Jacob "Jake" Horgan (born April 7, 2000) is a

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curler, originally from

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. He currently plays second on Team

Tanner Horgan Tanner Horgan (born February 12, 1998 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian curler. He currently skips his own team. Career Juniors As a bantam aged curler, Horgan won three Northern Ontario titles (2010, 2013 and 2015). In 2012, he won a provin ...

. He is a seven-time

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junior champion.

Career

Juniors

As a bantam-aged curler, Horgan won three Northern Ontario titles (2010, 2013, and 2015). In 2012, he won the Ontario provincial elementary school championship, representing

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. Playing for his brother Tanner, Horgan won six straight Northern Ontario Junior Men's Championships from 2014 to 2019. They proved to be a strong team on the national stage as they won silver medals in

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and

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and a bronze medal in

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. Jacob won his first junior provincial title as a skip in 2020 and skipped his team to a 3–6 record at the

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Men's

In 2016, Team Horgan competed in their first

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event at the

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as the sponsor's exemption. They finished with a 1–3 record, defeating

Steve Laycock Stephen "Steve" Laycock (born October 29, 1982 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon. He currently skips his own team out of Saskatoon. Career In 2003, Laycock skipped Team Saskatchewan to a Canadian Junior Curling Ch ...

in their final round robin match.

Personal life

Horgan is currently a business administration student at

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, and a customer service representative at Greater Sudbury Utilities. He has a boyfriend Owen. His siblings

Tracy Fleury Tracy Fleury (born June 13, 1986, as Tracy Horgan) is a Canadian curler from Sudbury, Ontario. She joined the Rachel Homan rink as skip for the 2022–23 season. In 2021, she led her team to a silver medal at the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling ...

Jennifer Wylie Jennifer Wylie (born August 1, 1984) is a Canadian curler from Sudbury, Ontario. Career Juniors Wylie was born in Sudbury, Ontario. She is the 2005 Northern Ontario junior champion. In 2005, Wylie skipped the Northern Ontario team, but did no ...

and

are also accomplished curlers.

Teams

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Horgan, Jacob 2000 births Living people Canadian male curlers Curlers from Northern Ontario Sportspeople from Greater Sudbury Laurentian University alumni Sportspeople from Kingston, Ontario Canadian LGBT sportspeople LGBT curlers