FIELD TAKING SHAPE FOR 5-AND-UNDER NATIONALS—RESULTS AND REMAINING QUALIFIER EVENTS
Team Hejna won top honors at the Fairbanks 5U and earned the berth in the Five-and-Under Nationals. Teams came to Alaska from as far away as Texas and Alabama.
The field is coming into focus for the 2023 USA Curling Five-and-Under National Championship, scheduled for for the Hibbing Curling Club from April 19-23. The teams that have qualified so far this year, and the events they won to earn their berths, are listed below.
Phoenix Five-and-Under, Coyotes Curling Club
Team Mewers: Queena Mewers, Alex Eaton-Salners, David Hernandez, Marty Blomgren
The Cool Duck, Ardsley Curling Club
Team Dickinson: David Dickinson, Erich Inglin, Austin Binish, Jon Mueller
The Mad Anthony, Fort Wayne Curling Club
Team Gaul: John Gaul, DessieRai Gaul, Jimmy Kirby, Mayra Ashley
The Fighting Hornet, Charlotte Curling Club
Team Kenlan: Matt Kenlan, Jimmy Rezucha, Ryan DenHartigh, Joseph Moore
The Midwest Cup, Kettle Moraine Curling Club
Team Haynes: Carl Haynes, Eoin Gorman, Tyler Melso, Geoffrey Rickaby
Stevens Point Jingle Rocks 5U, Stevens Point Curling Club
Team Bliven: Dan Bliven, Tyler Townsend, Ben Jurenec, Austin Zdroik
USWCA 5U, Albany Curling Club
Team Delarmente: Benjo Delarmente, Kevin King, Jackie Sharp, Josh Dei
Pacific Northwest Curling Association, Seattle Granite
Team Ellison: Brandon Ellison, Kimber Maroney, Woody Wu, Jeff Hanson
Frigid Apple, Appleton Curling Club
Team DeJongh: Nick DeJongh, Will Piatt, Ken Mullikin, Greg Silver
Lakeside 5U, Duluth Curling Club
Team Mellin: Matt Mellin, Taylor Sundbom, Joe Daily, Jackson Purdy
Frozen Five, Madison Curling Club
Team DeJongh: Nick DeJongh, Will Piatt, Ken Mullikin, Greg Silver
USWCA Potomac 5U, Potomac Curling Club
Team O’Reilly: Nate O’Reilly, Mike Horowitz Jim Bilodeau, Stefan Benkowski
Dakota 5U, Fargo-Moorhead Curling Club
Team Anderson: Zach Anderson, Jared Swanberg, Seth Morken, Alex Iverson, Brandon Breckheimer
Fairbanks 5U, Fairbanks Curling Club
Team Hejna: David Hejna, Sancho Ponza, Stevie Martin, Pete Condon
Portage 5U, Portage Curling Club
RESULTS ANNOUNCED SOON
The remaining qualifier spiels offering berths in the Five-and-Under National Championship are:
Childs Women’s Challenge, Cape Cod Curling Club, February 23-26
Oaktown 5U, San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club, February 25-26
Superior 5U, Superior Curling Club, February 24-25
GLCA 5U, Midland Curling Club, March 3-5
Evergreen 5U, Evergreen Curling Club, March 24-26
Denver 5U, Denver Curling Club, March 24-26
The Space Race, Rocket City Curling Club, March 31-April 2
Information about the remaining qualifier bonspiels can be found here.
Congratulations to all the teams that have qualified so far, and good luck to everyone still hoping to earn a berth. Additional berths will be awarded based on the fill policy in the 2022-2023 USA Curling Rules of Curling & Competition.
USA Curling is sponsored by Columbia Sportswear, Twin Cities Orthopedics, Training HAUS, Brakebush, ISS (Ice, Sports & Solar), Rock Solid Productions, IHG, and Laurie Artiss. USA Curling, as the National Governing Body for the sport in the United States, is also supported by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
