# Kroy Nernberger

Kroy Everett Nernberger (born February 27, 1984) is an American curler from Madison, Wisconsin. He was a bronze medalist at the 2016 World Men's Curling Championship as alternate on John Shuster's Team USA.

## Curling career

Nernberger competed in three Junior National Championships, with his best finish at fourth place in 2002 and 2004. He has medaled at the Men's National Championship three times, all in a row on skip Craig Brown's team, silver in 2014 and 2015 and bronze in 2016. Later in 2016 Nernberger was invited to be alternate on the US Champion team, skipped by John Shuster, as they represented the United States at the World Championship. There they won the bronze medal, defeating Japan's Yusuke Morozumi in the bronze medal match.
Nernberger returned to national-level curling at the 2025 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials, playing with teammate Nina Roth. They would finish just outside the playoffs in 6th place with a 5-4 record, being eliminated on head-to-head results.

## Teams
### Men's

| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
| 2001–02 | Ryan Lemke | Kroy Nernberger | Adam Weiland | Bryan Amundson | | Bev Schroeder | 2002 USJCC (4th) |
| 2003–04 | Ryan Lemke | Ryan Brunt | Kroy Nernberger | Craig Amundson | | | 2004 USJCC (4th) |
| 2004–05 | Ryan Lemke | Ryan Brunt | Kroy Nernberger | Jason Gerstenkorn | | | 2005 USJCC (5th) |
| 2006–07 | Jeremy Roe | Matt Hamilton | Scott Templeton | Mark Hartman | Kroy Nernberger | Ed Sheffield | 2007 USMCC (7th) |
| 2009–10 | Kroy Nernberger | Ryan Lemke | Jake Will | Steve Day | | | |
| 2010–11 | Kroy Nernberger | Ryan Lemke | Jake Will | Steve Day | | | |
| 2011–12 | Craig Brown | Matt Hamilton | Kroy Nernberger | Derrick Casper | | | 2012 USMCC (4th) |
| 2012–13 | Craig Brown | Kroy Nernberger | Matt Hamilton | Jon Brunt | | | 2013 USMCC (7th) |
| 2013–14 | Craig Brown | Kroy Nernberger | Matt Hamilton | Jon Brunt | | | 2014 USMCC |
| 2014–15 | Craig Brown | Kroy Nernberger | Sean Beighton | Jared Zezel | Alex Leichter | Phill Drobnick | 2015 USMCC |
| 2015–16 | Craig Brown | Kroy Nernberger | Jared Zezel | Sean Beighton | | | 2016 USMCC |
| 2015–16 | John Shuster | Tyler George | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Kroy Nernberger | Phill Drobnick | 2016 WMCC |
| 2016–17 | Craig Brown | Kroy Nernberger | Jason Smith | Sean Beighton | Quinn Evenson | Scott Baird | 2017 USMCC (4th) |
| 2017–18 | Craig Brown | Kroy Nernberger | Jason Smith | Sean Beighton | Quinn Evenson | | |
| 2017–18 | Sean Beighton (4th) | Kroy Nernberger (skip) | Derrick McLean | Quinn Evenson | | | 2018 USMCC (4th) |
| 2018–19 | Greg Persinger (4th) | Rich Ruohonen (skip) | Sean Beighton | Kroy Nernberger | | Phill Drobnick | CWC/1 (6th) |
| 2019–20 | Rich Ruohonen | Greg Persinger | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | Kroy Nernberger | | 2020 USMCC |
| 2020–21 | Rich Ruohonen | Andrew Stopera | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | Kroy Nernberger | | 2021 USMCC (7th) |
| 2021–22 | Rich Ruohonen | Andrew Stopera | Colin Hufman | Kroy Nernberger | Philip Tilker | | |

### Mixed

| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
| 2007 | Ryan Lemke | Jackie Lemke | Kroy Nernberger | Sydney Johnson | | 2007 USMxCC |
| 2008 | Ryan Lemke | Jackie Lemke | Kroy Nernberger | Rebecca Wood | Megan O'Connell | 2008 USMxCC |

### Mixed doubles

| Season | Male | Female | Events |
| 2015–16 | Kroy Nernberger | Nina Roth | 2016 USMDCC |
| 2016–17 | Kroy Nernberger | Nina Roth | 2017 USMDCC |
| 2018–19 | Kroy Nernberger | Nina Roth | 2019 USMDCC |
| 2021–22 | Kroy Nernberger | Tara Peterson | |
| 2024-25 | Kroy Nernberger | Nina Roth | 2025 USMDOT (6th) |

## Private life

Kroy Nernberger attended University of Wisconsin–Madison. He works for Spectrum Brands and has some inventions.
He started curling in 1997, when he was 13 years old.