Trio of School Records Set in ACAC 1 Meet

Posted on January 25, 2026 by bcorcoranMHC
Rattlers Men’s 4 x 400 team placed 6th with a time 3:56.12 at ACAC 1 in Edmonton on the weekend. Pictured left to right are Logan Pancoast, Askia Tahrou, Christian Pinagay, and Logan Mellish

Rookie Daniel Friesen led the way for MHC runners on Saturday at ACAC 1 -The Concordia Open in Edmonton.

The McCoy High grad blasted out of the blocks in the men’s 50m and held off NAIT’s Malachi Muir, last year’s Canadian Indoor 200m champion, until the final few meters, recording a time of 6.15, good for second place. Friesen’s time was a new Rattlers school record for the 50m. The performance 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 Rattler school records dating back to 2022. Pancoast was 3rd amongst the college runners in the 3000m in a time of 9:47.31 and seventh in the 1500m in a time of 4:37.84

The top Rattlers women’s performance came from yet another rookie, Reyna Woodruff, in the 1500m. Making a strong move at the 1200m mark, Woodruff passed two runners on the final lap and stopped the clock at 5:29.48, good for 2nd place amongst the college runners.

Collectively, the Rattler women placed 5th; the Rattler men finished in 6th place out of 12 ACAC teams.

Next up for the Rattler tracksters is ACAC 2 hosted by Red Deer Polytechnic on Feb. 14.

Full results will be posted at https://www.acac.ab.ca/sports/track-ind/2025-26/schedule

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Pair of Top-40 Finishes for Rattlers Runners

Posted on November 10, 2025 by bcorcoranMHC
Reyna Woodruff (154) at the 3 km point of the 2025 CCAA National XC Running Race in PEI

A quartet of MHC Rattlers runners were in Prince Edward Island on the weekend taking part in the CCAA National X-C Running Championships. Four women and one male athlete took on the best college runners in Canada on the trails of Mark Arendz Provincial Ski Park just outside of Charlottetown.

Pheonix Asprey led the MHC ladies with a 39th place finish in the women’s 6 km race, covering the extremely hilly and soggy course in a time of 25:56. Teammates Renya Woodruff (67th), Presley Brennan (92nd), and Addison Weir (99th) also took part in the race.

Collectively, the Rattlers women placed 13th in a field of 17 teams.

Logan Pancoast was the lone MHC entrant in the men’s 8 km race. He recorded a time of 28:25, good for 38th place in a field of 114.

Logan Pancoast (Right) ascends one of the many challenging hills at the 2025 CCAA National XC Running race in PEI

Quebec athletes dominated the meet. Runners from La Belle Province took the top 5 places in the women’s team competition, 6 of the top 7 spots in the women’s individual standings, places 1 through 4 in the men’s team race, and 5 of the first 6 finishers in the men’s individual race.

Red Deer Polytechnic was the top Alberta school placing 6th amongst the women’s teams and 7th amongst the men’s teams.

A 228 runners from 34 different schools across Canada took part in the meet.

Full results are posted at https://results.raceroster.com/v3/events/wrm5eqt2kueu4b7y/race/247204?filter_search=

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Historical Result for MHC Cross Country

Posted on October 26, 2025 by bcorcoranMHC

The MHC Rattlers Cross Country running team traveled to Grande Prairie on Saturday to take part in the 2025 ACAC Championships. Placing second amongst the women’s teams and fourth amongst the men’s teams, MHC ended up with the best combined result in the cross country program’s history.

Fourth-year runner Maddie Scrimger and rookie Pheonix Asprey led the way for the MHC ladies. Scrimger clocked a time of 23:48 over the technical 6 km course in placing 4th. Asprey finished 7th, 70 seconds behind her teammate. Both athletes achieved All Conference honours for their finishes.

MHC Rattlers women placed second at the 2025 ACAC XC Running Championships

Other Rattlers competitors in the women’s race included Renya Woodruff (17th), Ellie Barlow (28th), Addison Weir (37th), Presley Brennan (38th), Aki Iwata (40th), Ciana Catonio (45th), Riley Knapp (47th), Hannah Ulm (48th), Ava Dyck (51st), and Elise Stark (54th).

Logan Pancoast was the first Rattlers male, finishing 7th and posting a time of 27:45 over the 8 km course. Like Scrimger and Asprey, Pancoast was named to the All Conference team.

Logan Pancoast was named 2025 ACAC XC Running Rookie of the Year based on his 7th place finish at the 2025 ACAC Championships

Four other Rattlers also contested the men’s 8 km. Askia Tahirou placed 16th, Spencer Wilson was 28th, Keegan Kolody finished 31st, and Griffin Goodfellow crossed the finish line in 52nd place.

In addition to earning all Conference status, Asprey and Pancoast were also named as the ACAC XC Rookies of the Year for their respective genders.

While the ACAC season has concluded, several Rattlers athletes will be heading to PEI on November 8 to take part in the CCAA National meet.

Full results are posted at https://www.racepro.ca/races/acac/

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Rattlers Women Second in ACAC 4

Posted on October 5, 2025 by bcorcoranMHC

A full squad of MHC Rattlers runners headed north on Saturday to take part in ACAC 4 – Augustana Open in Camrose. As the final tune-up race before the ACAC Championships in three weeks in Grande Prairie, all 12 ACAC XC schools sent teams to the event.

Placing four women in the top 16, the Rattler’s women had another strong showing, finishing a close second to Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) in the women’s 6 km race. MHC was led by the dynamic duo of Pheonix Asprey (5th) and Maddie Scrimger (6th). They were followed by Reyna Woodruff (15th), Ellie Barlow (16th), Addy Weir (30th), Aki Iwata (33rd), Ciana Catonio (34th), Ava Dyck (39th), Presely Brennan (40th), Hannah Ulm (42nd), and Elise Stark (45th).

Pheonix Asprey (138) and Maddie Scrimger (107) approach the 2km mark of the 2025 Augustana Open XC race

As he’s done all season, rookie Logan Pancoast was the first Rattler runner, finishing 4th in the men’s 8 km distance. Teammates Keegan Kolody (23rd) and Spencer Willson (28th) followed. Askia Tahirou (46th) and Griffin Goodfellow (50th) also competed. Collectively, the Rattlers were 6th among men’s teams.

Askia Tahirou, broken arm in tow, at the 6.5 km mark of the 2025 Augustana Open XC Race

In the combined men’s/women’s standings, MHC placed third, a mere two points behind second-place Lethbridge Polytechnic. RDP won the combined event.

Full results are posted at https://www.acac.ab.ca/sports/xc/2025-26/files/2025_Running_Room_ACAC_Grand_Prix_4.pdf

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Rattlers Women Prevail at Pumpkin Run

Posted on September 21, 2025 by bcorcoranMHC
Rattlers women at the start line of the 2025 ACAC #2 – Pumpkin Run in Lethbridge

The MHC Rattlers women’s cross country running team served notice on Saturday that they will be a contender for an ACAC championship this fall. The squad placed four runners in the top 10 enroute to a team victory over the reigning champion Red Deer Polytechnic at ACAC #2 – The Pumpkin Run in Lethbridge

The Rattlers women were led by rookie Pheonix Asprey who placed third in the 6 km race run under unseasonably warm conditions. Maddie Scrimger (5th), Reyna Woodruff (7th) and Ellie Barlow (10th) followed closely. Other MHC finishers included Riley Knapp (17th), Addy Weir (19th), Ciana Catonio (26th), Presley Brennan (29th), Ava Dyck (30th), and Elise Stark (33rd ).

Rattlers collect take advantage of the free pumpkins at the 2025 Pumpkin Run

A much improved Rattlers men’s team fielded their first full team of the 2025 season and ended up in 4th place among eight colleges Logan Pancoast had a strong run finishing 5th over the 8 km distance. Spencer Wilson was 17th, Keegan Kolody, making his ACAC debut, placed 22nd, and Griffin Goodfellow crossed the line in 31st.

Next up for the Rattlers runners is ACAC #4 in Camrose on October 2,

Full results can be found at https://racepro.ca/races/lpk/

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Triple Podium for Rattlers in Season Opener XC Race

Posted on September 9, 2025 by bcorcoranMHC

A small contingent of six MHC runners travelled to Edmonton on Saturday to contest ACAC #1 – The Concordia Open. The group managed to bring home three medals.

Maddie Scrimger placed 2nd in the 2025 Concordia Open XC Race

2024-25 Rattlers Female Athlete of the Year Maddie Scrimger again led the MHC squad with a second place finish in the women’s 6 km event. Scrimger ran a patient race, moving up on laps 2 and 3 to stop the clock in 24:50, a mere 15 seconds behind winner Ashlee Walker from Concordia.

Pheonix Asprey (4th), Ellie Barlow (22nd) and Aki Iwata (25th) were the other Rattlers finishers in the race. Collectively, the MHC women placed third in the team standings behind 2024 ACAC champions Red Deer Polytechnic and NAIT Polytechnic.

Rookie Logan Pancoast made his ACAC debut a memorable one, capturing the bronze medal in the men’s 8 km race in a time of 30:03. Pancoast’s placing represents the best MHC male result in an ACAC race since the re-birth of the XC program in 2020. Spencer Wilson also had a strong run, finishing 23rd.

With only two men competing, the Rattlers did not register a team score.

Next up for the MHC runners is ACAC #2 in Lethbridge on September 20.

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Great Weather, Great Times at 2025 Rattler Run

Posted on April 27, 2025 by bcorcoranMHC
500 plus runners and walkers contested the 2025 Rattler Run Road Race

Under bright sunny skies, 500 plus runners and walkers took to the roads and bike trails around Medicine Hat College on Saturday for the 46th annual Rattler Run. 

Present and former Rattlers runners figured prominently among the top finishers in the 10 km event.  Chris Jonker, a 2021 Rattlers alumnus, took the top prize in the men’s 10 km event, stopping the clock in 35:46, 4.5 minutes ahead of Medicine Hat’s Julio Figueroa, who finished in second place. Another local runner, Tyler Heron, placed third.

The women’s 10k race featured a re-match between last year’s winner, 2024 Rattlers alumnus Becky Ross, and the 2025 Rattlers Female Athlete of the Year, Maddie Scrimger.  Scrimger turned the tables on Ross this year, prevailing in a time of 41:29, 30 seconds clear of Ross.  Three-time basketball hot shots champion Erin Nordstrom-Young of Calgary placed third.

The 5 km races were won by a pair of youngsters.  Fifteen-year old Anna Chatterton of Lethbridge took the women’s 5 km title in a time of 21:33, while 17-year old Alejandro Alaya Aguilar of Medicine Hat triumphed in the men’s 5 km (17:56).  The minor medals were won by Quinn Haldorson (2nd place men’s), Keegan Koldoy (3rd place men’s), Ellie Barlow (2nd place women’s) and Sherri Emerson (3rd place women’s)

The 3 km winners were Pincher Creek’s Wiliam Feran (11:27) and Lamely, Saskatchewan’s Taiya Chappel (12:27).

Seven local businesses and organizations raced in the mascot race at the 2025 Rattler Run

The mascot race was a hotly contested affair attracting seven contestants from a variety of local businesses and organizations. Daniel’s Dip Ferry overtook a fading Boston Pizza’s Lionel in the final meters to defend the title he won last year for the first time.  The AHS Paramedics Moose placed third.

Full results for the event can be found at www.racepro.ca/rattlerrun/

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Scrimger repeats as MHC Female Athlete of the Year

Posted on March 30, 2025 by bcorcoranMHC
Madison Scrimger was named the 2025 MHC Female Athlete of the Year

Third-year nursing student Madison Scrimger was named 2024-25 MHC Rattlers Female Athlete of the Year on Friday night at the 53rd Annual Rattlers Awards banquet. During this past season, Scrimger was named to the ACAC All Conference Team in both cross-country and indoor track, and she earned a full set of ACAC individual medals – Gold in the 3000m, Silver in the 1500m, and bronze in the 6 km cross country. She also achieved CCAA All Academic status.

This was the third consecutive year that a Rattlers runner has won the MHC Female AOY. Scrimger also captured this award last year, while Becky Ross was the 2022-23 winner.

Rattlers Running team awards were also handed out on Friday. The winners were:

Ellie Barlow – Cross Country Rookie of the Year

Adara Both – Indoor Track Rookie of the Year

Gage Smith – Cross Country Rattler Award

Chibuikem Chukwunyerenwa – Indoor Track Rattler Award

Madison Scrimger – Cross Country and Indoor Track Most Valuable Player

While the ACAC season has ended, a number of Rattlers runners will be taking part in the 2025 Rattler Run at MHC on April 26. Registration for the event is now open at http://www.rattlerrun.ca

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Scrimger Shines at ACAC Indoor Track Champs

Posted on March 17, 2025 by bcorcoranMHC
Maddie Scrimger (centre) won gold and silver medals at the 2025 ACAC Indoor Track Championships

Rattlers runner Maddie Scrimger delivered a strong performance on the weekend at the 2025 ACAC Indoor Track Championships in Edmonton. The third-year nursing student won her first-ever ACAC gold medal on Saturday with a convincing win in the women’s 3000m. On Sunday, Scrimger followed up with a silver medal winning run in 1500m. In addition to her podium finishes, Scrimger also placed 10th in the 1000m and ran a leg on the 8th place women’s 4 x 400m team. All told, she established three new MHC school records in her individual events.

For her efforts this weekend, Scrimger was named to the ACAC Indoor Track All Conference team, for the second year in a row.

A number of other Rattlers runners and relay teams scored points in the meet based on their top 8 finishes. These included:

Ellie Barlow Women’s 3000m 7th place

Annika Marshall Women’s 60m 8th place

Women’s 4 x 200m Relay 6th place

Women’s 4 x 400m Relay 8th place

Chibuikem Chukwunyerenwa 60m 8th place

Men’s 4 x 200m Relay 4th place

Men’s 4 x 400 Relay 5th place

Griffin Goodfellow contests the Men’s 300m at the 2025 ACAC Indoor Track Championships

Collectively, the Rattlers placed fifth out of ten teams in the meet.

Full results are available at https://www.ellistiming.ca/results/2025ACACChampionshipsResults.pdf

With the indoor track season now complete, the team will now focus on preparing for the 2025 Rattler Run on April 26.

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Trio of Top 3 Performances for Rattler Runners

Posted on March 2, 2025 by bcorcoranMHC
Addison Weir prepares to contest the W 600m at the 2025 ACAC 3 Kodiak Open track meet

The MHC Rattlers Indoor Track team was in Lethbridge on Saturday, along with six other ACAC schools, contesting ACAC 3 – Kodiak Open at the University of Lethbridge. The team managed three podium finishes in both individual and relay events.

Maddie Scrimger led the way for MHC with a silver medal run in the Women’s 1500m. In a controversial finish, where the runners were made to run an additional 200m lap, Scrimger was placed second behind Lethbridge’s Hannah Pilling.

Bronze medal performances were recorded by the Rattler’s Women’s 4 x 400m squad and the Men’s 4 x 200 team.

Collectively, the Rattler women’s team placed 4th in team scoring; the Rattlers men were 5th. Lethbridge Polytechnic was the top school in both genders.

Next up for the Rattlers is the ACAC Championships in Edmonton on March 15 and 16.

Full results are posted at https://live.athletics.ca/meets/43492

No road trip through Bow Island is complete without a stop to homage to Pinto McBean

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