Team Alaska proved its talents in a multitude of events at this year’s Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Florida. Alaska athletes continued rising to the occasion at the national level, placing in the top-seven 61 times and collecting 10 gold, 19 silver, and 14...
With the high school season in the rearview, many utilize the summer weeks to prepare for the upcoming athletic seasons. This fall, an array of prep track and field athletes will transition to the collegiate level, competing in NCAA DI, DII, DIII, and NAIA. For some,...
In just her second track race in the last year, Allie Ostrander’s comeback journey continued Sunday in Eugene, Ore., where her hard-closing rally earned her 16th in the women’s 5,000 meters at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships. She’s done better in this...
Thirteen men were scheduled to toe the line Thursday night in Heat 2 of the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase preliminaries at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Only 12 were present when the starter fired the gun. Ketchikan’s Isaac Updike...
In Kristi Klinnert’s undefeated high school cross-country running career for Kodiak High, the only thing arguably more notable than how thoroughly she thrashed the competition was the genuine kindness with which she treated those she beat. A common sight back then,...
As a steeplechaser, Isaac Updike is accustomed to clearing hurdles and negotiating barriers. He came out of Ketchikan with an athletic background that was steeped in soccer as much as running, but he nonetheless walked on to the running program at Eastern Oregon...
The annual Brian Young Invitational in Homer lived up to the excitement and its collective goal of bringing together many of the state’s top athletes. Lining up were a handful of state champions from the ASAA Division I and II state meets, held the weekend before. The...
Anchorage’s Kaarin Knudson was a remarkable runner for the University of Oregon from 1994 to 1999 as she earned eight letters and competed eight times at the NCAA Championships. A two-time All-American in track and field, she was a seven-time NCAA qualifier for the...
Representing your team at the state championships is a magnificent honor, one that athletes take much pride in, refining their skills to achieve the ultimate goal. For Justin Trail, his path looked a little different than most. After taking bronze at the Division III...
Daniel Abramowicz of West Valley High School swept the distance races and anchored the Wolfpack’s 4X400 relay to victory at the state Division I track and field championships. Abramowicz, who will run at the University of San Francisco this fall, won the 3200-meter...
Eagle River’s Vanessa Aniteye settled into the blocks Saturday afternoon at Grand Valley State Track & Field Stadium in Allendale, Mich., with a racing resume that featured seven All-American relay awards – three First-Team honors and four Second-Team. Absent from her...