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...
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
The Alaska Athlete of the Week is selected by our panel each Monday. Have a candidate in mind? Email us at info@alaskasportshall.org.
Legion baseball pitcher Liam Lierman named Athlete of the Week
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...
Philip Bradfield wins bodybuilding title at age 79, named Alaska Athlete of the Week
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...
Native Games star Alice Johnston shines in return to WEIO after 10-year hiatus, named Alaska Athlete of the Week
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...
Ketchikan steeplechaser Isaac Updike named Alaska Athlete of the Week after qualifying for World Championships
Ketchikan native Isaac Updike earned Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after placing third in the steeplechase at the USA Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Updike, 31, clocked 8 minutes, 17.69 seconds, just .22 off his personal best, to snatch the...
Anchorage wrestler Manny Novelli wins USA Wrestling Kids Nationals, named Alaska Athlete of the Week
Anchorage wrestler Manny Novelli was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after achieving a spectacular double at the USA Wrestling Kids Nationals in Farmington, Utah on June 26th and 27th. Novelli was named National Champion in both wrestling styles (freestyle and...
Gretchen Winters and Bobby Hill shine at Special Olympics World Games, named Alaska Athlete of the Week co-winners
Gretchen Winters and Bobby Hill were named Alaska Athlete of the Week co-winners after they each turned in exceptional performances at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin. Hill of Eagle River brings home four powerlifting medals - gold in bench and...
Ketchikan steeplechaser Isaac Updike shines on world stage, named Alaska Athlete of the Week
Isaac Updike of Ketchikan is our Alaska Athlete of the Week after the steeplechaser recorded a standout performance at an international meet in Nice, France. The 31-year-old clocked 8:17.47 to finish second at the Meeting Nakaia, trimming .27 of a second off his...
Shungnak wrestler Spencer Woods named Alaska Athlete of the Week after earning spot on national team
Spencer Woods of Shungnak was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning his second major wrestling title this year and earning a spot on Team USA’s World Championship team. With the 2024 Olympics looming, the Kotzebue High grad took the 82-kg crown Saturday...
Junior national champ trap shooter Ramsey Bodeen named Alaska Athlete of the Week
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...
Unalakleet runner Ourea Busk makes history, earns Alaska Athlete of the Week honors
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 sprinter Jason Lorig named Alaska Athlete of the Week after historic performance
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 named Alaska Athlete of the Week after sterling performance at World Rugby Sevens Series
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 baseball player Preston Rau named Alaska Athlete of the Week
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...
National champion wrestler Spencer Woods named Alaska Athlete of the Week
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...
NYO Games star Colton Paul named Alaska Athlete of the Week
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 named Alaska Athlete of the Week after statement performance
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...
Anchorage pitcher Ryan Henrickson named Alaska Athlete of the Week after hurling 10-inning CG game shutout
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...
Hockey sensation Daniel Matveev spearheads Valley Thunder national title run, named Alaska Athlete of the Week
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...
Basketball player Sayvia Sellers named Alaska Athlete of Week after setting AK girls points record and winning 3rd straight state championship
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...