2024 SENIOR WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP TO COMMENCE WEDNESDAY IN INDIANA
Photo by: Will Dimmit
[EAGAN, MN, February 20, 2024] —The 2024 Senior Women’s National Championship is on the docket this week, as the top curlers over the age of 50 will head to the Circle City Curling Club in Anderson, Indiana, from February 21st through the 25th.
Curling fans should expect a week of fiercely contested games as eight teams will compete to represent the United States at the World Senior Women’s Championship in Oestersund, Sweden in late April. Margie Smith, a three-time World Senior Women’s Medalist, will return to the nationals looking to defend her title for an unprecedented sixth year in a row. Her quest for a ninth senior championship will not come easy, however, as many squads, including Tracy Lawless and her runner-up team from 2023, will seek a change of fortune this year.
Teams in the event will play a seven game round robin before the top four advance to the semifinals. The playoffs will take place all day Sunday, with the two victorious semifinal teams competing for gold and the opportunity to advance to the Worlds in two months' time.
“We’re excited to bring the best senior curlers in the country to Indiana for five days of fantastic competition,” remarked USA Curling CEO Dean Gemmell. “It’s great to see the immense growth of our sport in recent years and the Circle City Curling Club exemplifies that. I know they will put on a top-tier championship event.”
Just outside of Indianapolis, the Circle City Curling Club is one of the many freshly-minted dedicated rinks that continue to pop up around the United States. Established in 2007, the club spent its early years on arena ice at different locations across the Indy metro area before moving to a dedicated three-sheet facility in 2022. Despite having existed for only a handful of years, the Circle City Curling Club offers the perfect location for the Senior Women’s Nationals as curling fever continues to grow in Indiana.
Games will be streamed all week on the Circle City Curling Club YouTube channel, and can be found here. For more information about the championships as a whole, you can visit this link.
TEAM ROSTERS
Team Aubrey: Debra Aubrey, Tracey Drummond, Luba Brock, Karen Cole
Team Lawless: Tracy Lawless, Lisa Johnson, Kris Lee, Linda Christensen
Team Mason: Brenda Mason, Susan Fleck, Sheila McKinley, Martha Lemert
Team Montgomery: Angela Montgomery, Susan Dukes, Anne Gravel, Stephanie Erstad
Team Rauliuk: Lisa Rauliuk, Gabriele Bruce, Lori Markham, Jiyoung Lee
Team Smith: Margie Smith, Norma O’Leary, Debbie Dexter, Shelly Kosal, Ann Swisshelm
Team Tamura: Lisa Tamura, Kathy Placek, Jennifer Hill, Kris Klinkhammer
Team Wapola: Kim Wapola, Lea Ann Tarnowksi, Lisa Bachmeier, Leslie McGregor
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, Jet Ice, 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.
