Tara Peterson

Tara S. Peterson (born May 28, 1991) is an American curler from Shoreview, Minnesota.[1] She currently plays second for her sister Tabitha.

Tara Peterson
Curler
Born (1991-05-28) May 28, 1991
Burnsville, Minnesota
Team
Curling clubSt. Paul CC,
St. Paul, MN
SkipTabitha Peterson
ThirdNina Roth
SecondBecca Hamilton
LeadTara Peterson
AlternateAileen Geving
Career
World Championship
appearances		2 (2014, 2015)
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing  United States
World Junior Championships
2010 FlimsTeam
United States Women's Curling Championship
2014 PhiladelphiaTeam
2020 Cheney Team
2015 KalamazooTeam

Curling career

As a junior curler, Peterson won three United States Junior Curling Championships, qualifying her to play in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 World Junior Curling Championships. At the 2009 World Junior Curling Championships, Peterson played second for the Alexandra Carlson team and finished in 5th place. The next season, Peterson remained on the Carlson rink, and at the 2010 World Junior Curling Championships, the team won the bronze medal for the United States. The next year, Peterson joined the Wisconsin-based Rebecca Hamilton team at third. At the 2011 World Junior Curling Championships, the team finished in 5th. In 2012, they finished in third place at the U.S. Junior Championships.

After juniors, Peterson continued to play with Hamilton for on season (at second), until joining the Nina Roth rink in 2013 as her second. Peterson competed at the 2014 Ford World Women's Curling Championship as the alternate on team USA, skipped by Allison Pottinger (finished 6th). In 2014, she joined the Aileen Sormunen rink. With Sormunen, Peterson won her first World Curling Tour event at the 2014 St. Paul Cash Spiel. She also played in her first Grand Slam event that season, going all the way to the semifinals of the 2014 Colonial Square Ladies Classic. The team acquired enough WCT Order of Merit Points to qualify as the U.S. National team for the 2015 World Women's Curling Championship.

At the 2020 United States Women's Championship Peterson earned her second national title, as second for her sister Tabitha. In the round robin Team Peterson's only loss came against Jamie Sinclair but they then beat Team Sinclair in the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game and again in the final.[2] As United States Champions Team Peterson would have represented the United States at the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship, but they lost that opportunity when the Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] They also earned a spot at the final Grand Slam of the season, the Champions Cup,[4] which was also cancelled due to the pandemic. Their qualification will instead carry over to the 2021 Champions Cup.[5]

During the 2020 off-season the team announced that Tabitha Peterson would remain as skip when Roth returned from maternity leave. Roth will re-join the team as vice-skip at third, with Hamilton moving to second, Tara Peterson to lead, and Geving to alternate.[6]

Personal life

Peterson's sister is fellow curler Tabitha Peterson.[7] She is employed as a dentist and is engaged.[1]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2005–06 Alex CarlsonTabitha PetersonTara PetersonSophie Brorson2006 USJCC (SF)
2006–07 Alex CarlsonTabitha PetersonTara PetersonSophie Brorson2007 USWCC (4th)
2007–08 Alex CarlsonTabitha PetersonTara PetersonSophie Brorson2008 USJCC
2008–09 Alex CarlsonTabitha PetersonTara PetersonSophie BrorsonMolly BonnerHoward Restall2009 USJCC
2009 WJCC (5th)
2009–10 Alex CarlsonTabitha PetersonTara PetersonSophie BrorsonMiranda SolemHoward Restall2010 USJCC
2010 WJCC
2010–11 Becca HamiltonTara PetersonKarlie KoenigSophie BrorsonRebecca Funk (WJCC)Neil Doese (WJCC)2011 USJCC
2011 WJCC (5th)
2011–12 Becca HamiltonTara PetersonKarlie KoenigSophie Brorson2012 USJCC
2012 USWCC (7th)
2012–13 Becca HamiltonMolly BonnerTara PetersonSophie Brorson2013 USWCC (8th)
2013–14 Allison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie NicholsonTabitha PetersonTara PetersonDerek Brown2014 USWCC
2014 WWCC (6th)
2014–15 Aileen SormunenTara PetersonVicky PersingerMonica WalkerBecca Hamilton (WWCC)Scott Baird2015 USWCC
2015 WWCC (10th)
2015–16 Jamie SinclairTabitha PetersonBecca HamiltonJenna HaagTara Peterson2016 USWCC (4th)
2018–19 Nina RothTabitha PetersonBecca HamiltonTara Peterson2019 USWCC
CWC/GF (6th)
2019–20 Tabitha PetersonBecca HamiltonTara PetersonAileen GevingNatalie Nicholson2020 USWCC
2020–21 Tabitha PetersonNina RothBecca HamiltonTara PetersonAileen Geving

References
  1. "2020 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  2. Schneider, Angela (2020-02-15). "Tabitha Peterson takes aggressive approach to dethrone Jamie Sinclair in women's title match of USA Curling Championships". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  3. "World women's curling championship cancelled". TSN. Mar 12, 2020. Retrieved Apr 27, 2020.
  4. "Peterson Locks Down Playoff Spot". USA Curling. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  5. "2020 Humpty's Champions Cup teams to keep spots for next season". Grand Slam of Curling. Mar 18, 2020. Retrieved Apr 27, 2020.
  6. "Team Peterson Announced". USA Curling. Apr 27, 2020. Retrieved Apr 28, 2020.
  7. "Spatola team wins gold at USA Curling Nationals presented by Labatt". USA Curling. Mar 8, 2014. Retrieved Apr 29, 2020.
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