United States Senior Curling Championships | |
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Established | 2002 |
2024 host city | Mapleton, Minnesota (Men's Event) Anderson, Indiana (Women's Event) |
2024 arena | Heather Curling Club (Men's Event) Circle City Curling Club (Women's Event) |
Current champions (2024) | |
Men | Mike Farbelow |
Women | Angela Montgomery |
The United States Senior Curling Championships are the annual national curling championships for seniors in the United States. [1] The United States Curling Association (USCA) defines seniors as adults over the age of 50. The champions go on to represent the United States at the World Senior Curling Championships. The USCA has held the Senior Championships since 2002, coinciding with the first year the World Senior Championships were held. Those first World Senior Championships were held in Bismarck, North Dakota and the American men won the gold medal. [2]
The 2024 United States Men's Senior Championships was held February 7-11, 2024, at the Heather Curling Club in Mapleton, MN, and the 2024 United States Women's Senior Championships was held February 19-25, 2024, at the Circle City Curling Club in Anderson, IN. [3]
Year | Site | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Winning club |
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2002 | Superior, WI | Larry Johnson | Stan Vinge | George Godfrey | Bill Kind | Steve Brown | Grand Forks, ND |
2003 | Bemidji, MN | Scott Baird | Mark Haluptzok | Bob Fenson | Bob Naylor | Richard Reierson | Bemidji, MN |
2004 | Grafton, ND | George Godfrey | Bill Kind | Walt Erbach | Larry Sharp | Steve Brown | Madison, WI |
2005 | Portage, WI | David Russell | Bill Rhyme | Mark Swandby | Dave Carlson | Bill Kind | Centerville, WI |
2006 | Medford, WI | Brian Simonson | Tom Harms | John Kokotovich | Don Mohawk | Hibbing, MN | |
2007 | Milwaukee, WI | Geoff Goodland | Stan Vinge | Wally Henry | Jim Wilson | Eau Claire, WI | |
2008 | Highland Park, IL | David Russell | Bill Rhyme | Mark Swandby | Dave Carlson | Mike Fraboni | Centerville, WI |
2009 | Rice Lake, WI | Paul Pustovar | Brian Simonson | Tom Harms | Don Mohawk | Hibbing, MN | |
2010 | Portage, WI | Paul Pustovar | Brian Simonson | Tom Harms | Don Mohawk | Hibbing, MN | |
2011 | Wayland, MA | Geoff Goodland | Tim Solin | Pete Westberg | Ken Olson | St. Paul, MN | |
2012 | Bismarck, ND | Ian Journeaux | David Carlson | Tim Funk | Ken Spatola | Stevens Point, WI | |
2013 | Fairbanks, AK | Gert Messing | Dennis Mellerup | Bill Nickle | Bill Peskoff | Ardsley, NY | |
2014 [4] | Portage, WI | Jeff Wright | Russ Armstrong | Russ Brown | Nils Johansson | Jim Wilson | Chicago, IL |
2015 | Eveleth, MN | Lyle Sieg | Tom Violette | Ken Trask | Steve Lundeen | Duane Rutan | Seattle, WA |
2016 | Medford, WI | Geoff Goodland | Pete Westberg | Tim Solin | Jeff Annis | Eau Claire, WI | |
2017 | Centerville, WI | Mike Farbelow | Geoff Goodland | Tim Solin | Pete Westberg | Jeff Annis | St. Paul, MN |
2018 [5] | Duluth, MN | Jeff Wright | Russ Armstrong | Russ Brown | Sean Silver | Steve Waters | Chicago, IL |
2019 [6] [7] | Mapleton, MN | Geoff Goodland | Mike Fraboni | Dan Wiza | Pete Westberg | Todd Birr | Eau Claire, WI |
2020 [8] | Fairbanks, AK | Joel Larway | Doug Kauffman | Darren Lehto | John Rasmussen | Seattle, WA | |
2021 | Cancelled [9] | ||||||
2022 [10] | Highland Park, IL | Bob Leclair | Greg Gallagher | Jeff Baird | Tom Danielson | Fred Maxie | Goodyear, AZ |
2023 [11] | Seattle, WA | Joel Larway | Doug Kauffman | Darren Lehto | John Rasmussen | Seattle, WA | |
2024 [12] | Mapleton, MN | Mike Farbelow | Rich Ruohonen | Bill Stopera | Tim Solin | St. Paul, MN |
Year | Site | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Winning club |
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2002 | Superior, WI | Nancy Dinsdale | Donna Purkey | Linda Handyside | Rosemary Morgan | Barb Cornelsen | Nashua, NH |
2003 | Bemidji, MN | LaVonne Berg | Delores McDonald | Paddy Hutson | Nancy Rentfrow | Jean Vorachek | Grafton, ND |
2004 | Grafton, ND | Nancy Dinsdale | Anne Wiggins | Anne Robertson | Jan Stahlheber | Rosemary Morgan | Nashua, NH |
2005 | Portage, WI | Anne Wiggins | Jean Murphy | Carol White | Rosemary Morgan | Carolyn Macleod | Bridgeport, CT |
2006 | No site needed | Jamie Hutchinson | Shelley Johnson | Carolyn Macleod | Cheryl Pieske | Karen Gloyd | Wayland, MA |
2007 | Milwaukee, WI | Pam Oleinik | Laurie Rahn | Susan Curtis | JoAnn Matthews | Donna Purkey | Wauwatosa, WI |
2008 | Highland Park, IL | Pam Oleinik | Laurie Rahn | Susan Curtis | JoAnn Matthews | Donna Purkey | Wauwatosa, WI |
2009 | Janesville, WI | Sharon Vukich | Joan (Mary) Fish | Cathie Tomlinson | Aija Edwards | Seattle, WA | |
2010 | Cape Cod, MA | Sharon Vukich | Linda Cornfield | Susan Curtis | Betty Kozai | Dani Thibodeaux | Seattle, WA |
2011 [13] | Bismarck, ND | Margie Smith | Debbie Dexter | Sally Barry | Rachel Orvik | St. Paul, MN | |
2012 | Grafton, ND | Pam Oleinik | Laurie Rahn | Julie Denten | Stephanie Martin | Joni Cotten | Milwaukee, WI |
2013 | Fairbanks, AK | Margie Smith | Norma O'Leary | Debbie Dexter | Shelly Kosal | Lucy DeVore | St. Paul, MN |
2014 [4] | Eau Claire, WI | Margie Smith | Norma O'Leary | Debbie Dexter | Shelly Kosal | St. Paul, MN | |
2015 | Eveleth, MN | Norma O'Leary | Linda Christensen | Mary Shields | Lucy DeVore | Duluth, MN | |
2016 | Columbus, OH | Norma O'Leary | Linda Christensen | Mary Shields | Lucy DeVore | Duluth, MN | |
2017 | Beaverton, OR | Patti Lank | Tracy Lawless | Kathy Pielage | Sandy Brown | Lewiston, NY | |
2018 | Duluth, MN | Margie Smith | Debbie Dexter | Peggy Gazzola | Shelly Kosal | St. Paul, MN | |
2019 [7] | Portage, WI | Margie Smith | Norma O'Leary | Debbie Dexter | Shelly Kosal | St. Paul, MN | |
2020 [14] | Fairbanks, AK | Margie Smith | Ann Swisshelm | Shelley Dropkin | Shelly Kosal | St. Paul, MN | |
2021 | Cancelled [9] | ||||||
2022 [15] | Bowling Green, OH | Margie Smith | Ann Swisshelm | Shelly Kosal | Shelley Dropkin | St. Paul, MN | |
2023 [16] | Seattle, WA | Margie Smith | Ann Swisshelm | Shelly Kosal | Shelley Dropkin | St. Paul, MN | |
2024 [17] | Anderson, IN | Angela Montgomery | Susan Dukes | Stephanie Erstad | Anne Gravel | Madison, WI |
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