The Alaska Athlete of the Week is selected by our panel each Monday. Have a candidate in mind? Email us at info@alaskasportshall.org.
Ramsey Bodeen of Chugiak was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning the Junior Men’s Trap National Championships in Michigan. The 18-year-old'd performance qualified to represent the United States at the trapshooting Junior World Championships next month in...
Ourea Busk was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after turning in one of the most inspiring performances at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Track & Field Championships in Palmer. The Unalakleet High School freshman became the first track and field state...
Ketchikan High track star Jason Lorig was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after blazing to the fastest time in Alaska high school history over 100 meters at the Region V Track & Field Championships in Juneau. The sophomore recorded a time of 10.69 seconds to...
Alev Kelter was voted Alaska Athlete of the Week after a standout performance at the World Rugby Sevens Series. The two-time Olympian from Eagle River scored on a beautiful play in the fifth minute of a 31-0 victory over Poland to become just the second U.S. player to...
Chugiak High School's Preston Rau earned Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after his standout performance on the mound for the Mustangs baseball team. The junior pitcher threw pitched five solid innings to help Chugiak beat South High and snap their 51-game, 4-year...
Spencer Woods of Shungnak won the 82kg Greco-Roman title at the US Open wrestling championships in Las Vegas. Woods, who wrestled at Kotzebue High School, defeated two-time Olympian Ben Provisor in the finals of the meet which is considered one of the most prestigious...
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...
Seward swimmer Lydia Jacoby was named the Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning the 100-meter breaststroke against a star-studded field last week at a Pro Series meet in Westmont, Illinois. The Olympic gold medalist enlisted her trademark kick to rallied in the...
Centralia College pitcher Ryan Henrickson of Anchorage earned our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after turning in a 121-pitch, 10-inning complete game 1-0 road win over Pierce College in Puyallup, Washington. The sophomore southpaw out of Dimond High scattered...
Sophomore skater Daniel Matveev was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after his outstanding playmaking led the Valley Thunder to the USA Hockey Tier II 16U 2A national championship. Matveev, who attends Redington High and plays hockey for Houston High, turned in an...
Anchorage Christian School standout basketball player Sayvia Sellers finished her high school career having never lost a game in Alaska (79-0) as she led the Lions to their fourth straight state championship with a convincing 57-38 win over Wasilla. Sellers finishes...
Ryan Redington earned Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after an inspiring victory in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The grandson of Iditarod founder Joe Redington Sr., Redington held on to earn his family’s first victory in the 51-year-old race. Redington is one...
Sydnee Kimber of Sitka was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning an Alaskan women's record fourth collegiate national wrestling title. The McKendree University senior used a headlock takedown in the final 30 seconds the title match to pin Traeh Haynes of...
Soldotna High School graduate Galen Brantley III was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after a standout performance at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships. The Dickinson State junior launched the 16-pound shot put to a personal best mark of 54 feet, 9.5...
David Norris was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after pulling off a remarkable victory at the American Birkebeiner in Hayward, Wisconsin on Saturday. The Fairbanks native won the largest and most prestigious cross-country ski marathon in North America in daring...
Anchorage Christian School basketball standout Sayvia Sellers went off for 47 points in their game against the Colony Knights to earn her Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The senior guard pumped in a career-high 47 points and outscored the Knights by herself in an...
In his final competition before retiring, Keegan Messing turned in the performance of a lifetime to capture the silver medal at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado Springs. Messing is our Alaska Athlete of the Week. Messing shined at The Four...
South High hockey goaltender Cooper Kinnear earned Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after logging a jaw-dropping performance in the Wolverines memorable Cook Inlet Conference tournament semifinal victory over West. The junior netminder stopped 69 shots on goal in 93...
Anchorage basketball player Alissa wrapped up a great week by making a game-tying 3-pointer and then driving through the lane for the winning layup in the final seconds as Utah outlasted UCLA 71-69 in a battle of nationally ranked Pac-12 teams. The Dimond graduate...
Grace Christian basketball player Sloan Lentfer was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after playing a key role in the Grizzlies' stunning upset of California powerhouse Heritage Christian in the Alaska Airlines Classic championship. The senior scored 17 points and...