Fall 2017 UAA Athletics recap
Karolin Anders is a former member of the UAA track and field team. The accomplishments of UAA’s athletic department have already added up to an impressive amount during the first half of the school...
View ArticleThe Olympics are in sight for Casey Wright
The Nordic skier, now in her third year of collegiate competition, has a chance to compete at the U.S. Nationals as a Seawolf, but her results at the event will help determine whether or not she will...
View ArticleSeawolf Athletics keep busy over winter break
With the majority of UAA's athletic teams now in season, the athletes kept busy with games, meets, training and traveling.
View ArticleSeawolf skiing takes on competition in Utah
Already halfway through their season, the skiers of UAA traveled down to Utah to participate in a two-weekend meet.
View ArticleSwirbul competes in Junior World Championships
UAA sophomore traveled to Switzerland to compete with top junior skiers from around the world.
View ArticleCasey Wright sets off to Pyeongchang
“I’m sure it’ll be lots of butterflies for her on that type of stage, but no matter what she does, she made it there, she worked hard to get there and her result will make us proud,” Kastning said.
View ArticleSeawolves compete in paired RMISA Championships and NCAA West Regionals
The Seawolves have six high-ranking athletes in NCAA qualifications, including: Dominic Unterberger (men's slalom), Georgia Burgess (women's slalom), Charley Field (women's giant slalom), Toomas Kollo...
View ArticleHighlighting Alaska’s Olympians
Seventeen athletes local to Alaska qualified and competed in the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
View ArticleSwirbul accumulates two All-Americans at nationals
Over the weekend of March 7, 12 Seawolves traveled to Colorado to compete in the national ski meet
View ArticleCreating a culture of skiing
Getting Alaska on skis is the goal of Skiku, a statewide program providing annual Nordic ski instruction to Alaska Native youth at schools in rural Alaska. Outside of the school lessons, the Skiku...
View ArticleFour new ‘skiwolves’ added to the roster
It’s already July and UAA coaches are working to secure last-minute signers to their teams. Head Ski Coach Sparky Anderson has been successful in his attempts, adding four official athletes to his...
View ArticleSeawolf skiing takes on UAF rivals at Alaska Nordic Cup
The UAA and UAF nordic ski teams kicked off the start of their 2018-19 season over the weekend with the 15th annual Nordic Cup, an in-state dual meet. The Seawolves traveled from Anchorage to Fairbanks...
View Article‘The green machine:’ how Jenna DiFolco describes the ski team
UAA’s Nordic ski teams recently traveled to Vermont to compete in the U.S. Nordic National Championship. Leading the way for the women’s team in the 10-kilometer race was Michaela Keller-Miller with a...
View ArticleKastning adds two accomplished skiers to the roster
UAA Nordic ski team’s associate coach Andrew Kastning kept busy during the winter break, adding new names to his roster. Included in his new recruits were two Nordic skiers: one female and one male....
View ArticleSeawolves travel to University of New Mexico to compete in ski meet
Over the first weekend of February, the UAA ski team traveled to New Mexico to compete in the Drew Judycki Memorial Jade Enterprises Invitational. The meet took place at both the Red River Ski Area and...
View ArticleSeawolves host NCAA West Regional Championships
UAA hosted the 2019 NCAA West Regional Championships for skiing Feb. 20-24. Alpine races were completed at Alyeska Ski Area on Feb. 22 and Feb. 24, while the Nordic races were completed at Government...
View ArticleWallace and Roenning lead the ‘Skiwolves’ to NCAA National Championships
The Seawolf ski team has been putting in its best efforts after completing the NCAA West Region Championships and nearing the end of the season with the upcoming NCAA Skiing National Championships....
View Article24 UAA athletes recognized with academic awards
With the conclusion of both the skiing and gymnastics seasons, both sports announced the recipients of their all-academic awards. For skiing, the United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association...
View ArticleFlagstad returns to UAA to coach Nordic skiing
Trond Flagstad is set to join the Seawolves for the 2019-20 season as the new Nordic ski coach. Head coach Sparky Anderson announced that Flagstad will be replacing Andrew Kastning, who resigned from...
View ArticleSeawolf athletics set to lose many talented student-athletes as 2019-2020...
With the fall semester of the 2019-2020 school year coming to a close, many UAA student-athletes are finding themselves in the final competition season of their collegiate careers. After years of hard...
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