by Beth Bragg | Mar 12, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
From skiing in front of a raucous crowd in Oslo to checking off a pair of bucket-list goals in Drammen, it’s been a memorable couple of days in Norway for Anchorage skier Rosie Brennan. Brennan claimed her first World Cup medal since early January and her fifth...
by Beth Bragg | Mar 11, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
A wind-whipped day ended with three Team Alaska skiers on the podium Monday on the first day of competition at the U.S. Junior National cross-country championships in Lake Placid, N.Y. Two others with Alaska ties — one who skis for UAF, another who skis for APU — also...
by Beth Bragg | Mar 9, 2024 | Cover Story, Riflery
They weren’t able to successfully defend their national championship, but the Nanooks nonetheless experienced perfection Saturday at the NCAA Rifle Championships in Morgantown, West Virginia. As a team, UAF stood on the podium with a third-place finish. It was the...
by Beth Bragg | Mar 9, 2024 | Alpine Skiing, Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
Kendall Kramer of Fairbanks became a four-time NCAA All-American skier for UAF as Alaska’s college ski teams wrapped up the national championships Saturday with three women in the top 10 of the 20-kilometer classic race. A day earlier, UAA sophomore Ella Bromee...
by Beth Bragg | Mar 7, 2024 | Alpine Skiing, Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
The UAA ski team added to its impressive list of All-America skiers by producing three top-10 finishes on the first two days of the NCAA Ski Championships in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Sophomore Ainslee Proffit and senior Leon Nikic chalked up top-10 finishes in...