USA Curling's High Performance Program (HPP) is under the direction of Derek Brown and his group of national and team coaches and other key personnel striving to make the United States the No. 1 curling program in the world.
Current athletes in the 2019-20 program include:
Women:
- Team Bear: Madison Bear (Pardeeville, Wis.), Jenna Burchesky (Walpole, Mass.), Katie Dubberstein (Portage, Wis.), Lexi Lanigan (Duluth, Minn.), Emily Quello (Bemidji, Minn.)
- Team Roth: Nina Roth (McFarland, Wis.), Tabitha Peterson (St. Paul, Minn.), Becca Hamilton (McFarland, Wis.), Tara Peterson (Eagan, Minn.), Aileen Geving (Duluth, Minn.)
- Team Sinclair: Jamie Sinclair (St. Paul, Minn.), Cory Christensen (Duluth, Minn.), Vicky Persinger (Fairbanks, Alaska), Taylor Anderson (Minneapolis, Minn.), Sarah Anderson (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Men:
- Team Shuster: John Shuster (Superior, Wis.), Chris Plys (Duluth, Minn.), Matt Hamilton (McFarland, Wis.), John Landsteiner (Duluth, Minn.)
- Team Ruohonen: Rich Ruohonen (Brooklyn Center, Minn.), Greg Persinger (Fairbanks, Alaska) [throws last stones], Colin Hufman (St. Paul, Minn.), Phil Tilker (Seattle), Kroy Nernberger (Madison, Wis.)
- Team Dropkin: Korey Dropkin (Duluth, Minn.), Tom Howell (Milwaukee, Wis.), Mark Fenner (Bemidji, Minn.), Alex Fenson (Bemidji, Minn.), Joe Polo (Duluth, Minn.)
Mixed doubles athletes:
Alex Agre & Derrick McLean
Sarah Anderson & Korey Dropkin
Madison Bear & Andrew Stopera
Becca Hamilton & Matt Hamilton
Cory Christensen & John Shuster
Vicky Persinger & Chris Plys
Tabitha Peterson & Joe Polo
2019-20:
Junior Women (alphabetical order):
- Team Farrell: Cora Farrell (Fairbanks, Alaska), Cait Flannery (Mankato, Minn.), Allison Howell (Chagrin Falls, Ohio), Rebecca Miles (Duluth, Minn.), Leah Yavarow (Bemidji, Minn.)
- Team Strouse: Delaney Strouse (Midland, Mich.), Sydney Mullaney (Concord, Mass.), Susan Dudt (Malvern, Pa.), Rebecca Rodgers (Leyden, Mass.)
Junior men (alphabetical order):
- Team Violette: Luc Violette (Lake Stevens, Wash.), Graem Fenson (Bemidji, Minn.), Benjamin Richardson (Issaquah, Wash.), Riley Fenson (Bemidji, Minn.), Jonathan Harstad (Duluth, Minn.)
- Team Sinnett: Chase Sinnett (Medfield, Mass.), Sam Strouse (Midland, Mich.), Eli Clawson (Clarksville, Md.), Trevor Marquardt (Poynette, Wis.), Ethan Sampson (Edmore, N.D.)
To follow the junior athletes, visit the Junior HPP Facebook page.
To learn about the national wheelchair curling team, click here.
News:
- National team announced (May 23, 2019)
- Junior HPP 2019-20 announcement (April 29, 2019)
- Additional coaching updates announced (Aug. 17, 2018)
- Drobnick promoted to Director of Coaching (June 14, 2018)
- 2018-19 HPP Athletes announced (May 18, 2018)
- 2018-19 Junior HPP announced (May 7, 2018)
- Hackner rejoins coaching staff (Aug. 4, 2017)
- Coaches for 2017-18 season announced (July 7, 2017)
- Ruohonen added to 2017-18 HPP (May 31, 2017)
- 2017-18 HPP team named (May 19, 2017)
- 2016-17 HPP Team announced (May 27, 2016)
- RallyMe partnership can aid athletes looking to raise funds (5/23/2016)
- 33 athletes receive invites to 2016 Athlete Combine (5/3/2016)
- Athlete Combine applications being accepted (4/13/16)
- HPP updates, Brunt & Smith (12/3)
- HPP updates, lineup changes (11/4/2015 & 11/11/2015)
- HPP updates: World Mixed, Olympic Trials, Junior Nationals, and more (8/21/2015)
- 2015-16 HPP athletes announced (5/22/2015)
- 26 athletes invited into 2015 Athlete Combine (4/21/2015)
- 2015-16 Athlete Combine application (3/31/2015)
- 2015-16 HPP, athlete combine update (3/22/2015)
- 2016 Continental Cup team selection (2/13/2015)
- Fogerty Arena/Four Seasons CC named official national training center (7/18/2014)
- Open HP camp planned in August (6/30/2014)
- 48 athletes selected for inaugural combine (6/25/2014)
- Applications for 2014-15 High Performance Program now being accepted (5/29/14)
- Athlete selection process update (5/19/2014)
- Proposed HP plan (3/12/2014)
- Project 2018 teams named
- New world team selection process
- HP Program affirmed
