The NAIT Ooks badminton team won ACAC Tournament #2 on Sunday on their home court.
Sam Nahrgang, NAIT Athletics
EDMONTON, ALTA. - ACAC Badminton Tournament #2 was held at NAIT on Sunday. For a second straight tournament, it was the Ooks who came out on top in team points.
NAIT finished in first place with 183 points, second place was the Concordia Thunder with 131, third was King's at 114 and Olds finished fourth with 84 points.
Despite winning the team event for the second consecutive tournament, it was the Concordia Thunder who stole the spotlight in individual competition, placing first in three of five events (mixed doubles, men's doubles, and women's singles). NAIT took home a first-place finish in women's doubles along with placing second in every event. The Ook also added four third-place finishes. The next ACAC badminton tournament will be held at Olds College on February 3rd.
|
Place |
Men's Singles | Women's Singles | Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles | Mixed Doubles |
| 1st |
Narayan Ramdhani King's Eagles |
Takeisha Wang Concordia Thunder |
Nick Pittman/Desmond Wang Concordia Thunder |
NAIT Ooks |
Desmond Wang/ Takeisha Wang Concordia Thunder |
| 2nd |
NAIT Ooks |
NAIT Ooks |
Jeff Ko/ Ron Mendina NAIT Ooks |
Bea Bernardo/ Ryo Kuramochi NAIT Ooks |
NAIT Ooks |
| 3rd |
NAIT Ooks |
NAIT Ooks |
NAIT Ooks |
Kaylee Morris/ Kassidy Turcotte Concordia Thunder |
Ron Mendina/ Samantha Hsu NAIT Ooks |
Season standings following Tournament #2:
1.NAIT Ooks - 366 points
2. Concordia Thunder - 263 points
3. King's Eagles - 214 points
4. Old Broncos - 165 points