ARENA NATIONALS RETURN TO EVELETH AND CURL MESABI
Photo: Bob Weder Photography
[EAGAN, MN, November 7, 2023] — The 2023 U.S. Arena Curling National Championships are returning to Eveleth, MN, beginning this Thursday. Competition is slated to run November 9th to 12th.
For the second year in a row, teams from around the country will make their way to Curl Mesabi at the Range Recreation Civic Center, an impressive 8-sheet club that stands as one of the premier curling facilities in the nation. Curl Mesabi is no stranger to hosting high-level curling events. In its short 25 years of existence, the club has famously hosted the 2007 World Junior Curling Championships and the 2021 U.S. Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials. After successfully holding the 2022 Arena Nationals, the club is ready to welcome back the tournament for its second edition on the Iron Range.
“We are thrilled to return to Curl Mesabi for another year,” expressed USA Curling CEO Dean Gemmell. “Craig Doughty and his team have been so supportive of our curlers who play in arena settings, and I know the competitors will be excited to vie for a national championship on great ice in a first-class venue.”
Established in 2013, the Arena Nationals provide an opportunity for players who do not have regular access to dedicated curling ice to compete against each other in top-tier conditions. An arena club is defined as a club that is a member in good standing of USA Curling and conducts all its on-ice activities by renting ice from a facility that is not solely or predominantly used for curling.
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WOMEN’S TEAMS
Team Carlson, AT-LARGE, Rocket City Curling Club: Victoria Tutwiler, Jo Ellen Smith, Abbey Carlson, Lea Stall
Team Knepper, AT-LARGE, CurlVegas: Flora Fulgham, Kassidy Whetstone, Karla Knepper, Kimberly Strong
Team Weber, DAKOTA TERRITORY, Sioux Falls Curling Club: Theresa Klingbile, Jennifer Anglin, Morgan Weber, Emily Gieseke, Sarah Linneman
Team Mercer, GLCA, Cleveland Skating Club: Kathryn Mercer, Kate Offutt, Rebecca Storey, Shana Miskovsky
Team Segovia, MID-AMERICA, Curling Club of Houston: Heather Cook, Alyssa Parks, Jessica Oleinik, Julie Segovia, Sara Whiting
Team Walsh, MID-AMERICA, Dallas Fort Worth Curling Club: Fran Walsh, Brigitte Robertson, Allison Donaldson, Carrie Lambert
Team Allison, MIDWEST, St. Louis Curling Club: Flannery Allison, Becky Reale, Marion Skillman, Ashley Alojipan
Team Schuder, MINNESOTA, Curling Club of Rochester: Laura Gardner, Susan Horsman, Kelsey Schuder, Kaisey Ackerman, Sophia Walsh
Team Feldman, MOPAC, Wine Country Curling Club: Laura Lunetta, Katie Feldman, Melissa McGuire, Lee Ann Shearing
Team Asis, MOPAC, Silicon Valley: Julie Wolf, Jennifer Asis, Melissa Wheeler, Kathalin Alsmeier, Jaclyn Pytlarz
Team Leichter, MOPAC, Orange County: Jennifer Leichter, Queena Mewers, Veronica Huerta, Kyra Manayan
Team Hamann, WISCONSIN, La Crosse Curling Club: Mara Keyes, Kathryn Davis, Rachelle Hagen, Kaitlyn Hamann
MEN’S TEAMS
Team Hyde, AT-LARGE, Atlanta Curling Club: Dennis Kalman, Chris Hyde, Robert Singleton, Kirk Capezio, James Quinlan
Team Nilson, DAKOTA TERRITORY, Sioux Falls Curling Club: Dustin Hansen, Chris Leither, Jordan Nilson, Chad Riedel
Team Weber, DAKOTA TERRITORY, Sioux Falls Curling Club: Adam Craghead, Austin Weber, Nick Andrajack, Mike Johnson
Team Galsworthy, GLCA, Grand Rapids Curling Club: Pete Galsworthy, Nathan Day, Dan O'Neill, Austin Frank
Team Myers, MID-AMERICA, Dallas Fort Worth Curling Club: Nick Myers, Laith Sando, Kevin Roberts, John Lambert
Team Schaeper, MID-AMERICA, Curling Club of Houston: Carl Schaeper, Dave Stigant, Gerard Czarnecki, Nathan Nissley, Jonathan Lee
Team Tesch, MIDWEST, Cedar Rapids Curling Club: Cale Tesch, Parker Abbott, Greg Schmitt, Stephen Spence
Team Cradick, MINNESOTA, Curling Club of Rochester: Adam Stallman, Ryan Cradick, Jeremy McJunkin, Douglas Boecker, Steve Russell
Team Gilbert, MOPAC, Oval Curling Club: Ramin Gilbert, Gerard Trimberger, David Hurst, Gerald St. James
Team Spangler, MOPAC, Wine Country Curling Club: Brian Feldman, Camren Spangler, William Chris Hillman, Brian Feldman Jr
Team Preiss, PNWCA, Inland Northwest Curling Club: Matthew Moore, Ben Preiss, Seth Clock, Mat Helvik
Team Bessert, WISCONSIN, La Crosse Curling Club: Brian Bessert, Ryan Brown, James Duffrin, Joseph Duffrin
About USA Curling
Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, USA Curling is the National Governing body for the Olympic sport of curling and the Paralympic sport of wheelchair curling in the United States. The mission of USA Curling is to grow, strengthen, and advocate for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of curling in the United States by prioritizing accessibility and programmatic development from grassroots to podium. USA Curling is sponsored by Columbia Sportswear, Twin Cities Orthopedics, Training HAUS, Toyota, ISS (Ice, Sports & Solar), Rock Solid Productions, IHG, and Laurie Artiss. USA Curling is a proud member of the World Curling Federation and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. To learn more, visit usacurling.org.
