Mason Guentzel (St. Paul, MN) won 9-3 over Caiden Rose (Denver, CO) in the Final of the USA Curling U18 National Championships, held January 9 - 12 at the Rock Creek Curling in Lafayette, United States. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Guentzel won 7-5 over Austin Kadlec (Rice Lake, WI) to advance to the championship game. of the USA Curling U18 National Championships in Lafayette, Colorado, United States;
 
Guentzel finished 5-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Guentzel defeated Calvin Dial (Lafayette, CO) 10-4, then won 6-4 against Tucker Hellman (Tempe, AZ) and 14-3 against Kyle Meyer (Bowling Green, OH). Guentzel won 7-1 against Cayden Newman (Chaska, MN), then won 7-4 against Porter Rokke (Fargo, ND) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Guentzel ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.