# Jessica Schultz

Jessica Schultz (born January 2, 1985) is a former American curler. She is a two-time Olympian and three-time U.S. Champion. She is currently the Director of the Women’s National Team & Juniors programs at the United States Curling Association.

## Curling career

Schultz was a member of the United States women's curling team at the 2006 Winter Olympics. For the 2006 U.S. World Team Trials in March, Schultz was named skip, or captain, of Team USA (the team's regular skip, Cassie Johnson, did not play in the tournament), and the team finished fourth under her direction.
She joined the Erika Brown rink in 2011. Brown and her team won the 2013 United States Women's Curling Championship and went on to represent the United States at the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship, finishing in fourth after losing the bronze medal game to Canada's Rachel Homan. They also qualified to participate at the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials. They finished first in the round robin standings and defeated Allison Pottinger in a best-of-three series final to clinch the berth to the Olympics.
After retiring from competitive curling, Schultz moved back to Alaska and has been involved in growing the sport of curling in that state, starting a nonprofit called curlAK towards that purpose. In May 2020 the United States Curling Association announced Schultz would be the new Director of the Women’s National Team & Juniors programs.

## Personal life

She lived in Duluth, Minnesota. While attending Lake Superior College, she studied physical therapy.

## Teams
### Women's

| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
| 1998–99 | Liz Ziegler | Jessica Schultz | Julie Johnson | Kelly Snider | Miranda Barker | Tom Kent, Gail Snider | 1999 USJCC (10th) |
| 1999–00 | Julie Johnson | Jessica Schultz | Kelly Snider | Liz Ziegler | Miranda Barker | Kathryn Palth | 2000 USJCC (7th) |
| 2000–01 | Jessica Schultz | Liz Ziegler | Kelly Snider | Miranda Barker | | Kathy Pahl, Marty Schultz | 2001 USJCC (SF) |
| 2001–02 | Jessica Schultz | Liz Ziegler | Kelly Snider | Miranda Barker | | Marty Schultz | 2002 USJCC (6th) |
| 2002–03 | Jessica Schultz | Liz Ziegler | Kelly Snider | Jennifer Taylor | Elizabeth Williams | Dennis Thies | 2003 USJCC (5th) |
| 2003–04 | Jessica Schultz | Liz Ziegler | Kelly Snider | Kaye Hufman | Lacy Birklid | Dennis Thies | 2004 USJCC (SF) |
| 2003–04 | Aileen Sormunen | Courtney George | Amanda Jensen | Amanda McLean | Jessica Schultz | Cynthia Johnson | 2004 WJCC (4th) |
| 2004–05 | Cassandra Johnson | Jamie Johnson | Jessica Schultz | Maureen Brunt | Courtney George (WWCC) | Neil Doese (WWCC) | 2005 USWCC/USOCT 2005 WWCC |
| 2005–06 | Cassandra Johnson | Jamie Johnson | Jessica Schultz | Maureen Brunt | Courtney George | Neil Doese | 2006 OG (8th) |
| 2005–06 | Jessica Schultz | Jamie Johnson | Courtney George | Maureen Brunt | | Neil Doese | 2006 USWCC (4th) |
| 2006–07 | Jessica Schultz | Christina Schwartz | Megan O'Connell | Stephanie Sambor | Lysa Hambley | Jim Dexter | 2007 WUG (7th) |
| 2006–07 | Cassandra Johnson | Jamie Haskell | Jessica Schultz | Maureen Brunt | | | 2007 USWCC |
| 2007–08 | Cassandra Potter | Jamie Haskell | Jessica Schultz | Maureen Brunt | Jackie Lemke | Jim Dexter | 2008 USWCC (4th) |
| 2008–09 | Aileen Sormunen | Molly Bonner | Jessica Schultz | Maureen Brunt | Sophie Brorson | | 2009 USWCC/USOCT (5th) |
| 2009–10 | Patti Lank | Aileen Sormunen | Caitlin Maroldo | Jessica Schultz | | | 2010 USWCC |
| 2009–10 | Erika Brown | Nina Spatola | Ann Swisshelm | Laura Hallisey | Jessica Schultz | Bill Todhunter | 2010 WWCC (5th) |
| 2010–11 | Patti Lank | Caitlin Maroldo | Jessica Schultz | Mackenzie Lank | Christina Schwartz (USWCC) Debbie McCormick (WWCC) | Neil Harrison (WWCC) | 2011 USWCC 2011 WWCC (7th) |
| 2011–12 | Erika Brown | Debbie McCormick | Jessica Schultz | Ann Swisshelm | | | 2012 USWCC (5th) |
| 2012–13 | Erika Brown | Debbie McCormick | Jessica Schultz | Ann Swisshelm | Sarah Anderson (WWCC) | Bill Todhunter (WWCC) | 2013 USWCC 2013 WWCC (4th) |
| 2013–14 | Erika Brown | Debbie McCormick | Jessica Schultz | Ann Swisshelm | Allison Pottinger (OG) | Bill Todhunter | 2013 USOCT 2014 OG (10th) |
| 2016–17 | Jessica Schultz | Courtney George | Jordan Moulton | Stephanie Senneker | | | 2017 USWCC (6th) |
| 2017–18 | Jessica Schultz | Courtney George | Jordan Moulton | Stephanie Senneker | | | |

### Mixed doubles

| Season | Female | Male | Events |
| 2015–16 | Jessica Schultz | Jason Smith | 2016 USMDCC |