Skip Sherry Middaugh Alternate Lori Eddy Lead Leigh Armstrong | Second Lee Merklinger Third Jo-Ann Rizzo Name Jo-Ann Rizzo | |
Born June 1, 1965 (age 58)
Zweibrucken, West Germany ( 1965-06-01 ) Curling club Coldwater & District CC,
Coldwater, ON | ||
2018 Inductee, Jo Ann Rizzo - Curling
Jo-Ann Rizzo (born June 1, 1965 in Zweibrücken, West Germany) is a Canadian curler from Brantford, Ontario. She currently plays third for the Sherry Middaugh rink.
As of 2013, Rizzo has played in 13 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts. She is also a former provincial mixed champion. She played third for her husband Nick Rizzo at the 2003 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, where they finished in 4th place.
Rizzo qualified for the 2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, where she and her rink of Cheryl McPherson, Kimberly Tuck and Sara Gatchell finished in 9th with a 2-7 record.
Rizzo is a former skip, but she joined up with Middaugh in 2010. With Middaugh, the team won the 2012 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic and finished second at the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.
Rizzo is currently a volunteer junior golf coordinator at the Brantford Golf and Country Club.