Led by the dynamic duo of Reyna Woodruff and Meghan Reefhuis, the MHC women placed third among 12 college teams at the ACAC Cross Country Running Championships in Red Deer on Saturday. Woodruff finished 11th in the hilly 6 km race, one spot in front of Reefhuis. Woodruff clocked a time of 26:42, two seconds ahead of her teammate.

Seven other Rattlers women also took part in the race including Presley Brennan (26th), Sarah Laturnas (27th), Hannah Ulm (32nd), Jayda Hill (41st), Ciana Catonio (44th), Elise Stark (49th), and Ava Dyck (50th).

On the men’s side, MHC’s Alex Ayala-Aguilar ran his best race of the year, finishing 7th in a time of 28:37 for 8 km, 34 seconds faster than he ran on the same course 4 weeks ago. Aylaa-Aguilar’s result earned him ACAC All Conference status for the 2026 season.

Collectively, the Rattlers men placed 4th, a mere 5 points behind the 3rd place team from NAIT Polytechnic. In addition to Ayala-Aguilar, Askia Tahrou (18th), Ethan Mellish (20th), Spencer Wilson (38th), Keegan Kolody (42nd), Nick Lebfrve (46th), Logan Mellish (52nd) and Will Miller (55th) represented MHC.

The host Red Deer Polytechnic topped the standings in both team competitions. The men posted a commanding 40 point victory, while the Red Deer women eked out a 5 point win. The Concordia University of Edmonton placed second in both races.

Also on Saturday, the ACAC recognized the top 10 Grand Prix Series runners based on their cumulative results in college races this fall. Two Rattlers were honoured – Ayala- Aguilar was 7th in the men’s standings, while Woodruff finished 8th among the women.

Nest up for the Rattlers is the CCAA National Cross Country Running Championships in Edmonton on November 14.

Full results will be posted at https://runningsolutionsca.wordpress.com/results/