Katie Beck

Katherine Marie Beck (September 4, 1982 – December 30, 2006) was an American curler from Omaha, Nebraska.[1] She was a three-time World Junior Curling Championships medalist, including a gold medal in 2002.

For other people with the same name, see Catherine Beck.
Katie Beck
Curler
BornSeptember 4, 1982
Manning, Iowa
DiedDecember 30, 2006
Career
Member Association United States
Medal record
Curling
Representing  United States
World Junior Curling Championships
2002 Kelowna
2003 Flims
2000 Geising

Curling career

Beck began curling in 1992 at the age of ten.[2] She competed in her first national championship at the 2000 Junior Nationals, playing third for skip Pam Montbach. They earned the silver medal, losing to Laura Delaney's team in the final. Beck later joined Delaney's team as alternate when they represented the United States at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Geising, Germany, earning a bronze medal. The next year Beck returned to Junior Nationals with the same team, swapping positions with Montbach, but settled for sixth place in the end.

For the 2001–02 season Beck played second with the Johnson sisters, Cassie and Jamie, and Maureen Brunt. They found great success, winning both the United States Junior Championship and World Junior Championship, the first American junior women's team to win the World Championship.[3][4] The team was named United States Curling Association's Team of the Year for 2002.[5] The next year Jamie aged out of juniors so became the teams coach for Junior Nationals, with Beck moving to third and Rebecca Dobie joining the team at second. The Johnson team defended their title, when the US Junior Nationals for a second year in a row. At the 2003 World Juniors they again made it to the final, but settled for the silver medal when they lost to Canada's Marliese Miller.[6] They also competed at the 2003 United States Women's Championship, Beck's first, making it to the semifinals before getting knocked out by Patti Lank, the defending champion.[7]

Aged out of juniors, the team maintained the same line-up for the 2003–04 season. They again made it to the semifinals of Women's Nationals and again got knocked out by the defending champions, this time Debbie McCormick.[8] In the 2004–05 season Beck played as alternate for Caitlin Maroldo's team at the National Championship, which was also the Olympic Trials for the 2006 Winter Olympics. They finished in seventh place.[9]

Personal life

Beck grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and started curling because of her parents.[2] She attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a Bachelor of Individualized Studies degree.[1]

In 2005 Beck was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma and she died on December 30, 2006.[1]

After her death, the Katie Beck Memorial Award was created in honor of Beck and is given annually to junior curlers that show "coachability, good sportsmanship, a positive attitude, and a commitment to competitive junior curling".[10][11]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1999–00 Pam MontbachKatie BeckLarissa AndersonCarin GoodallSharon O'Brien2000 USJCC [12]
Laura DelaneyNicole JoraanstadKirsten FinchRebecca DobieKatie BeckLisa Schoeneberg2000 WJCC [13]
2000–01 Katie BeckPam MontbachLarissa AndersonCarin GoodallSharon O'Brien2001 USJCC (6th)[14]
2001–02 Cassie JohnsonJamie JohnsonKatie BeckMaureen BruntCourtney George (WJCC)Jim Dexter2002 USJCC [15]
2002 WJCC [16]
2002–03 Cassie JohnsonKatie BeckRebecca DobieMaureen BruntJamie Johnson2003 USJCC [17]
2003 USWCC (SF)[18]
Cassie JohnsonKatie BeckRebecca DobieMaureen BruntCourtney GeorgeNeil Doese2003 WJCC [19]
2003–04 Cassie JohnsonKatie BeckRebecca DobieMaureen BruntNeil Doese2004 USWCC (SF)[20]
2004–05 Caitlin MaroldoChrissy Fink-HaaseElizabeth WilliamsErlene PuleoKatie Beck2005 USOCT/USWCC (7th)[21]

References
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  3. "U.S. women win in junior curling". Deseret News. April 4, 2002. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  4. "Johnson first U.S. world junior curling champ". CBC. March 31, 2002. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  5. "Team of the Year". USA Curling. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  6. "Canada's Miller makes history, wins world juniors". CBC. March 29, 2003. Archived from the original on May 5, 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
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  10. "Camper Awards". U.S. Junior Curling Camps. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  11. "Hudson graduate earns bronze medal for curling at Junior National Championship". MyTownNEO. February 4, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
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  15. "Junior Women Teams". 2002 USCA Junior National Championships. Archived from the original on June 16, 2002. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
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  17. "Teams". 2003 USA Curling Junior National Championships. Archived from the original on May 17, 2003. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  18. "Team USA, Illinois to battle for women's title at 2003 USA Curling Nationals". Goodcurling.net. March 7, 2003. Archived from the original on April 28, 2003. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  19. "World Junior Curling Championships 2003". World Curling Federation. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  20. "Women's Competitors". Goodcurling.net. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  21. "Women's Qualifiers". 2006 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Curling. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
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