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Men's Qualifying Round teams announced

Here is a look at the competing men's field for the 2010 U.S. Nationals Qualifying Round, Jan. 5-10:

FARGO-MOORHEAD (Midwest North QUALIFIER):

Team Berg: Ryan Berg (West Fargo, N.D.), Mitchell Oakland (Fargo, N.D.), Kevin Berg (Moorhead, Minn.), Chris Desjarlais (Fargo, N.D.)

Team E. Fenson: Eric Fenson, Mark Haluptzok, Quentin Way, Tim Johnson (all of Bemidji, Minn.)

Team Gulseth: Al Gulseth (Moorhead, Minn.), Scott Brown (Fargo, N.D.), Evan Workin (Fargo, N.D.), Steve Hatlevoll (Moorhead, Minn.)

Team Kakela: Kevin Kakela (Rolla, N.D.), Chad Carlson (Devils Lake, N.D.), Ryan Lagasse (Bottineau, N.D.), Todd Ussatis (Bismarck, N.D.)

Team Morehouse: Bill Morehouse (Utica, N.Y.), John Lilla (Trempealeau, Wis.), Adam Nathan (Minot, N.D., Cooper Smith (Bismarck, N.D.)

Team Sampson: Owen Sampson (Edmore, N.D.), Ned Sampson (Edmore, N.D.), Tucker Smith (Bismarck, N.D.), Kyle Young (Fargo, N.D.)

Team Stevens: Matt Stevens, Cody Stevens, Robert Liapis, Jeff Breyen (all of Bemidji, Minn.)

MANKATO (Midwest South QUALIFIER):

Team Birr: Todd Birr (Mankato, Minn.), Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, Minn.), Tom O'Connor (Brooklyn Center, Minn.), Kevin Birr (St. Peter, Minn.)

Team Brown: Craig Brown (Madison, Wis.), Rich Ruohonen (Brooklyn Park, Minn.), Zach Jacobson (Langdon, N.D.), Pete Annis (Owatonna, Minn.)

Team Carlson: Matt Carlson (Mankato, Minn.), Tyler Runing (North Mankato, Minn.), Robert Johansen (Two Harbors, Minn.), Cameron Braun (Kasota, Minn.)

Team Farbelow: Mike Farbelow (Minneapolis, Minn.), Nick Myers (Mansfield, Texas), Jeff Puleo (Forest Lake, Minn.), Mark Willmert (Minneapolis, Minn.)

Team P. Fenson: Pete Fenson (Bemidji, Minn.), Shawn Rojeski (Chisholm, Minn.), Joe Polo (Duluth, Minn.), Tyler George (Duluth, Minn.)

Team Locke: Lionel Locke (St. Paul, Minn.), Dale Gibbs (Woodbury, Minn.), Tim Doherty (St. Paul, Minn.), John Krenz ( Mankato, Minn.)

Team Morton: Blake Morton (McFarland, Wis.), Marcus Fonger (Cottage Grove, Wis.), Tommy Juszczyk (McFarland, Wis.), Calvin Weber (McFarland, Wis.), Mark Hartman (Sun Prairie, Wis.)

Team Nernberger: Kroy Nernberger (Fitchburg, Wis.), Ryan Lemke (Medford, Wis.), Jake Will (Madison, Wis.), Steve Day (Madison, Wis.)

Team Wilson: Greg Wilson (Vernon Hills, Ill.), David Geake (Northbrook, Ill.), Richard Franks (Ingleside, Ill.), Jeff Smaha (Palatine, Ill.)

POTOMAC, LAUREL, MD. (EAST QUALIFIER):

Team Calabrese: Joe Calabrese (Fairport, N.Y.), Michael Mengel (Fairport, N.Y.), Michael Graziano (Lansdale, Mass.), Jason Valetutto (South Amboy, N.J.)

Team Corbett: Brandon Corbett (Rochester, N.Y.), Chris Bond (Henrietta, N.Y.), Derek Corbett (Rochester, N.Y.), Kell Orlando (Seneca Falls, N.Y.)

Team Deeren: Kevin Deeren (Chicago), Kraig Deeren (Brookfield, Wis.), Jerod Roland (Petersburg, N.D.), Ryan Brunt (Portage, Wis.)

Team Eigner: Greg Eigner (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Greg Jorgensen (Dearborn, Mich.), Steve Scheffler (Troy, Mich.), David Pietrangelo (Troy, Mich.)

Team Galebach: Brian Galebach (Columbia, Md.), Jason Sethi (Falls Church, Va.), Jeremy Vandenhouten (Silver Spring, Md.), David Bykowski (Edgewater, Md.)

Team Hames: Matt Hames (Buffalo, N.Y.), Bill Stopera (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.), Martin Sather (New Rochelle, N.Y.), Dean Gemmell (Short Hills, N.J.)

Team Johnson: Wes Johnson (Snohomish, Wash.), Leon Romaniuk (Kirkland, Wash.), Paul Lyttle (Bothell, Wash.), Richard Maskel (Green Bay, Wis.)

Team Leichter: Alex Leichter (Wayland, Mass.), Nate Clark (Nashua, N.H.), Jeffrey Wadsworth (Wayland, Mass.), Fred Leichter (Wayland, Mass.)

Team Mellerup: Dennis Mellerup (Hoboken, N.J.), Dannie Steski (Shoreham, N.Y.), Dan Tufaro (New York City), William Pekowitz (Ossining, N.Y.)

Team Raven: Clark Raven (Rochester, N.Y.), Richard Dimperio (Rochester, N.Y.), Jeff Pulli (Rochester, N.Y.), Ryan Thompson (Webster, N.Y.)

Team Surka: Derek Surka (New Haven, Conn.), Tim Ho (Boston), Sean Murray (Edgewood, Mass.), Paul Marseglia (Upton, Mass.)

Team Van Cuyck: Richard Van Cuyck (Fairport, N.Y.), Christopher Lopez (East Rochester, N.Y.), Aaron Crawley (Hamlin, N.Y.), Danny Thompson (Rochester, N.Y.)

Team Wight: Bryan Wight (Canandaigua, N.Y.), Michael Moore (Cleveland Heights, Ohio), Joey Bonfoey (Lac du Flambeau, Wis.), Mark Lazar (Toledo, Ohio)

***2010 U.S. Olympic Team for Men's Curling - automatic berth to 2010 Nationals: John Shuster (Duluth, Minn.), Chris Plys (Duluth, Minn.), Jeff Isaacson (Gilbert, Minn.), John Benton (St. Michael, Minn.), Coach Phill Drobnick (Duluth, Minn.)***