Dance and rodeo teams join RDP Athletics

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At the 2024 Canadian Collegiate Rodeo Association (CCRA) Finals, the RDP Kings and Queens Rodeo teams won three event championships. In the previous season, two RDP student-athletes took top honours at the CCRA Finals, receiving the 2023 CCRA Cowgirl and Cowboy of the Year Awards. In total, RDP student-athletes have achieved 15 Canadian Collegiate Rodeo titles.

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Last year, the Dance team participated in two competitions and performed at the CCAA Women’s Volleyball National Championship, held in the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. These student-athletes have also entertained sports fans at half-time of the Kings and Queens Basketball teams’ home games.

Red Deer Polytechnic student-athletes spend numerous hours in communities as coaches, youth mentors and volunteers with multiple organizations in central Alberta. The Kings and Queens have also organized several initiatives to support food bank donations and a blood drive in collaboration with Canadian Blood Services.

They also manage to balance academic achievement with their athletic accomplishments, as 10 RDP student-athletes were named as 2023/2024 CCAA Academic All-Canadians, achieving academic honours and elite athletic recognition.

The Kings and Queens comprise 19 teams that compete in 10 sports, including basketball, cross country running, curling, dance, futsal (new), hockey, indoor track, rodeo, soccer and volleyball.

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