Over the weekend, the Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks indoor track team wrapped up their season at the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Championships co-hosted by Concordia University of Edmonton, Medicine Hat College, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, The King’s University and University of Alberta-Augustana.
The team had a fantastic championship weekend, with many outstanding performances, personal bests and individual medals.
The highlights of the meet included the relay events and the men’s 300-metre and 600-metre races.
In the men’s 300-metre event, Tyler Wiebe claimed first place, with Jonah Hennig finishing in third. The men’s 600-metre event saw Owen Stewart taking the win and Hennig finishing just behind him in second place.
Hannah Pilling ran a personal best in the 3000-metre event, where she finished in second.
Both the women’s 4×200-metre and 4×400-metre relay teams had strong performances, finishing third in both events. On the men’s side, the 4×200-metre relay team secured a silver medal, while the 4×400-metre team delivered an impressive performance to win gold.
Overall, the women’s team finished in third place behind Red Deer and SAIT. The men’s team put up a strong effort in their pursuit of a third consecutive ACAC championship banner, but ultimately finished in second place behind SAIT, the reigning Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association cross-country national champions.
Full results can be found online at ellistiming.ca/ACACChamps/LiveResults.
