Weekend Preview: Kodiaks have a busy weekend hosting

The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks are set to host a few key events this weekend.

On Friday, the Kodiaks soccer teams will host the SAIT Trojans with the men playing first at 5 p.m. followed by the women’s game at 7:15 p.m. This will be the first chance for both teams to get a feel for championships as the games will be played at Comet Stadium in Raymond.

On Saturday morning, the Kodiaks will host the annual Run for the Pumpkin event with start times of 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. at Nicholas Sheran Park. This will be followed by the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference’s (ACAC) second Running Room Grand Prix with the women’s six-kilometre run at 1 p.m. and the men’s eight-kilometre run at 2 p.m.

Women's soccer

Kodiaks (2-1-0) vs SAIT Trojans (4-0-0)

Friday, Sept. 19 | 7:15 p.m. | Comet Stadium, Raymond, Alta.

The Kodiaks women’s soccer team is gearing up for a tough matchup against the fifth ranked team in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association, the SAIT Trojans. Both teams are coming into this game from a winning weekend. Lethbridge will look to their goalkeeper Kiara Jankowiak (third year, General Arts and Science, Lethbridge) to keep the Kodiaks in the game as SAIT has three players in the top five category for points in the conference. Jordan Wright (third year, Bachelor of Nursing, Calgary), who was recently named ACAC Player of the Match and Kodiaks Student-Athlete of the Week, will be looked to as an offensive leader for the team.

Men's soccer

Kodiaks (1-1-1) vs SAIT Trojans (3-0-0)

Friday, Sept. 19 | 5 p.m. | Comet Stadium, Raymond, Alta.

The Kodiaks men’s soccer team is matching up against the top team in the southern conference, the SAIT Trojans. The Kodiaks will look to their leading goal scorer Alex Moroszczuk (second year, Electrician Apprenticeship, Edmonton) and Kodiaks Student-Athlete of the Week Noah Young (first year, Environmental Assessment and Restoration, Lethbridge) to get some points on the board. They will also need their back line to play solid defence as SAIT is coming off a 9-0 win against the Olds College Broncos.

Cross-Country

Saturday, Sept. 20 at Nicholas Sheran Park| Run for the Pumpkin

2K start time ­– 10 a.m.

4K start time – 11 a.m.

Race package pickup will take place Friday, Sept. 19 at Runners Soul (2646 South Parkside Dr., Lethbridge) from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Out-of-town participants can pick up their package at the race venue before the race between 8:30 and 9:45 a.m.

Participants will be able to pick up their pumpkin from the volunteers immediately after they complete the race. Awards, including top three age group finishers in both the two-kilometre and four-kilometre events, as well as the High School Challenge winners, will be announced after completion of the four-kilometre race, at about noon, near the start/finish area.

Saturday, Sept. 20 at Nicholas Sheran Park | ACAC Running Room Grand Prix #2

Women’s 6K start time – 1 p.m.

Men’s 8K start time – 2 p.m.

The Kodiaks cross-country teams are racing in front of a home crowd for the only time this season. The teams last competed in Edmonton, where the men’s team placed second and the women’s team placed fourth. They will host a mix of new and different schools from those that competed in the first Grand Prix, so the Kodiaks will need to pull together another strong performance. Ethan Grasmeyer (third year, Conservation Enforcement – Bachelor of Applied Science, Smithers, B.C.) will be looked upon to lead the men’s team again as he placed second in the first eight-kilometre race with a time of 29:43. For the women’s team, Kate Block (third year, Business Administration – Management, Waldheim, Sask.) also finished near the top, running six kilometres in 26:40.