Juneau’s Sadie Tuckwood was named the Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning in her first collegiate race for the Gonzaga University cross country team in impressive fashion.
The Juneau-Douglas High School grad won outright the Clash of the Inland Northwest in Cheney, Washington.
Her winning time of 14:15was fifth-fastest four-kilometer time in women’s program history. The freshman seized control early and never relinquished it with a wire-to-wire win in a women’s field of 72 runners from surrounding schools.
The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Alaska Athlete of the Week is selected by a panel each Friday and announced publicly Monday morning on our Facebook page.
Have a candidate in mind? Email us your nomination: info@alaskasportshall.org.
View past winners here.