# Mark Fenner

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American curler

Mark Fenner Curler Born (1994-12-16) December 16, 1994 (age 31) Bemidji, Minnesota, U.S. Team Curling club Bemidji CC, Bemidji, MN[1] Skip Andrew Stopera Third Thomas Howell Second Mark Fenner Lead Lance Wheeler Curling career Member Association United States World Championship appearances 2 (2022, 2025) Pan Continental Championship appearances 2 (2022, 2023) Medal record Curling Representing United States World Junior Championships 2016 Copenhagen Pan Continental Curling Championships 2022 Calgary U.S. Men's Championship 2021 Wausau 2025 Duluth 2024 East Rutherford 2026 Charlotte 2023 Denver

**Mark Fenner** (born November 16, 1994) is an American [curler](/source/Curling) originally from [Bemidji, Minnesota](/source/Bemidji%2C_Minnesota).[2] He currently plays [second](/source/Second_(curling)) on Team [Andrew Stopera](/source/Andrew_Stopera). He is a two-time junior national champion and a two-time mens national champion.

## Curling career

In juniors, Fenner played [second](/source/Second_(curling)) for [skip](/source/Skip_(curling)) [Korey Dropkin](/source/Korey_Dropkin), medalling four years in a row at the [United States Junior Curling Championships](/source/United_States_Junior_Curling_Championships). This included two gold medals in [2013](/source/2013_United_States_Junior_Curling_Championships) and 2016. The team also consisted of Tom Howell at [third](/source/Third_(curling)) and Alex Fenson at [lead](/source/Lead_(curling)), except for the 2014–15 season when [Andrew Stopera](/source/Andrew_Stopera) played lead. At the [2013 World Junior Curling Championships](/source/2013_World_Junior_Curling_Championships) in [Sochi, Russia](/source/Sochi%2C_Russia), they finished in seventh place with a record of 4–5.[3] At their second trip to the World Juniors in [2016](/source/2016_World_Junior_Curling_Championships), they found more success, finishing the [round-robin](/source/Round-robin_tournament) in first place with a record of 8–1. In the 1 vs 2 [page playoff game](/source/Page_playoff_system) they lost to [Bruce Mouat's](/source/Bruce_Mouat) Team Scotland, but they defeated Switzerland's [Yannick Schwaller](/source/Yannick_Schwaller) in the semifinal to face Scotland again in the championship game. Fenner and Team United States lost to Mouat again in the final, to finish with the silver medal.

Upon moving from juniors to men's, Fenner and Alex Fenson played as the front end for [Pete Fenson](/source/Pete_Fenson) for two seasons. Pete Fenson, Alex's father, is also an Olympian and seven-time national champion.[4] During these two seasons, from 2016 to 2018, Dropkin and Howell played as the front end for [Heath McCormick](/source/Heath_McCormick), but for the [2018–19 season](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_curling_season) Dropkin, Howell, Fenner, and Fenson reunited to compete together again.[5] The [next season](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_curling_season) Team Dropkin brought on [Joe Polo](/source/Joe_Polo), a highly experienced curler who was the alternate on the gold medal-winning team at the [2018 Winter Olympics](/source/2018_Winter_Olympics), as a fifth teammate and experimented with various lineups throughout the season. The five-person team found success at the [2021 US Men's Championship](/source/2021_United_States_Men's_Curling_Championship), finishing the round-robin in first place with a 7–2 record. In the playoffs, Team Dropkin defeated Jed Brundidge's team in the 1 vs 2 page playoff game and then again in the final to secure their first Men's National Championship.[6][7] Due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), the 2021 Championship was conducted after the [2021 World Men's Championship](/source/2021_World_Men's_Curling_Championship) so Team Dropkin will not represent the United States at World's, but they did secure a spot at the [Olympic Trials](/source/2021_United_States_Olympic_Curling_Trials) in the fall of 2021.

The Dropkin team parted ways with Polo during the 2022–23 season, and picked up junior teammate Stopera. The team had good success, winning a bronze medal at the [2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships](/source/2022_Pan_Continental_Curling_Championships), and finishing fourth in [2023](/source/2023_Pan_Continental_Curling_Championships). The rink won their first men's national title together at the [2025 United States Men's Curling Championship](/source/2025_United_States_Men's_Curling_Championship), representing USA at the [2025 World Men's Curling Championship](/source/2025_World_Men's_Curling_Championship). At the 2025 Worlds, the team went 4-8 after the round robin, finishing a disappointing 11th place.

## Personal life

Fenner currently works as a bartender and lives in [Richfield, Minnesota](/source/Richfield%2C_Minnesota).[8]

## Teams

### Men's

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events 2012–13 Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Mark Fenner Alex Fenson Connor Hoge Keith Dropkin 2013 USJCC 2013 WJCC (7th) 2013–14 Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Mark Fenner Alex Fenson 2014 USJCC [9] 2014–15 Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Mark Fenner Andrew Stopera Luc Violette 2015 USJCC 2015 USMCC (6th) 2015–16 Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Mark Fenner Alex Fenson Quinn Evenson Wally Henry (WJCC) 2016 USMCC (4th) 2016 USJCC 2016 WJCC 2016–17 Pete Fenson Jared Zezel Mark Fenner Alex Fenson 2017 USMCC (5th) 2017–18 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Mark Fenner Alex Fenson 2018 USMCC (T6th) 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 2021–22 Korey Dropkin Joe Polo Mark Fenner Tom Howell Alex Fenson Tim Solin 2021 USOCT 2022 WCC (4th) 2022–23 Korey Dropkin Andrew Stopera Mark Fenner Tom Howell Mark Lazar 2022 PCCC 2023 USMCC 2023–24 Korey Dropkin (Fourth) Andrew Stopera (Skip) Mark Fenner Tom Howell Mark Lazar 2023 PCCC (4th) 2024 USMCC 2024–25 Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Andrew Stopera Mark Fenner Chris Plys (WMCC) Mark Lazar 2025 USMCC 2025 WMCC (11th) 2025 Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Andrew Stopera Mark Fenner Mark Lazar 2025–26 Andrew Stopera Tom Howell Mark Fenner Lance Wheeler Mark Lazar 2026 USMCC

### Mixed doubles

Season Male Female Events 2014–15 Mark Fenner Tina Persinger 2015 USMDCC (SF)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["USA Curling National Team Athletes"](https://www.usacurling.org/national-team). *USA Curling*. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Mark Fenner"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150905081952/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Mark-Fenner). *Team USA*. Archived from [the original](https://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/mark-fenner) on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Bardsley, Len (April 4, 2013). ["St. Rose student makes most of Olympic experience"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78888035/profile-of-tom-howell/). The Coast Star. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Monteith, Austin (March 7, 2018). ["Fensons share family passion at USA Curling Nationals"](https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/4414563-fensons-share-family-passion-usa-curling-nationals). Retrieved June 3, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Davis, Terry (May 18, 2018). ["USA CURLING HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM ATHLETES NAMED"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210102174429/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2018/May/18/USA-Curling-High-Performance-Program-athletes-named). *USA Curling*. Archived from [the original](https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2018/May/18/USA-Curling-High-Performance-Program-athletes-named) on January 2, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Next Gen Curling Stars Take 2021 U.S. Titles"](https://www.si.com/curling/news/next-gen-curling-stars-take-2021-us-titles). *Sports Illustrated*. May 31, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["CURLING: 3 Bemidjians win men's national championship"](https://news.yahoo.com/curling-3-bemidjians-win-mens-040100159.html). Yahoo News. May 31, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["2025 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide"](https://web.archive.org/web/20250324190145/https://www.curling.ca/files/2025/03/2025-BKT-World-Mens-Curling-Championship-media-guide-V1.pdf) (PDF). *Curling Canada*. Archived from [the original](https://www.curling.ca/files/2025/03/2025-BKT-World-Mens-Curling-Championship-media-guide-V1.pdf) (PDF) on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["2014 USA Junior Men's Championship - Playoffs"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200527020805/https://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=3340&skin=2&view=Playoffs). *CurlingZone*. Archived from [the original](https://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=3340&skin=2&view=Playoffs) on May 27, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

## External links

- [Mark Fenner](https://results.worldcurling.org/Person/Details/6925) at [World Curling](/source/World_Curling)

- [Mark Fenner](https://web.archive.org/web/20220711000000/https://www.teamusa.org/athletes/FE/Mark-Fenner) at [TeamUSA.org](/source/United_States_Olympic_%26_Paralympic_Committee) (archived)

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