CHAMPION: Christensen Wins 2016 USA Junior National Championships

SKIP
Cory
Thiesse

Third
Sarah
Fenson

Second
Taylor
Anderson-Heide

Lead
Madison
Bear

Cory Christensen (Duluth, MN) won 7-0 over Melissa Runing (Mapleton, MN) in the Final of the USA Junior National Championships, held January 16 - 23, 2016 in Willmar, Minnesota.

Christensen finished 9-0 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Christensen defeated Cora Farrell (Fairbanks, AK) 7-3, then won 7-4 against Runing and 9-3 against Sidney Schroeder (Houghton, MI). Christensen won 9-5 against Maya Willertz (Midland, MI), then won 7-3 against Annmarie Dubberstein (Portage, WI) and 8-3 against Rebecca Rodgers (Petersham, MA). Christensen won 7-2 against Elizabeth Cousins (Medfield, MA), then won 8-3 against Emily Brekke (Grand Forks, ND) and 9-3 against Emily Quello (Bemidji, MN) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the USA Junior National Championships Championship title, Christensen earned 19.452 world rankings points. For week of the event schedule, Christensen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Christensen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

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