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Colin Hufman
Born (1984-05-15) May 15, 1984 (age 40)
Team
Curling clubChaska CC,
Chaska, MN
SkipRich Ruohonen
ThirdAndrew Stopera
SecondColin Hufman
LeadPhilip Tilker
AlternateKroy Nernberger
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances
1 (2018)
Medal record
Curling
United States Men's Curling Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Jacksonville
Gold medal – first place 2018 Fargo
Silver medal – second place 2013 Green Bay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kalamazoo
Silver medal – second place 2020 Cheney
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Bemidji
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Utica
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Hibbing
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Philadelphia
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kalamazoo
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Everett

Colin Hufman (born May 15, 1984) is an American curler. He was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, and resides in Seattle, Washington.[1]

Curling career

In 2002 Hufman won the United States Junior Championship, playing third for Leo Johnson's team. Representing the United States at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kelowna, Canada they finished in ninth place with a 3–6 record.[2]

Hufman has won numerous medals at the United States Men's Championship, including gold twice. In 2016 he won playing second for skip Brady Clark, but runner-up John Shuster earned enough points to earn the chance to represent the US at the World Championship that year. In 2018 Hufman won his second gold medal, this time playing second for Rich Ruohonen. At the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship Team Ruohonen finished in sixth place with a 6–7 record.[3]

At the 2020 United States Men's Championship Hufman and Team Ruohonen earned a silver medal, losing to John Shuster in the final.[4]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1998–99 Leo Johnson Colin Hufman Martin Sather Chris Benshoof Steven Birklid Bill Gryder 1999 USJCC (5th)[5][6]
1999–00 Leo Johnson Colin Hufman Martin Sather Chris Benshoof Steven Birklid Bill Gryder 2000 USJCC (9th)[7][8]
2000–01 Leo Johnson Colin Hufman Martin Sather Chris Benshoof Tom Hewitt Bill Gryder 2001 USJCC (SF)[9][10]
2001–02 Leo Johnson Colin Hufman Martin Sather Chris Benshoof Steven Birklid (WJCC) Dennis Theis 2002 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[11][12]
2002 WJCC (9th)[2]
2002–03 Colin Hufman Steven Birklid Martin Sather Chris Benshoof 2003 USMCC (13th)[13][14]
2003–04 Wes Johnson Leon Romaniuk Colin Hufman Ryan Beighton Tom Violette 2004 USMCC (13th)
2004–05 Steven Birklid Tommy Kent Chad Persinger Scott MacDonald Colin Hufman Dennis Thies 2005 USJCC (SF)[15][16]
Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Ken Trask Doug Kauffman 2005 USMCC/USOCT 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2005–06 Jason Larway Brady Clark Colin Hufman Joel Larway 2006 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2006–07 Jason Larway Colin Hufman Joel Larway Steven Demlow 2007 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2007–08 Jason Larway Colin Hufman Greg Persinger Joel Larway Steven Demlow 2008 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2008–09 Jason Larway Colin Hufman Joel Larway Bill Todhunter Greg Johnson
2010–11 Jason Larway Colin Hufman Sean Beighton Joel Larway 2011 USMCC (9th)
2011–12 Tyler George Chris Plys Rich Ruohonen Colin Hufman 2012 USMCC (8th)
2012–13 Chris Plys (fourth) Tyler George (skip) Rich Ruohonen Colin Hufman 2013 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2013–14 Chris Plys (fourth) Tyler George (skip) Rich Ruohonen Colin Hufman Craig Brown 2013 USOCT (4th)
Heath McCormick Chris Plys Rich Ruohonen Colin Hufman 2014 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2014–15 Heath McCormick Chris Plys Joe Polo Colin Hufman Ryan Brunt 2015 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015–16 Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker 2016 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016–17 Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker 2017 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017–18 Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker 2017 USOCT (5th)
Greg Persinger (fourth) Rich Ruohonen (skip) Colin Hufman Philip Tilker Chris Plys
(WMCC)
Phill Drobnick 2018 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 WMCC (6th)[3]
2018–19 Greg Persinger (fourth) Rich Ruohonen (skip) Colin Hufman Philip Tilker 2019 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019–20 Rich Ruohonen Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker Kroy Nernberger 2020 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "Colin Hufman". United States Curling Association. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "World Junior Curling Championships 2002". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "361 World Men's Curling Championship 2018". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Schneider, Angela (2020-02-15). "John Shuster caps unbeaten run through USA Curling Nationals with win over Rich Ruohonen in final". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  5. ^ "Regional Playdown Results". USA Curling. Archived from the original on October 12, 1999. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "1999 Junior National Championships – Standings". USA Curling. Archived from the original on October 12, 1999. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "2000 USCA Junior National Championships – Men's Field". Bemidji Curling. Archived from the original on April 6, 2001. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "2000 USCA Junior National Championships – Standings". USA Curling. Archived from the original on April 4, 2001. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  9. ^ "Men's Teams". 2001 US Junior National Curling Championships. Archived from the original on April 14, 2001. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "Draw 25". 2001 US Junior National Curling Championships. Archived from the original on April 23, 2001. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  11. ^ "2002 USCA Junior National Championships – Junior Men Teams". USA Curling. Archived from the original on March 27, 2002. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  12. ^ "Final Results". USA Curling. Archived from the original on June 9, 2002. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  13. ^ "Qualified Teams". Utica Curling Club. Archived from the original on October 2, 2003. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  14. ^ "Standings". Good Curling. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  15. ^ "Junior Men's National Championship qualifiers". USA Curling. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  16. ^ "Gold medal opponents set at USA Curling Jr. Nationals". Capital Curling Club. Archived from the original on February 20, 2006. Retrieved August 3, 2020.