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Thomas Howell (curler)

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Thomas Howell
Curler
Born (1994-10-14) October 14, 1994 (age 30)
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Team
Curling clubKettle Moraine CC,
Delafield, WI[1]
SkipKorey Dropkin
ThirdThomas Howell
SecondAndrew Stopera
LeadMark Fenner
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		2 (2022, 2025)
Pan Continental Championship
appearances		2 (2022, 2023)
Other appearancesWinter Universiade: 1 (2013),
World Junior Championships: 3 (2012, 2013, 2016)
Medal record
Curling
World Junior Curling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Copenhagen
Pan Continental Curling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Calgary
United States Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 Wausau
Gold medal – first place 2025 Duluth
Silver medal – second place 2018 Fargo
Silver medal – second place 2024 East Rutherford
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Denver

Thomas "Tom" Howell (born October 14, 1994) is an American curler from Bentleyville, Ohio. He currently plays third on Team Korey Dropkin.

Curling career

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Juniors

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As a junior curler, Howell won three United States Junior Curling Championships, in 2012, 2013, and 2016.[2] As such, he played for the United States at three World Junior Curling Championships, notably finishing 5th at the 2012 World Junior Curling Championships and 7th at the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships.

Howell was a member of the U.S. team at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, playing second on a team that included Korey Dropkin, Sarah Anderson, and Taylor Anderson. The team finished 5th at the event; after going undefeated in the round-robin, they were eliminated in the quarter-final against Italy.

Howell also represented the United States at the 2013 Winter Universiade, as the alternate for the Chris Plys's team. That team finished in 5th place.

Men's

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On the World Curling Tour, Howell, as a member of the Dropkin rink, has been a regular at events held in the U.S., playing in his first event at the 2010 Laphroaig Scotch Open at the age of 16. Howell won his first Tour event by winning the 2014 Twin Cities Open.

From 2016-18, Howell and Dropkin joined the Heath McCormick rink, with Plys at third and Dropkin at second. During Howell's second season with Team McCormick, he won his first medal at the United States Men's Championship, earning silver when they lost to Greg Persinger's team in the final.

In 2021, Howell won his first United States Men's Curling Championship, which was postponed until after that year's Worlds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following season, he finished runner-up at the 2021 United States Olympic Curling Trials, after losing to the defending Olympic champion John Shuster rink in the final. As the 2022 US nationals were cancelled due to the pandemic, Dropkin's rink was invited to represent the US at the 2022 World Men's Curling Championship, where Howell and the Dropkin rink finished in fourth.

Dropkin and Howell formed a new team in the 2022-23 season, joining former junior teammates Stopera and Fenner. The team had good success, winning a bronze medal at the 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships, and finishing fourth in 2023. The rink won their first men's national title together at the 2025 United States Men's Curling Championship, representing USA at the 2025 World Men's Curling Championship.


Teams

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Men's

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2009–10[3] Stephen Dropkin Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Ryan McMakin Cameron Ross 2010 USJCC (4th)
2010–11[4] Stephen Dropkin Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Derek Corbett Cameron Ross 2011 USJCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[5]
2011–12 Stephen Dropkin Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Derek Corbett Cameron Ross Sandra McMakin 2012 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2012 WJCC (5th)
2012–13 Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Mark Fenner Alex Fenson Connor Hoge Keith Dropkin 2013 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2013 WJCC (7th)
2013–14 Chris Plys Stephen Dropkin Sean Beighton Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Phill Drobnick 2013 WUG (5th)[6]
Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Mark Fenner Alex Fenson 2014 USJCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[7]
2014–15 Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Mark Fenner Andrew Stopera Luc Violette 2015 USJCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2015 USMCC (6th)
2015–16 Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Mark Fenner Alex Fenson Quinn Evenson Wally Henry (WJCC) 2016 USMCC (4th)
2016 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016 WJCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016–17 Heath McCormick Chris Plys Korey Dropkin Tom Howell 2017 USMCC (6th)
2017–18 Heath McCormick Chris Plys Korey Dropkin Tom Howell 2018 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018–19 Korey Dropkin (fourth) Tom Howell Mark Fenner (skip) Alex Fenson 2019 USMCC (4th)
2019–20 Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Mark Fenner Alex Fenson Joe Polo 2020 USMCC (5th)
2020–21 Korey Dropkin Joe Polo Mark Fenner Tom Howell Alex Fenson 2021 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021–22 Korey Dropkin Joe Polo Mark Fenner Tom Howell Alex Fenson Tim Solin 2021 USOCT 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022 WCC (4th)
2022–23 Korey Dropkin Andrew Stopera Mark Fenner Tom Howell Mark Lazar 2022 PCCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023–24 Korey Dropkin (Fourth) Andrew Stopera (Skip) Mark Fenner Tom Howell Mark Lazar 2023 PCCC (4th)
2024 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024–25 Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Andrew Stopera Mark Fenner Mark Lazar 2025 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2025 WMCC (TBD)

Mixed

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Coach Events
2011–12 Korey Dropkin Sarah Anderson Thomas Howell Taylor Anderson Wally Henry 2012 WYOG (5th)[8]

Mixed doubles

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Season Male Female Coach Events
2011–12 China Yang Ying United States Thomas Howell Li Hongchen 2012 WYOG (9th)[9]

References

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  1. ^ "USA Curling National Team Athletes". USA Curling. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Southborough brothers curl for gold in Alaska". My Southborough. January 28, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Field set for 2010 U.S. Junior Nationals". USA Curling. January 14, 2010. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "CURLING: Field set for 2011 USA Curling Junior Nationals in Fairbanks". Team USA. January 5, 2011. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Wisconsin women, Minnesota men win 2011 Junir Nationals". USA Curling. February 6, 2011. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "XXVI. Winter Universiade 2013". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "2014 USA Junior Men's Championship - Playoffs". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "1st Winter Youth Olympic Games 2012 – Mixed team". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "1st Winter Youth Olympic Games 2012 – Mixed doubles". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
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