SASKATOON, Sask. – The University of Saskatchewan Huskie women extended their dynasty to eight consecutive team titles, while the University of Alberta Golden Bears captured their first conference banner since 2018 at the 2026 Canada West Track & Field Championships.Â
On the men's side, after four gold medals Friday, the Golden Bears added two Saturday. In the 600m,
Ryder Rattee and
Clay Grattidge finished one-two, coming within eight hundredths of a second of each other, before Alberta's 4x400m squad also claimed gold. Contributing a fantastic anchor leg, Grattidge, along with
Jaffar Phudjo,
Tyler Sharpe and Nicolas Claramunt, combined for a time of 3:16.09 to best the Manitoba Bisons by just over a second.
Grattidge also placed second in the 600m, with Regev Stilman placing third in the heptathlon,
Sander Sampson earning a bronze in shot put, and bronze for the Bears 4x200m relay team.
The Golden Bears totalled 143.5 points over the two-day meet, narrowly beating out the Calgary Dinos for the title, who finished just nine points behind the victors. Alberta's championship also saw the end of a dynasty for the Manitoba Bisons, who saw their streak of four consecutive titles come to an end.
Alberta took home two major awards, with
Ryder Rattee being named the Canada West Men's Track Athlete of the Year and
Nico Claramunt the Men's Rookie of the year. Rattee secured double-gold with wins in the 300m and 600m while Claramunt earned two medals as a member of the Golden bear 4x200m and 4x400m relay teams.
The Alberta Pandas placed second at the 2026 CW Championship, their best team result since 2023.
Fifth-year Panda
Olivia Cooper added another gold medal on Saturday, winning the 1,500m in a program-record setting time of 4:24.30. Also earning medals for the Pandas on Saturday was
Addison Lauer (silver - triple jump), and the 4x400m relay team (silver).
Teams will now turn their attention to the 2026 U SPORTS Track & Field Championships, set to take place March 5-7 at the James Daly Fieldhouse in Winnipeg.Â
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Major Award Winners
Women's Track Athlete of the Year: Marisha Thompson, Victoria
Men's track Athlete of the Year:
Ryder Rattee, Alberta
Women's Field Athlete of the Year: Jinaye Shomachuk, Lethbridge
Men's Field Athlete of the year: Daxx Turner, Manitoba
Women's Rookie of the Year: Hailee Woodhouse, Saskatchewan
Men's Rookie of the Year:
Nico Claramunt, Alberta
Women's Outstanding Performance of the Meet: Jinaye Shomachuk, Lethbridge
Men's Outstanding Performance of the Meet: Daxx Turner, Manitoba
Women's Community Service Award Winner: Georgia Oland, Calgary
Men's Community Service Award Winner: Joshua Tam, Saskatchewan
Women's Assistant Coach of the Year: Karlyn Wells, Saskatchewan
Men's Assistant Coach of the Year: Mark Cocks, Alberta
Women's Coach of the Year: Jason Reindl, Saskatchewan
Men's Coach of the Year:
Wes Moerman, Alberta
Men's Team Standings
| POS |
TEAM |
POINTS |
| 1 |
Alberta |
143.5 |
| 2 |
Calgary |
134.5 |
| 3 |
Manitoba |
128.0 |
| 4 |
Saskatchewan |
103.0 |
| 5 |
Regina |
52.0 |
| 6 |
Victoria |
38.0 |
| 7 |
Trinity Western |
21.0 |
| 7 |
Lethbridge |
20.0 |
Women's Team Standings
| POS |
TEAM |
POINTS |
| 1 |
Saskatchewan |
186.0 |
| 2 |
Alberta |
113.5 |
| 3 |
Victoria |
96.0 |
| 4 |
Calgary |
83.0 |
| 5 |
Regina |
60.0 |
| 6 |
Lethbridge |
42.0 |
| 7 |
Manitoba |
39.0 |
| 8 |
Trinity Western |
17.5 |
| 9 |
UBC Okanagan |
2.0 |
