Martin Sather
Quick Facts
Biography
Martin Sather (born August 23, 1983, in Fairbanks, Alaska) is an American curler.
In 2002 Sather won the United States Junior Curling Championship, playing second for skip Leo Johnson. The national title earned them the opportunity to represent the United States at the 2002 World Junior Championship in Kelowna, British Columbia, where they finished ninth out of ten teams.
After juniors he took a break but returned to competitive curling in 2010. He won the 2012 United States Men's Championship playing second for Heath McCormick, they then finished 8th at the 2012 World Championship.
Teams
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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2001–02 | Leo Johnson | Colin Hufman | Martin Sather | Christopher Benshoof | Steven Birklid (WJCC) | Bill Gryder (WJCC), Dennis Thies (WJCC) | USJCC 2002 WJCC 2002 (9th) |
2009–10 | Matt Hames | Bill Stopera | Martin Sather | Dean Gemmell | USMCC 2010 (4th) | ||
2010–11 | Heath McCormick | Bill Stopera | Martin Sather | Dean Gemmell | USMCC 2011 (4th) | ||
2011–12 | Heath McCormick | Bill Stopera | Martin Sather | Dean Gemmell | Craig Brown (WCC) | Matt Hames | USMCC 2012 WCC 2012 (8th) |
2012–13 | Heath McCormick | Bill Stopera | Martin Sather | Dean Gemmell | ContCup 2013 USMCC 2013 (4th) | ||
2013–14 | Heath McCormick | Bill Stopera | Martin Sather | Dean Gemmell | USOCT 2013 | ||
Tyler George | Bill Stopera | Dean Gemmell | Martin Sather | USMCC 2014 (6th) | |||
2014–15 | Dean Gemmell | Bill Stopera | Martin Sather | Mark Lazar | USMCC 2015 (5th) | ||
2015–16 | Alex Leichter | Martin Sather | Nate Clark | Ryan Halissey | USMCC 2016 (9th) | ||
2016–17 | Alex Leichter | Martin Sather | Nate Clark | Ryan Halissey | Chris Bond | USMCC 2017 (7th) | |
2017–18 | Alex Leichter | Martin Sather | Chris Bond | Jared Wydysh | USMCC 2018 (8th) |
Private life
Martin Sather graduated from Western Connecticut State University in 2006.
Out of curling he is a musician and insurance broker.
He started curling in 1992 at the age of 9.