USA Curling U18 Championship History
Beginning in 2017, USA Curling began a U18 National Championship to further promote the sport of curling. Teams qualify through the a regional playdown process, utilizing USCA 10 geographic regions. The U18 Nationals is also one of USCA twelve National Championship events.
Eligibility
Any player who is less than 18 years of age at any time during the 30th day of June of the year immediately preceding the year the competition is to take place, and is a resident (no minimum residency required) of the United States as of registration deadline. All players must be members of a USCA member club within the registered region.
Past Champions
Women:
| Year
|
Site
|
Skip
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Third
|
Second
|
Lead
|
Winning Club
|
Region
|
| 2017
|
Cedarburg, WI
|
Cait Flannery
|
Leah Yavarow
|
Rebecca Miles
|
Mackenzie Ritchie
|
Bemidji, MN
|
Minnesota Curling Association
|
| 2018
|
Bemidji, MN
|
Leah Yavarow
|
Mairin Barret
|
Abigail Page
|
Damaris Berg
|
Bemidji, MN
|
Minnesota Curling Association
|
| 2019
|
Chaska, MN
|
Susan Dudt
|
Sydney Mullaney
|
Nadezhda Tschumakow
|
Alina Tschumakow
|
Potomac, MD
|
GNCC
|
| 2020
|
Wausau, WI
|
|
|
|
|
Cancelled
|
|
| 2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cancelled
|
|
| 2022
|
Fort Wayne, IN
|
Miranda Scheel
|
Ella Flemming
|
Tessa Thurlow
|
Rilee Kraft
|
Capital
|
Dakota
|
| 2023
|
Lafayette, CO
|
Sophia Ryhorchuk
|
Morgan Zacher
|
Allie Giroux
|
Brooke Giroux
|
Four Seasons Curling Club
|
Minnesota Curling Association
|
| 2024
|
Lafayette, CO
|
Julia Pekowitz
|
Addison Neill
|
Megan Stopera
|
Alexandra Pekowitz
|
Wayland, MA
|
At Large
|
| 2025
|
Lafayette, CO
|
Allory Johnson
|
Gianna Johnson
|
Bailey Vaydich
|
Madeleine Muscatell
|
Four Seasons Curling Club
|
Minnesota Curling Association
|
Men:
| Year
|
Site
|
Skip
|
Third
|
Second
|
Lead
|
Winning club
|
Region
|
| 2017
|
Cedarburg, WI
|
Michael Elwing
|
Trevor Marquardt
|
Connor Hipke/Ryan Elwing
|
Tyler Hipke
|
Wauwatosa, WI
|
Wisconsin State Curling Association
|
| 2018
|
Bemidji, MN
|
Riley Fensen
|
Graem Fensen
|
Charlie Thompson
|
Carson Liapis
|
Bemidji, MN
|
Minnesota Curling Association
|
| 2019
|
Chaska, MN
|
Kevin Tuma
|
Sidney Harris
|
Michael Mattson
|
Austin Bengtson
|
St. Paul, MN
|
Minnesota Curling Association
|
| 2020
|
Wausau, WI
|
|
|
|
|
Cancelled
|
|
| 2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cancelled
|
|
| 2022
|
Fort Wayne, IN
|
Sidney Harris
|
Mason Guentzel
|
Will Podhradsky
|
Stuart Strack
|
St. Paul Chaska
|
Minnesota Curling Association
|
| 2023
|
Lafayette, CO
|
Caden Hebert
|
Jackson Bestland
|
Benji Paral
|
Jack Wendtland/Shane Nelson
|
Eau Claire, WI
|
Wisconsin State Curling Association
|
| 2024
|
Lafayette, CO
|
Caden Hebert
|
Jackson Bestland
|
Benji Paral
|
Jack Wendtland/Shane Nelson
|
Eau Claire, WI
|
Wisconsin State Curling Association
|
| 2025
|
Lafayette, CO
|
Mason Guentzel
|
Will Podhradsky
|
Leighton Hines
|
Jackson Askew
|
Chaska Curling
|
Minnesota Curling Association
|
References
USA Curling U18 Championships: Scores
USA Curling U18 Championships: Scores
CURLING: Bemidji natives Yavarow, Ritchie win curling national title
Poynette 2017: A year in review | Poynette Press | hngnews.com
A Bemidji sweep: Yavarow, Fenson rinks claim titles at USA Curling U18 Nationals
