Madison Curling Club

Wisconsin USA 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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* Wisconsin State Curling Association[10]
* United States Curling Association[11]

## Notable Members

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* 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 with Olympic Gold Medal at Madison Curling Club

* 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

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1. ^ a b 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
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". Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
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

## External links

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* Home Page

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