<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/b>Three curlers with ties to Bemidji State University – two current students and one alumnus – are participating in the USA Curling National Championship in Jacksonville, Fla.<\/span><\/p>\n BSU students Alex Fenson<\/i><\/a> <\/span>and Mark Fenner<\/i><\/a>, along with BSU alum and 2014 Olympian Jared Zezel<\/i><\/a>, are competing in the championships, which began Feb. 6 and continue through Feb. 13.<\/span><\/p>\n Fenson is a junior in exercise science and Fenner is a senior in biology. Both are from Bemidji. Zezel graduated in 2015 with an exercise science degree.<\/span><\/p>\n There were 10 competing men’s teams this past Saturday where two-time national champion Craig Brown of Madison, Wis., rolled his team to a 7-4 win, who has Bemidji State’s alumni Jared Zezel on his team. They defeated Korey Dropkin’s junior national champions, a team that includes Fenson and Fenner.<\/span><\/p>\n Both teams will be playing throughout the week, with the men’s final set for Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.<\/span><\/p>\n USA Curling Players with BSU ties<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n