With no male nominations for A&W Olds College Broncos Athlete of the Week, we will have two female Athletes of the Week for Sept. 23-29, 2019.
Female Athlete of the Week
First-year Olds College Broncos badminton student-athlete Priyanna Ramdhani (left photo) had a great showing for her first Alberta Series tournament earning her a Silver medal after defeating many club players from the Calgary and Edmonton areas. The Georgetown, Guyana native won her two round robin games on Friday evening against Roya Mehri of Gao Badminton 2-0 (21-10, 21-5), and second seed Chloe Crump of Edison Badminton 2-0
(21-8 21-6). The Sports Management student won her semi-finals game on Saturday morning again Emilia Hyland of the Glencoe Club 2-0 (21-9 21-6), and then had a hard time adjusting to the cold and lost against Tia Clark in the final 2-0 (12-21 20-22) earning Ramdhani a silver medal in the Alberta Series Tournament.
Female Athlete of the Week
Second-year Equine Science student- athlete Emily Pugsley (right photo) had a great weekend
at the Olds College fall rodeo, coming away with two second place finishes. The Priddis, AB native competed in three events over the weekend: Goat Tying, Break Away Roping, and Barrel Racing. Pugsley was last year’s season leader in the Goat Tying and ended up second in the Canadian College Finals Rodeo. Over the weekend, she placed second in both Barrel Racing and Goat Tying in the Olds College Fall Rodeo over the weekend.
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