Chugiak High rising senior Benjamin Hiestand launched a school-record 183 feet, 6 inches in the discus at the USATF Pacific Northwest Association Junior Olympic Championships to earn our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The defending state champion topped his...
Following an illustrious season that saw Benjamin Hiestand defend his state title in the discus and place runner-up in the shot put, the rising senior took his talents to the Lower 48, competing against some of the best in the Pacific Northwest. Hiestand launched the...
Despite growing up in small towns without a track to train on, Taylor Eddington of Healy and Boomchain Loucks of Wrangell closed out decorated careers by dominating the competition at the Track & Field State Championships. Each were named ASAA’s DII Outstanding...
Repeat winners, sweeps, and historic times were the name of the game at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Track & Field State Championships. Tri-Valley’s Taylor Eddington pulled off a rare feat in winning the 100, 200, 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles, while...
Whether it be on the gridiron or in the throwing ring, when Deuce Alailefaleula is firing on all cylinders, he’s simply unstoppable. The Bartlett senior launched the shot put 53 feet, 3.5 inches to collect his third straight title, while Chugiak’s Benjamin Hiestand...
Dimond’s Nevaeh Watkins and West’s Kendall Barnett proved versatile yet focused in their state title run, with Watkins capturing titles in the 100, 200 and 100 hurdles, while Barnett sped to victories in the 800, 1,600 and ran a leg on the winning 4x400 relay. The...
It may have been the prelims, but Tri-Valley’s Taylor Eddington wasted no time rewriting the record books at the ASAA State Track & Field Championships in Anchorage. The senior from Healy sped to the fastest time in Alaska prep history in the 300-meter hurdles,...
Dimond's Nevaeh Watkins was a quadruple winner at the Region IV Track & Field Championships, garnering her our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The junior won the 100 (12.29), 200 (25.68), 100 hurdles (15.52) and high jump (5-3) to become a three-time region...
Adarra Hagelund and Dylan Dahlgren have been firing on all cylinders all season long. The teammates from Soldotna capped their illustrious track and field careers at Dickinson State as gold and silver medalists at the NAIA Outdoor Championships in Asheville, N.C....
UAA's Anders Larsen is the definition of pure grit. The sophomore from Chugiak delivered the performance of his life in the decathlon, scoring a personal-best 7,041 points to place seventh and earn All-American honors at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field...
Adarra Hagelund was voted our Alaska Athlete of the Week after soaring to new heights in Fargo, N.D., clearing a jaw-dropping 5 feet, 11.25 inches to win the NDSU Tune Up. The Dickinson State senior from Soldotna reset her own program record, conference record and...