Polo2-2 at 2024 Duluth Cash Spiel

Duluth, Minnesota

SKIP
Joe
Polo

Third
Rich
Ruohonen

Second
Matt
Mellin

Lead
Derek
Benson

Games:	4
Record:	2W - 2L
PF/G:	6.36
PA/G:	10.45
Hammer Efficiency:	0.30
Steal Defense:	0.33
Force Efficiency:	0.14
Steal Efficiency:	0.20

Joe Polo (Duluth, MN) finished 2-2 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Polo defeated Austin Kadlec (Rice Lake, WI) 6-5, then went on to lose 8-1 against Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN). Polo lost 7-1 to Ross Litman (Duluth, MN) where Polo responded with a 6-3 win over Ethan Sampson (Chaska, MN) in their final qualifying round match.

Polo earned 2.250 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 10 spots the World Ranking Standings into 146th place overall with 12.844 total points. Polo ranks 205th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 3.750 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2025	4	4	0	0.500	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	51	36	41	7.06	8.04	-0.98	3.92	4.71	1.80	1.71	1.37

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	28	29	9	6	2-0	1-0	5-2	1.04	0.32	0.36	0.25

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	23	7	32	1	0-1	0-2	2-7	0.30	1.39	0.41	0.22

2024: John Epping
John Epping, Jake Horgan, Tanner Horgan, Ian McMillan
Sudbury, NO
2024: Joe Polo
Korey Dropkin, Joe Polo, Matt Mellin, Derek Benson
Duluth, MN
2016: Heath McCormick
Heath McCormick, Christopher Plys, Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell
Blaine, USA
2015: John Shuster
John Shuster, Tyler George, Matt Hamilton, Quinn Evenson
Duluth, USA
2014: Heath McCormick
Heath McCormick, Christopher Plys, Joe Polo, Ryan Brunt, Colin Hufman
Blaine, USA
2013: Craig Brown
Craig Brown, Kroy Nernberger, Matt Hamilton, Jon Brunt
Madison, WI
2012: Bryan Burgess
Bryan Burgess, Mike Pozihun, Dale Wiersema, Pat Berezowski
, ON
2011: Craig Brown
Craig Brown, Matt Hamilton, Kroy Nernberger, Derrick Casper
, WI
2010: Tyler George
Tyler George, Christopher Plys, Rich Ruohonen, Phill Drobnick
Duluth, MN
2008: Craig Brown
Craig Brown, Rich Ruohonen, John Dunlop, Pete Annis, Jon Brunt
Madison, WI
2007: Jeff Currie
Craig Brown, Rich Ruohonen, John Dunlop, Pete Annis, Jon Brunt
Thunder Bay, NO
2006: John Salo
John Salo, Ron Rosengren, Rob Sinclair, Gary Maunula
Thunder Bay, ON
2005: Paul Pustovar
Paul Pustovar, Greg Wilson, Patrick Roe, Richard Maskel
Hibbing, MN
2004: Marshall Bagdon
Marshall Bagdon, Robin Champagne, Gary Weiss, Aaron Rogalski
Thunder Bay, ON
2003: Todd Birr
Todd Birr, Pete Westberg, Kevin Birr, Greg Rheaume
Mankato, MN
2002: Pete Fenson
Pete Fenson
, USA

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