More than one month removed from the high school cross country season, two dozen Alaskans traveled to Nike Cross Regionals, lining up against some of the top prep competition in the Northwest. Colony’s Tobias Buchanan saved his best for last, covering the 5-kilometer...
In the race that mattered most, Anchorage’s Santiago Gomez-Prosser delivered the performance of his career. The former Dimond High star was key in helping Northern Arizona claim its sixth national title at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in Stillwater,...
One month removed from the high school cross country season, a group of runners put their postseason fitness to the test at Nike Cross Regionals. Held at Idaho’s Eagle Island State Park, over 30 Alaskans made the trek to the Gem State to race against some of the...
When it comes to cross-country running, Alaskans are known for their grit and willingness to adapt, setting their goals high each season. On Friday, Girdwood’s Ava Earl and the Northwestern women made history, earning the team’s first NCAA Cross Country Championship...
While a majority of Alaskans were competing in the Pacific Northwest last weekend, a variety represented the 49th state in additional cross country conferences around the nation. Leading the contingent was Academy of Art redshirt senior Audrey Rosencrans, who has...
Gotta hand it to UAF runners Kendall Kramer and Naomi Bailey – the distance duo from Fairbanks crushed the Great Northwest Athletic Conference cross-country championships Saturday, and did it hand-in-hand. Kramer and Bailey, who finished holding hands in Monmouth,...
After placing both teams in the top-3 at the cross country running state championships, the South Anchorage Wolverines tested their strength against some of the best teams on the West Coast. At the 74th annual Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational in Walnut, California,...
Daniel Abramowicz has made the transition to the NCAA Division I running scene appear seamless. The former West Valley standout and six-time state champion out of Fairbanks wasted no time getting acclimated to the collegiate atmosphere, gaining valuable experience in...
University of Alaska Fairbanks runner Naomi Bailey was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning the NCAA Division II Pre-Nationals in University Place, Washington. The UAF sophomore bested a women’s field of 224 runners after posting a sizzling 6-K time of 20...
Fairbanks’ Naomi Bailey dropped the hammer at the NCAA Division II Pre-Nationals and nailed her second career victory in cross country. The UAF sophomore bested a women’s field of 224 runners after posting a sizzling 6-K time of 20 minutes, 46.1 seconds – nine seconds...
The annual Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational is basically a preview of the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship. Friday’s edition featured 24 of the 30 ranked women’s teams and 19 of the 30 ranked men’s teams, and eight of the top 10 teams in both genders. So,...