CHAMPION: Hebert Wins 2023 USA Curling U18 National Championships

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

SKIP
Caden
Hebert

Third
Jackson
Bestland

Second
Benji
Paral

Lead
Jack
Wendtland

Games:	7
Record:	7W - 0L
PF/G:	11.96
PA/G:	4.51
Hammer Efficiency:	0.61
Steal Defense:	0.20
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.58

Caden Hebert (Eau Claire, WI) won 5-4 over Aiden Fitzgerald (Fargo, ND) in the Final of the USA Curling U18 National Championships, held January 12 - 15, 2023 in Lafayette, Colorado. To advance to the championship game, Hebert won 7-1 over Mason Guentzel (St. Paul, MN) in the semifinals

Hebert finished 5-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hebert defeated Nicholas Cenzalli (Wayland, MA) 9-5, then won 14-1 against Brayden Hanson (Tempe, AZ) and 9-6 against Nicholas Schallmo (Glenview, IL). Hebert won 9-2 against Bowen Zheng (Seattle, WA), then won 8-4 against Fitzgerald in their final qualifying round match.

Hebert 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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