN	Eric Fenson	Shawn Rojeski	Kevin Bergstrom	Ted McCann	5th
1993	Portage/Poynette, WI	Hibbing, MN	Garrett Paine	Kevin Kosel	Danny Hadrava	Joel Koski	9th
1994	Madison, WI	Centerville, WI	Mike Peplinski	Craig Brown	Ryan Braudt	Cory Ward	Bronze
1995	Hibbing, MN	Centerville, WI	Mike Peplinski	Craig Brown	Ryan Braudt	Cory Ward	5th
1996	Schenectady, NY	Seattle, WA	Travis Way	Troy Schroeder	Owen Bunstein	Brandon Way	6th
1997	Chicago, IL	Bemidji, MN	Matt Stevens	Craig Brown	Bob Liapis	Jeremy Fogelson	9th
1998	Kettle Moraine, WI	Aksarben, NE	Andy Roza	Steve Jaixen	Kevin Jordan	Chris Becher, Scott Jordan	5th
1999	Waupaca, WI	Aksarben, NE	Andy Roza	Steve Jaixen	Kevin Jordan	Chris Becher, Scott Jordan	Bronze
2000	Bemidji, MN	Bemidji, MN	Randy Baird	Phill Drobnick	Chase Jackson	Cody Stevens	6th
2001	Rochester, NY	Aksarben, NE	Andy Roza	Steve Jaixen	Chris Becher	Scott Jordan	Bronze
2002	Kettle Moraine, WI	Fairbanks, AK	Leo Johnson	Colin Hufman	Martin Sather	Christopher Benshoof	8th
2003	Wayland, MA	Hibbing, MN	Jesse Gates	Jeff Thune	Kevin Johnson	Shane McKinlay	DNQ
2004	Centerville, WI	Chisholm, MN	John Shuster	Jason Smith	Kevin Johnson	Shane McKinlay	DNQ
2005	Bismarck, ND	Chisholm, MN	Kris Perkovich	Jason Smith	Jeff Isaacson	Kevin Johnson	4th
2006	Duluth, MN	Duluth, MN	Chris Plys	Matt Mielke	Kevin Johnson	Tommy Kent/Aaron Wald	8th
2007	Seattle, WA	Duluth, MN	Chris Plys	Aanders Brorson	Matt Perushek	Joel Cooper ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	5th
2008	Portage, WI	Duluth, MN	Chris Plys	Aanders Brorson	Matt Perushek	Matt Hamilton	Gold
2009	Devil's Lake, ND	Duluth, MN	Chris Plys	Aanders Brorson	Matt Perushek	Matt Hamilton	Bronze
2010	Bemidji, MN	Seattle, WA	Sean Beighton	Derrick McLean	Sam Galey	Joseph Purvis	9th
2011^[2]	Fairbanks, AK	Chisholm, MN	Aaron Wald	Joshua Bahr	Jared Zezel	John Muller	6th
2012 ^[3]	Madison, WI	Southborough, MA	Stephen Dropkin	Korey Dropkin	Thomas Howell	Derek Corbett	5th
2013 ^[4]	Wayland, MA	Southborough, MA	Korey Dropkin	Thomas Howell	Mark Fenner	Alex Fenson	7th
2014^[5]	Seattle, WA	Seattle, WA	Jake Vukich	Evan McAuley	Luc Violette	Kyle Lorvick	9th
2015^[6]	Devil's Lake, ND	Duluth, MN	Ethan Meyers	Quinn Evenson	Steven Szemple	William Pryor	5th
2016^[7]	Willmar, MN	Blaine, MN	Korey Dropkin	Thomas Howell	Mark Fenner	Alex Fenson	Silver
2017	Fargo, ND	Ardsley, NY	Andrew Stopera	Luc Violette	Ben Richardson	Graem Fenson	Silver
2018	Ferndale, MI	Ardsley, NY	Andrew Stopera	Luc Violette	Ben Richardson	Graem Fenson	4th
2019	Two Harbors, MN	Ardsley, NY	Andrew Stopera	Luc Violette	Ben Richardson	Graem Fenson	5th
2020^[8]^[9]	Eau Claire, WI	Seattle, WA	Luc Violette	Ben Richardson	Jon Harstad	Graem Fenson	7th
2021	Chaska, MN^[10]	Ardsley, NY	Danny Casper	Ethan Sampson	Sam Strouse	Coleman Thurston, Marius Kleinas	6th
2022	Plover, WI	Fargo, ND	Ethan Sampson	Kevin Tuma	Coleman Thurston	Marius Kleinas	7th
2023	Wayland, MA	Wausau, WI	Wesley Wendling	Kevin Tuma	Chris Kirsch	Jackson Armstrong	4th
2024	Eau Claire, WI	Cape Cod, MA	Wesley Wendling	Nicholas Cenzalli	Daniel Laufer	Shaheen Bassiri/Dylan Ciapka

Women

Year	Site	Winning club	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Finish at Worlds
1987	Madison, WI	Lodi, WI	Tracy Zeman	Pam Goetz	Shellie Holerud	Lori Myers
1988	Grafton, ND	Lodi, WI	Tracy Zeman	Erika Brown	Marni Vaningan	Shellie Holerud	6th
1989	Duluth, MN	Lodi, WI	Erika Brown	Tracy Zeman	Shellie Holerud	Jill Jones	6th
1990	Exmoor-North Shore, IL	Bemdji, MN	Kari Liapis	Stacey Liapis	Heidi Rollheiser	Bobbie Breyen	5th
1991	Bemidji, MN	Madison, WI	Erika Brown	Jill Jones	Shellie Holerud	Debbie Henry	5th
1992	Seattle, WA	Bemidji, MN	Erika Brown	Kari Liapis	Stacey Liapis	Bobbie Breyen, Debbie Henry	Silver
1993	Portage/Poynette, WI	Bemidji, MN	Erika Brown	Kari Liapis	Stacey Liapis	Debbie Henry	Bronze
1994	Madison, WI	Madison, WI	Erika Brown	Debbie Henry	Stacey Liapis	Analissa Johnson, Allison Darragh	Silver
1995	Hibbing, MN	Bemidji, MN	Risa O'Connell	Missi O'Connell	Natalie Simenson	Alison Naylor	6th
1996	Schenectady, NY	Omaha, NE	Amy Becher	Theresa Faltesek	Monica Carlson	Heather Miller	10th
1997	Chicago, IL	Bemidji, MN	Risa O'Connell	Amy Becher	Natalie Simenson	Missi O'Connell	4th
1998	Kettle Moraine, WI	Bemidji, MN	Hope Schmitt	Nikki Baird	Katie Schmitt	Teresa Bahr	5th
1999	Waupaca, WI	Bemidji, MN	Hope Schmitt	Nikki Baird	Katie Schmitt	Teresa Bahr	5th
2000	Bemidji, MN	Madison, WI	Laura Delaney	Nicole Joraanstad	Kirsten Finch	Rebecca Dobie	Bronze
2001	Rochester, NY	Madison, WI	Nicole Joraanstad	Kirsten Finch	Katie Schmitt	Rebecca Dobie	6th
2002	Kettle Moraine, WI	Bemidji, MN	Cassie Johnson	Jamie Johnson	Katie Beck	Maureen Brunt	Gold
2003	Broomstones, MA	Bemidji, MN	Cassie Johnson	Katie Beck	Becky Dobie	Maureen Brunt	Silver
2004	Centerville, WI	Duluth, MN	Aileen Sormunen	Courtney George	Amanda Jensen	Amanda McLean	4th
2005	Bismarck, ND	Bismarck, ND	Gillian Gervais	Sarah Gervais	Stephanie Jensen	Stephanie Sambor, Amy Hultstrand	10th
2006	Duluth, MN	Madison, WI	Nina Spatola	Megan O'Connell	Jackie Mueller	Jordan Moulton	10th
2007	Seattle, WA	Duluth, MN	Aileen Sormunen	Courtney George	Molly Bonner	Jordan Moulton	4th
2008	Portage, WI	Madison, WI	Nina Spatola	Becca Hamilton	Anna Plys	Jenna Haag	8th
2009	Devil's Lake, ND	St. Paul, MN	Alexandra Carlson	Tabitha Peterson	Tara Peterson	Sophie Brorson	5th
2010	Bemidji, MN	St. Paul, MN	Alexandra Carlson	Tabitha Peterson	Tara Peterson	Sophie Brorson	Bronze
2011^[2]	Fairbanks, AK	Madison, WI	Rebecca Hamilton	Tara Peterson	Karlie Koenig	Sophie Brorson	5th
2012 ^[3]	Madison, WI	Duluth, MN	Cory Christensen	Elizabeth Busche	Anna Bauman	Sonja Bauman	10th
2013 ^[4]	Wayland, MA	Cohasset, MN	Miranda Solem	Vicky Persinger	Karlie Koenig	Chelsea Solem	7th
2014^[5]	Seattle, WA	Duluth, MN	Cory Christensen	Mackenzie Lank	Anna Bauman	Anna Hopkins, Sonja Bauman	6th
2015^[6]	Devils Lake, ND	Blaine, MN	Cory Christensen	Sarah Anderson	Mackenzie Lank	Jenna Haag, Taylor Anderson	5th
2016^[7]	Willmar, MN	Blaine, MN	Cory Christensen	Sarah Anderson	Taylor Anderson	Madison Bear, Christine McMakin	Silver
2017	Fargo, ND	Blaine, MN	Annmarie Dubberstein	Christine McMakin	Jenna Burchesky	Allison Howell	7th
2018	Ferndale, MI	Pardeeville, WI	Madison Bear	Annmarie Dubberstein	Jenna Burchesky	Allison Howell	5th
2019	Two Harbors, MN	Mankato, MN	Cait Flannery	Leah Yavarow	Lexi Lanigan	Rebecca Miles	8th
2020^[8]^[11]	Eau Claire, WI	Midland, MI	Delaney Strouse	Sydney Mullaney	Susan Dudt	Rebecca Rodgers	DNQ
2021	Chaska, MN^[10]	Midland, MI	Delaney Strouse	Leah Yavarow	Sydney Mullaney	Susan Dudt	Bronze
2022	Plover, WI	Portage, WI	Miranda Scheel	Jordan Hein	Tessa Thurlow	Amelia Hintz, Anna Tamboli	7th
2023	Wayland, MA	Eau Claire, WI	Miranda Scheel	Jordan Hein	Tessa Thurlow	Amelia Hintz	DNQ
2024	Eau Claire, WI	St. Paul	Allie Giroux	Tessa Thurlow	Ella Fleming	Brooke Giroux

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1 2 Kolesar, Terry (May 2014). "Minnesota girls, Washington boys capture national junior titles". U.S. Curling News. p. 10. Retrieved Jan 3, 2020.
1 2 Kolesar, Terry (Spring 2015). "Minnesota boys, High Performance girls capture 2015 Junior Nationals titles" (PDF). U.S. Curling News. pp. 12–13. Retrieved Jan 3, 2020.
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Notes

↑ Cooper is now known as JayCee due to gender transition.^[1]

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[1] Arielle Duhaime-Ross (September 5, 2019). "How This Trans Athlete Is Fighting Back After Being Banned by USA Powerlifting". Vice. Retrieved March 29, 2019.

[:0-3] 1 2 Kolesar, Terry (February 2011). "WI women, MN men capture Junior Nationals". U.S. Curling News. p. 10. Retrieved Jan 2, 2020.

[:1-4] 1 2 Kolesar, Terry (April 2012). "Minnesota, Massachusetts capture junior titles". U.S. Curling News. p. 9. Retrieved Jan 2, 2020.

[:2-5] 1 2 Kolesar, Terry (Spring 2013). "Solem, Dropkin rinks win 2013 Junior National titles". U.S. Curling News. pp. 10–11. Retrieved Jan 2, 2020.

[:3-6] 1 2 Kolesar, Terry (May 2014). "Minnesota girls, Washington boys capture national junior titles". U.S. Curling News. p. 10. Retrieved Jan 3, 2020.

[:4-7] 1 2 Kolesar, Terry (Spring 2015). "Minnesota boys, High Performance girls capture 2015 Junior Nationals titles" (PDF). U.S. Curling News. pp. 12–13. Retrieved Jan 3, 2020.

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[:6-9] 1 2 Gallaher, Bob (Jan 18, 2020). "2020 USA Junior Curling Championships wrap up in Eau Claire". WEAU 13 News. Retrieved Jan 21, 2020.

[10] Davis, Terry (Jan 18, 2020). "Team Violette captures junior men's national title". USA Curling. Archived from the original on May 7, 2020. Retrieved Jan 21, 2020.

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[12] Davis, Terry (Jan 18, 2020). "Strouse rink wins junior women's national title". USA Curling. Archived from the original on May 7, 2020. Retrieved Jan 21, 2020.

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v t e United States National Curling Championships
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Women's	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024
Mixed Doubles	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Mixed	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024
Junior	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Senior	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 2024

United States Junior Curling Championships
Established	1974 (men) 1987 (women)
2024 host city	Eau Claire, Wisconsin
2024 arena	Eau Claire Curling Club
Current champions (2024)
Men	Nicholas Cenzalli
Women	Allie Giroux