Education
At the 2009 World Junior Curling Championships, Peterson played second for the Alexandra Carlson team and finished in 5th place.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Tara Peterson
Edit Profile
Career
She currently plays second on the Aileen Sormunen rink. 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 United States. 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 United States of America, skipped by Allison Pottinger (finished 6th).
In 2014 she joined the Aileen Sormunen rink. 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 United States. National team for the 2015 World Women"s Curling Championship.
Achievements
-
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. 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.
