Lethbridge college’s men’s and women’s cross-country Kodiaks wrapped up its season by bringing home a bunch of medals from Ontario.
The women’s cross country team took home a bronze medal while the men’s team finished with a silver medal at the CCAA Cross Country National Championships.
The tournament took place last weekend in Brockville, Ontario hosted by St. Lawrence College.
Bertil Johansson, head coach of both teams, is proud of what the two teams accomplished and even thinks that they could have done even better at home.
“They were great. It was a matter of seconds of us winning gold. I think that if we were the college who got to host nationals, I think we could have won it,” said Johansson.
Kyle De Groot, who is in his first year on the team, feels dedication was the key to their success for the entire year.
“I think a lot of it was working hard throughout the season. We battled hard in practice against each other and it lead to success on the field,” he added.
Johansson admits that the two teams were in for tough competition, but was happy with how hard they worked.
“The competition level was as high as they have seen all year and they really battled hard and it paid off.”
In the women’s ACAC championship race, Emily Lucas, ACAC Rookie of the Year, claimed a bronze medal while Rachel McKenzie finished fourth and Dina Iatrou finished sixth.
In the men’s race, Alex Harding brought home the individual gold while teammate Andrew Harding took bronze, Boaz Korir finished fourth, and Moses Cherreret finished sixth.
In basketball, the women’s team won both their games last weekend against the Red Deer Queens and Olds College Broncos, while the men’s team lost both their games against those same schools.
Both teams will head to Calgary this weekend for a matchup against SAIT Saturday night
In volleyball, both the men and women’s team lost their two matchups last weekend against the Briercrest Clippers.
They have a chance to redeem themselves this weekend with a home and home series against the SAIT Trojans.