Eight teams invited to High Performance National Program

The U.S. Curling Association, in partnership with the U.S. Olympic Committee, has selected eight teams to become part of the 2011-2012 High Performance National Program. The overall program is under the leadership of Derek Brown, USCA Director of High Performance, who has established an advisory group to provide input into the program development and team selections.

The invited teams include four at the elite level and four considered developmental, the latter part of a national program termed Project 2018. High Performance Program teams include those skipped by Pete Fenson, Tyler George, Patti Lank and Erika Brown. In addition, four junior teams have been tagged for the Project 2018 program. Those teams are skipped by Josh Bahr (Bemidji, Minn.), Stephen Dropkin (Southborough, Mass.), Becca Hamilton (McFarland, Wis.) and Miranda Solem (Cohasset, Minn.).

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