Mackenzie Zacharias

Mackenzie Zacharias (born June 8, 1999) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1][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
SkipMackenzie Zacharias
ThirdKarlee Burgess
SecondEmily Zacharias
LeadLauren Lenentine
Career
Member Association Manitoba
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, her 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.

Personal life

Zacharias is currently a Kinesiology student at the University of Manitoba. Her sister Emily Zacharias is the second on her team.[1]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead
2015–16[4] 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

References
  1. "2020 New Holland U21 Canadian Juniors Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. "Mackenzie Zacharias Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  3. "2016 U18 International Curling Championships". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  4. "Mackenzie Zacharias Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
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