The Alaska Athlete of the Week is selected by our panel each Monday. Have a candidate in mind? Email us at info@alaskasportshall.org.
Rosie Brennan of Anchorage was selected as our Alaska Athlete of the Week after recording two podium finishes in the opening weekend of World Cup Nordic ski racing. The 34-year-old won silver in the 10K classic on Saturday and bronze in the 20K skate race on Sunday....
Anchorage basketball player Alissa Pili enjoyed the ultimate homecoming this weekend as she earned a Great Alaska Shootout title and Most Outstanding Player award. She also earned our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. Pili powered the fourth-ranked Utah Utes to a...
Kenai Central High School volleyball player Emma Beck was voted our Alaska Athlete of the Week after racking up 23 kills in a four-set victory over Valdez in the Class 3A state tournament. The 6-foot senior southpaw recorded 24 kills in the three-set sweep of Nikiski...
Soldotna High School senior Abriella Werner was selected as our Alaska Athlete of the Week after putting on a show at the 2023 ASAA State Swim/Dive Championships. Werner won the girls state diving competition with a meet score of 464.8 - the third highest score in...
Anchorage hockey player Jeremy Swayman was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after putting together one of the best back-to-back performances of his young NHL career. On Tuesday, the Boston Bruins goalkeeper kept his net clean in a shutout on the road against the...
West Anchorage High School football playmaker Aaron Hampton was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after a standout performance in the ASAA Division I First National Bowl. The senior rushed for 137 yards and scored two touchdowns as West beat South 34-21. The...
Dimond High School's do-it-all speedster Mai Mateaki was voted our Alaska Athlete of the Week winner after leading the Lynx to a decisive win over South High in the conference championship game. The senior ran for 113 yds and two touchdowns. She also threw a TD pass...
Palmer High senior Fischer Adams earned our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after collecting the Division 1 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Cross Country State Running Championship on his home course. The standout runner came into the race with high expectations and...
Colony High School football player Johnny Figgins was already the best boot man in the Cook Inlet Conference, but he took it to another level in the Knight's 25-14 win over Dimond. The junior logged a kicking and punting performance for the ages, garnering him our...
Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Brandon Pili recorded two tackles in Sunday's 70-20 win over Denver, making him the first Alaskan to record a tackle in the NFL since Zach Bowman, eight years ago. It also made him our Alaska Athlete of the Week. The 6-foot-3, 316-pound...
Christy Marvin continues to carve out her legacy as one of Alaska's all-time greatest distance runners. The 43-year-old became the winningest runner in the 60-year history of the Equinox Marathon Saturday in Fairbanks, an achievement that earned her our Alaska...
Fairbanks basketball star Ruthy Hebard was voted Alaska Athlete of the Week after scoring a season-high 10 points in 12 minutes to key the Chicago Sky's 92-87 victory over the Minnesota Lynx. The win clinched a playoff birth for the Sky. The 6-foot-4 Alaskan collected...
Dynamic Soldotna football player Zac Buckbee was voted the Alaska Athlete of the Week after cashing in on a touchdown trifecta in a 62-19 victory over Bartlett. A quarterback and defensive back, he scored on a 6-yard run, threw a 6-yard scoring strike and took a...
On a day where sideways rain and strong winds added an additional challenge to the hilly Kincaid course, the Chugiak Mustangs girls stormed to the win at the Big 8 Invite with a perfect team score (15 points), earning Alaska Athletes of the Week honors. The Mustangs...
Sophomore playmaker Cayden Pili was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after putting the Dimond Lynx on his back to carry them to a 40-33 come-from-behind victory at Juneau to stay unbeaten in the Cook Inlet Conference. Pili produced 316 all-purpose yards and scored...
Decathlete Jordyn Bruce of Eagle River is the Alaska Athlete of the Week. Bruce collected another runner-up finish at the US Decathlon Championships held August 12-13 at Mt SAC, Calif. In just her second career decathlon, Bruce — who competed in track & field at...
Coby Marvin of Palmer is the Alaska Athlete of the Week. Marvin, 16, won the only two medals for the U.S. at the Youth Skyrunning World Championships in L’Aquila, Italy. Competing as one of the younger racers in the Youth B Division, Marvin claimed a silver medal in...
Legion baseball pitcher Liam Lierman is the Alaska Athlete of the Week after throwing the first no-hitter at the state tournament in 31 years. Lierman tossed the first no-hitter since 1992 at the state American Legion baseball tournament and scored the only run as...
Age or time away from competition is no impediment for Anchorage bodybuilder Philip Bradfield. Bradfield, 79, was named the Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning the NPC Masters' National Championship for the age 70+ division July 20 in Pittsburgh. A personal...
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...