Anchorage’s Kris Thorsness had never rowed a boat before she enrolled at the University of Wisconsin in 1979. And when she expressed interest to compete for the college's women’s team, the so-called experts scoffed. She was considered too short, too thin, too small....
Alaska women have a habit of winning NCAA D2 championships in rowing at Western Washington University. The new 907 crew hopes to keep the tradition alive. Anchorage’s Angie Dexter and Rachael Schick, North Pole’s Kory Shaw and Bethel’s Brenna Rice are part of the No....
Juneau’s Reuben MacNaughtton was part of an Ithaca College men’s crew that finished second at the 30th Annual Head of the Genesee in Rochester, New York. The sophomore helped the Bombers have a strong showing in the second varsity 8 race on opening day. The rowing...
Anchorage’s Molly Templin of the University of Portland rowing team has been nominated as a 2016 NCAA Women of the Year. The recent college graduate earned All-West Coast Conference honors this spring as a senior and helped lead the Pilots to a fourth-place finish at...
Anchorage’s Maia Claman will represent more than just Columbia University at the Ivy League Championships on Sunday in New Jersey. She will compete on behalf of The Last Frontier. The junior rower will be the only Alaskan to participate in the regatta as Columbia...
It’s been 30 years, but Kris Thorsness of Anchorage still can’t believe she was the first Alaskan to win an Olympic gold medal. She wasn’t supposed to become rowing royalty. She was labeled as too short, too thin, too small. She was from Alaska where rowing barely...
It’s been 30 years, but Kris Thorsness of Anchorage still can’t believe she was the first Alaskan to win an Olympic gold medal. She wasn’t supposed to become rowing royalty. She was labeled as too short, too thin, too small. She was from Alaska where rowing barely...
Chugiak’s Christine Henie and the Western Washington University women’s rowing team today lost out on a national championship by the slimmest of margins. Just two points separated the top three teams, the closest finish in the history of the NCAA D2 Championships....
Chugiak’s Christine Henie helped Western Washington continue one of the least recognized but most remarkable streaks in college sports. The Vikings today finished third in the team standings at the NCAA D2 Women’s Rowing Championships in Indianapolis. Western...
Christine Henie of Chugiak was named to the Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference academic all-star team for the third consecutive year. The senior rower at Western Washington University is an Art major with a 3.62 grade point average. She’s just as good on the...
Assistant captain Christine Henie of Chugiak helped No. 1-ranked Western Washington University row to one of its finest performances in the crew program’s heralded history. The Vikings won all four women’s races at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association...