Santiago Gomez-Prosser, Tristian Merchant and Camron Herron concluded their collegiate track and field seasons at the two NCAA regional meets, while Vanessa Aniteye continued her season overseas in Belgium. In his first appearance at the NCAA West Regional in...
Ourea Busk was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after turning in one of the most inspiring performances at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Track & Field Championships in Palmer. The Unalakleet High School freshman became the first track and field state...
Valdez’s Izzy Kizer saved her best performance for when it mattered most, producing personal bests and collecting medals in all three events she competed in at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Track & Field Championships in Palmer. The sophomore leaped to...
East Anchorage’s Olyvia Mamae defended not one, not two, but all three of her state titles, doubling her gold medal tally and helping the T-birds to runner-up finishes in the 4x100-meter relay and team standings at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Track & Field...
Buoyed by the security of a new sponsor, injury-free training and closing speed indicative of strength and fitness, Ketchikan’s Issac Updike on Friday night delivered his fastest steeplechase performance in two years. Updike, 31, finished second at the LA Grand Prix,...
Ketchikan High track star Jason Lorig was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after blazing to the fastest time in Alaska high school history over 100 meters at the Region V Track & Field Championships in Juneau. The sophomore recorded a time of 10.69 seconds to...
10.69 seconds. That’s what it took to win the Region V Track and Field Championships. Meet record, school record, personal record, and the fastest time by an Alaskan high school boy, ever, regardless of conditions. Ketchikan sophomore Jason Lorig blazed to the...
At an array of conference meets, Alaskans showed up in numbers, with Tristian Merchant, Terrel Johnson, Cody Nye, and Adarra Hagelund collecting individual titles, while UAA snagged three GNAC titles. Anchorage’s Tristian Merchant made a statement in his debut...
Conditions were awful when Isaac Updike stepped to the line Friday night to defend his steeplechase title at the storied Penn Relays in Philadelphia. The temperature was 49 degrees. Rain pelted the track. Winds lashed to 15 mph. Humidity ruled. Of course, it’s not...
From the soccer field to the steeplechase, Anchorage’s Sebastian Szweda Mittelstadt can now add “school record holder” to his resume. After excelling as a tri-sport athlete at Service High, the two-time relay medalist on the track and two-time player of the game at...
One month into the high school track and field season, times have begun to drop and field event marks have increased, with a handful of new state leaders overtaking the rankings. At the SoHi Invite, Preston Merchant of ACS seemingly soloed a personal best in the 3200,...