Playoff field set at 2012 Club Nationals

March 8, 2012

All eight semifinal spots have been filled as the round robin of the 2012 USA Curling Club National Championships came to a close tonight at the Mankato Curling Club in Mankato, Minn.

North Dakota's Roger Smith rink (8-1) earned the men's No. 1 semifinal berth and will face No. 4 seed Washington, led by Doug Kauffman (6-3). Greg Wilson's Illinois rink (7-2), the No. 2 seed, will face Minnesota's Aaron Wald rink (6-3), the third seed, in the other semifinal, which get underway at 7 p.m. Friday.

Shelly Kinney of Minnesota (8-1) is the top women's seed and will face No. 4 seed Beth Bohlman of North Dakota I (6-3). Em Good of Washington I (8-1) is the No. 2 seed and will face third ranked Gabrielle Coleman of California I (7-2). The women's semifinals get underway at 2 p.m. Friday.

To read the complete press release, click on the PDF below.

Source:

USA Curling

Author:

Terry Kolesar