Joe Polo

Joseph Polo
Curler
Born (1982-12-10) December 10, 1982
Duluth, Minnesota
Team
Curling club Bemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota
Skip John Shuster
Third Tyler George
Second Matt Hamilton
Lead John Landsteiner
Alternate Joe Polo
Career
World Championship
appearances		 5 (2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014)
Olympic
appearances		 1 (2006)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  United States
Winter Olympics
2006 Turin Team
World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
2016 Karlstad
United States Men's Curling Championship
2006 Bemidji Team
2010 Kalamazoo Team
2011 Fargo Team
2014 Philadelphia Team
2012 Philadelphia Team
2015 Kalamazoo Team
United States Olympic Curling Trials
2005 Madison Team
2013 Fargo Team

Joseph Polo (born December 10, 1982 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American curler. Polo was raised in Floodwood, Minnesota before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in nearby Bemidji at the age of 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club's Sunday Night Junior League. Polo participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics as the second for Pete Fenson's U.S. team. The team defeated David Murdoch's Great Britain rink to take the bronze medal. On January 16, 2007, the team was named the 2006 USOC Team of the Year.[1]

After participating at the 2010 Worlds and finishing in 4th place, Polo, Fenson, Shawn Rojeski, and Ryan Brunt went to the 2011 Continental Cup of Curling, where Team North America defeated Team World. The team then headed to the 2011 US Nationals, where, after finishing the round robin undefeated, the team won the gold medal at the nationals. They represented the United States at the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in April at Regina, Saskatchewan, finishing with a 3-8 win-loss record at 10th after a series of close losses.

Joe was also member of an intramural Ultimate Frisbee team while he attended the University of North Dakota. He was known for his ability to throw the length of the entire field, and was an invaluable member of the team throughout his entire career.

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
2005–06 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Doug Pottinger 2006 Cont.
Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo John Shuster 2006 USNCC, OG, WCC
2006–07 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo John Shuster
2009–10 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Tyler George 2010 USNCC, WCC
2010–11 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt 2011 Cont., USNCC, WCC
2011–12 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt 2012 Cont., USNCC
2012–13 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt 2013 USNCC
2013–14 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt 2014 USNCC
2014–15 Heath McCormick Chris Plys Joe Polo Colin Hufman Ryan Brunt 2015 USNCC
2015–16 Chris Plys (fourth) Pete Fenson (skip) Joe Polo Jason Smith 2016 USNCC
2016-17 Joe Polo* Tabitha Peterson**

*Throws rocks 1 and 5
**Throws rocks 2, 3, and 4

References

  1. ↑ USOC honors top U.S. athletes for 2006, http://www.usolympicteam.com/117_50738.htm


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