Madison Curling Club

Madison Curling Club
Madison Curling Club
Location	4802 Marsh Road ; McFarland, WI 53558
Information
Established	1921
Club type	Dedicated Ice
USCA region	Wisconsin
Sheets of ice	Six
Rock colors	Red and Yellow
Website	http://madisoncurlingclub.com/

The Madison Curling Club (MCC) is a curling club located in McFarland, Wisconsin, United States. MCC was the third-largest curling club in the United States with 570 members as of February 2014.^[1] The club had 590 members for the 2019-2020 season.

History

Planning for the club started in 1919^[2] and then the Madison Curling Club was formally established in 1921. For the club's first eight years games were played under the bleachers at Camp Randall Stadium.^[3] In 1930 the club moved to Burr Jones Field in Madison. In 1997 the club moved into their current facility in William McFarland Park in McFarland.^[4]^[5] The MCC has had at least one member curl for Team USA in every Winter Olympics since curling was instated as a full Olympic sport in 1998.^[1]

Leagues

Through the curling season Madison Curling Club members participate in leagues including men's, women's, open (any combination of gender), doubles, and instructional. MCC members are assigned a 1- to 20-point value based on their experience and skill. Many leagues have a point cap not to be exceeded by each team.^[6]

National and International Championships

Teams organized out of the Madison Curling Club have won 6 United States Men's Curling Championships and 15 United States Women's Curling Championships.

The Madison Curling Club has hosted the following championship events

1968 US Curling Championship
2001 US Curling Championship
2005 US Curling Championship (served as US Olympic Trials in 2005).^[7]
1975 US Junior Championship
1987 US Women's Junior Championship
1994 US Junior Championship
2012 US Junior Championship^[8]

Bonspiels

The Madison Curling Club hosts many bonspiels throughout the season as fundraisers or tour sanctioned events:^[9]

Halloween Spiel
Curl vs Cancer Bonspiel
Schmecken Spiel!
Madison Cash Spiel
Mixed Doubles Bonspiel
Madison Men's Bonspiel
Madison Mixed Bonspiel
Madison Junior Bonspiel

Affiliations

Notable Members

Craig Brown^[12]
- 4× U.S. National Runner-up: 2001, 2005, 2014, 2015
- 2× U.S. National Champion: 2000, 2008
- U.S. Curling Association Male Athlete of the Year: 2000
- Olympian: 2014
Erika Brown^[13]
- 8× U.S. National Champion: 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2015
- 2× World Championships Runner-up: 1996, 1999
- 3× Olympian: 1988, 1998, 2014
Steve Brown^[14]^[15]
- Senior World Championships Runner-up: 2004
- Senior World Champion: 2002
- Coach of U.S. Men's National Champion: 2000
- 4× Coach of U.S. Women's National Championships Runner-up: 1991, 1994, 2000, 2003
- 5× Coach of U.S. Women's National Champion: 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004
- U.S. Olympic Committee Curling Coach of the Year: 1996
- 2× USA Curling Coach of the Year: 1996, 2012;
- USA Curling Hall of Fame Member: 1998
Mike Fraboni^[16]
- 2× U.S. National Champion: 1991, 2002
George Godfrey^[17]
- 5× U.S. National Runner-up: 1980, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992
- 3× U.S. National Champion: 1982, 1986, 1991
- Senior World Championships Runner-up: 2004
- Senior World Champion: 2002
Becca Hamilton^[18]
- Women's Team Olympian: 2018
- Mixed Doubles Olympian: 2018
- U.S. Curling Association Female Athlete of the Year: 2017
- U.S. National Champion: 2014
- 2× U.S. Junior Champion: 2008, 2011

Matt Hamilton^[19]
- Men's Team Olympic Gold Medalist: 2018
- Mixed Doubles Olympian: 2018
- U.S. Curling Association Male Athlete of the Year: 2017
- World Men's Championship Bronze Medalist: 2016
- U.S. National Champion: 2015
- U.S. National Runner-up: 2014
- 2× U.S. Junior Champion: 2008, 2009
- World Junior Champion: 2008
Nicole Joraanstad^[20]
- 2× U.S. Junior Champion: 2000, 2001
- 2× U.S. Junior Championships Runner-up: 1997, 1999
- 6× U.S. National Champion: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- World Championships Runner-up: 2006
- Olympian: 2010
Richard Maskel^[21]
- 5× U.S. National Runner-up: 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997
- 3× U.S. National Champion: 1986, 2002, 2003
Debbie McCormick^[22]^[23]
- 4× U.S. Junior Champion: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
- 2× World Junior Runner-up: 1992, 1994
- 6× U.S. National Champion: 1996, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008
- 3× U.S. National Runner-up: 2002, 2004, 2005
- World Champion: 2003
- 2× World Championships Runner-up: 1996, 2006
- 4× Olympian: 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014
Nina (Spatola) Roth^[24]
- Olympian: 2018
- 2× U.S. National Champion: 2010, 2014
Lori Mountford
- 2× Olympian: 1988, 1998
- 2× World Championships Runner-up: 1992, 1996
- 3× U.S. National Champion: 1992, 1995, 1996

References

^ ^a ^b Cap Times Open House Article
^ "Tucker Backs Curling Sport For Madison". Madison Capital Times. March 17, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^ "History of Madison Curling Club". Madison Capitol Times. February 22, 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
^ History of Madison Curling Club
^ MCC Facebook Page
^ Badger Herald Article
^ "2006 US Olympic Team Trials Draw".
^ 2012 US Juniors Facebook Event Page
^ MCC Bonspiel Page
^ Wisconsin State Curling Association Directory
^ United States Curling Association Directory
^ "Craig Brown at United States Curling Association". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
^ Erika Brown at United States Curling Association
^ Steve Brown at United States Curling Association
^ USA Curling Hall of Fame
^ Mike Fraboni at United States Curling Association
^ George Godfrey at United States Curling Association
^ Becca Hamilton at United States Curling Association
^ Matt Hamilton at United States Curling Association
^ Nicole Joraanstad at United States Curling Association
^ Richard Maskel at United States Curling Association
^ "Debbie McCormick at United States Curling Association". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
^ Debbie McCormick at CurlingZone
^ Nina Spatola at United States Curling Association

External links

Home Page

43°01′49.3″N 89°17′11.7″W / 43.030361°N 89.286583°W / 43.030361; -89.286583

[CapTimes-1] Cap Times Open House Article

[2] "Tucker Backs Curling Sport For Madison". Madison Capital Times. March 17, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[3] "History of Madison Curling Club". Madison Capitol Times. February 22, 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[4] History of Madison Curling Club

[5] MCC Facebook Page

[6] Badger Herald Article

[draw-7] "2006 US Olympic Team Trials Draw".

[8] 2012 US Juniors Facebook Event Page

[9] MCC Bonspiel Page

[10] Wisconsin State Curling Association Directory

[11] United States Curling Association Directory

[12] "Craig Brown at United States Curling Association". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-16.

[13] Erika Brown at United States Curling Association

[14] Steve Brown at United States Curling Association

[15] USA Curling Hall of Fame

[16] Mike Fraboni at United States Curling Association

[17] George Godfrey at United States Curling Association

[18] Becca Hamilton at United States Curling Association

[19] Matt Hamilton at United States Curling Association

[20] Nicole Joraanstad at United States Curling Association

[21] Richard Maskel at United States Curling Association

[22] "Debbie McCormick at United States Curling Association". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-10-16.

[23] Debbie McCormick at CurlingZone

[24] Nina Spatola at United States Curling Association

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Madison Curling Club

Location	4802 Marsh Road McFarland, WI 53558
Information
Established	1921
Club type	Dedicated Ice
USCA region	Wisconsin
Sheets of ice	Six
Rock colors	Red and Yellow
Website	http://madisoncurlingclub.com/