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Nostbakken is named October Athlete of the Month

Awards and Recognition Feature Story
Freya is running on an outdoor trail that is surrounded by bare trees. She is wearing a purple long sleeve, red ear muffs and black jersey. Someone is running beside her wearing yellow and black.

After earning medals across three competitions in October, Regina’s Freya Nostbakken has been awarded Athlete of the Month Honours.

Nostbakken started her month at the 2026 Canadian Mountain Running Championships, placing first in the U20 Up & Down Classic Mountain Race, which qualified her for the 2027 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships. 

Later in the month, she added another gold after her performance in the junior girls’ race at the 2026 SHSAA Provincial Cross Country Championships. Nostbakken finished her month by securing silver in the U16 girls 4-kilometre event at the 2026 Saskatchewan Cross Country Championships.

Nostbakken was nominated by Saskatchewan Athletics.

Other nominees:

  • Rhyan Sigmeth, Softball, nominated by Lumsden Minor Ball and supported by Softball Saskatchewan
  • Taryn Hanley, Equestrian Vaulting, nominated by Mirror Image Vaulters and supported by Saskatchewan Horse Federation