Tracy Sachtjen

Tracy Sachtjen
Curler
Born
Tracy Zeman

(1969-02-20) February 20, 1969 (age 55)
Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin, U.S.
Curling career
World Championship
appearances		5 (1997, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2009)
Olympic
appearances		1 (2010)
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Saint John
Gold medal – first place 2003 Winnipeg
United States Olympic Curling Trials
Gold medal – first place 2009 Broomfield Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Ogden Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Madison Team

Tracy Sachtjen (/ˈsætʃən/, née Zeman, born February 20, 1969) is an American curler from Lodi, Wisconsin. She is a former world champion and Olympian.

Curling career

Sachtjen started curling in 1982. By 1987 she had made her first appearance at the U.S. Junior National Championships. Her first appearance at the United States National Championships came in 1993 and in 1997 she won her first gold medal at the event, with her team skipped by Patti Lank. At her first world championships in 1997 in Berne, Switzerland, her team placed sixth. She has competed at eight U.S. National Championships, five World Championships, and two World Junior Championships.[1] She has one gold and one silver medal from World Championship competition.

In February 2009, Sachtjen and her team, skipped by Debbie McCormick won the 2010 US Olympic Trials, earning the right to compete for the United States at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. (This event also served as the qualifier for the 2009 World Championships.)

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1986–87 Tracy Zeman Pam Goetz Shellie Holerud Lori Myers 1987 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1987–88 Tracy Zeman Erika Brown Marni Vaningan Shellie Holerud 1988 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1988 WJCC (8th)[2]
1988–89 Erika Brown Tracy Zeman Shellie Holerud Jill Jones Debbie Henry
(WJCC)		 1989 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1989 WJCC (6th)[3]
1996–97 Patti Lank Analissa Johnson Joni Cotten Tracy Sachtjen Allison Darragh 1997 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1997 WWCC (7th)
1998–99 Patti Lank Erika Brown Allison Darragh Tracy Sachtjen Barb Perrella
(WWCC)		 Steve Brown 1999 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1999 WWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1999–00 Patti Lank Erika Brown Allison Pottinger Tracy Sachtjen Steve Brown 2000 USWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[4]
2000–01 Patti Lank Erika Brown Allison Pottinger Tracy Sachtjen Keith Reilly 2001 USWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[5][6]
2001–02 Patti Lank Erika Brown Oriedo Allison Pottinger Tracy Sachtjen Bev Behnke 2001 USOCT 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[7]
2002–03 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Ann Swisshelm Silver Tracy Sachtjen Joni Cotten Wally Henry 2003 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[8]
2003 WWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[9]
2003–04 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Ann Swisshelm Silver Tracy Sachtjen Joni Cotten 2004 USWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[10]
2004–05 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Ann Swisshelm Silver Tracy Sachtjen 2005 USWCC/USOCT 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[11]
2005–06 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Tracy Sachtjen Natalie Nicholson Joni Cotten 2006 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[12]
2006–07 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen 2007 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[13][14]
2007–08 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen Wally Henry 2008 WWCC (7th)[15]
2008–09 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen Wally Henry 2009 USWCC/USOCT 1st place, gold medalist(s)[16]
2009 WWCC (9th)[17][18]
2009–10 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen Wally Henry 2010 OG (10th)[19][20]

References

  1. ^ "Team USA Women's Curling - Tracy Sachtjen". Archived from the original on April 12, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  2. ^ "World Junior Curling Championships 1988". World Curling Federation. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Goodrich World Junior Curling Championships 1989". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Women's Championship game". USA Curling. Archived from the original on April 21, 2001. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Wisconsin Women's Team Members". Madison Curling Club. Archived from the original on April 23, 2001. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Illinois, Washington rinks win USA Curling Nationals". Madison Curling Club. March 2, 2001. Archived from the original on July 23, 2001. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Team Lank". USA Curling. Archived from the original on August 21, 2002. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Illinois wins women's final at 2003 USA Curling Nationals". GoodCurling.net. March 8, 2003. Archived from the original on April 28, 2003. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  9. ^ "Ford World Curling Championships 2003". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Wisconsin wins women's title at USA Curling Nationals". USA Curling. March 6, 2004. Archived from the original on March 17, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "Bemidji's Johnson rink on to Olympic Games". US Olympic Team Trials – Curling. February 26, 2005. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  12. ^ "2006 U.S. World Team Trials – Competing Teams". USA Curling. Archived from the original on January 17, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  13. ^ "2007 U.S. National Championships". USA Curling. Archived from the original on March 20, 2007. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  14. ^ "McCormick wins 2007 U.S. National Championships". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  15. ^ "Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2008". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  16. ^ "2010 U.S. Olympic Team Trials/2009 U.S. National Championships". 2009–10 USA Curling Media Guide & Directory. May 19, 2010. pp. 60–61. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  17. ^ "The Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship 2009". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  18. ^ Kolesar, Terry (May 2009). "USA women finish ninth in Korea". U.S. Curling News. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  19. ^ "XXI. Olympic Winter Games 2010". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  20. ^ Kolesar, Terry (March 3, 2010). "USA men, women finish 10th in Vancouver". U.S. Curling News. p. 6. Retrieved April 30, 2020.