Greg Persinger

Greg Persinger
Curler
Born (1978-02-26) February 26, 1978 (age 46)[1]
Fairbanks, Alaska
Team
Curling clubFairbanks CC,
Fairbanks, AK
SkipGreg Persinger
ThirdDominik Märki
SecondAlex Leichter
LeadShawn Banyai
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		2 (2013, 2018)
Medal record
Curling
United States Men's Curling Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Jacksonville
Gold medal – first place 2018 Fargo
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kalamazoo
Silver medal – second place 2020 Cheney
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Everett
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Hibbing

Greg Persinger (born February 26, 1978) is an American curler. He was born in Fairbanks, Alaska.[2] He was a member of Team USA at the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship.

At the 2020 United States Men's Championship Persinger and Team Ruohonen earned a silver medal, losing to John Shuster in the final.[3]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1996–97 Matt Stevens Craig Brown Bob Liapis Jeremy Fogelson Greg Persinger 1997 WJCC (9th)
1997–98 Greg Persinger Matt Rudig Brady Clark Leo Johnson Bob Liapis 1998 USJCC (SF)[4]
1998–99 Ryan Quinn Greg Persinger Derrick Casper Kevin Deeren Tom Casper 1999 USJCC (SF)[5]
2003–04 Brady Clark Greg Persinger Leo Johnson Ken Trask 2004 USMCC (8th)[6][7]
2004–05 Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Ken Trask Doug Kauffman 2005 USMCC/USOCT 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2007–08 Jason Larway Colin Hufman Greg Persinger Joel Larway Steven Demlow 2008 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2012–13 Greg Persinger Nicholas Myers Sean Murray Tim Gartner 2013 USMCC (8th)
Brady Clark Sean Beighton Darren Lehto Philip Tilker Greg Persinger Ken Trask 2013 WMCC (9th)
2013–14 Brady Clark Sean Beighton Darren Lehto Philip Tilker Greg Persinger 2013 USOCT (5th)
Brady Clark Sean Beighton Greg Persinger Philip Tilker 2014 USMCC (4th)
2014–15 Brady Clark Greg Persinger Nick Myers Matt Birklid Philip Tilker 2015 USMCC (8th)
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)[8]
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 Greg Persinger Dominik Märki Alex Leichter Shawn Banyai Craig Brown
2021–22 Greg Persinger Dominik Märki Alex Leichter Shawn Banyai

Grand Slam record

Key
C Champion
F Lost in Final
SF Lost in Semifinal
QF Lost in Quarterfinals
R16 Lost in the round of 16
Q Did not advance to playoffs
T2 Played in Tier 2 event
DNP Did not participate in event
N/A Not a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Masters Q DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tour Challenge N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A DNP T2 DNP QF T2
Champions Cup N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Q DNP QF DNP N/A

References

  1. ^ Greg Persinger | Curlingzone
  2. ^ "Greg Persinger". United States Curling Association. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  3. ^ Schneider, Angela (2020-02-15). "John Shuster caps unbeaten run through USA Curling Nationals with win over Rich Ruohonen in final". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  4. ^ "Junior Men Teams". USA Curling. Archived from the original on February 20, 1999. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Regional Playdown Results". USA Curling. Archived from the original on October 12, 1999. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "Men's Competitors". Good Curling. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "Standings". USA Curling. Archived from the original on April 17, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "361 World Men's Curling Championship 2018". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 3, 2020.


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