Cait Flannery (Mankato, MN) won
6-5 over
Annmarie Dubberstein (Portage, WI) in the Final of the USA Curling Junior Nationals Championship, held January 13 - 19, 2019 in Two Harbors, Minnesota. To advance to the championship game, Flannery won
7-1 over
Ariel Traxler (Fairbanks, AK) in the semifinals of the 2019 USA Curling Junior Nationals Championship in Two Harbors, Minnesota;
Flannery finished 5-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Flannery defeated
Samantha Jones (Endeavor, WI) 7-5, then won
9-7 against
Suzanna Viau (Plover, WI) and
10-9 against
Elizabeth Cousins (Medfield, MA). Flannery went on to lose
8-5 against
Dubberstein. Flannery responded with a
10-3 win over
Mackenzie Page (Burnsville, MN). Flannery went on to lose
6-5 against
Traxler. Flannery responded with a
6-4 win over
Abbey Kitchens (Devils Lake, ND) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the USA Curling Junior Nationals Championship Championship title, Flannery earned
19.238 world rankings points. For week 23 of the event schedule, Flannery did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Flannery ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
