Busy weekend for Medicine Hat College Rattlers athletics has mixed results

The Rattlers men dominated 99-60 on Friday and 85-68 on Saturday. Leading the Rattlers offensively both nights was guard Kieran Isnor. He scored 21 points on Friday and 26 on Saturday.

The Rattlers women rolled to an 80-50 win Friday and a 77-49 win on Saturday. The scoring was spread out, with three hitting double digits on Friday and four on Saturday.

Volleyball

In volleyball action, the Rattlers hosted Ambrose University on Saturday night. The men won all three close sets 25-23, 25-23, and 26-24. The women won three of four sets 26-24, 21-25, 25-23, and 27-25.

Hockey

The Rattlers women’s hockey team travelled to Olds to take on the Broncos. They picked up a 6-4 win on Friday and a 6-1 win on Saturday.

Kiyra Kletzel scored two for the Rattlers on Friday, and Mya Girard had a four-goal game on Saturday.

Soccer

On the road at Red Deer Polytechnic, the men’s soccer team won 1-0, and the women’s team lost 3-0. Joao Nascimento scored for the Rattlers men.

Cross Country

Meghan Reefhuis (17) was the top MHC women’s finisher at the 2026 ACAC 4 XC in Edmonton on Saturday. (Image Credit: Medicine Hat College Rattlers)

Wicked weather stole the spotlight at the ACAC Cross Country 4 — The Concordia Open in Edmonton on Saturday, with powerful wind gusts toppling trees and destroying the finish-line setup during the men’s race.

Wind gusts estimated near 100 kilometres per hour hit midway through the men’s eight-kilometre event, bringing down several large trees and tearing apart the finish-line area.

No injuries were reported, and race officials managed to rebuild the finish-line setup before the first male runner crossed.

Amid the disruption, Medicine Hat College Rattlers rookie Alejandro Ayala-Aguilar delivered his best result in a full-field ACAC race this fall, placing ninth in a time of 30 minutes, 14 seconds.

Teammate Ethan Mellish was the next Rattler across the line, finishing 14th. Spencer Wilson placed 34th, followed by Nick Lefebvre in 38th, Keegan Kolody in 44th and Logan Mellish in 50th.

The Rattlers men finished tied for fifth in a tightly contested team standings, just one point behind fourth place.

Red Deer Polytechnic continued its strong season, capturing the men’s team title.

The women’s six-kilometre race took place before the weather turned dangerous, with runners enjoying ideal autumn conditions.

With three of their top four runners unavailable, the Rattlers women leaned on their depth to produce a fourth-place team finish among 12 ACAC schools.

Meghan Reefhuis led Medicine Hat College, placing 10th in 26:58.

Presley Brennan finished 20th, while Hannah Ulm was listed 27th and Sarah Laturnas 28th.

Ciana Catonio placed 38th, Elise Stark finished 42nd and Ava Dyck crossed the line in 45th.

Red Deer Polytechnic also claimed the women’s team title, completing a sweep of the team competitions.

The Rattlers now turn their attention to the ACAC Championships, scheduled for October 31 in Red Deer.

Full race results are available through Running Solutions.

Golf

The Rattlers golf teams completed their final round at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association National Championship on Friday.

The men’s team finished 10th in a 10-team field at 185-over par, while the women’s team, which also includes another ACAC golfer, was 5th in a seven-team field at 130-over par.

The men’s team includes five golfers and factors the top four combined scores, while the women’s team includes three golfers and factors the top two combined scores.

Golfers completed 36 holes on Thursday during rounds two and three.

The five Rattlers men competed in a field of 51 golfers.

Wyatt Bishop was the top finisher of the group at 28-over par. He took 20th and stayed fairly consistent across the four rounds with 81, 79, 78, and 78.

Cash Welk was a stroke ahead of Bishop heading into the final day, but struggled with an 89 in his final round after carding 82, 78, and 77 in the three previous rounds. Welk finished at 38-over par and 33rd place.

Hayden King was 47th place after finishing at 53-over par. He shot rounds of 83, 84, 90, and 84.

Jaxon Magnus finished at 68-over par to place 50th, and teammate Everett Liefso rounded out the field at 74-over par.

The Cégep André-Laurendeau men’s golf team won the tournament. The team also had the top men’s golfer, Daniel-Ange Morency, who shot 2-over par.

Two Rattlers women competed in a 25-player field.

Rebecca Armstrong finished 14th at 70-over par, with rounds of 88, 91, 93, and 86.

Not far behind was teammate Kiara Reesor in 16th after shooting 77-over par. She had rounds of 87, 91, 93, and 94.

Sofia De Zordo of Champlain St. Lawrence won the individual event for the women at 10-over par. Cégep André-Laurendeau also won the women’s team event.

The tournament was played at Blainvillier Golf Club in Blainville, Que., near Montreal. Full results are available online.

by Jesse Gill

Busy weekend for Medicine Hat College Rattlers athletics has mixed results

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