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| Born | August 9, 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Langdon CC, Langdon, Madison CC, Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 2 (1997, 2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Kakela (born August 9, 1960, in Rolla, North Dakota, United States) is an American curler.[1]
At the national level, he is a 1997 United States men's champion curler.
Honours
- USA Curling Athlete of the Year: 1997
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | Kevin Kakela | ? | ? | ? | 1994 USMCC (???th) | ||
| 1994–95 | Kevin Kakela | ? | ? | ? | 1995 USMCC (4th) | ||
| 1996–97 | Craig Disher | Kevin Kakela | Joel Jacobson | Paul Peterson | Randy Darling (WCC) | Steve Brown (WCC) | 1997 USMCC  1997 WMCC (6th) |
| 1997–98 | Kevin Kakela | ? | ? | ? | 1998 USMCC  | ||
| 1998–99 | Kevin Kakela | ? | ? | ? | 1999 USMCC (4th) | ||
| 1999–00 | Craig Disher | Kevin Kakela | Joel Jacobson | Carey Kakela | 2000 USMCC (6th)[2][3] | ||
| 2002–03 | Craig Disher | Kevin Kakela | Zach Jacobson | Joel Jacobson | Carey Kakela | 2003 USMCC (4th)[4][5] | |
| 2003–04 | Craig Disher | Kevin Kakela | Zach Jacobson | Carey Kakela | Joel Jacobson | 2004 USMCC (5th)[6][7] | |
| 2004–05 | Craig Disher | Kevin Kakela | Joel Jacobson | Carey Kakela | Zach Jacobson | 2005 USMCC/USOCT (5th) | |
| 2005–06 | Craig Disher | Kevin Kakela | Zach Jacobson | Carey Kakela | Joel Jacobson | 2006 USMCC [8] | |
| 2006–07 | Craig Disher | Kevin Kakela | Zach Jacobson | Carey Kakela | Joel Jacobson | 2007 USMCC | |
| 2007–08 | Craig Disher | Kevin Kakela | Zach Jacobson | Carey Kakela | Kurt Disher | Joel Jacobson | 2008 USMCC |
| Craig Brown | Rich Ruohonen | John Dunlop | Pete Annis | Kevin Kakela | Steve Brown | 2008 WMCC (7th) | |
| 2008–09 | Craig Disher | Kevin Kakela | Zach Jacobson | Carey Kakela | Kurt Disher | 2009 USMCC/USOCT (8th) | |
| 2009–10 | Kevin Kakela | Chad Carlson | Ryan Lagasse | Todd Ussatis | 2010 USMCC (8th) | ||
| 2010–11 | Craig Disher | Kevin Kakela | Chad Carlson | Pete Annis | John Benton | 2011 USMCC (8th) | |
| Kevin Kakela | Kurt Disher | Kyle Kakela | Pete Annis | ||||
| 2011–12 | Kevin Kakela | Kurt Disher | Kyle Kakela | Pete Annis | |||
| Craig Disher | Kevin Kakela | Kelby Smith | Gary Garceau | 2012 USSCC  | |||
| 2012–13 | Kevin Kakela | Adam Kitchens | Kyle Kakela | Travis Kitchens | |||
| 2013–14 | Kevin Kakela | Kyle Kakela | Ryan Lagasse | Todd Ussatis | |||
| 2015–16 | Kevin Kakela | Owen Sampson | John Lindgren | Ethan Sampson | |||
| 2018–19 | Kevin Kakela | Kyle Kakela | Ryan Lagasse | Timothy Hodek | |||
| 2019–20 | Kevin Kakela | Kyle Kakela | Timothy Hodek | JP Munich | Owen Sampson | 2020 USMCC (9th) |
Personal life
Kevin Kakela is a farm owner and resides at Hansboro, North Dakota.
His son Kyle is also a curler,[9] he competed at the 2015 Winter Universiade. Kevin and Kyle played some years as teammates.
References
- ↑ Kevin Kakela on the World Curling Federation database
- ↑ "Competitors". USA Curling. Archived from the original on Apr 11, 2001. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Men's Final 8 Standings". USA Curling. Archived from the original on Apr 20, 2001. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Qualified Teams". Utica Curling Club. Archived from the original on Oct 2, 2003. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Washington 2, Minnesota 3 to face off in men's final at 2003 USA Curling Nationals". Good Curling. Mar 7, 2003. Archived from the original on Apr 22, 2003. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Men's Competitors". Good Curling. Archived from the original on Mar 17, 2004. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Men's semifinalists set at USA Curling Nationals". USA Curling. Mar 4, 2004. Archived from the original on Mar 17, 2004. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Olympic bronze medalists win gold at 2006 U.S. World Team Trials". Curling Rocks. Mar 11, 2006. Archived from the original on Jul 25, 2006. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
- ↑ Kyle Kakela on the World Curling Federation database
External links
- Kevin Kakela at the World Curling Federation
- Kevin Kakela at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)
- "Prairie Rose State Games: Curling doesn't skip generation". Grand Forks Herald. July 11, 2009. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020.
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