Madison Curling Club

History

The Madison Curling Club was established in 1921. For the club's first eight years games were played under the bleachers at Camp Randall Stadium. In 1930 the club moved to Burr Jones Field in Madison. In 1997 the club moved into their current facility in William McFarland Park in McFarland. The MCC has had at least one member curl for Team USA in every Winter Olympics since curling was instated as a full Olympic sport in 1998.

Leagues

Through the curling season Madison Curling Club members participate in leagues including Men's, Women's, Open (mixed men and women), Doubles, and Instructional. MCC members are assigned a point value based on their experience and skill. Many leagues have a point cap not to be exceeded by each team.

Botham Event

The Botham Event is an open league with no point cap. It began in 1975. The Botham Event is considered the top league at the MCC.

Liefer Event

The Liefer Event is an open league with a 56-point cap. It began in 2001.

V.I.C.E.

The V.I.C.E. (Very Important Curling Event) is a women's league with a 48-point cap. It began in 1986 with a 4-year gap from 1999-2002 .

Mansfield Event

The Mansfield Event is a men's league with a 43-point cap. It began in 1948.

President's Cup Event

The President's Cup Event is a women's league with no point cap. It began in 1976.

Toories Event

The Toories Event is a women's league with no point cap. It began in 1990.

National and International Championships

The Madison Curling Club has hosted the following championship events

1968 US Curling Championship

2001 US Curling Championship

2005 US Curling Championship (served as US Olympic Trials in 2005).

1975 US Junior Championship

1987 US Women's Junior Championship

1994 US Junior Championship

2012 US Junior Championship

Bonspiels

The Madison Curling Club hosts many bonspiels throughout the season as fundraisers or tour sanctioned events:

Halloween Spiel

Curl vs Cancer Bonspiel

Schmecken Spiel!

Madison Cash Spiel

Mixed Doubles Bonspiel

Madison Men's Bonspiel

Madison Mixed Bonspiel

Madison Junior Bonspiel

Affiliations

Wisconsin State Curling Association

United States Curling Association

Notable Members

Craig Brown

4× U.S. National Runner-up: 2001, 2005, 2014, 2015

2× U.S. National Champion: 2000, 2008

U.S. Curling Association Male Athlete of the Year: 2000

Olympian: 2014

Erika Brown

8× U.S. National Champion: 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2015

2× World Championships Runner-up: 1996, 1999

3× Olympian: 1988, 1998, 2014

Steve Brown

Senior World Championships Runner-up: 2004

Senior World Champion: 2002

Coach of U.S. Men's National Champion: 2000

4× Coach of U.S. Women's National Championships Runner-up: 1991, 1994, 2000, 2003

5× Coach of U.S. Women's National Champion: 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004

U.S. Olympic Committee Curling Coach of the Year: 1996

2× USA Curling Coach of the Year: 1996, 2012;

USA Curling Hall of Fame Member: 1998

Mike Fraboni

2× U.S. National Champion: 1991, 2002

George Godfrey

5× U.S. National Runner-up: 1980, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992

3× U.S. National Champion: 1982, 1986, 1991

Senior World Championships Runner-up: 2004

Senior World Champion: 2002

Matt Hamilton

U.S. National Champion: 2015

U.S. National Runner-up: 2014

2× U.S. Junior Champion: 2008, 2009

World Junior Champion: 2008

Nicole Joraanstad

2× U.S. Junior Champion: 2000, 2001

2× U.S. Junior Championships Runner-up: 1997, 1999

6× U.S. National Champion: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

World Championships Runner-up: 2006

Olympian: 2010

Richard Maskel

5× U.S. National Runner-up: 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997

3× U.S. National Champion: 1986, 2002, 2003

Debbie McCormick

4× U.S. Junior Champion: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

2× World Junior Runner-up: 1992, 1994

6× U.S. National Champion: 1996, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008

3× U.S. National Runner-up: 2002, 2004, 2005

World Champion: 2003

2× World Championships Runner-up: 1996, 2006

4× Olympian: 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014

Nina (Spatola) Roth

2× U.S. National Champion: 2010, 2014