In just her third career decathlon, Eagle River’s Jordyn Bruce found herself in a familiar spot: standing on the podium. The 25-year-old placed third in the inaugural Women’s Decathlon World Championships, held in Geneva, Ohio after amassing 6,723 points — a personal...
After a bout of COVID derailed Isaac Updike’s Olympic dreams at the U.S. Trials last month, his steeplechase performance Saturday night in Los Angeles provided some salve. The 32-year-old pro runner from Ketchikan closed fast at Sound Running’s 2024 Sunset Tour to...
Allie Ostrander delivered the steeplechase of her life Thursday night. So did eight other runners. Ostrander, the 27-year-old former Kenai Central athlete from Soldotna, slashed 2.88 seconds off her previous personal best (PB) to clock 9 minutes, 21.82 seconds and...
With a lap to go in her preliminary heat of the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase heat Monday night at the U.S. Olympic Trials, Alaska’s Allie Ostrander sat in sixth place. Only the top five finishers in each of the two heats automatically qualified for Thursday’s...
Isaac Updike knew quickly in Sunday night’s steeplechase final at the U.S. Olympic Trials that his recent bout of COVID-19 had sapped his body and five-ring dream. The 32-year-old pro runner from Ketchikan sat second among 14 racers one-third of the way through the...
The workouts Ketchikan pro steeplechaser Isaac Updike clocked the last few weeks were designed to be taxing – that’s how you build strength and sharpen speed – but he found them exhausting. “It wasn’t like I couldn’t do them, but it took 100 percent effort to do...
Track star Allie Ostrander of Soldotna logged a big win in the steeplechase to be named our Alaska Athlete of the Week The 27-year-old Kenai Central grad chopped 2.26 seconds of her personal best in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to win the Portland Track Festival on...
In the space of six weeks since her return to the steeplechase following a three-year absence, Alaska Sports Hall of Famer Allie Ostrander has thrust herself into the conversation heading into the USA Track & Field Olympic Trials later this month. Ostrander, the...
Bartlett High School track star A'Lante Owens-Player was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after leading the Golden Bears to their first boys team title in twelve years at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Track & Field State Championships. Owens-Players, who...
The Sitka Wolves put together a dominant showing at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Track & Field State Championships, sweeping the team titles and crowning nine champions — four relays and five individuals — in the process. The Wolves became the first team to...
Name any track and field event and the Chugiak Mustangs are guaranteed to score. From the sprints to the hurdles to the throws and the distance, the Mustangs collected seven titles en route to their third consecutive team title at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska...