Tracy Sachtjen (, Zeman, born February 20, 1969) is an American curler from Lodi, Wisconsin. She is a former world champion and Olympian.
Curling career Sachtjen started curling in 1982. By 1987 she had made her first appearance at the U.S. Junior National Championships. Her first appearance at the United States National Championships came in 1993 and in 1997 she won her first gold medal at the event, with her team skipped by Patti Lank. At her first world championships in 1997 in Berne, Switzerland, her team placed sixth. She has competed at eight U.S. National Championships, five World Championships, and two World Junior Championships. She has one gold and one silver medal from World Championship competition.
In February 2009, Sachtjen and her team, skipped by Debbie McCormick won the 2010 US Olympic Trials, earning the right to compete for the United States at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. (This event also served as the qualifier for the 2009 World Championships.)
Teams Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events 1986–87 Tracy Zeman Pam Goetz Shellie Holerud Lori Myers 1987 USJCC 1987–88 Tracy Zeman Erika Brown Marni Vaningan Shellie Holerud 1988 USJCC (8th) 1988–89 Erika Brown Tracy Zeman Shellie Holerud Jill Jones Debbie Henry(WJCC) 1989 USJCC (6th) 1996–97Patti Lank Analissa Johnson Joni Cotten Tracy Sachtjen Allison Darragh 1997 USWCC (7th) 1998–99 Patti Lank Erika Brown Allison Darragh Tracy Sachtjen Barb Perrella(WWCC) Steve Brown 1999 USWCC 1999–00 Patti Lank Erika Brown Allison Pottinger Tracy Sachtjen Steve Brown 2000 USWCC 2000–01 Patti Lank Erika Brown Allison Pottinger Tracy Sachtjen Keith Reilly 2001 USWCC 2001–02 Patti Lank Erika Brown Oriedo Allison Pottinger Tracy Sachtjen Bev Behnke 2001 USOCT 2002–03 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Ann Swisshelm Silver Tracy Sachtjen Joni Cotten Wally Henry 2003 USWCC 2003–04 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Ann Swisshelm Silver Tracy Sachtjen Joni Cotten 2004 USWCC 2004–05 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Ann Swisshelm Silver Tracy Sachtjen 2005–06 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Tracy Sachtjen Natalie Nicholson Joni Cotten 2006 USWCC 2006–07 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen 2007 USWCC 2007–08 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen Wally Henry (7th) 2008–09 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen Wally Henry (9th) 2009–10 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen Wally Henry 2010 OG (10th)
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