Bev Behnke

Beverly Behnke is an American curler from Denver, Colorado. She was a three-time national champion in the early 1990s.

Beverly Behnke
Curler
Team
Curling clubDenver CC,
Denver, Colorado
Curling career
World Championship
appearances		2 (1990,1994)
Medal record
Curling
United States National Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Superior
Gold medal – first place 1993 St. Paul
Gold medal – first place 1994 Duluth
Silver medal – second place 1992 Grafton
Silver medal – second place 1995 Appleton
Silver medal – second place 1996 Bemidji
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Detroit[1]
United States Olympic Curling Trials
Silver medal – second place 1997 Duluth

Curling career

In 1990 Behnke was named the United States Curling Association's Female Athlete of the Year.[2]

Behnke skipped her team to gold at three National Women's Championships in only a five year span, in 1990, 1993, and 1994. In 1992 they earned silver at Nationals, losing to Lisa Schoeneberg in the final.[3] As national champions they earned the right to represent the United States at the subsequent World Championships. In 1990 and 1994 they finished in eighth and sixth place, respectively.[4][5] In 1993 Behnke's team finished in eighth place as well, but Behnke missed the tournament due to an injury and instead Sharon O'Brien skipped the team.[6][7]

Behnke came up short of defending her title in 1995, losing to Schoeneberg in the final again.[8] Schoeneberg yet again beat Behnke in the final of the 1996 National Championship.[9] Behnke's team then again finished in second place to Schoeneberg at the 1997 Olympic Trials.[10]

At the 2001 Olympic Trials Behnke coached Patti Lank's team, who finished in second place.

Teams

Women's
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1989–90 Bev BehnkeDawna BennettSusan AnscheutzPam FinchLisa Schoeneberg
(WWCC)		1990 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1990 WWCC (8th)[4]
1992–93 Bev BehnkeDawna BennettSusan AnscheutzPam Finch1993 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1993–94 Bev BehnkeDawna BennettSusan AnscheutzPam Finch1994 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1994 WWCC (6th)[5]

Mixed
Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1987–88 Tom DavisBev BehnkeAdolph BehnkePat Davis1988 USMxCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[11]
1989–90 Jack McNellyBev BehnkeAdolph BehnkeDawna Bennett1990 USMxCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1996–97 Jack McNellyBev BehnkeBucky MarshallSusan Anschuetz1997 USMxCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. "North Dakota top seed in men's curling playoff". Detroit Free Press. March 11, 1989. p. 44. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  2. "CURLING: 2010 OLYMPIAN, 2012 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES MEDALIST NAMED 2012 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR". Team USA. June 26, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. Foss, Virg (March 8, 1992). "JONES CLAIMS HIS THIRD NATIONAL TITLE". Grand Forks Herald. p. 1D.
  4. "World Curling Championships 1990". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  5. "World Curling Championships 1994". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  6. "World Curling Championships 1993". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  7. Greenlee, Craig (December 8, 1997). "CURLING: TRYING TO SWEEP INTO THE OLYMPICS". Greensboro News & Record. Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  8. "State rinks sweep to curling titles". Madison Wisconsin State Journal. March 5, 1995. p. 2D. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  9. "SOMERVILLE CAPTURES U.S. TITLE SUPERIOR RINK RALLIES, WINS U.S. CURLING". Duluth News Tribune. March 3, 1996. p. 1D.
  10. "Wisconsin rinks win men's, women's Olympic berths". AP News. December 13, 1997. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  11. Eley, Bob (March 31, 1988). "Wisconsin curls to national mixed crown". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. p. 15. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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