Furthest North 5 & Under Qualifier Bonspiel
The Fairbanks Curling Club started hosting this annual 5 & Under National qualifier in 2023. We have thoroughly enjoyed hosting teams from around the country and are thilled to provide Alaskan curlers a chance to compete at a National-style event.
This bonspiel is for teams who want to compete for a chance to qualify for the 5 & Under National Championships, a 'USA Curling' sponsored event for curlers who have 5 or less years of curling experience.
We hope to keep hosting this event into the future in order to promote 5U curling in Fairbanks and Alaska as a whole, as well as attract out-of-town teams to curl in the Last Frontier!
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2026 Furthest North 5 & Under Qualifier Bonspiel 2026
Jan 15, 2026 – Jan 18, 2026
18 participating teams
Championship Bracket Seeding for 5u Qualifier
https://www.curlfairbanks.org/events/view-file/11
Consolation Bracket Seeding for 5u Qualifier
https://www.curlfairbanks.org/events/view-file/10
The 2026 Furthest North 5 & Under Bonspiel is scheduled to be January 15-18, 2026! We have extended this spiel to Thur-Sun to spread out games and give travelling teams opportunities to explore Alaska between matches. Cost: $500/team
Registration cost includes:
5-game guarantee, several meals, discounted merch, and other potential extras!
We will be live-streaming games on our FCC Youtube Channel! Links will be shared before the event.
Furthest North 5 & Under Bonspiel Format:
- 18 team limit
- 3 pools of 6 teams
- Timed games (30 min of 'Thinking Time' for each team)
- 'No Tick Rule' in effect
- LSD shots before each game - to determine hammer and count towards DSC scores (tiebreakers in pool play)
- No broomhead restrictions ("legal" broom head covers are mandatory at National Championship events)
- Round Robin play within each pool (5 pool play games per team) and pools determined by peer seeding process
- Top 2 teams from each pool move onto the playoffs. Top 2 teams with best records will have a BYE into the semifinals. Quarterfinals are 3rd seed vs 6th seed overall, and 4th seed vs 5th seed overall. Winner of 3v6 plays the #1 seed in Semifianl #1, and the winner of 4v5 plays the #2 seed in Semifinal #2
The winning team of the Furthest North 5U will earn a spot at the 5 & Under National Championships that will be held in April 2026 in Seattle at the Granite Curling Club.
Participating teams
| Team | Players |
|---|---|
| Team-1960 | Jeffrey Brice, Tracy White, Phil Glaeser, Shawneen Gonzalez |
| Team-1961 | Jennifer Hyde, Josh Hamilton, James Yogi, Pete Condon |
| Team-1962 | Kimberly Hetrick, Ian Purcell, Austin Krohn, Emily Domanico |
| Team-1963 | Cyndi Parrish, Andrew Parrish, Raven MacDaniels, Suzanne McAuley |
| Team-1964 | Caroline Bisio, Jacob Patterson, Asa Barth-Maron, Samantha Courage |
| Team-1965 | Ryan Maas, Kyle Anderman, Anthony Martinez, Harrison Thede |
| Team-1968 | Dean Cox, Zaid Hamzeh, Aftyn Kringen, Jason Kronstad |
| Team-1969 | Sonja Wesche, Thorsten Frank, Brendan Sheehy, Amanda Willey |
| Team-1970 | Trevor Duersch, Skyler Anderson, Steve Gickling, Tchelsey Perkins |
| Team-1973 | Parker Temple, Charles Schrag, Kristen Lee, Piper Brase |
| Team-1974 | Jonathan Beverley, Jim Pace, Sean Marlow, Alden Harrell |
| Team-1975 | John Casey, Anna O'Shea, Bela Ordonez, Matt Hoepfner |
| Team-1976 | Ian andrew, Mark Longwell, Kim Giles, Mike Lopykinski |
| Team-1978 | Joseph Auterman, Cyprus Kirk, James Lamp, Kar Fedosh |
| Team-1994 | Mark Hill, Brandi Neuterman, Rob Patterson, Donovan Glade |
| Team-1995 | Ballard Saul, Kelly Croll, Hannah Guzzi, Marcelo Leone |
| Team-2122 | Jake Hovenden, Carey Fristoe, Luke Ponchione, Galen Kornowske |
| Team-2132 | Charles Kilpatrick, Andrew Stiegmann, Evan Bulger, James Balog |