It was a triumphant return in the first week back for RDP Athletics.
This past week, both the Kings and Queens Cross Country Running teams placed first in Edmonton.
Both the Kings (23 points) and Queens (40 points) ranked first at Running Room Grand Prix #1 in Edmonton. The RDP Kings and Queens had several outstanding individual efforts.
Kenya’s Japhet Kipkosgei ranked first among ACAC male runners. The second-year RDP University Arts student completed the 8 km course in 27:52.
Edmonton’s Julianna Chipiuk (25:08) led the Queens, finishing third among ACAC female runners over 6 km.
The RDP Queens Soccer team defeated both the Medicine Hat College Rattlers and Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks. The Kings Soccer team picked up a tie against the Kodiaks.
This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Rodeo team will compete at the Central Alberta College Rodeo Team (CACRT) and RDP Rodeo Shootout in Benalto.
The Kings and Queens Soccer squads will face the SAIT Trojans at home and the Ambrose University Lions in Calgary.
**With information provided by RDP Athletics
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