Selena Njegovan
| Selena Njegovan | |
|---|---|
| Curler | |
| Born |
Selena Kaatz January 22, 1992 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Team | |
| Curling club |
East St. Paul CC, East St. Paul, MB |
| Skip | Tracy Fleury |
| Third | Selena Njegovan |
| Second | Liz Fyfe |
| Lead | Kristin MacCuish |
| Career | |
| Hearts appearances | 2 (2016, 2018) |
| Top CTRS ranking | 4th (2017–18) |
| Grand Slam victories | 1 (2016 Boost National) |
Medal record
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Selena Njegovan (born January 22, 1992 as Selena Kaatz) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg.[1] She currently plays third on Team Tracy Fleury.
Youth career
Njegovan threw fourth rocks for Team Manitoba at the 2012 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, on a team skipped by Shannon Birchard. The team finished first after the round robin, but lost in the final to Team Alberta, skipped by Jocelyn Peterman. The next season, Njegovan skipped her own team at the Manitoba Junior provincials where she lost to Shannon Birchard's team in the final.[2]
Njegovan played second for the University of Manitoba women's curling team at the 2013 CIS/CCA Curling Championships, on a team skipped by Breanne Meakin. The team went undefeated en route to the championship.
Women's career
Njegovan joined the Einarson rink in 2013. In their first season, they played in one slam, the 2013 Colonial Square Ladies Classic (not qualifying) and the 2014 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, losing in the final to Team Chelsea Carey. The next season the team again lost in the final of Manitoba Hearts, losing this time to Team Jennifer Jones.
The 2015-16 curling season would be the breakthrough year for the Einarson rink. The team begun the season by winning the Tier 2 event of the 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge. The team finally won the Manitoba Scotties in 2016, and represented Manitoba at the national 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. There, the team would make the playoffs, but would end up losing in the bronze medal game, settling for fourth place. Elsewhere on the World Curling Tour, the team would play in four slams, making it to the semifinals at three events.
The team played in their first Canada Cup in 2016, losing in the semifinals. On the Tour, the team played in five Grand Slams, and would win their first title at the 2016 Boost National. At the 2017 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team failed to make the playoffs.
The Einarson rink qualified for the 2017 Canadian Olympic Pre-Trials, but would lose in a tiebreaker game. On the tour, the team would win the 2017 Icebreaker at The Granite and would make it to the finals of the 2017 Masters of Curling. They qualified for the first ever Wild Card game at the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they beat Chelsea Carey for the right to represent "Team Wild Card".
Personal life
Njegovan is married to fellow curler Connor Njegovan. She works as a staff accountant for Deloitte Canada.[3] At the University of Manitoba, Njegovan majored in accounting.[4]
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18[5] | Kerri Einarson | Selena Kaatz | Liz Fyfe | Kristin MacCuish |
| 2016–17 | Kerri Einarson | Selena Kaatz | Liz Fyfe | Kristin MacCuish |
| 2015–16 | Kerri Einarson | Selena Kaatz | Liz Fyfe | Kristin MacCuish |
| 2014–15 | Kerri Einarson | Selena Kaatz | Liz Fyfe | Kristin MacCuish |
| 2013–14 | Kerri Einarson | Selena Kaatz | Liz Fyfe | Kristin MacCuish |
| 2012–13 | Selena Kaatz | Brianne Meilleur | Kristin MacCuish | Katherine Doerksen |
| 2011–12 | Shannon Birchard | Selena Kaatz | Kristin MacCuish | Mariah Mondor |
| 2010–11 | Selena Kaatz (fourth) | Alyssa Calvert (skip) | Kristin MacCuish | Lindsay Baldock |
| 2009–10 | Alyssa Calvert | Selena Kaatz | Kristin MacCuish | Lindsay Baldock |
References
- ↑ "World Curling Tour - Powered by CurlingZone". www.worldcurl.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ↑ "Kaatz hopes winning tradition holds". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ↑ 2018 Scotties Media Guide
- ↑ "UM Today | Asper School of Business | Asper Co-op Q&A: Selena Kaatz". news.umanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ↑ "Selena Kaatz past teams". Curling Zone. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
External links
- Selena Njegovan on the World Curling Tour database
- Selena Njegovan on the CurlingZone database