2014 Olympic Hopefuls
Team Pete Fenson: Pete Fenson, Shawn Rojeski, Joe Polo, Ryan Brunt
How Team Fenson qualified for 2014 Olympic Team Trials for Curling: Runner-up at the 2012 U.S.
National Championships
Name: Pete Fenson
Position: Skip
Date of birth: 2/29/68
Hometown: Bemidji, Minn.
Resides: Bemidji, Minn.
Education: Bachelor's degree in technical illustration and graphic design
Occupation: Owner/operator of Dave’s Pizza
Year started curling: 1982
Family: Married; two sons
Curling club: Bemidji
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Twitter handle(s): https://twitter.com/joepolo1
Team website: http://www.teamfenson.com/
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Member of 2006 U.S. Olympic Team (bronze in Torino, Italy)
Named U.S. Olympic Committee’s Team of the Year in 2006 for winning curling’s first-ever
medal for the U.S.
Seven-time U.S. men’s national champion
Three-time USA Curling Male Athlete of the Year
2006 USA Curling Team of the Year
3 Olympic Team Trials appearances: 2014, 2006 (won), 1998
Name: Shawn Rojeski
Position: Vice skip
Date of birth: 1/21/72
Hometown: Virginia, Minn.
Resides: Chisholm, Minn.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in industrial technology – manufacturing and construction management from
Bemidji State University
Occupation: Corporate Quality Manager with Lakehead Constructors
Year started curling: 1984
Family: Single
Curling club: Hibbing
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Twitter handle(s): https://twitter.com/joepolo1
Team website: http://www.teamfenson.com/
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Member of 2006 U.S. Olympic Team (bronze in Torino, Italy)
Named U.S. Olympic Committee’s Team of the Year in 2006 for winning curling’s first-ever
medal for the U.S.
Five-time U.S. men’s national champion
2006 USA Curling Male Athlete of the Year
2006 USA Curling Team of the Year
Two-time U.S. junior national champion (earned bronze at 1991 World Junior Championships)
Named to All-Star Team at 1991 and 1992 World Junior Championships (vice skip)
Making second appearance at Olympic Team Trials (won in 2006)
Name: Joe Polo
Position: Second
Date of birth: 12/10/82
Hometown: Bemidji, Minn.
Resides: Duluth, Minn.
Education: Mechanical engineering degree from the University of North Dakota-Grand Forks
Occupation: Project manager with Lakehead Constructors
Year started curling: 1992
Family: Married
Curling club: Duluth
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Twitter handle(s): https://twitter.com/joepolo1
Team website: http://www.teamfenson.com/
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Member of 2006 U.S. Olympic Team (bronze in Torino, Italy)
Named U.S. Olympic Committee’s Team of the Year in 2006 for winning curling’s first-ever
medal for the U.S.
Four-time U.S. men’s national champion
2010 USA Curling Male Athlete of the Year
2006 USA Curling Team of the Year
Making third appearance at Olympic Team Trials: 2014, 2010 (5th), 2006 (won)
Name: Ryan Brunt
Position: Lead
Date of birth: 11/18/85
Hometown: Portage, Wis.
Resides: Portage, Wis./Bemidji, Minn.
Education: Graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a double major in math & economics
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Year started curling: 1992
Family: Single
Curling club: Bemidji
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Twitter handle(s): https://twitter.com/joepolo1
Team website: http://www.teamfenson.com/
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Member of 2006 U.S. Olympic Team (bronze in Torino, Italy)
Named U.S. Olympic Committee’s Team of the Year in 2006 for winning curling’s first-ever
medal for the U.S.
2011 U.S. men’s national champion
Making first appearance at Olympic Team Trials