Rachel Erickson

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Rachel Erickson
Curler
Born (1999-01-09) January 9, 1999 (age 22)
Brandon, Manitoba
Team
Curling club,
Maryfield, SK[1]
SkipChelsea Carey
ThirdJolene Campbell
SecondStephanie Schmidt
LeadJennifer Armstrong
AlternateRachel Erickson
Career
Member Association Saskatchewan
 Manitoba (2021)
Hearts appearances1 (2021)
Top CTRS ranking91st (2018–19)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  Canada
World Junior Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Krasnoyarsk

Rachel Erickson (born January 9, 1999) is a Canadian curler from Maryfield, Saskatchewan.[2] She is currently the alternate on Team Chelsea Carey. She was the alternate for the Mackenzie Zacharias rink that won the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships.

Career[]

Erickson's first national championships was in 2016 at the 2016 U18 International Curling Championships where she skipped Saskatchewan to a 3–2 record. She won the provincial championship again the following year and finished 3–5 at the 2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships. Two years later, she won her first provincial junior title[3] and finished in seventh place with a 5–5 record at the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships in her home province. She joined the rink at third the following season and the team won the provincial junior championship.[4] Erickson would once again settle for a seventh place finish at the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, once again with a 5–5 record. She was then asked by the winners of the event, Manitoba's Mackenzie Zacharias if she would join them at the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. After finishing the round robin in second place, they would defeat Russia in the semifinal and South Korea in the final to claim the gold medal.[5] Erickson played in one game at the championship, where Canada defeated Latvia 13–2.[6]

Erickson aged out of juniors after the season. On March 19, 2020, it was announced that she would be joining the new team of Stephanie Schmidt, , and Jennifer Armstrong for the 2020–21 season.[7] The team played in three local events during the abbreviated season, qualifying in one of them. After the season, Brooklyn Stevenson left the team. Erickson, Schmidt and Armstrong then added Chelsea Carey and Jolene Campbell for the 2021–22 season, shifting Erickson to alternate.[8]

Personal life[]

Erickson was an Agronomy student at the University of Saskatchewan.[2] She currently works as an agronomist with Advantage Co-op and lives in Carlyle, Saskatchewan.[9]

Teams[]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2013–14[10] Chaelynn Kitz Rachel Erickson
2014–15 Chaelynn Kitz Rikki Schick Taylor Marcotte Rachel Erickson
2015–16 Chaelynn Kitz Rikki Schick Taylor Marcotte Rachel Erickson
2016–17 Chaelynn Kitz Rikki Schick Rachel Erickson
2017–18 Rachel Erickson Sarah Hoag Taylor Marcotte
2018–19[11] Rachel Erickson Sarah Hoag Jade Goebel
2019–20[4] Rachel Erickson
2020–21[7] Stephanie Schmidt Jennifer Armstrong Rachel Erickson
2021–22 Chelsea Carey Jolene Campbell Stephanie Schmidt Jennifer Armstrong Rachel Erickson

References[]

  1. ^ "Rachel Erickson Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "CURLSASK 2019 Junior Men's & Women's Provincial Championships". Curl Sask. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Kevin Mitchell (January 18, 2020). "Breaking through: Thevenot makes first Canadian junior appearance". Saskatoon Star Phoenix. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Gauthier, Zacharias complete world junior curling sweep for Canada". Sportsnet. February 22, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Mixed results for Canada in playoff tuneups at world junior playdowns". Sportsnet. February 20, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Team Schmidt Team Announcement". Facebook. March 19, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "