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RDP Athletes of the Week: Oct. 24-26

Oct 28, 2025 | 4:43 PM

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics is very proud to announce Olivia Lundell (Queens soccer) and Japhet Kipkosgei (Kings cross country running) as the Boston Pizza RDP Athletes of the Week:

Olivia Lundell – Queens Soccer

Program – Open Studies (2nd)

Hometown – Red Deer, Alberta

Olivia Lundell played an integral role in helping the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens soccer team earn bronze at the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Women’s Soccer Championship.

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In the quarterfinals, the RDP Queens defeated the Keyano College Huskies 2-0.

Red Deer’s Lundell played a well-rounded game. In the semi-finals, the Concordia University Thunder edged the Queens 1-0.

Then Lundell, an Open Studies student, scored twice, lifting the RDP Queens to a 2-1 bronze medal victory over the SAIT Trojans.

The talented midfielder was named to the ACAC Women’s Soccer All-Tournament team and South All-Conference team.

Lundell and the Queens will host the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Women’s Soccer National Championship from November 5-8 at Setters Place in Red Deer.

Japhet Kipkosgei – Kings Cross Country Running

Program – University Arts Diploma (2nd)

Hometown – Kapsabet, Kenya

Japhet Kipkosgei had an outstanding race for the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings cross-country running team at the ACAC Cross Country Running Championships held in Grande Prairie.

Kipkosgei (25:46), a second-year runner from Kenya, earned an individual silver medal over eight kilometres.

His tremendous result contributed to the RDP Kings (26 team points) achieving a team gold medal.

They impressively defeated second-place Lethbridge Polytechnic (46) by 20 points.

He has been a consistent performer, ranking among the top ACAC male runners all season.

Kipkosgei (University Arts Diploma) and the Kings will vie for a medal at the CCAA Cross Country Running National Championships in Prince Edward Island on Saturday, November 8.