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...
by Beth Bragg | Mar 7, 2024 | Cover Story, Wrestling
Shungnak wrestler Spencer Woods didn’t earn a trip to the Summer Olympics with his two Greco-Roman victories last week in Acapulco, Mexico. But he made sure the United States gets to compete in the 87-kg weight class in Paris. And next month at the U.S. Olympic...
by Beth Bragg | Mar 4, 2024 | Cover Story, Cycling, Mountain Biking, Nordic Skiing
You didn’t have to be an Olympian to make the top five in the Tour of Anchorage women’s race Sunday, but it helped. Three of the top five finishers in the 50-kilometer freestyle race were Olympic cross-country skiers, including four-time Tour champion Rosie...