Jake Higgs

Jake Higgs (born December 20, 1975 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Strathroy, Ontario. He coached the mixed doubles rink of Matt Hamilton and Becca Hamilton at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4]

Jake Higgs
Curler
Born (1975-12-20) December 20, 1975
Regina, Saskatchewan[1]
Team
Curling clubGlencoe & District CC,
Glencoe, ON[2]
Iqaluit CC,
Iqaluit, NU
SkipJake Higgs
ThirdDale Kohlenberg
SecondChristian Smitheram
LeadEd MacDonald
AlternateSheldon Wettig
Curling career
Member Association Ontario (1998-2018; 2019)
 Nunavut (2017-present)[3]
Brier appearances2 (2020, 2023)
Top CTRS ranking19th (2014–15)

Curling career

Higgs played second for Wayne Tuck, Jr.'s mixed team, that won a provincial championship in 2008–09, giving them the right to represent Ontario at the 2009 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. The team lost in the final to Sean Grassie's Manitoba rink. Higgs was also a member of the team that won the 2002 provincial mixed championship.

Higgs began skipping a men's team in 2008, which finished fourth place at the 2009 provincial championship. In 2010, his team played in its first Grand Slam event, losing three straight before being eliminated at the 2010 Players' Championships.

Higgs continued to skip his own rink until 2014, when he joined the Robert Rumfeldt rink, throwing lead stones for the team for one season. He went back to skipping in 2015 for two seasons before being chosen to coach USA Curling.

In 2017, he began skipping an Iqaluit-based team and won the 2020 Nunavut Brier Playdowns and represented Nunavut at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier where they finished with a 0–7 record. Representing Nunavut again at the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier, Higgs defeated Nathan Young's Newfoundland and Labrador team to earn the territory's first ever win at the national men's curling championship.

Personal life

Higgs works as a high school teacher for the Thames Valley District School Board. He is married to Sara Gatchell and has two children.[1]

Grand Slam record
Key
C Champion
F Lost in Final
SF Lost in Semifinal
QF Lost in Quarterfinals
R16 Lost in the round of 16
Q Did not advance to playoffs
T2 Played in Tier 2 event
DNP Did not participate in event
N/A Not a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
Masters / World Cup DNP Q DNP Q DNP DNP
Canadian Open DNP Q DNP Q DNP DNP
The National DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Q
Players' Championships Q DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

References
  1. "2020 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  2. "Curling Canada | Curling Scores on Curling.ca".
  3. "Strathroy man ready for Brier shot – with underdog Nunavut squad".
  4. Pyette, Ryan (January 25, 2018). "Local man to coach U.S. Olympic curlers". London Free Press. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
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