2015 2016 USCA Championships Schedule ** This event schedule-related information is now a separate document from the Rules Book and is updated as information becomes available. (The most current Rules Book is located on the Championships page of the USA Curling Web site at www.usacurl.org.)
Table of Contents Domestic Events Arena Curling National Men s & Women s Championships... 3 College Curling Championships... 3 Club National Men s & Women s Championships... 4 Events leading to World Compitition Mixed National Championship... 5 Junior Men s & Junior Women s National Championships... 6 Mixed Doubles National Championship... 7 National Men s & National Women s Championships... 7 Senior Men s National Championship... 7 Senior Women s National Championship... 8 Wheelchair National Tryouts... 8 Youth Olympic Games Trials..3 USA CURLING National Office: 5525 Clem s Way, Stevens Point, WI 54482-8841 Phone: 1-888-CURLERS (287-5377) or 1-715-344-1199 Fax: 715-344-2279 Email: jenny.biadasz@usacurl.org or entries@usacurl.org Website: www.usacurl.org *Updated information will be included as it becomes available. Please report updated or incorrect information.
*Notice: The USCA Championship Rules may be changed, in whole or in part, prior to the playdown process. This includes championship berth allotments for regions and specific teams, as granted in the Rules Book (www.usacurl.org), Championships page, left-side menu item). The regions and teams are not guaranteed a berth beyond the current USCA Championship. The rules for one year s championship will not be construed to give or imply any right for future championships. USCA policy is to promulgate its rules in advance of the competition affected by those rules, through its due process of committee and board meetings. Any mistakes, omissions or ambiguity may be subject to clarification by the Championships Committee. * Fifth Player Registration: Fifth players will be required to pay the same entry fee as all other members of the team. This includes regional fee, where applicable. Fifth players will register through the same event registration page as the rest of the team, and are allowed up until the day of the event to register. Any player from a team that has been eliminated from competition is eligible to become another team s registered fifth player only at a subsequent level of play. Caution: Players are registered on a team as of the entry deadline. Teams registering five players have NO option to add an additional player for any reason except at the World Championships and U.S. Olympic Team Trials as noted within the Rules Book. YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES TRIALS Youth Olympic Games Dates and Location: Feb. 12-21, 2016, Lillehammer, Norway Youth Olympic Trials Dates and Location: November 5-8, 2015, Four Seasons Curling Club, Blaine, MN Youth Olympic Trials Chairperson: John Benton, jbenton1@fogertyarena.com Chief Umpire: Greg Volk Entry deadline: September 25, 2015 Entry fee: $90 Per player ARENA CURLING NATIONAL MEN S & WOMEN S CHAMPIONSHIPS Arena Curling Event Dates: May 10-15, 2016 Club Nationals Event Site: Ice Line, Westchester, PA Arena Curling Event Chairperson: TBD Chief Umpire/Deputy Chief Umpire: Herb Kupchik/Paul Badgero Entry deadline: TBD Entry fee: TBD. An early registration discount will be applied to any entries completed prior to two weeks before the event deadline. U.S. COLLEGE CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP College Curling Event Dates: March 11-13, 2016 College Curling Event Site: Chaska Curling Center, Chaska, MN College Curling Event Chairperson: Gordon Maclean, gmaclean482@gmail.com Chief Umpire: Mary Pat Shandor Entry deadline: January 31, 2016 Entry fee: NA
CLUB NATIONAL MEN S AND WOMEN S CHAMPIONSHIPS Club Nationals Event Dates: March 5-12, 2016 Club Nationals Event Site: Capital Curling Club, Bismarck, North Dakota Club Nationals Event Chairperson: Sam Unruh, Samuel.unruh@yahoo.com, 701-226-4129 Chief Umpire/Deputy Chief Umpire: Greg Volk/Paul Badgero Registration site open: December 9, 2015 Entry deadline: January 6, 2016 *Unless specified in RED below.) Entry fee: $110 per player ($440 per team of four) plus any regional fees if applicable. An early registration discount (ERD) will be applied to any entries completed prior to two weeks before the event deadline. (ERD through December 23, 2015) CLUB NATIONALS MEN S & WOMEN S REGIONAL PLAYDOWNS: ALASKA (AK) AK Club Chairperson: Catharine Persinger Email address: catharine@fra-alaska.net Phone number(s): (907) 479-8796 Dates and Location: January 16 17, 2016, Anchorage Curling Club, Anchorage, AK (Alternate location: Fairbanks Curling Club, Fairbanks, AK) MID-AMERICA (MACA) MACA/ CO/ At-Large Club Chairperson: Cynthia Smith Email address: cynthrsmith@gmail.com Phone number(s): 720-934-0152 Dates and Location: January 22-24, 2016, Denver Curling Club, Golden, CO GREAT LAKES (GLCA) GLCA Club Chairperson: Michael Moore Email address: michaelwmoore1982@gmail.com Phone number(s): (216) 973-1570 Dates and Location: January 22-24, 2016, Mayfield Curling Club, South Euclid, OH REGIONAL FEE: $15 per player ($60 per team of four) GRAND NATIONAL (GNCC) *November 25, 2015 registration deadline (OPEN 10/28/15) GNCC Club Chairperson: Michael Stefanik Email address: mstefanik@berkshirebank.com Phone number(s): 518-727.7456 Dates and Location: December, 9-13, 2015 Ardsley Curling Club, Dobbs Ferry, NY REGIONAL FEE: $37.50 per player ($150 per team of four) ILLINOIS IL Club Chairperson: Dave Haverick Email address: drhaverick@gmail.com Phone number(s): 847-421-1064 Dates and Location: January 21-24, 2016, Exmoor Country Club, Highland Park, IL MINNESOTA MN Club Chairperson: Phil DeVore Email address: pdevore@centurytel.net Phone number(s): 715-399-2638 Dates and Location: January 14-17, 2016, Duluth Curling Club, Duluth, MN REGIONAL FEE: $22.50 per player ($90 per team of four) MOUNTAIN PACIFIC (MoPac) *November 25, 2015 registration deadline (OPEN 10/28/15) MoPac Club Chairperson: Brian Patrick Email address: bcpatrick@gmail.com Phone number(s): 415-602-1003 Dates and Location Men s: January 7-10, 2016, Evergreen Curling Club, Beaverton, OR Dates and Location Women s: January 22-24, 2016, Evergreen Curling Club, Beaverton, OR REGIONAL FEE: $43.75 per player ($143.75 per team of four) NORTH DAKOTA ND Club Chairperson: Dan Lindgren Email address: danel1@hotmail.com Dates and Location: January 14-17, 2016, Grand Forks Curling Club, Grand Forks, ND WASHINGTON WA Club Chairperson: Doug Potter Email address: curl@conicwave.net Phone number(s): 206-362-5521 (H), 425-706-4932 (W) Dates and Location: January, 16-18, 2016, Granite Curling Club, Seattle, WA WISCONSIN *November 25, 2015 registration deadline (OPEN 10/28/15) WI Club Chairperson: Aaron Richards Email address: skelecurl@gmail.com Phone number(s): 608-290-1993 Dates and Location: December 10-13, 2015, Portage Curling Club, Portage, WI REGIONAL FEE: $10 per player ($40 per team of four)
MIXED NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP World Mixed Curling Championships Event Dates and Location: TBD Mixed Nationals Event Site: Coyotes Curling Club, Tempe, AZ National Event Chairperson: Carol Ann Naso, carolann@coyotescurling.com, 480-459-8580 Chief Umpire: Gwen Krailo Registration site open: December 23, 2015 Entry deadline: January 20, 2016 Entry Fee: $110 per player ($440 per team of four) plus any regional fees, if applicable. An early registration discount will be applied to any entries completed prior to two weeks before the event deadline. (ERD through January 6, 2016) MIXED NATIONALS REGIONAL PLAYDOWNS: ALASKA AK Mixed Chairperson: Peter Lundquist Email address: drac@acsalaska.net Phone number: (907) 322-2651 Dates and Location: January 30-31,2016, Fairbanks Curling Club, Fairbanks, AK MID-AMERICA (MACA) CO/MACA/ At-Large Mixed Chairperson: Pam Finch Email address: pam.finch51@gmail.com Phone number(s): (720) 231-2016 Dates and Location: February 12-14, 2016, Denver Curling Club, Golden, CO GREAT LAKES (GLCA) GLCA Mixed Chairperson: Craig Fischer Email: craig.fischer@comcast.net Phone number(s): (260) 443-6673 Dates and Location: February 19-21, 2016, Fort Wayne Curling Club, Fort Wayne, IN REGIONAL FEE: $15 per player ($60 per team of four) GRAND NATIONAL (GNCC) GNCC Mixed Chairperson: Joel Leneker Email address: jleneker@aol.com Dates and Location: February 25-28, 2016, Charlotte Curling Club, Charlotte, NC REGIONAL FEE: $37.50 per player ($150 per team of four) ILLINOIS IL Mixed Chairperson: Dave Haverick Email address: drhaverick@gmail.com Phone number(s): 847-421-1064 Dates and Location: January 29-31,2016, Chicago Curling Club, Northbrook, IL MINNESOTA MN Mixed Chairperson: Phil DeVore Email address: pdevore@centurytel.net Phone number(s): 715-399-2638 Dates and Location: February 26-28, 2016, Hibbing Curling Cub, Hibbing, MN REGIONAL FEE: $22.50 per player ($90 per team of four) MOUNTAIN PACIFIC (MoPac) MoPac Mixed Chairperson: Brian Patrick Email address: bcpatrick@gmail.com Phone number(s): 415-602-1003 Dates and Location: February 5-7, 2016, Coyotes Curling Club, Tempe, AZ REGIONAL FEE: $43.75 per player ($175 per team of four) NORTH DAKOTA ND Mixed Chairperson: Travis Kitchens Email address: kitchens@midco.net Phone number(s): (701) 770-8064 Dates and Location: February 4-7, 2016, Williston-Basin Curling Club, Williston, ND REGIONAL FEE: $12.50 Per player ($50 per team of four) WASHINGTON WA Mixed Chairperson: Jeremy Dinsel Email address: jeremy.dinsel@gmail.com Dates and Location: February 20-22, 2016, Granite Curling Club, Seattle, WA WISCONSIN WI Mixed Chairperson: Aaron Richards Email address: skelecurl@gmail.com Phone number(s): 608-290-1993 Dates and Location: February 19-21, 2016, Tri-City Curling Club, Wisconsin Rapids, WI REGIONAL FEE: $10 per player ($40 per team of four)
JUNIOR MEN S AND JUNIOR WOMEN S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS World Junior Curling Championships Event Dates and Location: March 5-13, 2016, Erzurum, Turkey Junior National Curling Championships Event Dates: January 16 23, 2016 Junior National Event Site: Willmar Curling Club, Willmar, MN Junior National Event Chairperson: Matthew Proehl, mattproehl@gmail.com Chief Umpire/Deputy Chief Umpire: Susie Czarnetski/Greg Volk Registration site open: November 18, 2015 Entry deadline: December 16, 2015 *unless specified in RED below. Entry fee: $102.50 per player ($410 per team of four) plus any regional fees, if applicable. An early registration discount will be applied to any entries completed prior to two weeks before the event deadline. (ERD through December 2, 2015) JUNIOR MEN S & JUNIOR WOMEN S NATIONALS REGIONAL PLAYDOWNS: ALASKA *December 2, 2015 registration deadline (OPEN 11/4/15) AK Juniors Chairperson: Steve Shuttleworth Email address: steve.shuttleworth@hotmail.com Phone number(s): (907) 590-8625 Dates and Location: December 12-13, 2015, Anchorage Curling Club, AK REGIONAL FEE: $5 per player ($20 per team of four) COLORADO / MACA / MoPac CO/MACA/MOPAC Juniors Chairperson: Cynthia Smith Email address: csmith@inmanflynn.com Phone number(s): 720-0152 (M), 303-733-2251 (H) Dates and Location: TBD GREAT LAKES (GLCA) GLCA Juniors Chairperson: John Zimmerman Email address: johnzimm2@yahoo.com Phone number(s): (989) 631-2954 Dates and Location: December 29-30, 2015, Midland Curling Club, Midland, MI REGIONAL FEE: $5 per player ($20 per team of four) GRAND NATIONAL (GNCC) GNCC Juniors Chairperson: Ashley Lawreck Email address: alawreck@gmail.com Phone number(s): 908-642-4755 Dates and Location: Dec. 28, 2015-Jan. 2, 2016, Broomstones Curling Club, Wayland, MA REGIONAL FEE: $18.75 per player ( $75 per team of four) ILLINOIS IL Juniors Chairperson: Dave Haverick Email address: drhaverick@gmail.com Phone number(s): 847-421-1064 Dates and Location: December 27-28, 2015, Exmoor Country Club, Highland Park, IL REGIONAL FEE: $0 MINNESOTA MN Juniors Chairperson: Phil DeVore Email address: pdevore@centurytel.net Phone number(s): 715-399-2638 Dates and Location: Dec. 31, 2015-Jan. 3, 2016, Duluth Curling Club, Duluth, MN REGIONAL FEE: $22.50 per player ($90 per team of four) NORTH DAKOTA *December 2, 2015 registration deadline (OPEN 11/4/15) ND Juniors Chairperson: Alysia Wilde Email address: alysiao88@gmail.com Phone number: (701) 520-0419 Dates and Location: December 18-20, 2015, Grafton Curling Club, Grafton, ND WASHINGTON WA Junior Chairperson: Cynthia Eng-Dinsel Email address: cynthetic@gmail.com Phone number(s): 206-465-9021 Dates and Location: December 26-28, 2015, Granite Curling Club, Seattle, WA REGIONAL FEE: $10 per player ($40 per team of four) WISCONSIN WI Juniors Chairperson: Mark Hartman Email address: mhartma3@amfam.com Phone number(s): 608-234-2528 Dates and Location: December 27-30, 2015, Portage Curling Club, Portage, WI REGIONAL FEE: $5 per player ($20 per team of four)
MIXED DOUBLES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Dates and Location: April 16-23, 2016, Karlstad, SWE Mixed Doubles World Trials Dates and Location: Feb. 25-28, 2016, Four Seasons Curling Club, Blaine, Minn. Mixed Doubles National Curling Championship Event Dates and Location: December 2-6, 2016, Denver Curling Club, Golden, CO National Event Chairperson: Alyssa Schear, alyssa.schear@denvercurlingclub.com Chief Umpire/Deputy Chief Umpire: Angela Tonis/Ken McPartlin Registration site open: Oct. 7, 2015 Entry deadline: Nov. 4, 2015 Entry Fee: $190 per player ($380 per team.) Early registration discount (ERD) applied to any entries completed prior to two weeks before the event deadline. (ERD through October 21, 2015) NATIONAL MEN S & WOMEN S CHAMPIONSHIPS World Men s Curling Championship Dates and Location: April 2-10, 2016, Basel, Switzerland World Women s Curling Championship Dates and Location: Mar. 19-27, 2016, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada National Men s & Women s Curling Championship Event Dates: Feb. 6-13, 2016, Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL National Event Chairperson: Joel Lamp, JLamp@coj.net Chief Umpire/Deputy Chief Umpire: Ken McPartlin/Richard Campbell National Men s Challenge Round Dates and Location: January 6-10, 2016, Madison Curling Club, Madison, WI National Event Chairperson: Lisa Schoeneberg, L_schoeneberg@yahoo.com Chief Umpire: TBA And National Women s Challenge Round Dates and Location: January 6-10, 2016, Four Seasons Curling Club, Blaine, MN National Event Chairperson: John Benton, jbenton1@fogertyarena.com Chief Umpire: Melissa Fox Registration site open: Nov. 12, 2015 Entry deadline: Dec. 9, 2015 Entry Fee: $165 per player ($660 per team of four). Early registration discount applied to any entries completed prior to two weeks before the event deadline. (ERD through November 25, 2015) SENIOR MEN S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP World Senior Curling Championship Dates and Location: April 16-23, 2016, Karlstad, Sweden Senior Men s National Curling Championship Event Dates and Location: Jan. 27-31, 2016, Medford Curling Club, Medford, WI National Event Chairperson: Chris Kolstad, cmkolstad@hotmail.com Chief Umpire: Mary Pat Shandor Registration site open: Dec. 2, 2015 Entry deadline: Dec. 30, 2015 Entry Fee: $110 per player ($440 per team of four). Early registration discount applied to any entries completed prior to two weeks before the event deadline. (ERD through December 16, 2015) SENIOR WOMEN S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP World Senior Curling Championship Dates and Location: April 16-23, 2016, Karlstad, Sweden Senior Women s National Curling Championship Event Dates and Location: Jan. 28-31, 2016, Columbus Curling Club, Columbus, OH National Event Chairperson: Karen Hamilton, karen@karenhamiltonlaw.net Chef Umpire/Deputy Chief Umpire: Paul Badgero/Bill Forsythe Registration site open: Dec. 2, 2015 Entry deadline: Dec. 30, 2015 Entry Fee: $110 per player ($440 per team of four). Early registration discount applied to any entries completed prior to two weeks before the event deadline. (ERD through December 16, 2015) WHEELCHAIR NATIONAL TEAM INDIVIDUAL TRYOUTS 2015 World Wheelchair Championship Dates and Location: Feb. 21-28, Lucerne, Switzerland Wheelchair National Team Individual Tryouts Event Dates and Location: Nov. 6-8, 2015, Wausau Curling Center, Wausau, WI National Event Chairperson: Marc DePerno, mdeperno@sitrin.com, 315-737-2459