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2024 United States Senior Curling Championships
Host cityMapleton, Minnesota (Men's Event)
Anderson, Indiana (Women's Event)
ArenaMapleton CC (Men's Event)
Circle City CC (Women's Event)
DatesFebruary 6–11, 2024 (Men's Event)
February 19–24, 2024 (Women's Event)
Men's winnerMinnesota Mike Farbelow
Curling clubSt. Paul CC
SkipMike Farbelow
ThirdRich Ruohonen
SecondBill Stopera
LeadTim Solin
FinalistArizona Bob Leclair

The 2024 United States Senior Curling Championships is was February 6–11, 2024, for the men's event and will be held February 19–25, 2024 for the women's event. The men's event was held at Heather Curling Club in Mapleton, MN. In the men's event final, Team Mike Farbelow defeated Team Bob Leclair 7-4:.[1] The women's event will be held at Circle City Curling Club in Anderson, IN.[2] The champions from the men's and women's events will go on to represent the United States at the 2024 World Senior Curling Championships in Östersund, Sweden.[3]

Men's Event[edit]

Teams[edit]

The men's teams are listed as follows:[4][5]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Matt Aro Mark Hartman Jim Osborne Chris Laabs Jay Clark Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin
Kent Arrell Steve Russel Chris Dibble Duane Herbert Minnesota Rochester, Minnesota
Mike Farbelow Rich Ruohonen Bill Stopera Tim Solin Minnesota St Paul, Minnesota
Bob Hedstrom Steve Cerkvenik Ken Olson Nate Olson Minnesota St Paul, Minnesota
Chris Hester David DeBois Jeff Wick Phil Shyrock Washington (state) Seattle, Washington
Timothy Ho Benj Guzman Mike Sampson Paul Marseglia Massachusetts Wayland, Massachusetts
Murray Jackson Kim Hicks Brian Chick Mario Riveron North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina
Bob LeClair Fred Maxie Jeff Baird Tom Danielson Arizona Tempe, Arizona
Paul Pustovar Ross Litman Dan Wiza Mike Kniffin Minnesota Hibbing, Minnesota
Jon Schiestel Keith Mischo Al Boldt Alan Batchen Colorado Greeley, Colorado
Kenneth Starkey Randy Cumming Bob Tessman Jeff Kennedy Minnesota Chaska, Minnesota
Mark Tolvstad Bryan Rau Kirby Baumgard Mark Becking South Dakota Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Greg Torkelson Staffan Axelsson Jeff Elborne Scott Gerstenkorn Illinois Chicago, Illinois
Alex Tschumakow Scott McLeod Dick Dawson Keith Dropkin Timothy Luehrman Massachusetts Wayland, Massachusetts
Todd Ussatis Owen Sampson Tom Munich John Lambert North Dakota Bismark, North Dakota
Jeff Wright Steve Waters Sean Silver Russ Armstrong Illinois Chicago, Illinois

Round-Robin Standings[6][edit]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Pool A
Skip W L
Minnesota Mike Farbelow 7 0
Massachusetts Timothy Ho 5 2
Minnesota Kenneth Starkey 5 2
Wisconsin Matt Aro 4 3
Illinois Jeff Wright 4 3
North Dakota Todd Ussatis 2 5
Minnesota Kent Arrell 1 6
Colorado Jon Schiestel 0 7
Pool B
Skip W L
North Carolina Murray Jackson 6 1
Minnesota Paul Pustovar 6 1
Arizona Bob Leclair 5 2
Minnesota Bob Hedstrom 4 3
Illinois Greg Torkelson 4 3
Washington (state) Chris Hester 2 5
Massachusetts Alex Tschumakow 1 6
South Dakota Mark Tolvstad 0 7

Round-Robin Results[7][edit]

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00). The first team listed for each match threw the red stones.

Draw 1[edit]

Wednesday, February 7, 4:00pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Illinois Jeff Wright 0 2 2 0 3 0 3 X X X X 10
Minnesota Kent Arrell (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 3
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Massachusetts Timothy Ho 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 X X X 7
Colorado Jon Schiestel (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 X X X 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
North Dakota Todd Ussatis 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X X X 4
Wisconsin Matt Aro (has hammer) 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 X X X 5
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Mike Farbelow (has hammer) 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 X X X 7
Minnesota Kenneth Starkey 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 3

Draw 2[edit]

Wednesday, February 7, 8:00pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Arizona Bob Leclair 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 X X X X 6
Washington (state) Chris Hester (has hammer) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 X X X X 4
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
North Carolina Murray Jackson (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 X X X X 6
South Dakota Mark Tolvstad 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X X X X 3
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Massachusetts Alex Tschumakow (has hammer) 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 X X X X 4
Illinois Greg Torkelson 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 X X X X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Paul Pustovar 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 X X X X 5
Minnesota Bob Hedstrom (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X X 4

Draw 3[edit]

Thursday, February 8, 8:00am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Wisconsin Matt Aro 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 X X X X 7
Colorado Jon Schiestel (has hammer) 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 X X X X 5
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Kent Arrell (has hammer) 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X X X 5
Minnesota Kenneth Starkey 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 X X X X 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Illinois Jeff Wright (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X X X 1
Minnesota Mike Farbelow 2 0 2 0 4 X X X X X X 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Massachusetts Timothy Ho (has hammer) 2 0 4 1 0 4 X X X X X 11
North Dakota Todd Ussatis 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X X X 2

Draw 4[edit]

Thursday, February 8, 12:00pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Illinois Greg Torkelson 2 0 3 2 2 X X X X X X 9
South Dakota Mark Tolvstad (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X X X 1
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Washington (state) Chris Hester (has hammer) 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 X X X 5
Minnesota Bob Hedstrom 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 X X X 7
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Arizona Bob Leclair (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 X X X 4
Minnesota Paul Pustovar 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X 5
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
North Carolina Murray Jackson (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 X X X X 6
South Dakota Mark Tolvstad 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X X X X 3

Draw 5[edit]

Thursday, February 8, 4:00pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
North Dakota Todd Ussatis (has hammer) 0 3 0 0 0 1 X X X X X 4
Illinois Jeff Wright 2 0 3 2 1 0 X X X X X 8
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Colorado Jon Schiestel 0 0 1 0 X X X X X X X 1
Minnesota Mike Farbelow (has hammer) 3 3 0 4 X X X X X X X 10
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Massachusetts Timothy Ho (has hammer) 1 2 1 0 3 X X X X X X 7
Minnesota Kenneth Starkey 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X X X 1
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Kent Arrell 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 X X X 4
Wisconsin Matt Aro (has hammer) 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 X X X 6

Draw 6[edit]

Thursday, February 8, 8:00pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Massachusetts Alex Tschumakow (has hammer) 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 X X 7
Arizona Bob Leclair 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 X X 8
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
South Dakota Mark Tolvstad (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 X X X X X X X 2
Minnesota Paul Pustovar 0 4 0 3 X X X X X X X 7
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
North Carolina Murray Jackson 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 X X X X 7
Minnesota Bob Hedstrom (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Washington (state) Chris Hester (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 0 X X X X X 3
Illinois Greg Torkelson 0 2 0 2 4 1 X X X X X 9

Draw 7[edit]

Friday, February 9, 8:00am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Massachusetts Timothy Ho (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 X X X X X X X 2
Minnesota Mike Farbelow 3 1 0 4 X X X X X X X 8
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
North Dakota Todd Ussatis (has hammer) 0 5 1 1 0 4 X X X X X 11
Minnesota Kent Arrell 2 0 0 0 2 0 X X X X X 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Wisconsin Matt Aro 0 1 3 1 1 1 X X X X X 7
Illinois Jeff Wright (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X X 1
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Kenneth Starkey 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 2 X X X 9
Colorado Jon Schiestel (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 X X X 5

Draw 8[edit]

Friday, February 9, 12:00pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
North Carolina Murray Jackson 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 X X 6
Minnesota Paul Pustovar (has hammer) 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 5
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Massachusetts Alex Tschumakow 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X X X X 3
Washington (state) Chris Hester 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 X X X X 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Illinois Greg Torkelson (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 X X X X 4
Arizona Bob Leclair 2 0 4 0 0 2 4 X X X X 12
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Bob Hedstrom (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 X X X 6
South Dakota Mark Tolvstad 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 X X X 5

Draw 9[edit]

Friday, February 9, 4:00pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Kenneth Starkey 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 X X X X 7
Wisconsin Matt Aro (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 X X X X 3
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Illinois Jeff Wright (has hammer) 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 X X X 7
Massachusetts Timothy Ho 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X X X 5
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Kent Arrell 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 X X X X 8
Colorado Jon Schiestel (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
North Dakota Todd Ussatis (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 0 X X X X X X 2
Minnesota Mike Farbelow 3 0 2 3 1 X X X X X X 9

Draw 10[edit]

Friday, February 9, 8:00pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Bob Hedstrom 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 X X X 5
Illinois Greg Torkelson (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X X 2
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Arizona Bob Leclair 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X X 4
North Carolina Murray Jackson (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 X X 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Washington (state) Chris Hester (has hammer) 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 X X X 6
South Dakota Mark Tolvstad 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X X X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Massachusetts Alex Tschumakow (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 X X X X X X X 0
Minnesota Paul Pustovar 3 3 1 3 X X X X X X X 10

Draw 11[edit]

Saturday, February 10, 8:00am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Kent Arrell (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 4
Massachusetts Timothy Ho 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 X X X 8
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Mike Farbelow 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 X X X X 9
Wisconsin Matt Aro (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 X X X X 3
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Kenneth Starkey 0 3 0 2 0 1 2 X X X X 8
North Dakota Todd Ussatis (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X X 4
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Colorado Jon Schiestel (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X X X X 1
Illinois Jeff Wright 2 2 1 1 0 X X X X X X 7

Draw 12[edit]

Saturday, February 10, 12:00pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Washington (state) Chris Hester 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 X X 6
North Carolina Murray Jackson (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 X X 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Paul Pustovar (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 X X X 7
Illinois Greg Torkelson 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 X X X 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Bob Hedstrom (has hammer) 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 X X X 7
Massachusetts Alex Tschumakow 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 X X X 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
South Dakota Mark Tolvstad 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X X 1
Arizona Bob Leclair (has hammer) 0 1 1 2 1 1 X X X X X 6

Draw 13[edit]

Saturday, February 10, 4:00pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Colorado Jon Schiestel 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 X X X X 5
North Dakota Todd Ussatis (has hammer) 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 X X X X 11
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Kenneth Starkey (has hammer) 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 X X 5
Illinois Jeff Wright 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 X X 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Mike Farbelow (has hammer) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 X X X 4
Minnesota Kent Arrell 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Wisconsin Matt Aro (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X X X 0
Massachusetts Timothy Ho 1 0 2 1 6 X X X X X X 10

Draw 14[edit]

Saturday, February 10, 8:00pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
South Dakota Mark Tolvstad 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X X X 5
Massachusetts Alex Tschumakow (has hammer) 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 X X X X 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Bob Hedstrom (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X X X 4
Arizona Bob Leclair 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 X X X X 5
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Paul Pustovar 0 3 1 4 X X X X X X X 8
Washington (state) Chris Hester (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 X X X X X X X 1
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Illinois Greg Torkelson (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 X X X X 5
North Carolina Murray Jackson 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 3

Playoffs[8][edit]

Sunday, February 11 - 8:00amSunday, February 11–12:00pmSunday, February 11 - 4:00pm
1Minnesota Mike Farbelow9
3Minnesota Paul Pustovar (has hammer)10Minnesota Paul Pustovar (has hammer)3
6Minnesota Kenneth Starkey5Minnesota Mike Farbelow7
Arizona Bob Leclair (has hammer)4
2North Carolina Murray Jackson3
4Massachusetts Timothy Ho (has hammer)7Arizona Bob Leclair (has hammer)4Third place
5Arizona Bob Leclair8
Minnesota Paul Pustovar (has hammer)7
North Carolina Murray Jackson6

Quarterfinals[edit]

Sunday, February 11, 8:00am

3 v. 6[edit]
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Paul Pustovar (has hammer) 0 3 0 4 0 3 X X X X X 10
Minnesota Kenneth Starkey 2 0 2 0 1 0 X X X X X 5
4 v. 5[edit]
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Massachusetts Timothy Ho (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 X X X 7
Arizona Bob Leclair 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 X X X 8

Semifinals[edit]

Sunday, February 11, 12:00pm

1 v. 3[edit]
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Mike Farbelow 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 X X X 9
Minnesota Paul Pustovar (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X 3
2 v. 5[edit]
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
North Carolina Murray Jackson 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X 3
Arizona Bob Leclair (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 X X X 4

Bronze Match[edit]

Sunday, February 11, 4:00pm

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Paul Pustovar (has hammer) 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 X X X 7
North Carolina Murray Jackson 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 X X X 6

Finals[edit]

Sunday, February 11, 4:00pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Mike Farbelow 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 X X X X 7
Arizona Bob Leclair (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 X X X X 4
2024 United States Senior Men's Curling Champion
Minnesota
Mike Farbelow
2nd United States Senior Men's Curling Championship title

Women's Event[edit]

Teams[edit]

The women's teams are listed as follows[9]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Debra Aubrey Lu Brock Tracey Drummond Karen Cole Christy Trageton Arizona Tempe, Arizona
Susan Dukes Angela Montgomery Stephanie Erstad Anne Gravel Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin
Tracy Lawless Leslie MacGregor Lisa Johnson Elizabeth Demers Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Margie Smith Ann Swisshelm Shelly Kosal Shelley Dropkin Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota
Lisa Tamura Kathy Placek Kristine Klinkhammer Anne Meagher Oregon Beaverton, Oregon
Kimberly Wapola Lea Ann Tarnowski Lisa Bachmeier Juliana Klocek Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS". USA CURLING. 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  3. ^ Media, World Curling (2023-09-15). "Oestersund, Sweden to host World Mixed Doubles and Seniors 2024". World Curling. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  4. ^ "USA Curling Senior Men's National Championship: Teams". Retrieved 2024-02-07.
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