Rattlers women take second, men third at St. Mary's cross-country open
Medicine Hat College's cross-country teams delivered podium results in Calgary, headlined by captain Reyna Woodruff's third-place individual finish.
The Medicine Hat College Rattlers continued a strong start to their 2026 cross-country season with two podium team finishes at the St. Mary's University Open in Calgary on Saturday. The women's team placed second in the 6-kilometre race behind Red Deer Polytechnic, led by team captain Reyna Woodruff, who finished third individually. Meghan Reefhuis was sixth, Presley Brennan 10th and Sarah Laturnus 12th.
The men's team placed third among 10 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference teams in the 8-kilometre race. Rookie Alejandro Ayala led the Rattlers with a sixth-place finish, followed by Ethan Mellish (13th), Will Miller (20th), Spencer Wilson (27th), Keegan Kolody (31st) and Logan Mellish (37th).
Elsewhere, Rattlers athletes were also in action at an ACAC golf regional at Desert Blume Golf Course, where Wyatt Bishop sat two strokes off the men's lead and Rebecca Armstrong shared the women's lead heading into Monday's final round. In other Rattlers weekend results, the soccer men beat Olds College 6-0 and the women won 5-2, with both squads tying Red Deer Polytechnic 1-1 on Sunday. The volleyball teams played exhibition matches in Cranbrook against the College of the Rockies, with mixed results across both weekend days.
The cross-country Rattlers return to competition Oct. 2 at the Red Deer Polytechnic Open.
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