Colin Hufman

Colin Hufman
Curler
Born (1984-05-15) May 15, 1984 (age 40)
Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.
Team
Curling clubSeattle CC,
Seattle, WA[1]
SkipJohn Shuster
ThirdChris Plys
SecondColin Hufman
LeadMatt Hamilton
AlternateJohn Landsteiner
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		4 (2018, 2021, 2023, 2024)
Pan Continental Championship
appearances		1 (2024)
Olympic
appearances		1 (2022)
Medal record
Curling
Pan Continental Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Lacombe
United States Men's Curling Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Jacksonville
Gold medal – first place 2018 Fargo
Gold medal – first place 2024 East Rutherford
Silver medal – second place 2013 Green Bay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kalamazoo
Silver medal – second place 2020 Cheney
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Bemidji
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Utica
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Hibbing
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Philadelphia
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kalamazoo
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Everett
Curling Night in America
Gold medal – first place 2014 Blaine
Gold medal – first place 2021 Irvine

Colin Hufman (born May 15, 1984) is an American curler. He was born in Fairbanks, Alaska,[2] and resides in Seattle.[3] He currently plays second on Team John Shuster. He has been a USA Curling Board member since August 2017 and USA Curling Athlete Representative for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Athletes Advisory Council since December 2020.[4]

Career

In 2002, Hufman won the United States Junior Championship, playing third for Leo Johnson's team. Representing the United States at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kelowna, Canada, they finished in ninth place with a 3–6 record.[5]

Hufman has won numerous medals at the United States Men's Championship, including gold twice. In 2016 he won playing second for skip Brady Clark, but runner-up John Shuster earned enough points to earn the chance to represent the US at the World Championship that year. In 2018, Hufman won his second gold medal, this time playing second for Rich Ruohonen. At the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship, Team Ruohonen finished in sixth place with a 6–7 record.[6]

At the 2020 United States Men's Championship, Hufman and Team Ruohonen earned a silver medal, losing to John Shuster in the final.[7]

In 2021, Hufman played as the alternate for Team John Shuster at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship in Calgary, Alberta.[8] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 United States Men's Curling Championship was postponed until after the World Men's Championship and the United States Curling Association decided Team Shuster, the 2020 National Champions, would represent the U.S. at the Worlds.[9] At the championship, the team led the U.S. to a 10–3 round robin record, in third place.[10] They played Switzerland in the playoffs, in a game which was delayed a day due to some curlers testing positive for the virus. In the game, Switzerland, skipped by Peter de Cruz, beat the Americans to advance to the semifinals.[11]

Personal life

Hufman works as program manager[3] and is married to Microsoft Program Manager Erin Momany.[12][13]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1998–99 Leo Johnson Colin Hufman Martin Sather Chris Benshoof Steven Birklid Bill Gryder 1999 USJCC (5th)[14][15]
1999–00 Leo Johnson Colin Hufman Martin Sather Chris Benshoof Steven Birklid Bill Gryder 2000 USJCC (9th)[16][17]
2000–01 Leo Johnson Colin Hufman Martin Sather Chris Benshoof Tom Hewitt Bill Gryder 2001 USJCC (SF)[18][19]
2001–02 Leo Johnson Colin Hufman Martin Sather Chris Benshoof Steven Birklid (WJCC) Dennis Theis 2002 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[20][21]
2002 WJCC (9th)[5]
2002–03 Colin Hufman Steven Birklid Martin Sather Chris Benshoof 2003 USMCC (13th)[22][23]
2003–04 Wes Johnson Leon Romaniuk Colin Hufman Ryan Beighton Tom Violette 2004 USMCC (13th)[24]
2004–05 Steven Birklid Tommy Kent Chad Persinger Scott MacDonald Colin Hufman Dennis Thies 2005 USJCC (SF)[25][26]
Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Ken Trask Doug Kauffman 2005 USMCC/USOCT 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2005–06 Jason Larway Brady Clark Colin Hufman Joel Larway 2006 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2006–07 Jason Larway Colin Hufman Joel Larway Steven Demlow 2007 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2007–08 Jason Larway Colin Hufman Greg Persinger Joel Larway Steven Demlow 2008 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2008–09 Jason Larway Colin Hufman Joel Larway Bill Todhunter Greg Johnson
2010–11 Jason Larway Colin Hufman Sean Beighton Joel Larway 2011 USMCC (9th)
2011–12 Tyler George Chris Plys Rich Ruohonen Colin Hufman 2012 USMCC (8th)
2012–13 Chris Plys (fourth) Tyler George (skip) Rich Ruohonen Colin Hufman 2013 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2013–14 Chris Plys (fourth) Tyler George (skip) Rich Ruohonen Colin Hufman Craig Brown 2013 USOCT (4th)
Heath McCormick Chris Plys Rich Ruohonen Colin Hufman 2014 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2014–15 Heath McCormick Chris Plys Joe Polo Colin Hufman Ryan Brunt 2015 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015–16 Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker 2016 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016–17 Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker 2017 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017–18 Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker 2017 USOCT (5th)
Greg Persinger (fourth) Rich Ruohonen (skip) Colin Hufman Philip Tilker Chris Plys
(WMCC)		 Phill Drobnick 2018 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 WMCC (6th)[6]
2018–19 Greg Persinger (fourth) Rich Ruohonen (skip) Colin Hufman Philip Tilker 2019 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019–20 Rich Ruohonen Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker Kroy Nernberger 2020 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020–21 Rich Ruohonen Andrew Stopera Colin Hufman Philip Tilker Kroy Nernberger
John Shuster Chris Plys Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Colin Hufman Sean Beighton 2021 WMCC (5th)
2021–22 Rich Ruohonen Andrew Stopera Colin Hufman Kroy Nernberger Philip Tilker
John Shuster Chris Plys Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Colin Hufman 2022 OG (4th)
2022–23 John Shuster Chris Plys Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Colin Hufman Phil Drobnick 2023 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 WMCC (8th)
2023–24 John Shuster Chris Plys Colin Hufman Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Theran Michaelis 2024 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 WMCC (6th)
2024–25 John Shuster Chris Plys Colin Hufman Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Theran Michaelis 2024 PCCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

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