After strong performances in the mountains last fall and on the trails this winter and spring, Alaska’s Allie Ostrander this week announced she’s headed back to the track. The 27-year-old from Soldotna, who is based in Seattle, said on her YouTube channel of more than...
Eagle River’s Jordyn Bruce has been a trailblazer since she first started competing in track and field. Now a professional athlete for Lululemon, Bruce has continued to forge her path, taking part in the inaugural edition of the women’s indoor heptathlon held in...
One week after breaking into the NAIA top-three rankings for high jump, Soldotna’s Adarra Hagelund had a monstrous jump to claim the top spot, clearing 5 feet, 8.75 inches. The Dickinson State sophomore opened her competition at 5-1 at the NAIA Preview, clearing each...
Eight days after he delivered a personal best in the mile to become Alaska’s fastest runner at that iconic distance, Ketchikan’s Isaac Updike on Saturday posted another personal best to become the second-fastest Alaskan at 3,000 meters. Updike, 31, clocked 7 minutes,...
Isaac Updike didn't compete in track and field in high school track because his spring sport at Ketchikan High School was soccer. On Saturday became the fastest miler in Alaska history when he clocked 3 minutes, 55.17 seconds at Boston University's John Thomas...
A quartet of Alaskans recently captured wins on the track and in the field, leading a handful of athletes in collecting personal bests. Girdwood’s Ava Earl led the charge, running to a dominant win in the mile at the Aurora Grand Prix, cementing her name in program...
Issac Updike is a steeplechaser. That’s the 3,000-meter event – just shy of two miles -- in which he finished third at the U.S. nationals last summer to bag his first Team USA honor and compete at the World Championships. He’s also the two-time defending steeple champ...
Eagle River’s Logan Mathieu officially opened his indoor season with a win in the 60 hurdles at the Bison Team Cup. Mathieu, a junior at North Dakota State, picked up where he left off with notable marks to commence the season, after competing unattached in...
From the hardwood to the oval to the cross country course, Anchorage’s Mary Parks is one of the few multi-sport athletes on the college scene competing year-round. Parks, a senior at Bethany College, got an early start in sports, picking up basketball in the second...
Soldotna's Adarra Hagelund wasted no time in her indoor track and field season opener. The Dickinson State sophomore picked up a win in the high jump at the Marauders Indoor Opener in Bismark, N.D., clearing a height of 5 feet, 6 inches to establish a personal best...
Isaac Updike is a steeplechaser – he finished third at USA nationals last summer and made his Team USA debut at the World Championships -- so racing other distances is a means to an end. Still, the 31-year-old from Ketchikan would have liked a sharper indoor-season...