Krista McCarville, Tanner Horgan named to GSOC National

Krista McCarville throws a stone during the 2016 Tour Challenge in Cranbrook, B.C. (Anil Mungal)

Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville and Tanner Horgan will round out the field for the 2016 Boost National in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

McCarville and Horgan were granted the sponsor’s exemption spots Sunday for the third stop of the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling season running Dec. 6-11 at the Essar Centre.

Boost National: Click here for ticket information

McCarville, of Thunder Bay, represented Northern Ontario at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts last season and finished runner-up to Calgary’s Chelsea Carey. Team McCarville also features third Kendra Lilly, second Ashley Sippala and lead Sarah Potts.

The 18-year-old Horgan, of Sudbury, and his team will make their Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling series debut.

Horgan earned silver at last season’s Canadian junior men’s curling championship and has balanced his year playing both junior and men’s competitions. Horgan’s team includes his 16-year-old brother Jake Horgan at third plus second Nicholas Bissonnette and lead Maxime Blais. The Horgan brothers are the younger siblings of Tracy Fleury and Jenn Wylie of Team Fleury.

Winners of the 2016 Boost National will also qualify for the season-ending Humpty’s Champions Cup, running April 25-30, 2017, in Calgary. Allison Flaxey of Caledon, Ont., and Sweden’s Niklas Edin booked their spots by winning the season-opening WFG Masters and join the defending champs Jennifer Jones and Reid Carruthers, both of Winnipeg.

Teams also earn points towards the Rogers Grand Slam Cup, awarded to the season champions following the conclusion of the 2017 WestJet Players’ Championship.

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Below is the full field for the 2016 Boost National:

MEN’S TEAMS

WCT OOM Rank Team Hometown
1 Brad Gushue St. John’s, NL
2 Kevin Koe Calgary, AB
3 Reid Carruthers Winnipeg, MB
4 Niklas Edin Karlstad, SWE
5 John Epping Toronto, ON
6 Brad Jacobs Sault Ste. Marie, ON
7 Mike McEwen Winnipeg, MB
8 Steve Laycock Saskatoon, SK
9 David Murdoch Stirling, SCO
10 Charley Thomas Edmonton, AB
11 John Morris Vernon, BC
12 Brendan Bottcher Edmonton, AB
14 Peter de Cruz Geneva, SUI
15 John Shuster Duluth, USA
Sponsor’s Exemption Tanner Horgan Sudbury, ON

WOMEN’S TEAMS

WCT OOM Rank Team Hometown
1 Rachel Homan Ottawa, ON
2 Jennifer Jones Winnipeg, MB
3 Silvana Tirinzoni Aarau, SUI
4 Eve Muirhead Stirling, SCO
5 Val Sweeting Edmonton, AB
6 Allison Flaxey Caledon, ON
7 Chelsea Carey Calgary, AB
8 Anna Hasselborg Sundbyberg, SWE
9 Kelsey Rocque Edmonton, AB
10 Anna Sidorova Moscow, RUS
11 EunJung Kim Uiseong, KOR
12 Tracy Fleury Sudbury, ON
13 Kerri Einarson Winnipeg, MB
14 Binia Feltscher Flims, SUI
Sponsor’s Exemption Krista McCarville Thunder Bay, ON

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