Medicine Hat College Rattlers post strong weekend of competition

Seven other Medicine Hat runners competed, with Presley Brennan placing 26th, Sarah Laturnas 27th, Hannah Ulm 32nd, Jayda Hill 41st, Ciana Catonio 44th, Elise Stark 49th and Ava Dyck 50th.

On the men’s side, Alex Ayala-Aguilar finished seventh in the eight-kilometre race in 28:37, improving by 34 seconds from his previous run on the same course four weeks earlier.

His result earned him ACAC All-Conference status for the 2026 season.

The Rattlers men placed fourth overall, five points behind third-place NAIT Polytechnic.

Askia Tahrou finished 18th, Ethan Mellish 20th, Spencer Wilson 38th, Keegan Kolody 42nd, Nick Lefebvre 46th, Logan Mellish 52nd and Will Miller 55th.

Red Deer Polytechnic won both team competitions, with Concordia University of Edmonton placing second in the men’s and women’s standings.

Ayala-Aguilar and Woodruff also earned recognition in the ACAC Grand Prix Series standings.

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Reyna Woodruff and Alex Ayala-Aguilar earned recognition in the ACAC Grand Prix Series Standings on the weekend. (Image Credit: Medicine Hat College Rattlers)

Ayala-Aguilar placed seventh among the men, while Woodruff finished eighth among the women.

The Rattlers now prepare for the CCAA National Cross Country Running Championships in Edmonton on Nov. 14.

SOCCER

The Rattlers soccer teams both dropped the opening game of the ACAC championship in Calgary on Friday and were eliminated.

Both faced the Concordia University of Edmonton; the men lost 4-0 to a Thunder team that took silver, and the women lost 3-0 to a Thunder team that went on to win gold.

The Rattlers women’s team captain Alivia Rybchinski was named All-Conference as an ACAC South Defender.

João Cintra, a member of the Rattlers men’s team, was named All-Conference as an ACAC South Midfielder.

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Rattlers soccer players Alivia Rybchinski and João Cintra were both named ACAC All-Conference.

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READ: Medicine Hat College Rattlers send both soccer teams to ACAC championships (Oct. 29, 2026)

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BASKETBALL

The Rattlers men’s and women’s basketball teams both won over The King’s University Eagles in Edmonton on Saturday.

An 89-80 win for the Rattlers men’s team saw four players reach double digits in points. Ethan Robinson led the way with 20. The men are now 3-2 on the season.

Remaining a perfect 5-0 on the ACAC season, the Rattlers women won a close 62-58 game. Brynn Bremner scored 23 points for the Rattlers, and Veda Gottselig collected 14 rebounds.

VOLLEYBALL

The Rattlers volleyball teams hosted The King’s University Eagles on Friday.

In the men’s game, the men won in three sets, 25-19, 25-19, and 25-11, and now sit at 2-2.

The women’s game was the reverse, as they dropped all three sets, 18-25, 15-25, and 22-25. They now hold a 1-3 record.

HOCKEY

Women’s hockey in Grande Prairie saw the Rattlers split two games with Northwestern Polytechnic.

Friday’s game was a 3-1 Rattlers loss, with the Rattlers’ Chloe Johnson scoring a power-play goal.

On Saturday, the Rattlers won 3-2 with goals from Kiyra Kletzle, Jessica Blodgett, and Johnson.

The hockey team now sits second in the ACAC standings with five wins, three losses, an overtime loss, and a shootout loss.

by Jesse Gill

Medicine Hat College Rattlers post strong weekend of competition

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