Owatonna Curling Club

Strategy - 9 November

Text Box: People registered include:
Tom Kari
Jeff Hanson
Jon Hanson
John Thompson
Tina Wood
Paul Borash
Greg Vetter
Mike Sethney
Tom Raetz
Guy Griesmann
Jim Karkhoff
Larry Tarara
Brian Bartley
Henry Krahn
Mike O'Neill
Tom Karnauskas
Norm Buck
Bob Bernet
Nancy Liebsch
Joe Effertz
Nick Holden

ALLISON (DARRAGH) POTTINGER	Teammates: Debbie McCormick, Nicole Joraanstad, Tracy Sachtjen Coach: Joni Cotten
	Team Web site	2004-05 competition schedule
	Position	Third
	Delivers	Right-handed
	Born	July 5, 1973, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
	Hometown	Eden Prairie, Minn..
	Occupation	Marketing research analyst.
	Family	Married to Doug Pottinger
	Year started curling	1984
	Height	5 feet, 1 inch
	Weight	120 pounds

CURLING HIGHLIGHTS

Women's World Trials: 2005 (finalist)
Women’s U.S. Nationals: 2004 (runner-up), 2003 (champion), 2002 (champion), 2001, 2000 (runner-up both years); 1999, '96, '95 (champion each year); 1998, '97
Women's Worlds: 2003 (gold medalist), 2002 (8th), 1999, '96 (silver medallist both years); '97 (6th); '95 (5th)
U.S. Olympic Team Trials: 2005 (silver), 2001 (silver)
Mixed Nationals: 1998, '95 (champion both years)
U.S. Junior Women's Nationals: 1994 (champion)
Junior Women's Worlds: 1994 (silver medalist)
Southwest Ontario Women's Cashspiel: 2003 (champion)
Montreal Open (runner-up): 2003
United States Olympic Committee Team of the Month: April 2003
USCA Team of the Year: 2003

Other highlights include:

2003 – Member of the first women's team to win a gold medal at the world level as vice skip of Debbie McCormick's team by defeating Colleen Jones' rink from Canada at the 2003 World Curling Championships in Winnipeg, Canada.
2000 – Wisconsin State Championships (champion); S.W. Ontario Women's Cashspiel, London, Ontario (semifinalist); Autumn Gold Curling Classic in Calgary, Alberta (semifinalist); Sask Power Women’s Classic in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (semifinalist); St. Paul Cashspiel, St. Paul, Minn. (semifinalist)
1999 – United States Challenge Competition in Milwaukee, Wis. (champion); European Masters in Stockholm, Sweden (finalist); Weston Curling Classic in Ontario, Canada (finalist); SW Ontario Women’s Classic in London, Ontario, Canada (semifinalist)
1998 – European Masters in Stockholm, Sweden (finalist).
1997 – Karuizawa Challenge Cup in Karuizawa, Japan (champion); International Damen Cup in Berne, Switzerland (finalist); Sun Life Grand Prix in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (qualifier); Badger State Games in Madison, Wis. (champion)
1996 – Canadian Bonspiels in Halifax (qualified) and Thunder Bay (qualified); Wisconsin Women’s (champion). Played on team that became the first women’s team to ever qualify for the final four at the St. Paul (Minn.) Cash 'Spiel.

	Position	Vice skip
	Delivers	Right-handed
	Born	September 18, 1973, in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
	Hometown	Eden Prairie, Minn.
	Occupation	Sales representative, Ag-Chem Equipment Co., Inc.
	Family	Married to Allison Pottinger
	Year started curling	1983
	Height	6 feet, 2 inches
	Weight	180 pounds

CURLING HIGHLIGHTS

U.S. Olympic Team Trials: 2005 (7th), 2001 (fifth)
Men's World Championship: 2004 (9th)
U.S. Men's Nationals: 2004 (champion), 2000
U.S. National Olympic Qualifier (for the Olympic Trials): 2001 (#4 qualifier)
Manitoba Junior Nationals: 1993 (champions, played 3rd)