When it mattered most, East’s Katahdin Staples delivered. The sophomore became the first Thunderbirds boy to win the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Cross Country Running Championships in 50 years, covering the five-kilometer course in 16 minutes, 30 seconds....
Wasilla’s Hailee Giacobbe has been a force all season, but a late move in the fourth kilometer sealed the deal for the sophomore. Giacobbe ran away with her first state title, covering the five-kilometer course in 19 minutes, 4 seconds at the ASAA/First National Bank...
Grace Christian’s Robbie Annett ended his season where he started: at the top. The senior completed an undefeated season and defended his state title, conquering the five-kilometer course in 16 minutes, 14 seconds at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Cross...
East High high school runner Katahdin Staples was voted Alaska Athlete of the Week after becoming the first T-Bird boy to take home a region title in over a decade. The sophomore standout won the Region IV cross country championships at Kincaid Park with a time of 16...
A year after narrowly missing out on qualifying for state, East’s Katahdin Staples returned with a vengeance. The sophomore captured his first region title at Kincaid Park in 16 minutes, 34 seconds, while South’s Mia Stiassny embodied her dark horse mentality,...
When the East High Thunderbirds toe the line on Saturday at Kincaid Park, they will be on the precipice of making history. Rosie Conway and the T-birds are in a prime position to qualify for state as a team for the first time in 12 years, while teammate Katahdin...
Rain or shine, trails or mud, runners in Southeast Alaska are prepared for it all, as they conquered the elements and their competition at the Capital City Invite. Sitka’s Connor Hitchcock notched his second victory of the season, covering the muddied course in 16...
From the capital city to Alaska’s most populous city, Juneau’s Ida Meyer has quickly become one of the state’s top runners. The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé senior raced to a commanding win at the State Preview, held on the Bartlett High Trails in 19 minutes, 4...
Alaska’s two collegiate cross country teams met again on the trails, this time on the UAF Ski Trails at the Blue and Gold Meet. UAF’s Rosie Fordham led the Nanooks to their second-consecutive victory this season after sweeping the top three spots and covering the...
Ten months after finishing 1-2 at the GNAC conference meet at Kincaid Park, UAF’s Kendall Kramer and Rosie Fordham were back in action on the same course, impressively with identical places and paces. Kramer covered the six-kilometer course in 20 minutes, 42 seconds...
For the first time in three years, a new winner was crowned in the Seawolf Throwdown at Kincaid Park. And for the first time in decades, the Nanook men edged the omnipresent Seawolves. UAA’s John Peckham stormed to victory, covering the eight-kilometer course in 25...