Alexandra Agre Explained

Alexandra Agre
Other Names:Alex Agre
Birth Name:Alexandra Carlson
Birth Date:14 December 1988
Birth Place:St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Curling Club:St. Paul Curling Club
Mixed Doubles Partner:Derrick McLean
World Championship Appearances:1
Grand Slam Victories:1 (2018 Players' Championship)

Alexandra "Alex" Agre (born December 14, 1988, as Alexandra Carlson) is an American curler.

Curling career

Junior

Agre is a two-time United States Junior Curling Champion with teammates Tabitha Peterson, Tara Peterson and Sophie Brorson, winning in 2009 and 2010. Representing the United States, Agre skipped her team at the 2009 World Junior Curling Championships, finishing in fifth place. At the 2010 World Junior Curling Championships, she led her team to a bronze medal.

Women's

In 2014, Agre joined the Erika Brown rink for one season, playing third. The team would go on to win the 2015 United States Women's Curling Championship. The next season, Agre returned to skipping a team before joining the Jamie Sinclair rink in 2016 as her third. In their first season together, they would win the 2017 United States Women's Curling Championship and would play in the 2017 Continental Cup of Curling. The team lost in the finals of the 2017 United States Olympic Curling Trials, missing out on the chance to play in the Olympics. Later that season they would win the 2018 United States Women's Curling Championship and would represent the United States at the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship, where they finished fourth. The Sinclair rink made history at the 2018 Players' Championship when they became the first American rink to win a Grand Slam event. To finish the season, they had a quarterfinal finish at the 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup. The following season, Agre left the Sinclair rink as she was preparing to give birth.

Personal life

Agre works as a medical device quality consultant.[1] She is a type 1 diabetic. She attended Marquette University.[2] She has one daughter, Abigail.

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
2005–06 Alex Carlson Sophie Brorson 2006 USJCC (SF)
2006–07 Alex Carlson Tabitha Peterson Tara Peterson Sophie Brorson (4th)
2007–08 Alex Carlson Tabitha Peterson Tara Peterson Sophie Brorson 2008 USJCC
2008–09 Alex Carlson Tabitha Peterson Tara Peterson Sophie Brorson Molly Bonner Howard Restall 2009 USJCC
(5th)
2009–10 Alex Carlson Tabitha Peterson Tara Peterson Sophie Brorson Miranda Solem Howard Restall 2010 USJCC
2011–12 Alex Carlson Monica WalkerKendall Moulton Jordan Moulton (4th)
2012–13 Alex Carlson Monica Walker Kendall Behm Jordan Moulton (4th)
2013–14 Alex Carlson Jamie SinclairEmilia Juocys Sherri Schummer (5th)
2014–15 Erika BrownAlex Carlson Becca Funk Kendall Behm
2015–16 Alex Carlson Rebecca Funk Jordan Moulton Kendall Behm
2016–17 Jamie Sinclair Alex Carlson Vicky PersingerMonica Walker
2017–18 Jamie Sinclair Alex Carlson Vicky Persinger Monica Walker Jenna Martin (WWCC) 2017 USOCT

(4th)

Notes and References

  1. 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide
  2. Web site: Alex Agre. https://web.archive.org/web/20190410205633/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Alex-Carlson-Agre. dead. April 10, 2019. USA Curling. April 29, 2020.