Mackenzie Zacharias

Mackenzie Zacharias (born June 8, 1999) is a Canadian curler from Altona, Manitoba.[2] She currently skips her own team on the World Curling Tour. She skipped her Manitoba rink to a gold medal at both the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships.

Mackenzie Zacharias
Curler
Born (1999-06-08) June 8, 1999
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Team
Curling clubAltona CC,
Altona, MB[1]
SkipMackenzie Zacharias
ThirdKarlee Burgess
SecondEmily Zacharias
LeadLauren Lenentine
Career
Member Association Manitoba
Hearts appearances1 (2021)
Top CTRS ranking11th (2019–20)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  Canada
World Junior Curling Championships
2020 Krasnoyarsk

Career

Zacharias represented Manitoba at the 2016 U18 International Curling Championships and skipped the rink to gold medal, defeating the other undefeated team New Brunswick's Justine Comeau in the final.[3] She also represented Manitoba the following year at the 2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships where they finished with a 4–4 record.

Zacharias won her first Manitoba junior title in 2019. She skipped her rink to a fifth-place finish at the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. The following year, she and her sister Emily Zacharias brought on Karlee Burgess and Lauren Lenentine to the team. They would win the Manitoba juniors once again and represent Manitoba at the national championship. They would not have any loses at the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, completing a perfect 11–0 week by defeating Alberta's Abby Marks in the final. At the world junior championships, they defeated South Korea's Kim Min-ji to claim the gold medal.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, many provinces had to cancel their provincial championships, with member associations selecting their representatives for the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Due to this situation, Curling Canada added three Wild Card teams to the national championship, which were based on the CTRS standings from the 2019–20 season.[4] Because Team Zacharias ranked 11th on the CTRS[5] and kept at least three of their four players together for the 2020–21 season, they got the second Wild Card spot at the 2021 Scotties in Calgary, Alberta.[6] At the Hearts, Zacharias led her team to a 3–5 round robin record, failing to qualify for the championship round.[7]

Personal life

Zacharias is currently a Kinesiology student at the University of Manitoba. Her sister Emily Zacharias is the second on her team and her father Sheldon is their coach.[2]

Year-by-year statistics
Year Team Position Event Finish Record Pct.[lower-alpha 1]
2016 Zacharias Skip Manitoba Juniors 3rd 6–3[8] –
2016 Zacharias (ACC) Skip Manitoba STOH T12th 1–6[9] –
2016 Manitoba (Zacharias) Skip U18 International 1st 7–0[10]  –
2017 Zacharias Skip Manitoba Juniors 3rd 6–3[11] –
2017 Manitoba (Zacharias) Skip Canadian U18 6th 4–4 63[12]
2018[lower-alpha 2] Zacharias Skip Manitoba Juniors 3rd 7–2[13] –
2018 Zacharias (ACC) Skip Manitoba STOH T5th 4–3[14] –
2019 Zacharias Skip Manitoba Juniors 1st 9–1[15] –
2019 Manitoba (Zacharias) Skip Canadian Juniors 5th 6–4 77[16]
2020 Zacharias Skip Manitoba Juniors 1st 9–0[17] –
2020 Manitoba (Zacharias) Skip Canadian Juniors 1st 11–0 85[18]
2020 Canada (Zacharias) Skip World Juniors 1st 9–2 80[19]
2021 Wild Card #2 (Zacharias) Skip 2021 STOH T12th 3–5 68[20]
2021 Zacharias Skip COCT – Pre T5th 4–4 77[21]
Scotties Tournament of Hearts Totals 3–5 68

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead
2015–16[22] Mackenzie ZachariasMorgan ReimerEmily ZachariasJenessa Rutter
2016–17 Mackenzie ZachariasMorgan ReimerEmily ZachariasJenessa Rutter
2017–18 Mackenzie ZachariasGaetanne GauthierEmily ZachariasAshley Groff
2018–19 Mackenzie ZachariasLauryn KuzykEmily ZachariasCaitlyn Labossiere
2019–20 Mackenzie ZachariasKarlee BurgessEmily ZachariasLauren Lenentine
2020–21 Mackenzie ZachariasKarlee BurgessEmily ZachariasLauren Lenentine
2021–22 Mackenzie ZachariasKarlee BurgessEmily ZachariasLauren Lenentine

Notes
  1. Round robin only
  2. Event occurred in the 2017 calendar year, but was billed as the 2018 edition.

References
  1. "Mackenzie Zacharias Profile". Curling Canada. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. "2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. "2016 U18 International Curling Championships". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  4. "Three wild-card teams added to Scotties, Brier". TSN. January 13, 2021. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  5. "2019–20 CTRS Standings". Curling Canada. Archived from the original on February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  6. "Wild Card teams set!". Curling Canada. February 1, 2021. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  7. "Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule". Sportsnet. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  8. "Zacharias 6–1 at 2016 Manitoba Canola Junior Women's". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  9. "Zacharias 1–6 at 2016 Manitoba Scotties". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  10. "Zacharias 5–0 at 2016 Optimist U18 Women's International". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  11. "Zacharias 6–1 at 2017 Manitoba Canola Junior Women". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  12. "2017 Canadian U18 Girls Curling Championship: Reports: Cumulative Statistics By Team". Curling Canada. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  13. "Zacharias 6–1 at 2018 Manitoba Canola Junior Women's Provincials". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  14. "Zacharias 4–3 at 2018 Manitoba Scotties". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  15. "CHAMPION: Zacharias Wins 2019 Manitoba Canola Junior Provincials". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  16. "2019 New Holland Canadian Juniors—Women: Reports: Cumulative Statistics By Team". Curling Canada. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  17. "CHAMPION: Zacharias Wins 2020 Manitoba Telus Junior Women's Provincials". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  18. "2020 New Holland Canadian Juniors—Women: Reports: Cumulative Statistics By Team". Curling Canada. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  19. "World Junior Curling Championships 2020: Women: Statistics". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  20. "2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Reports: Cumulative Statistics By Team". Curling Canada. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  21. "2021 Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials – Women: Reports: Cumulative Statistics By Team". Curling Canada. October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  22. "Mackenzie Zacharias Past Teams". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
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