After six years away, Team Knik junior Mia Bukala returned to the Native Youth Olympics this year to jump alongside her friends, Daisy Vanblarcom and CC Carter, for one last time — and ended with first-place honors after kicking a height of 90 inches in the girls’...
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Colton Paul of Kipnuk won five events and set a world record at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics in Fairbanks, earning him our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. Paul swept the kicking events — the two-foot high kick, the one-foot high kick and the Alaska high kick —...
CC Carter and Quentin O'Domin were selected as our Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning the Autumn Apok Ridley Overall Athlete Awards at the Native Youth Olympics Games in Anchorage. Not only did O'Domin, a member of the Anchorage A Team, win the marquee one-foot...
Colton Paul was selected as our Athlete of the Week after his sensational performance at the 2024 World Eskimo-Indian Olympics last week. The 19-year-old from Kipnuk became first Native games athlete to ever hold five world records. Over the course of the four-day...
Alice Johnston of Palmer was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after turning in a stunning performance at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. After a ten-year absence, the former Native Games standout made a spectacular return to WEIO. She won both the Two Foot Hick Kick...
Colton Paul sensational performance at this year’s Native Youth Olympics earned him our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The Mt. Edgecumbe High School senior collected seven medals, broke a world record and won the Autumn Ridley Outstanding Male Athlete Award as the...
Colton Paul stole the show at this year’s Native Youth Olympics. The Mt. Edgecumbe High School senior collected seven medals, broke a world record and won the Autumn Ridley Outstanding Male Athlete Award as the leading scorer. His 32 individual points were more than...
- From the Cook Inlet Tribal Council newsletter “Alaska Native games are viewed as a big part of our heritage — not just our sports history, but of our state’s culture.” NYO events, like the Two-Foot High Kick, reflect traditional contests practiced by Alaska Native...