This article is about the American curler. For the Costa Rican politician, see Maureen Clarke. For the Irish judge, see Maureen Harding Clark.
Maureen Clark
Birth nameMaureen Brunt
Birth dateDecember 20, 1982 (age 43)
Birth placePortage, Wisconsin, USA
World championship appearances2 (2005, 2007)
Olympic appearances1 (2006)

Maureen Clark (born December 20, 1982, as Maureen Brunt) is an American curler. She began curling at the age of 5 at the Portage Curling Club, a few blocks from her home.[1]

Career

Clark began curling competitively at the age of 14. She was the skip of her high school curling team all four years. She also led her team to a state championship in 2000 and 2001. Clark's first National Junior Championship appearance was in 1999 where she placed sixth. In the fall of 2001 she was the newest addition to the Cassie Johnson's team, where she played lead. The Johnson Team were the Junior National Champions in 2002 and 2003.[1] Clark, along with teammates Cassie Johnson, Jamie Johnson, and Katie Beck, were the first junior women from the United States to win a gold medal at the World Junior Championships, in 2002.[2] In 2003 Johnson, Beck, and Clark returned to the World Juniors where they claimed the silver medal, losing to Canada in the final.[3]

In 2005 Clark and teammates Cassie Johnson, Jamie Johnson, and new addition Jessica Schultz were the Women's National Champions,[1] awarding them the right to represent the United States in the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics and 2005 World Championships. At the World Championships, held in Paisley, Scotland, the team won the silver medal.[4] The team's only losses of the week were against Annette Norberg Swedish team, the second time in the final. While expecting a strong finish at the Turin Olympics with the silver medal win the previous year at World's, the Johnson team had a disappointing performance, finishing with a record of 2–7.[5]

Clark returned to the National Women's Championships four more times after the Olympics, earning a silver medal in 2007 when they lost to Debbie McCormmick in the final.[1] Clark then joined Debbie McCormick's as alternate for the 2007 World Championships in Aomori, Japan.[6]

Personal life

Her brother is Ryan Brunt, who competed in the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship as Pete Fenson's lead.

She married Jason Clark in 2010.[7]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1998–99Maureen BruntMorgan DunnAmanda MoeAmanda WeyhAngela MoeDan Brunt1999 USJCC (8th)[8][9]
2001–02Cassandra JohnsonJamie JohnsonKatie BeckMaureen BruntCourtney George
(WJCC)		Jim Dexter2002 USJCC [10][11]
[12]
2002–03Cassandra JohnsonKatie BeckRebecca DobieMaureen BruntCourtney George
(WJCC)		Jamie Johnson (USJCC)
Neil Doese (WJCC)		2003 USJCC [13]
[14]
Cassandra JohnsonJamie JohnsonKatie BeckMaureen Brunt(SF)[15][16]
2003–04Cassandra JohnsonJamie JohnsonKatie BeckMaureen BruntNeil Doese(SF)[17][18]
2004–05Cassandra JohnsonJamie JohnsonJessica SchultzMaureen BruntCourtney George
(WWCC)		Neil Doese
(WWCC)		[19]
[20]
2005–06Cassandra JohnsonJamie JohnsonJessica SchultzMaureen BruntCourtney GeorgeNeil Doese2006 OG (8th)
Jessica SchultzJamie JohnsonCourtney GeorgeMaureen BruntNeil Doese(4th)[21]
2006–07Cassandra JohnsonJamie HaskellJessica SchultzMaureen Brunt[22][23]
2007–08Cassandra PotterJamie HaskellJessica SchultzMaureen BruntJackie LemkeJim Dexter(4th)[24][25]
2008–09Aileen SormunenMolly BonnerJessica SchultzMaureen BruntSophie Brorson(5th)[26]

References

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  3. ^ "World Junior Curling Championships 2003: Tournament details". results.worldcurling.org. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  4. ^ "World Women's Curling Championship 2005: Tournament details". results.worldcurling.org. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  5. ^ "XX. Olympic Winter Games 2006: Tournament details". results.worldcurling.org. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  6. ^ "World Women's Curling Championships 2007: Tournament details". results.worldcurling.org. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  7. ^ "Maureen and Jason: August 14, 2010". projectwedding.com.
  8. ^ "Regional Playdown Results". USA Curling. Archived from the original on Oct 12, 1999. Retrieved Mar 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "Standings". USA Curling. Archived from the original on Oct 12, 1999. Retrieved Mar 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "Junior Women Teams". 2002 USCA Junior National Championships. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2002. Retrieved Mar 19, 2021.
  11. ^ "Final Results". 2002 USCA Junior National Championships. Archived from the original on Oct 1, 2002. Retrieved Mar 19, 2021.
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  19. ^ "Bemidji’s Johnson rink on to Olympic Games". USA Curling. Feb 26, 2005. Archived from the original on April 30, 2020. Retrieved Mar 23, 2021.
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  24. ^ "Nationals competing teams". USA Curling. Archived from the original on Feb 12, 2008. Retrieved Mar 23, 2021.
  25. ^ "Women's Playoffs". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on Apr 28, 2008. Retrieved Mar 23, 2021.
  26. ^ "2009 U.S. National Championships". 2009-10 USA Curling Media Guide & Directory. May 19, 2010. pp. 60–61. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved Mar 23, 2021.