UPDATE 5:30 am, 11/9/11:
Marko Cheseto has been found alive but is not out of the woods yet.
Cheseto walked into the Springhill Suites hotel located on University Lake by the UAA and APU campuses at around 3:30 am this morning. The hotel immediately contacted UPD .
In an official statement by UAA, Cheseto is said to be “extremely hypothermic” and has been taken to a local hospital for treatment.
In 2008 when Alfred Kangogo joined the UAA cross-country team as a freshman he was quick to make a name for himself in the world of college athletics, receiving All-region and All-Conference honors.
This past season, the University of Alaska Anchorage had what most people would consider a relatively young track team, retiring only eight athletes from the program. Despite the low number of graduating seniors, the shoes these men and women walk in will be big ones to fill, and finding replacements won’t happen overnight, though hopefully will in the future.
Athletes come and go through the athletic program at UAA. Some have made more of an impression that others. David Registe, will be a Seawolf who has left his foot print permanently pressed into the legacy of UAA athletics. Registe, started his long and successful career with the UAA track and field team in 2007, [...]
The University of Alaska Anchorage kicked off the 2011 Track and Field season the first weekend of March, in Las Vegas, Nevada at the UNLV Invitation. “It will be fun to see this all come together, we had a very strong cross-country season and a lot of new faces on the team” said Head Coach [...]
On Feb. 19 UAA’s own student and athlete William Ritewiang passed away. “We are deeply saddened to report the death of William Ritekwiang. William, a sophomore from Kapenguria, Kenya, was found this morning (Saturday) in his home. All of the Seawolf Nation sends our thoughts and our prayer to his family, friends, teammates and coaches,” [...]
Nine conference titles. 14 All-GNAC performances. Nine GNAC All-Academic selections. Things look pretty good for the Seawolf Track and Field team who finished up the GNAC Championships May 14-15 in record fashion. “The team competed very strongly,” TJ Garlatz said, UAA assistant Track and Field coach. “Obviously, we’re a small team, but we won all [...]
Coming off the 2009 season that qualified 10 athletes for the NCAA, it seemed that the Seawolf Track and Field team would continue to improve this season. However, after their first two weeks of competition, the word “improve” just doesn’t do the Seawolves justice. Perhaps Head Coach Michael Friess can give better perspective. “We have [...]
