Kodiaks have reasons to celebrate
The Lethbridge College Kodiaks were busy over the weekend and came out with successful results from their games.
Volleyball
The Kodiak’ women’s volleyball team went a perfect 6-0 to end the regular season after defeating NAIT and NWP on home court.
On Friday night, the Kodiaks women’s volleyball team had a strong showing as they swept the NAIT Ooks. The Kodiaks won the sets 25-19, 25-22 and 25-20.
Saturday saw an exciting five-match game between the Kodiaks and the NWP Wolves. The Kodiaks were able to come out on top winning 22-25, 25-10, 25-22, 21-25, 15-12.
The Kodiak men’s team needed five sets in both matches in what was a split for them over the weekend.
On Friday, the Kodiaks lost a long five-set battle against the NAIT Ooks, 25-22, 25-22, 25-27, 21-26, 13-15.
On Saturday, the Kodiaks finished their regular season at home with a five-set win over the NWP Wolves: 23-25, 25-19, 25-15, 22-25, 15-11. The Kodiaks men’s volleyball team has clinched a spot in this year’s ACAC championships hosted by Olds College after finishing the regular season with a record of 13-6. They will be the third seed in the South going into the tournament.
Basketball
Women’s basketball
Kodiaks 62 vs NAIT Ooks 44
Friday night saw an exciting matchup between the Kodiaks and the Ooks. The Kodiaks were able to come out of the gate strong and keep their lead winning 62-44.
On Saturday night, the Kodiaks took on the Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves. The Kodiaks were able to take control of the game early and won the game 77-40.
Men’s basketball
Friday night saw a fierce battle between the Kodiaks and Ooks fighting for playoff seeding. The Kodiaks were able to grab hold of the lead early and maintain it throughout the game to win 81-72.
On Saturday the Kodiaks took a close loss of 80-77 to the Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves. The Kodiaks were leading the game until the final minutes of the fourth quarter.
Futsal
Feb 9. WFUT | Kodiaks 2 vs SAIT Trojans 2
The Kodiaks started the first game of South regionals against the top-placed SAIT Trojans. This was the first time the two teams had seen each other this season. The game resulted in a 2-2 tie.
The Kodiaks played their second game of South regionals against the Olds College Broncos. The last time these two teams met, the Kodiaks secured a
4-1 win. This game was much of the same with the Kodiaks taking a 5-0 victory over the Broncos.
The Kodiaks began Saturday with a 6-0 win over Ambrise before beating the Prairie College Pilots 14-0
The Kodiak women’s futsal team finished south regionals 3-0-1. The team secured their spot in this year’s championships March 8-10 hosted by Portage College.
Kodiak men’s futsal finished south regionals 2-20, scoring 15 goals and allowing 12 goals.
Indoor Track
The women finished second in both the 4x200m and 4x400m relays with huge time improvements from last meet. These times put them now just a few seconds behind Red Deer Polytechnic Queens. Kate Block delivered in her debut 3000m race, finishing in third place and breaking the 12-minute barrier. Katrina Michel secured a third-place finish in the 1000m.
The men’s sprint group continued their dominance, winning both the 4x200m and 4x400m relays. There were standout performances in the middle-distance events, notably with Owen Stewart clinching victory in the 1000m event, setting a new school record with a time of 2:31.91. Conner Van Den Hoek secured a third-place finish in the 600m.
In the long-distance events, Ethan Grasmeyer broke the 10-minute mark in the 3000m event for the first time, securing second place, closely followed by teammate Justin Fisher in third. Stewart continued his winning streak by winning the 1500m event.