United States Senior Curling Championships
The United States Senior Curling Championships are the annual national curling championships for seniors in the United States.[1] The United States Curling Association (USCA) defines seniors as adults over the age of 50. The champions go on to represent the United States at the World Senior Curling Championships. The USCA has held the Senior Championships since 2002, coinciding with the first year the World Senior Championships were held. Those first World Senior Championships were held in Bismarck, North Dakota and the American men won the gold medal.[2]
| United States Senior Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2002 |
| 2024 host city | Mapleton, Minnesota (Men's Event) Anderson, Indiana (Women's Event) |
| 2024 arena | Heather Curling Club (Men's Event) Circle City Curling Club (Women's Event) |
| Current champions (2024) | |
| Men | Mike Farbelow |
| Women | Angela Montgomery |
The 2024 United States Men's Senior Championships was held February 7-11, 2024, at the Heather Curling Club in Mapleton, MN, and the 2024 United States Women's Senior Championships was held February 19-25, 2024, at the Circle City Curling Club in Anderson, IN.[3]
Past champions
Men
Women
| Year | Site | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Winning club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Superior, WI | Nancy Dinsdale | Donna Purkey | Linda Handyside | Rosemary Morgan | Barb Cornelsen | Nashua, NH |
| 2003 | Bemidji, MN | LaVonne Berg | Delores McDonald | Paddy Hutson | Nancy Rentfrow | Jean Vorachek | Grafton, ND |
| 2004 | Grafton, ND | Nancy Dinsdale | Anne Wiggins | Anne Robertson | Jan Stahlheber | Rosemary Morgan | Nashua, NH |
| 2005 | Portage, WI | Anne Wiggins | Jean Murphy | Carol White | Rosemary Morgan | Carolyn Macleod | Bridgeport, CT |
| 2006 | No site needed | Jamie Hutchinson | Shelley Johnson | Carolyn Macleod | Cheryl Pieske | Karen Gloyd | Wayland, MA |
| 2007 | Milwaukee, WI | Pam Oleinik | Laurie Rahn | Susan Curtis | JoAnn Matthews | Donna Purkey | Wauwatosa, WI |
| 2008 | Highland Park, IL | Pam Oleinik | Laurie Rahn | Susan Curtis | JoAnn Matthews | Donna Purkey | Wauwatosa, WI |
| 2009 | Janesville, WI | Sharon Vukich | Joan (Mary) Fish | Cathie Tomlinson | Aija Edwards | Seattle, WA | |
| 2010 | Cape Cod, MA | Sharon Vukich | Linda Cornfield | Susan Curtis | Betty Kozai | Dani Thibodeaux | Seattle, WA |
| 2011[13] | Bismarck, ND | Margie Smith | Debbie Dexter | Sally Barry | Rachel Orvik | St. Paul, MN | |
| 2012 | Grafton, ND | Pam Oleinik | Laurie Rahn | Julie Denten | Stephanie Martin | Joni Cotten | Milwaukee, WI |
| 2013 | Fairbanks, AK | Margie Smith | Norma O'Leary | Debbie Dexter | Shelly Kosal | Lucy DeVore | St. Paul, MN |
| 2014[4] | Eau Claire, WI | Margie Smith | Norma O'Leary | Debbie Dexter | Shelly Kosal | St. Paul, MN | |
| 2015 | Eveleth, MN | Norma O'Leary | Linda Christensen | Mary Shields | Lucy DeVore | Duluth, MN | |
| 2016 | Columbus, OH | Norma O'Leary | Linda Christensen | Mary Shields | Lucy DeVore | Duluth, MN | |
| 2017 | Beaverton, OR | Patti Lank | Tracy Lawless | Kathy Pielage | Sandy Brown | Lewiston, NY | |
| 2018 | Duluth, MN | Margie Smith | Debbie Dexter | Peggy Gazzola | Shelly Kosal | St. Paul, MN | |
| 2019[7] | Portage, WI | Margie Smith | Norma O'Leary | Debbie Dexter | Shelly Kosal | St. Paul, MN | |
| 2020[14] | Fairbanks, AK | Margie Smith | Ann Swisshelm | Shelley Dropkin | Shelly Kosal | St. Paul, MN | |
| 2021 | Cancelled[9] | ||||||
| 2022[15] | Bowling Green, OH | Margie Smith | Ann Swisshelm | Shelly Kosal | Shelley Dropkin | St. Paul, MN | |
| 2023[16] | Seattle, WA | Margie Smith | Ann Swisshelm | Shelly Kosal | Shelley Dropkin | St. Paul, MN | |
| 2024[17] | Anderson, IN | Angela Montgomery | Susan Dukes | Stephanie Erstad | Anne Gravel | Madison, WI | |
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