Jaclyn Lora Crandall (born April 4, 1989), previously known as Jaclyn Tingley, is a

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curler from

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. She currently plays

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on Team Melissa Adams.

Career

Crandall played in her first provincial championship during the 2009–10 season as

for Ashley Howard. The team made it to the final of the 2010 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they lost to

Andrea Crawford Andrea Kelly (born July 31, 1985), previously known as Andrea Crawford, is a Canadian curler from Fredericton, New Brunswick. She is a ten-time New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion skip, winning six straight titles from 2009–2 ...

8–5. The team won the 2010 Lady Monctonian Invitational Spiel to start the 2010–11 season. They would however not qualify at provincials that year, finishing the round robin with a 2–5 record. After the season, Tingley joined the Melissa Adams rink. The team qualified for the provincial final at the 2013 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they would lose to the Crawford rink 13–6. Crandall made her first national appearance at the

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playing as

for Jennifer Armstrong. The team finished in last place with a 1–6 record. After taking a few seasons off, Crandall joined the

Sylvie Quillian Sylvie Quillian (born June 18, 1980, as Sylvie Robichaud) is a Canadian curler from Riverview, New Brunswick. She currently skips her own team out of Curl Moncton in Moncton. She has won five New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts and wa ...

rink as their alternate for the 2018–19 season. Team Quillian qualified for the playoffs at both the

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and

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provincial championships, losing in the semifinal in 2019 and final in 2020. After the 2019–20 season, Quillian joined the Andrea Crawford team and Melissa Adams took over as skip of the team with Crandall moving up to second. Due to the

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, the 2021 provincial championship was cancelled. As the reigning provincial champions, Team Crawford was given the invitation to represent New Brunswick at the

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, but they declined due to work and family commitments. Team Adams was then invited in their place, which they accepted. One member of Team Adams,

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, opted to not attend the Scotties, with Nicole Arsenault Bishop stepping in to play second on the team. At the Hearts, they finished with a 3–5 round robin record, failing to qualify for the championship round. After taking a year off, Crandall formed a new team for the 2022–23 season with third Kendra Lister, second Molli Ward and lead

Kayla Russell Kayla Russell (born May 5, 1998, in Miramichi, New Brunswick, Miramichi) is a Canadians, Canadian Curling, curler from Strathadam, New Brunswick, Strathadam, New Brunswick. She currently plays Second (curling), second on Team Melissa Adams. Care ...

. The team reached the quarterfinals of the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic where they lost to the Jessica Daigle rink. Entering the 2023 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts as the second seeds, the team finished 3–3 through the round robin, enough to earn them a spot in the tiebreaker. There, they were defeated 8–6 by Shaelyn Park. Melissa Adams rejoined the team for the 2023–24 season as their new skip, shifting Crandall to third, Lister to lead and Russell to alternate. On tour, the team went undefeated to pick up victories at the New Scotland Brewing Co. Cashspiel and the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic, defeating the Heather Smith rink in both finals. At the 2024 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Team Adams won the A qualifier event before losing both the B and C events to Mélodie Forsythe and

respectively. In the playoffs, they beat Team Forsythe 8–4 in the semifinal before defeating Team Quillian 7–4 in the provincial final. This earned the team the right to represent New Brunswick at the

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. There, they finished eighth in Pool B with a 2–6 record, defeating the Northwest Territories'

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and Ontario's

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Personal life

Crandall is employed as a teacher with the

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. She has a son, Adam. She graduated from the

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Teams

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crandall, Jaclyn 1989 births Canadian women curlers Living people University of New Brunswick alumni Curlers from Fredericton 21st-century Canadian sportswomen