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Joel White and McKenna Leslie. (Supplied/RDP Athletics)
MCKENNA LESLIE AND JOEL WHITE

RDP Athletes of the week: Jan. 17-19

Jan 21, 2025 | 12:00 PM

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics is very proud to announce McKenna Leslie (Queens Futsal) and Joel White (RDP Mixed Curling) as the Athletes of the Week.

McKenna Leslie
Queens Futsal
Program – Bachelor of Education (first year)
Hometown – Red Deer

McKenna Leslie, a 2024/2025 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Women’s Soccer South AllConference selection, has quickly adjusted to playing futsal.

This past Friday, Leslie was a difference maker for the RDP Queens Futsal team. The talented first-year student-athlete scored two goals and helped the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens defeat the Olds College Broncos 3-1 in RDP’s Main Gym. Leslie, a Bachelor of Education student, was recognized as the North Star Sports Queens Player of the Game.

Leslie and the RDP Queens will face the Broncos in a rematch in Olds on Thursday, January 23 at 6:30 pm. Then the Queens will participate in two South Regionals held in Lethbridge and Olds. After both regionals, the top three teams from the South Division will advance to the ACAC Women’s Futsal Championship against the top three squads from the North Division.

Joel White
RDP Mixed Curling team
Program – Business Diploma (second year)
Hometown – Red Deer

As the 2024/2025 ACAC Curling season has progressed, Joel White has elevated his game for the Red Deer Polytechnic Mixed Curling team. Since the ACAC Fall Regional, White has demonstrated increased confidence and ability in his shot making and strategy.

At the Winter Regional, White (RDP Mixed Curling team’s third) made many great shots, which included impressively curling over 80 per cent during two games. Red Deer’s White played an integral role in the Polytechnic’s Mixed Curling team earning a 2-2 record in Edmonton (and 5-3 overall), helping his group advance to the ACAC Curling Championships hosted by RDP at the Pidherney Centre from February 7-9, 2025.

In the ACAC Mixed Curling Division, White, a Business Diploma student, and the RDP team will compete against the SAIT Trojans, Lakeland College Rustlers and the Concordia University Thunder for gold.