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The Rattlers men's 4 x 400 team, Logan Pancoast, Askia Tahrou, Christian Pinagay and Logan Mellish, placed sixth at ACAC 1 in Edmonton on the weekend.
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The MHC Rattlers indoor track team opened the 2026 season with a record-setting weekend in Edmonton.
The Rattlers raced at the Concordia Open on Saturday, the ACAC’s first meet of the winter semester.
Rookie runner Daniel Friesen led the way for MHC in the men’s 50m, holding off NAIT’s Malachi Muir, last year’s Canadian Indoor 200m champion, until the final few meters, finishing second place. Friesen’s time of 6.15 seconds is a new MHC school record for the 50m. The performance from the Monsignor McCoy grad was the best ever MHC indoor clocking in any event, registering a score of 897 on the World Athletics Scoring Tables.
Logan Pancoast, another 2025 McCoy grad, erased a pair of Rattlers school records dating back to 2022. Pancoast was third among all college runners in the 3,000m with a time of 9:47.31, and seventh in the 1,500m in a time of 4:37.84
The top Rattlers women’s performance came from another rookie, Reyna Woodruff, in the 1,500m. Making a strong move at the 1,200m mark, Woodruff passed two runners on the final lap, finishing in second place among the college runners.
Collectively, the Rattlers women placed fifth, the Rattlers men finished in sixth place out of 12 ACAC teams.
Next up for the Rattlers indoor tracksters is ACAC 2 hosted by Red Deer Polytechnic on Feb. 14.
Hockey
The Rattlers women’s hockey team picked up a pair of wins over the weekend.
They hosted the Red Deer Polytechnic for a pair of games at the Moose Rec Centre, winning 3-2 Friday in double overtime and 4-3 on Saturday.
Gracie Soderstrom scored the double OT winner, Mieka Loeppky and Bree Purcell each scored as well for MHC. Anna Stewart made 44 saves.
Hayley Anderson had a goal and an assist in Saturday’s win, Sidney Ellingson, Aivry Thomas and Alina Polyakh each scored, Stewart made 34 saves.
The hockey team (7-12) sits six points up on the SAIT Trojans for the fourth and final playoff spot among the six ACAC teams. They are on the road this weekend, facing the first-place Lakeland College Rustlers (17-2).
Basketball
The Rattlers basketball teams faced the SAIT Trojans this weekend.
The men’s team lost both games, falling 108-54 Friday and 96-64 on Saturday.
Ethan Robinson had 20 points Friday, Kieran Isnor had 14 points and seven rebounds. Isnor had 16 points and eight rebounds in Saturday’s loss.
The women’s team also lost both games, falling 50-33 Friday and 76-58 Saturday.
Alexis Watkiss had seven points and six rebounds Friday, Jasmine Gardiner had 13 points and eight rebounds Saturday.
MHC’s men (6-8) and women (6-9) host the Red Deer Polytechnic Feb. 6 and 7 for a pair of home games at the Snake Pit.
Volleyball
The Rattlers men’s volleyball team split their weekend on the road against the SAIT Trojans, winning in three sets Friday (25-15-25-21, 25-20) before losing in five sets Saturday (23-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-16, 4-15).
William Reiniger led the Rattlers’ attack with six kills Friday, Keanen Hamilton had seven kills Saturday.
The women’s team lost in five sets Friday (25-21, 24-26, 17-25, 25-19, 13-15) and lost in three sets Saturday (16-25, 17-25, 19-25).
Fayth Spencer had 14 kills in Friday’s loss, adding another four Saturday.
The men (5-10) and women (2-13) are on the road Feb. 6 and 7 to face the Red Deer Polytechnic.
