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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.