| Colin Hufman | |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Curling Club: | Seattle CC, Seattle, WA[1] |
| Skip: | John Shuster |
| Third: | Chris Plys |
| Second: | Colin Hufman |
| Lead: | John Landsteiner |
| Alternate: | Matt Hamilton |
| World Championship Appearances: | 4 |
| Olympic Appearances: | 1 (2022) |
Colin Hufman (born May 15, 1984) is an American curler. He was born in Fairbanks, Alaska,[2] and resides in Seattle.[3] He currently plays second on Team John Shuster. He has been a USA Curling Board member since August 2017 and USA Curling Athlete Representative for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Athletes Advisory Council since December 2020.[4]
In 2002, Hufman won the United States Junior Championship, playing third for Leo Johnson's team. Representing the United States at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kelowna, Canada, they finished in ninth place with a 3–6 record.[5]
Hufman has won numerous medals at the United States Men's Championship, including gold twice. In 2016 he won playing second for skip Brady Clark, but runner-up John Shuster earned enough points to earn the chance to represent the US at the World Championship that year. In 2018, Hufman won his second gold medal, this time playing second for Rich Ruohonen. At the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship, Team Ruohonen finished in sixth place with a 6–7 record.[6]
At the 2020 United States Men's Championship, Hufman and Team Ruohonen earned a silver medal, losing to John Shuster in the final.[7]
In 2021, Hufman played as the alternate for Team John Shuster at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship in Calgary, Alberta.[8] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 United States Men's Curling Championship was postponed until after the World Men's Championship and the United States Curling Association decided Team Shuster, the 2020 National Champions, would represent the U.S. at the Worlds.[9] At the championship, the team led the U.S. to a 10–3 round robin record, in third place.[10] They played Switzerland in the playoffs, in a game which was delayed a day due to some curlers testing positive for the virus. In the game, Switzerland, skipped by Peter de Cruz, beat the Americans to advance to the semifinals.[11]
Hufman works as program manager[3] and is married to Microsoft Program Manager Erin Momany.[12] [13]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Leo Johnson | Colin Hufman | Chris Benshoof | Steven Birklid | Bill Gryder | 1999 USJCC (5th)[14] [15] | ||
| 1999–00 | Leo Johnson | Colin Hufman | Martin Sather | Chris Benshoof | Steven Birklid | Bill Gryder | 2000 USJCC (9th)[16] [17] | |
| 2000–01 | Leo Johnson | Colin Hufman | Martin Sather | Chris Benshoof | Tom Hewitt | Bill Gryder | 2001 USJCC (SF)[18] [19] | |
| 2001–02 | Leo Johnson | Colin Hufman | Martin Sather | Chris Benshoof | Steven Birklid (WJCC) | Dennis Theis | 2002 USJCC [20] [21] (9th) | |
| 2002–03 | Colin Hufman | Steven Birklid | Martin Sather | Chris Benshoof | 2003 USMCC (13th)[22] [23] | |||
| 2003–04 | Wes Johnson | Leon Romaniuk | Colin Hufman | Ryan Beighton | 2004 USMCC (13th)[24] | |||
| 2004–05 | Steven Birklid | Tommy Kent | Chad Persinger | Scott MacDonald | Colin Hufman | Dennis Thies | 2005 USJCC (SF)[25] [26] | |
| Colin Hufman | Ken Trask | |||||||
| 2005–06 | Brady Clark | Colin Hufman | 2006 USMCC | |||||
| 2006–07 | Jason Larway | Colin Hufman | Joel Larway | Steven Demlow | 2007 USMCC | |||
| 2007–08 | Jason Larway | Colin Hufman | Greg Persinger | Joel Larway | Steven Demlow | |||
| 2008–09 | Jason Larway | Colin Hufman | Joel Larway | |||||
| 2010–11 | Jason Larway | Colin Hufman | Joel Larway | (9th) | ||||
| 2011–12 | Colin Hufman | (8th) | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Chris Plys (fourth) | Tyler George (skip) | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | ||||
| 2013–14 | Chris Plys (fourth) | Tyler George (skip) | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | 2013 USOCT (4th) | |||
| Chris Plys | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | ||||||
| 2014–15 | Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Colin Hufman | |||||
| 2015–16 | Brady Clark | Greg Persinger | Colin Hufman | |||||
| 2016–17 | Brady Clark | Greg Persinger | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | ||||
| 2017–18 | Brady Clark | Greg Persinger | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | 2017 USOCT (5th) | |||
| Greg Persinger (fourth) | Rich Ruohonen (skip) | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | Chris Plys (WMCC) | (6th) | |||
| 2018–19 | Greg Persinger (fourth) | Rich Ruohonen (skip) | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | ||||
| 2019–20 | Rich Ruohonen | Greg Persinger | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | ||||
| 2020–21 | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | Kroy Nernberger | ||||
| Colin Hufman | Sean Beighton | (5th) | ||||||
| 2021–22 | Rich Ruohonen | Andrew Stopera | Colin Hufman | Kroy Nernberger | Philip Tilker | |||
| John Shuster | Chris Plys | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Colin Hufman | 2022 OG (4th) | |||
| 2022–23 | John Shuster | Chris Plys | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Colin Hufman | Phil Drobnick | 2023 USMCC (8th) | |
| 2023–24 | John Shuster | Chris Plys | Colin Hufman | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Theran Michaelis | (6th) | |
| 2024–25 | John Shuster | Chris Plys | Colin Hufman | John Landsteiner | Matt Hamilton |