RECENT ITEMS

USCA e-STORE

Are you the World's Unluckiest Traveler?

Donate today!

Official 2010 Olympic curling pin

Roland, Jerod
 

 

Position

Skip

Teammates

John Lilla, Adam Nathan, Cooper Smith

Delivers

Right-handed

Born

Dec. 14, 1987, in Grand Forks, N.D.

Hometown

Petersburg, N.D.

Occupation

Electrician

Education

Degree in construction electricity from Northland Technical College

Family

Single

Year started curling

1998

Height

5 feet, 11 inches

CURLING HIGHLIGHTS

  • U.S. Junior National Championships: 2009, 2007 (semifinalist), 2006 (6th)

  • Illinois Junior Men's Playdowns: 2006 (champion)

  • North Dakota Junior Men's Playdowns: 2009 (champion), 2008, 2007 (champion)

  • U-18 Championships: 2005

  • North Dakota High School Championships: 2005 (champion)

  • U.S. Club Nationals: 2006

  • U.S. Mixed National Championship: 2008 (7th)

  • North Dakota Mixed Championship: 2008 (champion)

  • World University Games Trials: 2008 (3rd)

About Jerod Roland:

 

Curls out of: Grand Forks Curling Club

 

Curling start: "Everybody in my family has curling for years. My dad has played since he was 12 so it was something I grew up with and eventually started doing."

 

What he enjoys most about the sport: "The strategy and the pressure of throwing the last rock."
 

Hobbies: Hunting, snowmobiling, working on the farm, fishing, curling


Curling goals: "To win Junior Nationals and eventually make it big in men's curling."
 
< Prev   Next >
[ Back ]

© 2008 USA CURLING |