United States Junior Curling Championships Explained

United States Junior Curling Championships
Established:	1974 (men) 1987 (women)
Current Host City:	Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Current Arena:	Eau Claire Curling Club
Current Men's Champion:	Nicholas Cenzalli
Current Women's Champion:	Allie Giroux

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			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		Dale Mueller		Gary Mueller	6th
1977	Detroit, MI	Grand Forks, ND		Dale Mueller	Gary Mueller		Bronze
1978	Seattle, WA	Seattle, WA	Jeff Tomlinson			Marc McCartney	5th
1979	Wayland, MA	Grand Forks, ND			Bobby Stalker		Gold
1980	Colorado Springs, CO	Devils Lake, ND	Scott Dalziel	Todd Dalziel	Scott Gerrard	Paul Thompson	4th
1981	Superior, WI	Seattle, WA	Ted Purvis		Milt Best	Dean Risling	Bronze
1982	Highland Park, IL	Seattle, WA		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			Kevin Bergstrom	Ted McCann	Bronze
1992	Seattle, WA	Bemidji, MN			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					Bronze
1995	Hibbing, MN	Centerville, WI					5th
1996	Schenectady, NY	Seattle, WA			Owen Bunstein		6th
1997	Chicago, IL	Bemidji, MN			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					8th
2003	Wayland, MA	Hibbing, MN	Jesse Gates	Jeff Thune	Kevin Johnson	Shane McKinlay	DNQ
2004	Centerville, WI	Chisholm, MN			Kevin Johnson	Shane McKinlay	DNQ
2005	Bismarck, ND	Chisholm, MN	Kris Perkovich			Kevin Johnson	4th
2006	Duluth, MN	Duluth, MN		Matt Mielke	Kevin Johnson		8th
2007	Seattle, WA	Duluth, MN			Matt Perushek		5th
2008	Portage, WI	Duluth, MN					Gold
2009	Devil's Lake, ND	Duluth, MN					Bronze
2010	Bemidji, MN	Seattle, WA	Sean Beighton	Derrick McLean	Sam Galey	Joseph Purvis	9th
2011^[1]	Fairbanks, AK	Chisholm, MN	Aaron Wald	Joshua Bahr		John Muller	6th
2012^[2]	Madison, WI						5th
2013^[3]	Wayland, MA	Southborough, MA					7th
2014^[4]	Seattle, WA	Seattle, WA	Jake Vukich	Evan McAuley	Luc Violette		9th
2015^[5]	Devil's Lake, ND	Duluth, MN					5th
2016^[6]	Willmar, MN	Blaine, MN					Silver
2017	Fargo, ND	Ardsley, NY					Silver
2018	Ferndale, MI	Ardsley, NY					4th
2019	Two Harbors, MN	Ardsley, NY					5th
2020^[7] ^[8]	Eau Claire, WI	Seattle, WA					7th
2021	Chaska, MN^[9]	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		Pam Goetz	Shellie Holerud	Lori Myers
1988		Lodi, WI			Marni Vaningan	Shellie Holerud	6th
1989	Duluth, MN				Shellie Holerud		6th
1990	Exmoor-North Shore, IL	Bemdji, MN			Heidi Rollheiser	Bobbie Breyen	5th
1991	Bemidji, MN	Madison, WI			Shellie Holerud		5th
1992	Seattle, WA	Bemidji, MN		Kari Liapis	Stacey Liapis		Silver
1993		Bemidji, MN		Kari Liapis	Stacey Liapis		Bronze
1994	Madison, WI	Madison, WI			Stacey Liapis		Silver
1995		Bemidji, MN	Risa O'Connell	Missi O'Connell		Alison Naylor	6th
1996			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		Bemidji, MN	Hope Schmitt	Nikki Baird	Katie Schmitt	Teresa Bahr	5th
2000	Bemidji, MN	Madison, WI	Laura Delaney		Kirsten Finch	Rebecca Dobie	Bronze
2001		Madison, WI	Nicole Joraanstad	Kirsten Finch	Katie Schmitt	Rebecca Dobie	6th
2002	Kettle Moraine, WI	Bemidji, MN			Katie Beck		Gold
2003			Cassie Johnson	Katie Beck	Becky Dobie	Maureen Brunt	Silver
2004		Duluth, MN			Amanda Jensen	Amanda McLean	4th
2005		Bismarck, ND	Gillian Gervais	Sarah Gervais	Stephanie Jensen	Stephanie Sambor, Amy Hultstrand	10th
2006	Duluth, MN	Madison, WI		Megan O'Connell	Jackie Mueller	Jordan Moulton	10th
2007	Seattle, WA		Aileen Sormunen	Courtney George	Molly Bonner	Jordan Moulton	4th
2008			Nina Spatola		Anna Plys	Jenna Haag	8th
2009			Alexandra Carlson			Sophie Brorson	5th
2010			Alexandra Carlson	Tabitha Peterson	Tara Peterson	Sophie Brorson	Bronze
2011	Fairbanks, AK	Madison, WI		Tara Peterson	Karlie Koenig	Sophie Brorson	5th
2012	Madison, WI						10th
2013	Wayland, MA	Cohasset, MN					7th
2014	Seattle, WA	Duluth, MN		Mackenzie Lank	Anna Bauman		6th
2015	Devils Lake, ND	Blaine, MN			Mackenzie Lank		5th
2016	Willmar, MN	Blaine, MN			Taylor Anderson	Madison Bear, Christine McMakin	Silver
2017	Fargo, ND	Blaine, MN					7th
2018	Ferndale, MI	Pardeeville, WI	Madison Bear				5th
2019	Two Harbors, MN	Mankato, MN					8th
2020^[10]	Eau Claire, WI						DNQ
2021	Chaska, MN			Leah Yavarow			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

References

1. Kolesar. Terry. February 2011. WI women, MN men capture Junior Nationals. U.S. Curling News. 10. Jan 2, 2020.
2. Kolesar. Terry. April 2012. Minnesota, Massachusetts capture junior titles. U.S. Curling News. 9. Jan 2, 2020.
3. Kolesar. Terry. Spring 2013. Solem, Dropkin rinks win 2013 Junior National titles. U.S. Curling News. 10–11. Jan 2, 2020.
4. Kolesar. Terry. May 2014. Minnesota girls, Washington boys capture national junior titles. U.S. Curling News. 10. Jan 3, 2020.
5. Kolesar. Terry. Spring 2015. Minnesota boys, High Performance girls capture 2015 Junior Nationals titles. U.S. Curling News. 12–13. Jan 3, 2020.
6. Davis. Terry. Spring 2016. High Performance teams sweep to gold. U.S. Curling News. 8–9. Jan 3, 2020.
7. Web site: 2020 USA Junior Curling Championships wrap up in Eau Claire. Gallaher. Bob. Jan 18, 2020. WEAU 13 News. en. Jan 21, 2020.
8. Web site: Team Violette captures junior men's national title. https://web.archive.org/web/20200507180650/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2020/January/18/Team-Violette-captures-junior-mens-national-title. dead. May 7, 2020. Davis. Terry. Jan 18, 2020. USA Curling. Jan 21, 2020.
9. Web site: CHASKA TO HOST 2021 JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018011647/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2020/October/12/Chaska-to-Host-2021-Junior-National-Championships . dead . October 18, 2020 . Team USA . October 12, 2020 . October 12, 2020.
10. Web site: Strouse rink wins junior women's national title. https://web.archive.org/web/20200507180647/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2020/January/18/Strouse-rink-wins-junior-womens-national-title. dead. May 7, 2020. Davis. Terry. Jan 18, 2020. USA Curling. Jan 21, 2020.

External links

• Men's winners
• Women's winners