Raunora Westcott (born May 1, 1976) is a Canadian curler from

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Career

Juniors

Westcott played lead for Team Manitoba (skipped by

Kristy Jenion Kristy McDonald (born May 20, 1979 as Kristy Jenion) is a Canadian from Winnipeg, Manitoba. McDonald retired from 2016–2021, but returned to the playing for the 2021–22 season. Career Juniors McDonald had a strong junior career, skipping tea ...

) at the

1996 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 1996 Maple Leaf Canadian Junior Curling Championships, the men's and women's national junior curling championships of Canada, were held February 3 to 11 at the Shamrock and Granite Curling Clubs in Edmonton, Alberta. The 1996 event was the fir ...

. The team finished with a 5-7 record, missing the playoffs.

Women's

Westcott won her first provincial women's championship in 2010 playing lead on Team

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. The team represented Manitoba at the

2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from January 30 to February 7 at the Essar Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The event was described as having a weaker field than normal, as ...

, where they finished the round robin with a 7-4 record, and lost in the tiebreaker match. Westcott joined the

Cathy Overton-Clapham Cathy Overton-Clapham (born Cathy Overton, July 19, 1969) nicknamed "Cathy O" is a Canadian curler. Overton-Clapham is one of Manitoba's most decorated female curlers, with one world championship, five national championships, and thirteen Scot ...

rink at second for the next season. With her new team Westcott won the

2011 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2011 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Manitoba's women's provincial curling championship, was held January 26–30 in Altona, Manitoba at the Sunflower Gardens Arena. The winning Cathy Overton-Clapham team represented Manitoba at the ...

, her second provincial title in a row. At the

2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 19 to February 27 at the Charlottetown Civic Centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. It was the 30th anniversary of Kruger Pr ...

, Overton-Clapham led the team to a 4-7 record. Westcott joined the

Barb Spencer Barbara Spencer (born Barbara Jay Kirkness, February 14, 1966) is a Canadian curler from Sanford, Manitoba. Spencer is a former Canadian Junior champion and a three-time provincial champion. Career Spencer had a successful junior career, playin ...

rink in 2011 playing lead for the team for three seasons. With Spencer, she won the 2011

DeKalb Superspiel The DeKalb Superspiel is a curling bonspiel that takes place at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Manitoba. It was an event on the World Curling Tour until 2019 and the Manitoba Curling Tour, and also takes part in the Canadian Team Ranking ...

, the 2011

Interlake Pharmacy Classic The Interlake Pharmacy Classic was an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that took place at the Stonewall Curling Club in Stonewall, Manitoba. The tournament was held in a modified double-knockout format. The tournament, started in 2004 as pa ...

, the 2012

MCT Championships The Manitoba Curling Tour (MCT) Championships is an annual bonspiel on the men's and women's World Curling Tour. It has been part of the WCT since 2013. The "furthest advancing eligible team" earns a berth to the provincial championships (the Vite ...

and the 2013

. They played in the

2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials The qualification event for the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials (branded as the Capital One Road to the Roar for sponsorship reasons), was held from November 5 to 10 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex in Kitchener, Ontario. The t ...

, where they won just one game. Westcott joined up with her junior skip (now named Kristy McDonald) in 2014, playing lead. The team played in the

2015 Canada Cup of Curling The 2015 Canada Cup of Curling was held from December 3 to 7 at Revolution Place in Grande Prairie, Alberta. This was the first time that Grande Prairie hosted the Canada Cup, and the third time that Alberta hosted the Canada Cup, which was also ...

, going 1-5. When McDonald retired from competitive curling in 2015, the team was taken over by

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. In their first season together, the Englot rink won the

2017 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2017 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of Manitoba, was held from January 25 to 29 at the Eric Coy Arena in Winnipeg. The winning Michelle Englot team represented Manitoba at the 2017 Scottie ...

, and went all the way to the final of the

2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from February 16 to 26 at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario. The Rachel Homan rink, representing Ontario, won their third national title; with Homan becoming the youngest skip, man or w ...

, after finishing the round robin in first place, with a 10-1 record. The team would lose in the final against Team Ontario, skipped by

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. Their successful season qualified the team for the

2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials The 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials (branded as the 2017 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings for sponsorship reasons) were held from December 2 to 10 at the Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata, Ottawa, Ontario. The winners of the men's and women's event ...

, but they would have less success there, finishing with a 2-6 record. However, as the Rachel Homan team won the event, and would go on to represent Canada at the Olympics, the Englot rink would be invited to play as Team Canada at the

2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from January 27–February 4, 2018 at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia. The winning team represented Canada at the 2018 ...

, a spot normally reserved for the defending champions. There, the team finished with a 6-5 record, in 6th place, missing the playoffs. Also that season, the team would play in the

2018 Continental Cup of Curling The 2018 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling was held from January 11 to 14 at the Sports Centre at Western Fair District in London, Ontario. The Continental Cup featured team events, mixed doubles events, and skins competitions, and ...

. In March 2018, Westcott announced she was joining a

-based team skipped by

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, with third Kate Cameron and second

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. The team participated in two Slams and finished sixth at the

2019 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2019 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts presented by Bayer, the provincial women's curling championship of Manitoba, was held from January 23 to 27 at the Gimli Recreation Complex in Gimli. The winning Tracy Fleury team represented Manito ...

. On March 22, 2019, it was announced that Westcott would join Theresa Cannon, Karen Klein and Vanessa Foster for the

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. The team started the season by missing the playoffs at the

2019 Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker The 2019 Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker was held from August 23 to 25 in Morris, Manitoba. It was the fourth event of the 2019–20 curling season. The total purse for the event was $7,480 on both the Men's and Women's side. In the ...

. Next they played in the

2019 Cameron's Brewing Oakville Fall Classic The 2019 Cameron's Brewing Oakville Fall Classic was held August 30 to September 2 in Oakville, Ontario. It was the first event of the Ontario Curling Tour for the 2019–20 curling season and the sixth and fifth Men's and Women's events on the ...

where they lost in the quarterfinals to Daniela Jentsch. The team played in one Grand Slam of Curling event, the 2019 Masters where they missed the playoffs with a 1–3 record. At the

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, the team finished with a 2–3 record, missing the playoffs. The team disbanded after the season. The 2021 Manitoba Scotties were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba, so

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appointed Team

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to represent Manitoba at the

2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from February 19 to 28 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. The winning Kerri Einarson team represented Canada at ...

. A pregnant Dawn McEwen opted to stay at home, moving Jones' alternate

Lisa Weagle Lisa Colleen Weagle (born March 24, 1985) is a Canadian curler from Ottawa, Ontario. Weagle was the lead on the Rachel Homan team from 2010 until March 12, 2020, when the team announced they would be parting ways with her. She then joined Team J ...

up to lead and Westcott joined the team as their alternate. At the 2021 Hearts, they finished with a 9–3 record, putting them in a third place tiebreaker match against Alberta, skipped by Laura Walker. Walker defeated Jones 9–8 to advance to the semifinal. On April 25, 2021, it was announced that Westcott would join former teammate

Kristy McDonald Kristy McDonald (born May 20, 1979 as Kristy Jenion) is a Canadian from Winnipeg, Manitoba. McDonald retired from 2016–2021, but returned to the playing for the 2021–22 season. Career Juniors McDonald had a strong junior career, skipping tea ...

for the 2021–22 season with teammates

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Leslie Wilson-Westcott Leslie Wilson-Westcott, also known as Leslie Wilson (born September 1, 1979 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian curler from Pinawa, Manitoba. Career Wilson-Westcott won her first provincial women's championship in 2010 playing second on Team ...

and Lindsay Warkentin.

Personal life

Westcott is in a relationship with Kurt Munt. She is employed as an account manager with CWB National Leasing. Westcott is the daughter of Ron Westcott, who competed in 42 Manitoba Curling Championships, and won the 2015 Canadian Masters Curling Championships. Her father was inducted into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame in 2016. Her grandmother is Jemima Westcott, who in 2021 became one of Manitoba's supercentenarians when she turned 110, and is now the oldest person in Manitoba.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Westcott, Raunora Living people 1976 births Curlers from Winnipeg Canadian women curlers Continental Cup of Curling participants Canada Cup (curling) participants