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Height
6'2"
Age
30
Hometown
Bemidji, MN
Education
Bemidji State University
Quick Facts
Hobbies: Softball, darts, hunting, and fishing
Biographical Information
Born and raised in Bemidji, Minnesota, the self-proclaimed “curling capital of the United States". At age 17, he formed a Curling team with childhood best friend, Alex Fenson, son of 2006 Olympic bronze medalist Pete Fenson.
Fenner has been a two-time national champion (2021, 2025) and represented the U.S twice at curling world championships including a fourth place finish in 2022. Fenner had a successful junior career where he represented Team USA twice at the junior world championships including winning a silver medal in 2016.
Outside of curling, Mark Fenner is a bartender and plays second base for the Twin Cities Ducks in TCMABL (a men’s adult baseball league). He also enjoys playing softball and darts, working out, and hunting and fishing.
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2025 – 11th (Team - Men)
- Years of participation: 2 (Team - Men 2022, Team -Men 2025)
- Top finish: 4th – 2022 (Team - Men)
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