24 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...
Wallace 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...
Seawolves 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...
Seawolves 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....
Kastning 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...
‘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...
Seawolf 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,...
Four 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...
Creating 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...
Swirbul accumulates two All-Americans at nationals
Over the weekend of March 7, 12 Seawolves traveled to Colorado to compete in the national ski meet
Highlighting Alaska’s Olympians
Seventeen athletes local to Alaska qualified and competed in the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
Seawolves 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 (men's Nordic), Hailey Swirbul (women's Nordic) and Jenna DiFolco (women's classic).
Casey 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.
Swirbul competes in Junior World Championships
UAA sophomore traveled to Switzerland to compete with top junior skiers from around the world.
Seawolf 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.
Seawolf 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.
The 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...
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...
Life after college sports
Featuring Jesse Miller, Curtis McKillop and Kiki Robertson
Ski season lifts off at Hatcher Pass
Non-profit organization is fundraising to bring a chairlift to the area, riders may be able to volunteer time in exchange for tickets
Skiing without snow
UAA’s Nordic and alpine ski teams are excited to get back on the snow and fine-tune their skills before competition season starts
Three-time All-American Marine Dusser of France is the new assistant coach for Nordic skiing
“Marine had a very successful career as a Seawolf skier, and I'm excited to have her join our coaching staff,” Kastning said.
The Hungarian Olympian in the 49th state
Two-time Olympian Anna Berecz now coaches the UAA alpine ski team as a graduate assistant coach
A new crop of Seawolf skiers
After the temporary cut of the UAA ski teams in October 2016, the program has come back stronger than ever with the addition of many new athletes.
Student athletes’ roads to recovery
Behind the spotlight are numerous athletes that deal with severe injuries, hoping to soon be able to contribute to their teams’ success.
Volleyball and skiing earliest to sign on new members
With the official NCAA signing season taking place, volleyball and skiing are the first teams at UAA to sign new athletes.
Senior athletes Sheely, Svejcar and Hooe complete their final collegiate seasons
After four years of collegiate athletics, UAA seniors reflect on their careers in their respective sports.
Hailey Swirbul: The freshman standout
Swirbul managed to make it all the way to the NCAA Skiing Championships, and be the top finisher for the team, in only her first season competing for UAA.
UAA Nordic finishes what alpine started
After the commencement of the Alpine portions of the UAA and Seawolf Invitationals, Nordic picked up last week in Kincaid.
Seawolves host first home meet of the season
With meets spanning from Girdwood to Kincaid, UAA hosts the first and only home meets of the 2016-2017 ski season.