Seig takes Bronze at Senior Nationals, McLean and Clark/Birklid Qualify for Mixed Doubles Nationals

January 29, 2017 - 3:20pm -- Doug Potter

Lyle Sieg, Tom Violette, Steve Lundeen, and Ken Trask took third at the Senior Men's National Championships. World Champion in 2015, they had hoped to have another shot. Nadyne Krienke, Karen Brattesani, Elizabeth Johnson, and Dani Thibodeaux finished with a 2-2 record in the Senior Women's.

In the Mixed Doubles Qualifier, Derrick McLean and partner Alex Carlson Qualified from the A event. Cristin Clark and Matt Birklid qualified from the C.

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More Info on Mixed Doubles Qualifier: http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c25268f54c595689f237b4786&id=1ebcabe...

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2017-01-23 12:49:57 -0800

Senior Nationals and Mixed Doubles Qualifying Round this Weekend

Ten senior women’s teams will take the ice at the three-sheet Evergreen Curling Club in Beaverton, Ore with one team from GCC: Nadyne Krienke, Karen Brattesani, Elizabeth Johnson, and Dani Thibodeaux. Seventeen men’s team will compete during the same timeframe at the Centerville Curling Club in Centerville, Wisconsin with 2015 World Senior Champions Lyle Sieg, Tom Violette, Steve Lundeen, and Ken Trask from GCC. The winning teams will represent the U.S. at the 2017 World Senior Championships April 22-29 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

The eight-sheet Curl Mesabi is set to host the qualifying round of the 2017 Mixed Doubles National Championship Jan. 25-29 in Eveleth, Minn. Teams partially or fully from GCC are:
• Sean Beighton and Jillian Walker
• Cristin Clark and Matt Birklid
• Em Good and MacAllan Guy
• Alex Carlson and Derrick McLean
• Jenna Burchesky and Ben Richardson

Live scores and standings will be posted at www.usacurl.org.

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