Locals Dominate 2024 Rattler Run

Posted on April 27, 2024 by bcorcoranMHC

Medicine Hat and area runners occupied the lion’s share of the top placing at the 45th Annual MHC Rattler Run on Saturday.

5 km runners prepare to start the 2024 Rattler Run

MHC Rattlers runners Becky Ross and Maddy Scrimger went 1-2 in the women’s 10 km. Ross stopped the clock at 41:25, 59 seconds ahead of Scrimger. This was Ross’ third consecutive victory in the Rattler Run. Heloise Shrives was third.

The men’s 10 km winner was Coaldale’s Rob Lja. He recorded a time of 39:37. A pair of local half-centurions, Micheal Arequion and Darryl Smith, placed second and third respectively.

Quinn Haldorson of Medicine Hat scorched the 5 km course, posting a time of 15:56, 64 seconds clear of runner up Gideon Rutto of Lethbridge. Keegan Kolody placed third.

The women’s 5 km race was the closest race of the day with less than 20 seconds separating top three runners. Kierra Grant took the victory in a time of 22:02, while Jasmine Salmon and Miriam Wyton were second and third.

The top runners in the 3 km fun run were Finn Pasco for the boys and Blake Perrett for the girls

This year marked the debut of the Mascot Race. It was a hotly contested affair with the Daniel’s Dip Ferry taking the W over the Maverick’s Monty. MHC’s Rowdy hung on for the bronze.

The Dill Ferry prevailed in the Mascot Race at the 2024 Rattler Run

The oldest finisher this year was 90 year’s young Rose Fortier who covered the 3 km course in under 52 minutes.

Rose Fortier (90 year old) completed the 3 km at the 2024 Rattler Run

A total of 463 runners and walkers took part in the races under overcast and cool conditions.

Full results are available at https://racepro.ca/races/rattlerrun/

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Scrimger Named MHC Female Athlete of Year

Posted on March 30, 2024 by bcorcoranMHC
Madison Scrimger contests the 2023 Augustana Open XC Race

Rattlers Running’s Madison Scrimger took the featured prize for female athletes Thursday night at the 52nd Annual MHC Rattlers Athletic Awards night. The second-year nursing student bested fellow MHC Female Athlete of the Year nominees Becky Ross – Cross Country Running and Libby Bourassa – Golf for top honors.

Scrimger excelled in both fall and winter semesters this year. She placed 5th in the ACAC Cross Country Running Championships in October and 14th in the CCAA National Cross Country Running Championship in November. Earlier this month, Scrimger had four podium placements at the ACAC Indoor Track Championships including silver medals in the 3000m and 15000m, a bronze medal in the 1000m, and another bronze medal as part of MHC’s 4 x 200m relay team. She was named to the ACAC All Conference team in both cross-country running and indoor track this year,

The 2023-24 Rattlers Male Athlete of the Year was also awarded on Thursday. Micheal Valk, silver medalist at last October’s CCAA National Golf Championship, took this honour.

The MHC Women’s Hockey Team captured Rattlers Team of Year award.

Other Rattlers Runners nominated for or receiving major awards included:

Academic All Canadian, ACAC All Conference Team – Becky Ross

MHC Male Athlete of Year Nominations – Justin Jager, Shintaro Iwata

MHC Male Rookie of the Year Nomination – Colton Robinson

MHC Female Rookie of the Year Nomination – Mizuki Iwata

Rattlers Running Team Awards were presented to:

MVP Cross Country Running – Becky Ross

Rookie of the Year Cross Country Running – Mizuki Iwata

Rattler Award Cross Country Running – Pyper Gill

MVP Indoor Track – Madison Scrimger

Rookie of the Year Indoor Track – Colton Robinson

Rattler Award Indoor Track – Gage Smith

With the Indoor Track season now complete, Rattlers runners are setting their sights on the 45th Annual Rattler Run on Saturday, April 27 at the MHC campus.. Several Rattlers athletes will take part in both the 5 km and 10 km races.

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Scrimger Shines at ACAC Indoor Track Champs

Posted on March 18, 2024 by bcorcoranMHC
Women’s 60m Final start at the 2024 ACAC Indoor Track Championships

MHC Rattlers runner Maddy Scrimger delivered a performance for the ages this weekend at the ACAC Indoor Track Championships in Edmonton. 

Scrimger, a second-year nursing student, hit the podium four times during the meet.  She ran to silver medals in both the 1500m and 3000m events, recorded a bronze medal in the 1000m, and combined with teammates Brooklyn Kaczynski, Annika Marshall, and Kabri Stickel for another bronze medal in the 4 x 200m relay.

For her efforts, Scrimger was named to the ACAC Indoor Track All Conference team for the 2024.

Maddy and Tristin Scrimger at the 2024 ACAC Indoor Track Championship

A number of other Rattlers also recorded top-eight performances on the weekend.  These included:

Justin Jager   300m 7th and 60m 7th tied (7.39 school record)

Colton Robinson  60m 7th tied (7.39 school record)

Annika Marshall    60m 7th (8.74 school record)

Shintaro Iwata    600m 7th

Mizuki Iwata    1500m 8th and 3000m 8th

Men’s 4 x 200m  4th    (1:39.46 school record)

Men’s 4 x 400m   4th

Women’s 4 x 400m    5th

Collectively, the Rattlers posted a program-best 4th place finish in the overall combined team competition.  The Rattlers women equaled their 4th place finish from 2023, while the Rattlers men moved up one spot from 6th in 2023 to 5th this year.

Full results are posted at https://www.ellistiming.ca/ACACChamps/LiveResults/

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Rattlers Runners Establish Four New School Records

Posted on March 10, 2024 by bcorcoranMHC
MHC Rattlers took part in the 2024 Panthers Indoor Classic at the Big Marable Go Centre

With a week to go before next week’s ACAC Indoor Track Championships, the MHC Rattlers Indoor Track team tuned up against local competition on Saturday at the Medicine Hat Panthers Indoor Track Classic at the Big Marble Go Centre.

Four new school records were broken by four different Rattlers athletes:

Justin Jager 60m 7.2 seconds

Annika Marshall 60m 8.4 seconds

Brooklyn Kaczynski 400m 69.1 seconds

Mizuki Iwata 800m 2:44.9

Annika Marshall (left) winning the 2024 Panthers Indoor Meet 60m

Fourteen MHC runners will head to Edmonton next weekend for the ACAC finals at the University of Alberta Butterdome.

Full meet results will be posted here when avaialable.

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Rattlers Tracksters 4th at ACAC #1

Posted on January 28, 2024 by bcorcoranMHC

The MHC Rattlers Indoor Track teams opened their 2024 campaign with fourth-place team finishes at the ACAC #1 – Concordia Thunder Open in Edmonton on Saturday.

Maddy Scrimger led the way for the MHC women recording individual wins in both the women’s 1500m and 3000m races. Scrimger, along with Brooklyn Kaczynski, Mitzuki Iwata, and Pyper Gill, also ran to a third-place finish in the 4 x 400m relay.

On the men’s side, Shintaro Iwata was the leading Rattler individual performer recording a third-place finish in the men’s 600m. The men’s 4 x 200 relay team, consisting of Iwata, Justin Jager, Colton Robinson, and Ryker Leipert, finished second in the 4 x 200m relay.

Red Deer Polytechnic topped the women’s team standings, while Lethbridge College took the men’s honors.

Next up for the Rattlers Indoor runners is ACAC #2 in Red Deer on Saturday, February 10.

Full results are posted at https://calgarytrackcouncil.com/Edmonton2024/

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Scrimger 14th at CCAA XC Running Champs

Posted on November 12, 2023 by bcorcoranMHC
MHC Women before the start of the 2023 CCAA XC Running Championships

MHC runner Maddy Scrimger ran her best race of the season on Saturday, placing 14th at the 2023 CCAA Cross Country Running Nationals in Truro, Nova Scotia on Saturday.  The second-year Nursing student covered the challenging 6 km course through the forests of Victoria Park in a time of 23:34, 50 seconds faster than her season’s previous best time.  Scrimger, who placed fifth at the ACAC championships last month, was the second Alberta runner across the line, behind Makenna Fitzgerald of SAIT Polytechnic, who captured her third consecutive CCAA crown.

Scrimger’s teammate, Becky Ross, who finished 7th in last year’s CCAA Championships, had a tough day on Saturday.  Battling a significant calf injury, Ross managed to tough out a 42nd place finish. Pyper Gill (78th) and Mizuki Iwata (86th) also completed the race for the Rattlers.

Collectively, the MHC women placed 13th among the top college teams from across Canada.

Mizuki Iwata placed 86th at the 2023 CCAA XC Running Championships

With the cross country running season now complete, the Rattlers runners will be taking a well-earned two-week break from training before starting to prepare for the upcoming indoor track season in the new year.

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Ross snags Silver Medal at ACAC XC Running Champs

Posted on October 29, 2023 by bcorcoranMHC

Rattlers runner Becky Ross capped off a stellar ACAC season with a second-place finish at the ACAC Cross Country Running Championships in Lethbridge on Saturday. The 4th year nursing student covered the rolling 6 km course in 23:59, a time only bettered by two-time defending CCAA XC Running Champion Makenna Fitzgerald from SAIT, who captured her third consecutive ACAC title.

Becky Ross (left) and Maddy Scrimger pose with the ACAC XC Running Women’s Grand Prix Trophy which Ross won by Ross.

Maddy Scrimger also ran a strong race f or Rattlers finishing 5th, one spot better than her 2022 ACAC Championships placing. Based on their top 7 finishes, both she and Ross were named to the 2023 ACAC All Conference team.

Mizuki Iwata (21st), Pyper Gill (29th), Annika Marshall (39th), and Kabri Stickel (44th) were the other MHC women finishing the race.

Collectively, the MHC ladies placed 4th, a mere 3 points behind the bronze medal team from St. Mary’s University. SAIT prevailed over Red Deer Polytechnic by single point for team championship.

The MHC men placed 6th in their 8 km race. Shintaro Iwata (25th) and Spencer Wilson (29th) led the way for the Rattlers. Gage Smith (36th), Justin Jager (38th), Tristan Scrimger (44th), Jaiden Romanuik (56th), and Jon McKinley (58th) were the other MHC finishers.

SAIT completed the team sweep by winning the men’s championship; Red Deer Polytechnic was second.

Also on Saturday, the ACAC Grand Prix awards were presented to the Conference’s top runners based on their collective season’s results. Ross won the overall 2023 Grand Prix women’s title, and Maddy Scrimger placed third.

Ross, Maddy Scrimger, Mizuki Iwata, and Gill will now travel to Truro, Nova Scotia on November 11 to take part in the 2023 CCAA XC Running Championships.

Full results of Saturday’s race can be found at the RacePro.ca website.

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Rattlers XC Teams Fifth and Sixth at ACAC #4

Posted on October 15, 2023 by bcorcoranMHC
Maddy Scrimger ran a strong race and finished 4th at 2023 ACAC #4 in Camrose

With team captains Pyper Gill and Jaiden Romanuik out with injuries, a depleted MHC cross country running squad ran to middle-of-the pack finishes at ACAC #4 – The Stewart Cup in Camrose on Saturday.

As she has done all season, Becky Ross led the Rattlers with a second-place finish in the women’s 6 km event. Ross finished two minutes behind two-time defending CCAA cross country champion Makenna Fitzgerald from SAIT, who was running her first race of the season.

Other Rattler women taking part in the race included Maddy Scrimger (4th), Mizuki Iwata (24th), Kabri Stickel (32nd), and Annika Marhall (34th). Collectively, the MHC women placed fifth.

In the men’s 8 km race, Shintaro Iwata was the top Rattler running, placing 22nd. Tristan Scrimger (27th), Justin Jager (33rd), Spencer Wilson (34th), Gage Smith (36th), and Jon McKinley (45th) were the other MHC finishers. The men were 6th in the team standings.

Maddy Scrimger’s brother (aka Tristan) also had a pretty good run at 2023 ACAC #4 in Camrose

Next up for Rattlers running is the ACAC Championships in Lethbridge on Saturday, October 28.

Full results will be posted on the ACAC XC Running site.

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Rattlers XC Running Duo continues to Roll

Posted on October 1, 2023 by bcorcoranMHC

For the third consecutive race this season, MHC Rattlers runners Becky Ross and Maddy Scrimger racked up podium placements in ACAC XC action. The dynamic duo placed first and third respectively at ACAC #3 – The Kodiak Open in Lethbridge on Saturday. Ross blitzed the rolling 6 km course in a time of 24:16, 24 seconds clear of Cadence Laplante from St Mary’s University.

Maddy Scrimger (left) pursues St Mary’s Cadence Laplante in the battle for second place at the 2023 Kodiak Open in Lethbridge

Collectively, the Rattlers women placed second in the team standings, behind the winning team from Red Deer Polytechnic. Lethbridge College was third.

The other MHC women taking part in the race including Mizuki Iwata (19th), Pyper Gill (22nd), Kabri Stickel (31st), and Annika Marshall (36th).

The MHC men placed sixth in the 8 km race. They were led by Harrsion Lawson in 22nd place and Shintaro Iwata in 26th place. Other Rattler finishers included Justin Jager (29th), Tristan Scrimger (30th), Gage Smith (34th), Spencer Wilson (36th) and Jon McKinley (44th).

Harrison Lawson led the the way for the MHC men placing 22nd in the 2023 Kodiak Open in Lethbridge

Local Para-athlete Keegan Kolody placed 6th amongst the non-college runners in the race.

Next up for the Rattlers runners is the ACAC #4 – The Augustana Open on October 14 in Camrose.

Full results will posted when available on the ACAC XC Running page.

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Ross Repeats – MHC Runner wins ACAC XC #2

Posted on September 17, 2023 by bcorcoranMHC

Rattlers runner Becky Ross and her teammates were in Calgary on Saturday contesting ACAC #2 – the Jordan Fish Open at West Confederation Park. As she did last week, Ross topped the field of college runners, recording a time of 23:57 in hot conditions over a rolling 6 km course.

Maddy Scrimger also put in a strong run, getting her second podium placement of the season. She finished third, 50 seconds behind Ross. Other Rattlers women taking part included Pyper Gill (16th ), Mizuki Iwata (20th), Annika Marshall (31st), and Kabri Stickel (33rd). Inclusive education runner Joanne Gonzales completed 4 km of the course.

Women’s 6 km start – 2023 ACAC #2 Jordan Fish Open

Collectively, the MHC women were second behind Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP). Lethbridge College was third.

In the men’s 8 km race, the Rattlers equalled their best-ever placing in a full-field ACAC race by finishing in fourth place. Veterans Harrison Lawson and Shintaro Iwata were the top MHC runners placing 17th and 19th respectively.. Justin Jager (22nd), Jaiden Romaniuk (23rd), Tristan Scrimger (26th), Gage Smith (32nd), and Jon McKinley (38th) were the other MHC finishers. Rookie Spencer Wilson, who is dealing with knee inury, completed the first 5 kms of the race.

MHC men contemplate the start of 2023 ACAC #2 – The Jordan Fish Open

RDP won the men’s race ahead of Lethbridge College and the host school SAIT.

Next up for the Rattlers is ACAC #3 in Lethbridge on September 30.

Full results will be posted here.

Bonus Link – Check out a great video interview featuring Ross and Scrimger on the CHAT News site.

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