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Championship season is around the corner for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies track and field team, who are counting down the days until they get to compete for conference medals.
The Huskies have just one meet left at the Pandas Open in Edmonton before welcoming the best athletes in Canada West in just a few weeks.
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Rolling the calendar over to February, the Huskies women’s track and field team especially has been peaking with a pair of record-shattering performances at recent meets.
At the Knights of Columbus Indoor Games in Saskatoon on Jan. 23, rookie sprinter Hailee Woodhouse broke the national U20 record in the 300 metre event with a time of 37.97 seconds to best future Olympian Angela Bailey’s mark set in 1981.
One week later, another record would fall in Winnipeg with fifth-year senior Olamide Olaloku leaping 12.69 metres in the triple jump event to set a new program record.
The Huskies have also made their mark at the national level as well in recent weeks, with the women’s team achieving their first U Sports No. 1 ranking since 2005.
“We’re doing a lot of right things,” Huskies track and field head coach Jason Reindl said.
“The leadership within the team, the coaching staff, I got an exceptional group of assistant coaches who are just doing an amazing job. It’s just all hands on deck, we’re going to keep on pushing through and see how it goes in the end.”
While the Huskies women’s team dropped to third in the U Sports rankings this past week, Reindl is confident the team will be able to perform their best when Canada West championships roll around.
It’s an opportunity he’s expecting his graduating seniors to take advantage of at Saskatoon Field House.
“Anytime you get to compete at home especially during championship season is pretty special,” Reindl said.
“We have a large group of fifth-year athletes this year, so they’re going to get to end their Huskie careers at home in front of friends and family.”
The Huskies women’s team will be chasing history at conference championships as well, as they’ll look to capture a record eighth-consecutive Canada West title on their home floor.
Reindl added the team’s next meet in Edmonton will be important in their push towards the conference podium, where friends and family will get the chance to watch the Huskies compete over two days.
“It just gives them a little bit extra motivation to leave it all out on the track, runway and circle,” Reindl said.
The 2026 Canada West Track and Field Championships will be held on Feb. 20 and Feb. 21 in Saskatoon.
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