University of Alaska Fairbanks senior Kendall Kramer capped a decorated collegiate cross-country running career with a national runner-up finish at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, earning her Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The West Valley grad...
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Kramer finishes as national runner-up, earns All-American honors with Fordham and Prosser
Every time Kendall Kramer competes, history is on the line. This time was no different. The UAF senior capped her illustrious collegiate cross-country running career in monumental fashion: national runner-up. Kramer covered the 6-kilometer course at the NCAA Division...
Prosser qualifies for D1 nationals; Earl, Page earn all-region honors
Anchorage's Santiago Prosser is headed back to the national championships. The Northern Arizona senior sped to a 12th-place finish at the Mountain Region Cross Country Championships, conquering the snowy 10-kilometer course in 29 minutes, 37 seconds. And while the...
UAF women, UAA’s Peckham earn bids to D2 nationals with Beloy and Miller
A dream four years in the making finally came to fruition for the Nanooks. Two days after placing fourth at West Regionals, the UAF women received an at-large bid to compete at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, marking their first team appearance since...
Fordham captures regional title, qualifies for D2 nationals with Kramer, Wright and Walsh
Rosie Fordham had the race of her life Saturday at the West Region Cross Country Championships. The UAF senior used a scorching final kilometer to blow away the field in the 6-K race at Amend Park in Billings, Mont., clocking a jaw-dropping 19 minutes, 52 seconds — a...
Girdwood’s Ava Earl named Alaska Athlete of Week after standout performance at the Big Ten Cross Country Championships
Girdwood runner Ava Earl recorded one of the fastest 6-kilometer times in Alaska history in 19 minutes, 42 seconds — a scintillating pace of 5:17 per mile — at the Big Ten Championships. The former standout runner at South placed 14th overall and was the top runner...
Earl dazzles at Big Ten Championships; Merchant, Prosser celebrate team victories (plus more)
Two weeks after winning her first collegiate cross country race, Girdwood’s Ava Earl soared to new heights at the Big Ten Championships. The Northwestern senior slashed 32 seconds from her personal best to place 14th, clocking 19 minutes, 42 seconds — a scintillating...
UAF’s Kramer wins 3rd straight GNAC title; Nanooks place second, Seawolf teams finish third
They say lightning doesn’t strike twice. But for UAF’s Kendall Kramer and Rosie Fordham, the duo defied the odds and went 1-2 for the second straight year at the GNAC Cross Country Championships. Kramer collected her third consecutive GNAC title, conquering the...
Grace cross country star Robbie Annett named Alaska Athlete of the Week after capping undefeated season with title
Grace Christian cross country runner Robbie Annett is our Alaska Athlete of the Week after capping an undefeated season by winning the D2 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Cross Country Running Championships in 16 minutes, 14 seconds. The senior standout had the...
Staples secures first T-birds state victory in 50 years; Chugiak claims first boys title since 2002
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....
Giacobbe gives Wasilla first girls winner; Mustangs collect 4th straight title
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...