by Alaska Sports Report | Dec 4, 2024 | Cover Story, Volleyball
After losing five seniors from this year’s 16-12 team, UAA volleyball coach Stacie Meisner hit the recruiting trail and signed five replacements, including four out of high school. The newcomers to the 2025 roster include rising junior Yelizaveta Ivakina along...
by Alaska Sports Report | Dec 3, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Nordic Skiing
Anchorage skier Zanden McMullen grabbed seventh place in Sunday’s World Cup 20-kilometer race in Ruka, Finland, an astonishing effort that vaulted the 23-year-old into the top 15 for the first time in his young career and also earned him our Alaska Athlete of the Week...
by Alaska Sports Report | Nov 26, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Cross Country Running
University of Alaska Fairbanks senior Kendall Kramer capped a decorated collegiate cross-country running career with a national runner-up finish at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, earning her Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The West Valley grad...
by Alaska Sports Report | Nov 22, 2024 | Volleyball
Junior outside hitter Tia Allen delivered 11 kills and 13 digs to help the UAA volleyball team clinch a winning season with Thursday’s 25-22, 25-17, 25-17 sweep of Western Washington at the Alaska Airlines Center. Playing in front of a raucous crowd of 3,000...
by Alaska Sports Report | Nov 19, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Volleyball
Wasilla High School’s Layla Hays was voted our Alaska Athlete of the Week after logging 23 kills and 9 blocks to lift the Warriors to a Class 4A state title after beating South High in the title game and if-necessary super set. The 6-foot-5 dual-sport star...
