Anchorage Daily News

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

UAA signs Australian

Bryce Arnott of Clyde, Australia, recently signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Seawolves, coach Rusty Osborne announced Wednesday.

COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD

Seawolves honored for academics

Five UAA track athletes -- Mick Boyle, David Kipligat, James Pettigrew, Demietrius Preston and Shaun Ward -- were named to the 2009 Men's Division II All-Academic Track and Field team, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Tuesday.

Champion Alaska rowers on TV

The championship Western Washington women's rowing team that was sprinkled with Alaska athletes will be among the champions featured 10 a.m. Saturday on the 2009 NCAA Championships Spring Highlight Show. It airs on CBS affiliate KTVA-TV, Channel 11 in Anchorage.

COLLEGE SKIING

Canadian joins UAA alpine team

Cameron Brewington of Calgary, Alberta, recently signed a National Letter of Intent to join UAA's alpine ski team, coach Trond Flagstad announced Monday.

BASKETBALL

Trueman goes pro

Former UAA player Jeremiah Trueman signed a professional contract with the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League, the club recently announced.

Registe takes 14th in long jump

David Registe of Palmer broke the 25-foot mark for the third time this season to finish in the middle of the pack in the long jump Saturday at the U.S. Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.

TRACK AND FIELD

Alaskan nabs national title

For the second week in a row, Alaska boasts a national track and field champion.

COLLEGE HOCKEY

WCHA adds a pair of teams to league

The UAA hockey team has two new conference opponents, neither of them from Fairbanks.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

UAA women's hoops nets two new recruits

Brooke Larsen, a 6-0 forward for Kearns High School, was a first-team all-state player who averaged 13 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.5 steals a game as a senior.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thompson takes over as UAF women's basketball coach

The UAF women's basketball team, coming off a horrible season in which the Nanooks lost almost as many players as they did games, dipped into the high school coaching pool to replace Darryl Smith, who is gone after one season.

COLLEGE HOCKEY

WCHA likely to expand to 12

UAA's hockey team is likely to get two new conference rivals in a year or two, and whether one of them is the Nanooks from up north will depend largely on a straw vote league members will take next week.

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Second Seawolves recruit signs

Jessica Dela Cruz signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Seawolves in their 2009-10 season, coach Tim Moser announced Wednesday.

Four Alaska athletes honored for academics

Four Alaskans gained national honors last week for performing as well in the classroom as they do on the playing field.

COLLEGE SKIING

UAA's Wunderle repeats as ESPN award winner

UAA senior Raphael Wunderle of Bubenbach, Germany, was recently named to the 2008-09 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American University Division Men's At-Large First-Team for the second straight season.

Sitka pitcher drafted by the Phillies

A year ago, Sitka's Matt Way said no way to Major League Baseball. He decided he was better off staying in college and pitching another season at Washington State.

German player found online signs with UAA

This fall the UAA volleyball team will follow the trend of the other Seawolves teams and add an international athlete to the roster.

Alaska rowers make history with Vikings

Three Alaskans provided power for the juggernaut that is the Western Washington rowing team, capping an undefeated season by winning the women's eight championship and helping the Vikings to the team title at the NCAA Division II rowing championships Sunday.

Sitka's Way, WSU still alive

Washington State beat Wichita State on Saturday 3-2 to stave off elimination in the Norman Regional of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championships.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

No win for Sitka's Way

Matt Way, Washington State's record-setting southpaw from Sitka, was a hard-luck story Friday in the opening game of the NCAA regional baseball tournament in Norman, Okla.

COLLEGE SKIING

UAA's Flagstad honored

UAA's Trond Flagstad, whose men's and women's teams scored more points at the NCAA championships than any other combined nordic teams, was named Nordic Coach of the Year by the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association.

COLLEGE ROWING

Coon's an All-American

Audrey Coon, a senior on Western Washington's women's rowing team, was named this week to the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association/NCAA Division II Pocock All-America team.