Alaska’s Allie Ostrander on Friday checked a critical box in her return to the steeplechase. The 27-year-old former Kenai Central athlete and three-time NCAA steeplechase champion ran her signature track event for the first time in nearly three years and pocketed her...
Things in Nice went nice for Isaac Updike on Saturday, when the steeplechaser from Ketchikan delivered a personal best in his final race before next month’s USA Track & Field National Championships. Updike, 31, clocked 8:17.47 to finish second in France behind former...
The meet Isaac Updike of Ketchikan is targeting this season is the USA Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., less than one month away – that’s the springboard that will propel Americans to the World Championships. In preparation for nationals, Updike, whose...
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...