Red Deer Polytechnic has announced its RDP Athletes of the Week:
1. Cassidy Blair
Hometown: Lacombe, AB
Bachelor of Kinesiology (1st year)
Skip Cassidy Blair and RDP’s Mixed Curling team went a perfect 6-0 this past weekend at the Winter Regional hosted by the NAIT Ooks at the Thistle Curling Club in Edmonton.
At the Fall Regional back in November, Blair was throwing the third stones for the team where they also went 6-0. This past weekend Blair was given the chance to skip the team and it paid off as she and the rest of the team won all six games they competed in at the bonspiel.
The rookie skip did a great job calling the game in her new position and made numerous clutch shots but the most impressive part was how she took over the leadership role on the team. She was outstanding with the rest of her teammates as she guided them to a 4-0 record during a brutal four draw day on Saturday that started at 8:30 am and ended at 10:00 pm.
The Mixed team will be going into the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Championships as the team to beat with their perfect 12-0 record. The championships will take place from February 23-25 at the Avonair Curling Club in Airdrie.
Congratulations Cassidy on an impressive weekend in your first collegiate bonspiel as skip!
1. Teryn Herder
Hometown: Red Deer County, AB
Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences (1st year)
Alongside teammate Cassidy Blair, Teryn Herder was also a part of the perfect weekend as he threw the lead stones for the Mixed team and was asked to take on a huge sweeping role at the Winter Regional.
When Herder tried out for the RDP Curling team at the start of the 2023/2024 season, he was relatively new to the sport. But Head Coach Brad Hamilton has seen improvements since the start of the year and was part of the Mixed team that went undefeated at both the Fall and Winter Regionals.
This past weekend at the Thistle Curling Club in Edmonton, the team had four games on Saturday where the first-year lead hung in there through this 14 day of sweeping. At the bonspiel, Herder helped the team to victories over the Lakeland College Rustlers, the SAIT Trojans, the NAIT Ooks and the Concordia University Thunder. He has a great attitude and is constantly working to improve.
Congratulations Teryn on helping the Mixed team sweep their way to a perfect record!
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