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The Olympics are in sight for Casey Wright

Skiing Logan Harrison - December 12, 2017

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...

Liam Wallace is one of ten Seawolves to qualify for the National Championships. Photo by Skip Hickey.

Wallace and Roenning lead the ‘Skiwolves’ to NCAA National Championships

Skiing Lauren Cuddihy - March 4, 2019

The Seawolf ski team has been putting in its best efforts after completing the NCAA West Region Championships and nearing the end of the...

Three-time All-American Marine Dusser of France is the new assistant coach for Nordic skiing

Skiing Karolin Anders - October 23, 2017

“Marine had a very successful career as a Seawolf skier, and I'm excited to have her join our coaching staff,” Kastning said.

Life after college sports

Skiing Lauren Cuddihy - December 11, 2017

Featuring Jesse Miller, Curtis McKillop and Kiki Robertson

Senior athletes Sheely, Svejcar and Hooe complete their final collegiate seasons

Skiing Lauren Cuddihy - April 3, 2017

After four years of collegiate athletics, UAA seniors reflect on their careers in their respective sports.

Casey Wright sets off to Pyeongchang

Skiing Marie Ries - February 14, 2018

“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.

West High Ski Swap supports UAA ski team

Skiing Taylor Hall - October 26, 2010

Need to get rid of your old skis or snowboards and make some money? Are you looking for a good deal on the latest...

Seawolf skiing takes on UAF rivals at Alaska Nordic Cup

Skiing Lauren Cuddihy - December 4, 2018

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,...

Seawolves compete in paired RMISA Championships and NCAA West Regionals

Skiing Lauren Cuddihy - February 26, 2018

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).

Four new ‘skiwolves’ added to the roster

Skiing Lauren Cuddihy - July 10, 2018

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...

Hailey Swirbul: The freshman standout

Skiing Lauren Cuddihy - March 28, 2017

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.

Injuries and sickness have made for a rough start to ski season

Skiing Josh Edge - February 16, 2010

The UAA ski team has gotten off to a fairly rough start this year, but the outlook is still bright in qualifying a number...

Creating a culture of skiing

Skiing Marie Ries - April 23, 2018

Getting Alaska on skis is the goal of Skiku, a statewide program providing annual Nordic ski instruction to Alaska Native youth at schools in...

Student athletes’ roads to recovery

Skiing Karolin Anders - August 20, 2017

Behind the spotlight are numerous athletes that deal with severe injuries, hoping to soon be able to contribute to their teams’ success.

UAA skiers ninth at championships

Skiing Nolin Ainsworth - March 20, 2016

Disappointing end to season for Kanady

The Hungarian Olympian in the 49th state

Skiing Karolin Anders - October 16, 2017

Two-time Olympian Anna Berecz now coaches the UAA alpine ski team as a graduate assistant coach

Seawolves host NCAA West Regional Championships

Skiing Lauren Cuddihy - February 25, 2019

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 ready for hard competition at NCAAs

Skiing Ashley Smith - March 6, 2012

The UAA ski team posted a record-breaking regular season and is now headed to the NCAA Championships March 7-10. For the second time in program history the ski team qualified a whole team for the NCAA Championships.

UAA Skiing makes debut in less than a month

Skiing Lauren Cuddihy - December 11, 2016

After training for months, the UAA Ski Teams are back in action in January and are prepared for a successful season.

Skiers head to New Mexico at midway point of season

Skiing Drew Neuerburg - February 2, 2010

With a season-best second place and numerous fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-place finishes, the Seawolves are still on the prowl for a top-three finish outside...

Andreas Adde raises the bar for UAA alpine skiing

Skiing Megan Edge - February 8, 2011

Without question, the face of UAA Alpine Skiing belongs to sophomore Andreas Adde. Adde, from Osteras, Norway, made quite an impact his freshman year, and...

Ski team sixth in Utah Invitational; finishes out Montana State Invite

Skiing Nolin Ainsworth - January 17, 2016

Hungarian Berecz takes job as assistant

Alpine skiers Didrik Nilsen, Tony Naciuk, Georgia Burgess and Li Djurestaal placed within the top-10 at the Eldora Giant Slalom. Photo credit: Skip Hickey

‘The green machine:’ how Jenna DiFolco describes the ski team

Skiing Emily Santana Medina - January 15, 2019

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...

Flagstad returns to UAA to coach Nordic skiing

Skiing Lauren Cuddihy - June 3, 2019

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...

Turnagain Arm run earns $4,000 for UAA ski team

Skiing Megan Edge - May 31, 2011

200 local runners lined up on May 25th to race for your UAA Seawolf ski team. No more than 200 people were allowed to race, a rule set by the State Park. Running veterans Matias Saari and Najeeby Quinn won the 8-mile battle for the 13th annual Turnagain Arm Trailhead race.

24 UAA athletes recognized with academic awards

Skiing Lauren Cuddihy - April 15, 2019

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...

Seawolf skiers kick off their season with an in state rivalry meet

Skiing Drew Neuerburg - December 1, 2009

It is the beginning and they have a clean slate. On December 5 and 6, the UAA Ski Team has their first meet, a...

Seawolf Nordic Ski Team races up in standings

Skiing Ashley Smith - February 7, 2012

For the first time since 2009, the Seawolf Ski Team hosted the first of two Nordic races Feb. 4 at Kincaid Park in the Alaska Anchorage Invitational. The day kicked off a week’s worth of events being hosted by the Ski program including the rest of the UAA Invitational and start of the Seawolf Invitational.

Two of UAA’s top ski coaches set to resign this year

Skiing Megan Edge - March 29, 2011

After seven years head ski coach Trond Flagstad is throwing in the towel and resigning. He isn't the only memorable ski coach at UAA resigning however. Assistant ski coach, Mandy Kaempf will also be leaving after five seasons with the team.

Ski team hosts pair of meets, continues to impress

Skiing Taylor Hall - February 14, 2012

The UAA Ski Team was able to claim a fourth place team finish at the UAA Invitational, taking place at both Kincaid Park (Nordic)...

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