Ryan Brunt (curler)

Ryan Brunt (born November 18, 1985, in Portage, Wisconsin) is an American curler. He is currently the lead for the Pete Fenson rink. He lives in Bloomington, Minnesota, and curls out of the St. Paul Curling Club. He curls with a left-hand delivery.

Ryan Brunt
Curler
Born	(1985-11-18) November 18, 1985 Portage, Wisconsin
Team
Curling club	St. Paul CC, St. Paul, Minnesota
Skip	Chris Plys
Third	Colin Hufman
Second	Joe Polo
Lead	Ryan Brunt
Curling career
World Championship appearances	2 (2011, 2014)
Medal record Curling Representing United States United States Men's Curling Championship 2011 Fargo Team 2014 Philadelphia Team 2012 Philadelphia Team United States Olympic Curling Trials 2013 Fargo Team

Career

Brunt began curling in 1992. He participated in various bonspiels in high school and won the Wisconsin State High School Champions in 2001. He played in the United States Men's Junior Curling Championship five times, and his best finish was bronze in 2007.

Brunt began to curl with Pete Fenson and teammates Shawn Rojeski and Joe Polo during the 2010-11 curling season. His first appearance with the Fenson rink was at the 2011 Continental Cup of Curling, where he and Team North America won the cup over Team World. He participated with the Fenson rink in the 2011 United States Men's Curling Championship, where they won the right to represent the United States at the world championship in Regina, Saskatchewan. He and his team started off well but lost many close games and finished in 10th place with a 3–8 win–loss record.

Personal life

Brunt graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire with a double major in math and economics. He is currently a substitute teacher, and enjoys playing golf. His sister, Maureen Clark, is a world junior champion who competed on the United States's women's curling team at the 2006 Torino Olympics.

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Events
2006–07	Zach Jacobson	Jeff Thune	Ryan Brunt	Zane Jacobson
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
2014–15	Heath McCormick	Chris Plys	Joe Polo	Colin Hufman	Ryan Brunt	2015 USNCC
2015–16	Chris Plys	Colin Hufman	Joe Polo	Ryan Brunt

External links

• Ryan Brunt at World Curling
• Ryan Brunt at Team USA (archived)
• TeamUSA profile