Kodiak teams find success in 2025

By Lethbridge Herald on December 31, 2025.

By Justin Seward

Lethbridge Herald

The year 2025 is at its end and the Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiak teams had highlights to celebrate throughout the year.

A highlight for the Kodiaks in the 2025 fall semester was hosting the men’s and women’s  ACAC (Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference)  Soccer Championships in Raymond in October.

“ Watching  those folks from (that) town just step in and be such a crucial  and integral  part  to us pulling off a good show was awesome,” said Todd Caughlin, Kodiaks athletic director.

The Kodiaks were  complimented at the recent ACAC meetings after being the host of the soccer championships.

“There was even the question of would we consider being a permanent host, which (is a) pretty  good compliment,” said Caughlin.

Both Kodiak cross-country teams qualified for nationals for a second straight year  after the men finished second and won silver  and the women finished third and won bronze at ACAC championships.

“Cross-country has been …  traditionally (our) most decorated and recognized program,” said Caughlin.

“They’ve always been strong (in) the ACAC and they always will (be). They’re very well coached, they’re very well structured.”

The women finished 11th and the men finished 12th at nationals.

Kodiak Athletics received its second highest total for national scholar awards being given out  and climbed to around the 50 mark for ACAC honours in 2025.

The Kodiak indoor track and field teams medalled last winter as well.

Kodiak Athletics saw their men’s volleyball team make it all the way to the ACAC championship final, only to fall to  Red Deer Polytechnic but in

Caughlin highlighted  the challenge of  2025 being the women’s basketball team losing an appeal and forfeiting five games due an eligibility requirement being missed in the paperwork by one of its players.

That Kodiak player missed the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport online program component in the eligibility process, which educates players about banned substance use and what is acceptable and not acceptable to take.

“Again, (an)honest mistake, which sucks,” Caughlin.

“The way that team rebounded … matured up if you will and (staying) right into the hunt right until the end was great.”

While there was excitement surrounding the Kodiak teams coming into the 2025 fall semester  there were major changes amongst their rosters.

“Every single sport lost key members to their team,” said Caughlin.

“I can’t say that the bar was set really  high for the (2025-2026) year with the Kodiaks but you know what every team came out battling.”

-With files from Justin Seward, Lethbridge Herald