Rustlers win ACAC Curling Banner
Although curling was run in a different format this year the ACAC teams had the opportunity to compete against other ACAC institutions in a competitive format. After the two regional tournaments, the Rustlers women's and mixed teams moved on to the ACAC Championships.
The Championships were hosted over two days by the U of A Augustana campus. Our women's team competed well over the weekend but were unable to secure a medal losing to NAIT in the bronze medal game.
The mixed team had a great weekend of curling. They lost one game in the round-robin to SAIT but bounced back in the medal round defeating SAIT 9 – 7 if the first playoff game and then defeating NAIT 9 – 4 in the gold medal game. Skip Max Kurjata, 3rd Grace Christensen, and lead Sam O'Reilly were chosen as all-stars from the weekend.
It was a short season but a good one for the Rustlers. With the majority of the student-athletes in their first year of competition hopefully, a number will return for the 2022 – 2023 season to form a solid base for next year's team.
