Kenna Ponzio (Lakeville, MN) won 5-4 over Will Podhradsky (St. Paul, MN) in the Final of the USA Curling YOG Mixed Playdown, held September 6 - 10, 2023 at the Denver Curling Club in Golden, United States. To advance to the championship game, Ponzio won 7-2 over Mason Guentzel (St. Paul, MN) in the semifinals of the 2023 USA Curling YOG Mixed Playdown in Golden, Colorado, United States; and won 6-5 over Carson McMullin (Fargo, ND) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 USA Curling YOG Mixed Playdown in Golden, Colorado, United States;
 
Ponzio finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ponzio defeated William Jordan (St. Paul, MN) 8-2, then won 9-2 against Riley Galatis (Wayland, MA) and 8-3 against Ethan Macomber (Portage, WI). Ponzio won 8-2 against Alicia Quello (Bemidji, MN). Ponzio went on to lose 6-5 against McMullin in their final qualifying round match.
 
Ponzio ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.