The Curling Teams

Here are the teams competing for the 2012 USA curling national championships:

MEN

No. 1 seed, Team George: Tyler George (Duluth, Minn.), Chris Plys (Duluth, Minn.), Rich Ruohonen (Minneapolis), Colin Hufman (Seattle), Coach Phil Drobnick (Eveleth, Minn.)

No. 2 seed, Team Brown: Craig Brown (Madison, Wis.), Kroy Nernberger (Madison, Wis.), Matt Hamilton (McFarland, Wis.), Derrick Casper (De Pere, Wis.)

No. 3 seed, (defending champs) Team P. Fenson: Pete Fenson (Bemidji, Minn.), Shawn Rojeski (Chisholm, Minn.), Joe Polo (Duluth, Minn.), Ryan Brunt (Bemidji, Minn.)

No. 4 seed, Team Birr: Todd Birr (Mankato, Minn.), Greg Romaniuk (Snohomish, Wash.), Doug Pottinger (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Tom O'Connor (Minneapolis, Minn.), Kevin Birr (St. Peter, Minn.)

No. 5 seed, Team McCormick: Heath McCormick (Sarnia, Ontario), Bill Stopera (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.), Martin Sather (Hastings on Hudson, N.Y.), Dean Gemmell (Short Hills, N.J.)

No. 6 seed, Team Farbelow: Mike Farbelow (Minneapolis), Kevin Deeren (Chicago), Kraig Deeren (Waunakee, Wis.), Tim Solin (St. Paul, Minn.)

No. 7 seed, Team Shuster: John Shuster (Duluth, Minn.), Zach Jacobson (Langdon, N.D.), Jared Zezel (Duluth, Minn.), John Landsteiner (Duluth, Minn.)

No. 8 seed, Team E. Fenson: Eric Fenson (Bemidji, Minn.), Trevor Andrews (Bemidji, Minn.), Quentin Way (Bemidji, Minn.), Mark Lazar (Toledo, Ohio)

No. 9 seed, Team Clark: Brady Clark (Lynnwood, Wash.), Darren Lehto (Seattle), Leon Romaniuk (Kirkland, Wash.), Steve Lundeen (Seattle), Wes Johnson (Snohomish, Wash.)

No. 10 seed, Team Morton: Blake Morton (McFarland, Wis.), Marcus Fonger (Cottage Grove, Wis.), Tommy Juszczyk (Madison, Wis.), Calvin Weber (McFarland, Wis.), Mark Hartman (Sun Prairie, Wis.)

No. 11 seed, Team Sampson: Owen Sampson (Edmore, N.D.), Ned Sampson (Edmore, N.D.), Tucker Smith (Bismarck, N.D.), Kyle Young (Fargo, N.D.)

WOMEN

No. 1 seed, Team Brown: Erika Brown (Oakville, Ontario), Debbie McCormick (Rio, Wis.), Jessica Schultz (Minneapolis), Ann Swisshelm (Chicago), Coach Bill Todhunter (Menasha, Wis.)

No. 2 seed, (defending champs) Team Lank: Patti Lank (Lewiston, N.Y.), Nina Spatola (McFarland, Wis.), Caitlin Maroldo (Rochester, N.Y.), Molly Bonner (St. Paul, Minn.), Mackenzie Lank (Lewiston, N.Y.), Coach Phil Drobnick (Eveleth, Minn.)

No. 3 seed, Team Pottinger: Allison Pottinger (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Nicole Joraanstad (Verona, Wis.), Natalie Nicholson (Bemidji, Minn.), Tabitha Peterson (Eagan, Minn.)

No. 4 seed, Team Potter: Cassie Potter (St. Paul, Minn.), Jamie Haskell (White Bear Lake, Minn.), Jackie Lemke (Medford, Wis.), Stephanie Sambor (Minot, N.D.)

No. 5 seed, Team Hamilton: Becca Hamilton (McFarland, Wis.), Tara Peterson (Eagan, Minn.), Karlie Koenig (Oconomowoc, Wis.), Sophie Brorson (Duluth, Minn.), Coach Neil Doese (Menomonee Falls, Wis.)

No. 6 seed, Team Carlson: Alexandra Carlson (Wayzata, Minn.), Monica Walker (Brighton, Mass.), Kendall Moulton (Minneapolis), Jordan Moulton (Minneapolis)

No. 7 seed, Team Sormunen: Aileen Sormunen (Duluth, Minn.), Courtney George (St. Paul, Minn.), Amanda McLean (Duluth, Minn.), Miranda Solem (Cohasset, Minn.), Coach Tom George (Duluth, Minn.)

No. 8 seed, Team Stolt: Maureen Stolt (Plymouth, Minn.), Megan Pond (Minneapolis), Emilia Juocys (Chicago), Sherri Schummer (St. Paul, Minn.), Coach Lynita Delaney (Trempealeau, Wis.)

No. 9 seed, Team Langanke: Janice Langanke (Middletown, N.J.), Nina Reiniger (New York City), Ashley Lawreck (Brighton, Mass.), Nicole Arsenault (Brick, N.J.), Coach Don Arsenault (Brick, N.J.)

No. 10 seed, Team Wapola: Kimberly Wapola (St. Paul, Minn.), Victoria Forconi (Circle Pines, Minn.), Carol Strojny (Mendota Heights, Minn.), Sharon Wright (Grantsburg, Wis.), Connie Kupferschmidt (St. Paul, Minn.)

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