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The Rewind: Dimond football stays unbeaten, Soldotna coach makes history and UAF volleyball stays hot

Welcome to The Rewind, a weekly digest that puts a spotlight on the biggest stories and best performances from Alaska’s world of sports.

This past week featured several notable individual and team performances across the Alaska sports landscape at the high school and collegiate levels. The 2024 season for high school flag and tackle football saw some dominant performances, surprising results and a state record broken. Meanwhile, several other fall sports had major meets take place in town. On the college scene, the University of Alaska Anchorage and University of Alaska Fairbanks cross country and volleyball teams produced different levels of success. Outside the state, several Alaskans had impressive performances and career achievements worth recognizing and celebrating in their respective arenas in college athletics.

Headlines and highlights

The Dimond High football team ensured that its homecoming night would not be spoiled this past Saturday by handing defending state champion West Anchorage its second defeat of the season, improving to 4-0 in the process. Beating the Eagles 29-12 ended a decade-long losing streak to the perennial contender while the Lynx established themselves as the team to beat at the Division I level.

“Each win makes us feel good and is great, but they know that we got more work to do,” Dimond head coach Brian Yim said. “We can’t discount anybody. ... The boys know that it’s not over yet. (Being) 4-0 is great but we got to get another one.”

Leading Dimond to victory was the dynamic upperclassman duo of junior Cayden Pili and senior Josiah James, who both made clutch plays on both sides of the ball. Quarterback Pili had a hand in all four of Lynx touchdowns, including a hat trick with his legs and a 16-yard scoring strike to James. James was tough to bring down on offense, recorded an interception on defense and was crowned homecoming king at halftime.

“He’s my main target and I’m just trying to get the ball in my best receiver’s hands,” Pili said. “It feels pretty good to get this win for this team.”

[Dimond defeats West and secures homecoming victory for first time in a decade]

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Across town Friday, Bartlett shut out Colony, and notched its third straight victory since narrowly losing to Dimond in the season opener. In just one half of action, senior Andre Jameson made his presence felt on both sides of the ball before exiting with an ankle injury. On offense, he exploded up the left sideline to score a 43-yard touchdown on fourth down. Defensively, he hauled in half of the team’s interception total with a pair, the second of which came after suffering his injury.

“I came in with a little bit of a sore groin, coaches allowed me to play and I just capitalized,” Jameson said. “My defense was getting pressure on the quarterback and made him throw a couple questionable balls.”

With the Golden Bears’ shutout hanging in the balance on a short field goal attempt by the Knights, junior team captain Deuce Alailefaleula stepped up on special teams to secure it. He broke through the line of scrimmage and got his hand up to successfully block the attempt. After being a disruptive force on defense all game long, Alailefaleula scored his second touchdown on offense in as many weeks on a 9-yard reception in the third quarter.

“It’s (about) how you finish the game,” Alailefaleula said. “I thank my teammates for backing me up and getting me through there. ... It felt great for a big guy like me to catch a pass like that too.”

With his team’s 57-21 rout of previously unbeaten West Valley this past Friday night, Soldotna head coach Galen Brantley Jr. set a new state record with his 160th career win, breaking the previous mark of 159 held by longtime Palmer head coach Rod Christiansen. What makes Brantley’s achievement all the more impressive is the fact that he was able to accomplish it in notably fewer seasons. Brantley has been at the helm of the Stars’ program dating back to 2008 whereas Christiansen coached the Moose for 28 seasons, from 1990-2018. Perhaps even more impressive than the record-breaking number of wins Brantley has compiled over the years is that he has yet to reach double-digit losses, with an all-time record of 160-9.

“I’m thankful to be a part of a great program with a supportive administration, dedicated assistant coaches, and hardworking parents,” Brantley said in a statement. “Most importantly I’m grateful for all of the young men who have made the commitment to play Sohi football throughout the years. They are truly the ones who make Sohi football what it is.”

In flag football action, South remains the only undefeated team in the state at 8-0 after racking up a trio of shutouts this past week in which they outscored their opponents a whopping 75-0. After blanking the four-time defending CIC champion Dimond the week prior at home, West suffered its first loss of the season this past Saturday on the road in a stunning 27-20 loss in double overtime to Dimond to fall to 6-1.

“That was a big win for us,” Dimond head coach Pete Mandel said in a statement. “Kinsey MacDonald had a fantastic game on both sides of the ball and we had several big defensive stops in key situations. We knew after our first loss to West that we were a better team than that. I feel like we played a good game in a loss on (September 5th) to South that was closer than the score indicated. Building off that momentum and coming out and scoring first against West gave us confidence that we can play with anybody. Kinsey made some great decisions in overtime that sealed the win, right after we had a couple of big pulls by Gracie Embley and Nyah O’neil.

[Once dismissed as ‘powderpuff’ sport, Alaska girls flag football gets boost with first-ever sanctioned state championship]

Out on the trails, a pair of sophomores swept the top spots at the Big 8 Invitational cross-country meet this past Saturday. Service’s Miyana Kam-Magruder and Bettye Davis East’s Katahdin Staples each won individual titles at Kincaid Park, while both team titles were claimed by Chugiak in each division.

“To finally get the win, it’s amazing,” Staples said. “I never thought I’d be winning. If you’d have asked last year, my freshman self, I’d have laughed at the thought.”

[Speedy sophomores sweep Big 8 cross-country races]

On the college scene, UAA volleyball went 2-2 over the weekend at the Augustana Invitational. The Seawolves swept Northwest Missouri State in straight sets followed by back-to-back losses to South Dakota Mines and Northern State. The Seawolves ended on a high note with a win over the hosting Augustana University Vikings in four sets.

“The team did a great job refocusing for the afternoon match after a subpar performance in the morning,” UAA coach Stacie Meisner said in a statement. “We played a complete match against a good team, and that’s what we will need to continue to do next week against good teams in Fairbanks.”

Leading the offensive charge for UAA this past week was senior hitter Bethany Tuchardt, who led the team over the four contests with 35 kills followed by juniors Larssen Anderson with 33 and Tia Allen with 32.

Meanwhile, the UAF volleyball team earned GNAC Team of the Week honors after increasing its winning streak to five in a row with a quartet of victories at the Concordia University Irvine Tournament over the weekend from Thursday to Friday.

“The team really played well over the course of the weekend,” head coach Brian Scott said in a statement. “They showed a lot of growth from the previous week by cutting down the number of errors we made. Several of our matches relied on the entire team to play well, and everyone stepped up their level of play to help us get these wins. It was a great team effort this week!”

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Helping lead the way for the Nanooks was senior outside hitter Karli Nielson, who became a two-time GNAC Player of the Week honoree for her offensive contributions. She recorded a GNAC-leading 64 kills over four-day event, averaging 3.76 kills per set and hitting .259. Nielson notched double-digit kills in each match, including a season-high 21 in the team’s five-set victory over Azusa Pacific.

Alaska stars shining Outside

Anchorage’s Brooke Dexter totaled 57 kills across four matches for the Simon Fraser University women’s volleyball team to open the 2024 season at the San Diego Invite over the weekend, including a single-match high of 19 in a 3-1 win over Cal State San Marcos. The former West High standout now sits at 999 career kills in 83 career matches for the Red Leafs with a chance to reach the quadruple-digit mark at the Central Washington Invitational starting this Thursday against California State Los Angeles.

Anchorage’s Deuce Zimmerman led the Western New Mexico University football team in receptions and receiving yards for the second week in a row in the Mustangs’ 46-36 win over Adams State University this past Saturday. The former East High star wideout caught six passes and finished with a season-high 119 yards.

Anchorage’s Jackson Harmon of South High fame tied his career total and set a new career single-game career high in total tackles with three solos and recorded his first career interception in Montana State University’s 41-24 win over the University of Maine on Saturday.

Harmon’s high school teammate, Jayden Heartwell, also of Anchorage, received North Star Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Week honors after he scored two defensive touchdowns in the Dickinson State University football team’s 42-17 season-opening win over Rocky Mountain College last weekend. The senior defensive back of South fame took an interception 66 yards back the the other way for the first points of the game and returned a fumble 75 yards for a score.

Fast Forward

Prep

Football

Dimond at South, Saturday at 3 p.m.

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In what what will likely be the most competitive game in town this week, the undefeated Lynx will aiming to stay that way by spoiling the suddenly surging Wolverines’ homecoming night.

Service at Bartlett, Saturday at 3 p.m.

Across town at the same kickoff time, the Cougars will be aiming to pull off a similar feat on the road for the second week in a row against the Golden Bears, who are rounding into shape.

Flag Football

West at South, Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

The top two teams in the state will face off the first time in the regular season with the Wolverines aiming to remain undefeated while the Eagles will be trying to hand them their first loss on homecoming weekend.

Volleyball

Dimond at Service, Tuesday at 8 p.m.

The top two teams in the CIC will face off for the first time in the regular season with the Lynx looking to extend their double-digit winning streak and the Cougars back in action for the first time since returning from Florida, where they went 3-2 in a exhibition tournament in late August.

Cross Country

State Preview Invite 5K at Bartlett, Saturday at 10 a.m.

The penultimate meet of the 2024 regular season will take place in town this weekend and will feature teams from all across Alaska at both the Division I and Division II levels.

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Last week’s results

Prep

Tennis

Wednesday

Service 6, Bartlett 3

Syrianna Albritton (B) def Elise Richardson (S) 6-1, 6-0

Ivory Sobek (S) def Ellie Burke (B) 4-6, 6-4, 12-10

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Mimi Xiong/Hlee Lao (B) def Keira Brandon/Zirah Sethi (S) 6-3, 6-3

Keiko Wilson/Mady Sundberg (S) def Nou Lao/Jer Lao (B) 5-7, 6-4, 10-4

Ulysses Escobar (S) def Levi Patterson (B) 6-0, 6-1

David Bestaorous (B) def Hayden Westlake (S) 6-1, 5-7, 10-6

Yunseou Keum/David Kim (S) won by default

Shiloh Perkins/ Han Keum (S) def Aidan Willet/Carlo Rodriguez (B) 6-1, 6-0

Morgan Maves/Deborah Beville (S) won by default

Volleyball

Wednesday

Chugiak 3, Bartlett 0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-13)

East 3, Eagle River 2 (25-18, 21-25, 20-25, 25-17, 15-5)

South 3, West 1 (25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 25-15)

Thursday

Kenai Central 3, Soldotna 0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-14)

Mountain City Christian Academy 3, Grace Christian 2 (25-15, 25-20, 22-25, 22-25, 15-11)

Friday

Lathrop 1, Houston 0 (25-8)

Wasilla 3, South 0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-17)

Kenai Central 1, Nikiski 1 (24-26, 25-18)

Dimond 3, Bartlett 0 (25-11, 25-16, 25-16)

Saturday

Nikiski 2, Grace Christian 0

Nikiski 2, East 0 (25-21, 25-20)

Flag Football

Tuesday

West 38, Bartlett 6

East 20, Service 12

Dimond 13, Eagle River 0

South 20, Chugiak 0

Wednesday

Wasilla 36, Service 12

Thursday

South 20, Dimond 0

East 8, Eagle River 6

Friday

North Pole 9, Lathrop 8

South 35, Bartlett 0

Saturday

Dimond 27, West 20, 2OT

Colony 14, Eagle River 0

Service 13, Chugiak 7

Football

Friday

Seward 74, Kodiak 0

Soldotna 57, West Valley 21

Bartlett 36, Colony 0

Homer 16, Houston 8

Juneau 17, Bishop Union 6

South 28, Wasilla 25

Saturday

Chugiak 29, Kenai Central 7

Dimond 29, West 12

Eagle River 42, Palmer 14

East 27, Service 7

Week 4 ASBN Poll

Division I

1. Dimond 3-0 vs South

2. East 3-1 at Colony

3. Bartlett 3-1 vs Service

4. Juneau 2-2 vs West

5. West 2-2 at Juneau

Division II and III

1. Soldotna 4-0 at Palmer

2. North Pole 3-1 vs Chugiak

3. Chugiak 2-2 at North Pole

4. Eagle River 2-2 vs Lathrop

5. Lathrop 2-2 at Eagle River

Cross Country

Saturday

Big 8 Invite 5K

Team results

Varsity Girls

1. Chugiak 33; 2. Dimond 60; 3. Service 104; 4. West 114; 5. South 116; 6. East 118; 7. Ketchikan 164.

Varsity Boys

1. Chugiak 32; 2. Service 47; 3. Dimond 90; 4. West 97; 5. Ketchikan 115; 6. East 129; Bartlett 182.

Individual results

Varsity Girls

1. Miyana Kam-Magruder, Service 19:46; 2. Hannah Shaha, Chugiak 19:50; 3. Avrey Campbell, Dimond 20:02; 4. Hannah Bodkin, Chugiak 20:05; 5. Ellie Stull, Dimond 20:11; 6. Fiona Selvik, Service 20:22; 7. Petra Knox, Chugiak 20:32; 8. Madeleine Lojewski, East Anchorage 20:35; 9. Alliyah Fields, Chugiak 20:47; 10. Meadow Bailly, South Anchorage 21:03; 11. Kyra Walter, Chugiak 21:06; 12. Molly McBride, Dimond 21:13; 13. Elsa Henderson, Eagle River 21:16; 14. Charlotte Knox, Chugiak 21:26; 15. Zoe Rodgers, West Anchorage 21:40; 16. Allison Macy, Chugiak 21:44; 17. Ashley Mann, Eagle River 21:55; 18. Eva Marley-Jester, East Anchorage 21:57; 19. Ryan Elerding, Ketchikan 21:58; 20. Madeline Lowen, Dimond 22:03; 21. Kendall Barnett, West Anchorage 22:11; 22. Adele Matthews, South Anchorage 22:24; 23. Lilah Klieforth, West Anchorage 22:28; 24. Eden Johnsen, Dimond 22:31; 25. Gigi Leonetti, Dimond 22:34; 26. Lillian Coy, South Anchorage 22:34; 27. Rylee Winn, Eagle River 22:34; 28. Shayla Lee, South Anchorage 22:48; 29. Neve Hagenstein, West Anchorage 22:54; 30. Maryjane Baxter, Dimond 22:54; 31. Delia Neroda, Service 23:06; 32. Emiko Wilson, Service 23:07; 33. Siera Chadwick, East Anchorage 23:07; 34. Abi Howe, East Anchorage 23:17; 35. Kinsey Garlick, Ketchikan 23:26; 36. Fiora Graziano, East Anchorage 23:32; 37. Grace Post, West Anchorage 23:49; 38. Aliyah Glover, Ketchikan 24:00; 39. Sarah Kleeman, Ketchikan 24:06; 40. Ruby Willman, South Anchorage 24:27; 41. Beatrix Brogan, East Anchorage 24:40; 42. Saida Felix, West Anchorage 24:48; 43. Jase Emerson, Service 24:52; 44. Sophie Laughlin, Service 24:52; 45. Katie Mitchell, Service 25:34; 46. Duna Snedgen, South Anchorage 27:35; 47. Lauren Tucker, Ketchikan 28:12

Varsity Boys

1. Katahdin Staples, East Anchorage 16:35; 2. David Penfield, Chugiak 16:50; 3. Jaxon Henrie, South Anchorage 17:05; 4. Elias Oswald, Service 17:09; 5. Thomas Ringsmuth, Chugiak 17:17; 6. Springer Moore, Service 17:24; 7. Kohen Galloway, Chugiak 17:24; 8. Jarrett Jackson, Dimond 17:27; 9. Andrew Krellner, Eagle River 17:29; 10. Mason Newell, Chugiak 17:35; 11. Maximilian Erickson, West Anchorage 17:42; 12. Levi Knickerbocker, Service 17:48; 13. Luke Shaw, Eagle River 17:49; 14. Maksim Millwood, Dimond 17:50; 15. Jaxson Cook, Chugiak 17:51; 16. Oliver Casurella, Service 17:52; 17. Carter Phillips, Ketchikan 18:04; 18. Noah Robbins, Ketchikan 18:06; 19. Trygve Solomonson, Eagle River 18:07; 20. Logan Cuddy, Service 18:12; 21. Dylan Autrey, Service 18:18; 22. Grayson Stanek-Alward, South Anchorage 18:19; 23. Elias Williams, West Anchorage 18:21; 24. Josean Olivieri, Eagle River 18:24; 25. Liam Dudley, West Anchorage 18:25; 26. Micah Redfearn, Dimond 18:36; 27. Finn Dudley, West Anchorage 18:36; 28. Pierce Thomas, Chugiak 18:38; 29. Holden Aquino, East Anchorage 18:39; 30. Noa Kam-Magruder, Dimond 18:40; 31. Henry Vail, Ketchikan 18:47; 32. Samuel Clements, Bartlett 18:48; 33. Jack Styles, Ketchikan 18:51; 34. Jacob Bell, Dimond 18:52; 35. Tate Skinner, Dimond 18:52; 36. Talven Wigglesworth, West Anchorage 18:57; 37. Silas Hartlieb, Dimond 19:15; 38. Micah Remick, East Anchorage 19:19; 39. Elliott Drake, Bartlett 19:42; 40. Tristen Lemerond, Ketchikan 19:52; 41. JT Gurney, West Anchorage 19:53; 42. Soren Briggs, East Anchorage 19:55; 43. Caleb Sharrock, East Anchorage 19:55; 44. Gavin Alderson-Bell, Ketchikan 20:16; 45. Jonathan Greenway, East Anchorage 20:30; 46. Aidan Dewey, Bartlett 21:04; 47. Tyler Drake, Bartlett 21:28; 48. Kai Finch, Bartlett 22:23; 49. Talon Dommek, Bartlett 23:59; 50. Jack Schamber, Chugiak 35:51

Swimming

2024 CIC Big 8 Invite

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Eagle River (Lola Woodward, Bryn Baldwin, Reese Woodward, Sophia Trembath), 1:52.87; 2. Dimond, 2:03.04; 3. Chugiak, 2:06.61

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Eagle River (Wes Mank, Eli Rumph, Nate Shockley, Matthew Baker), 1:38.03; 2. Service, 1:47.92; 3. Dimond, 1:48.30

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Lelaina Trembath, Eagle River, 2:02.05; 2. Sophia Trembath, Earle River, 2:04.62; 3. Zaylee Mullinax, Dimond, 2:07.36

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Wes Mank, Eagle River, 1:43.60; 2. Nate Shockley, Eagle River, 1:49.28; 3. Clint Kopp, Dimond, 1:52.02

Girls 200 Yard IM

1. Reese Woodward, Eagle River, 2:14.32; 2. Zoe Fencil, South, 2:21.99; 3. Anna Brooks, Service, 2:25.88

Boys 200 Yard IM

1. Blake Fazio, Chugiak, 2:04.89; 2. Eli Rumph, Eagle River, 2:08.50; 3. Andy Zhang, Dimond, 2:12.47

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Keira Gust, Eagle River, 25.30; 2. Natalie Hostetter, Service, 25.71; 3. Varya Bodrova, Dimond, 26.72

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Tomasz Balaban, Service, 22.01; 2. Matthew Baker, Eagle River, 22.63; 3. Caeden Kullander, Dimond, 23.08

Girls 1 Meter Diving

1. Kensley Denmon, Service, 218.25; 2. Sophia Sidgman, Eagle River, 180.00; 3. Esme Carter, Service, 167.65

Boys 1 Meter Diving

1. Reubin Williams, Service, 243.90; 2. Roman Billings, Dimond, 218.30

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Reese Woodward, Eagle River, 58.78; 2. Kalea Davis, Chugiak, 1:05.74; 3. Linai Tuers, Service, 1:09.23

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Tomasz Balaban, Service, 54.02; 2. Andy Zhang, Dimond, 57.39; 3. Amadrion Reynier-Wilson, Eagle River, 58.62

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Lola Woodward, Eagle River, 54.76; 2. Sophia Trembath, Eagle River, 56.48; 3. Molly Wirschem, East, 58.29

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Matthew Baker, Eagle River, 49.94; 1. Clint Kopp, Dimond, 49.94; 3. Jonathan Szymanski, Dimond, 53.68

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Lelaina Trembath, Eagle River, 5:26.27; 2. Alexa Kotter, South, 5:47.72; 3. Reese Romspert, South, 6:16.34

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Jan Beck, Service, 4:53.86; 2. Nate Shockley, Eagle River, 4:56.20; 3. Blake Fazio, Chugiak, 5:00.18

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Eagle River (Reese Woodward, Sophia Trembath, Keira Gust, Lola Woodward), 1:41.68; 2. Eagle River, 1:48.88; 3. South, 1:48.91

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Eagle River (Matthew Baker, Eli Rumph, Nate Shockley, Wes Mank), 1:30.08; 2. Dimond, 1:31.43; 3. Service, 1:33.69

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Keira Gust, Eagle River, 58.82; 2. Lola Woodward, Eagle River, 59.43; 3. Payton Curtis, West, 1:06.20

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Wes Mank, Eagle River, 50.22; 2. Keegan Zawko, Service, 1:07.35; 3. Corbin Wolz, Chugiak, 1:10.70

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Anna Brooks, Service, 1:11.55; 2. Bryn Baldwin, Eagle River, 1:16.32; 3. Zoe Fencil, South, 1:16.42

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Eli Rumph, Eagle River, 1:00.57; 2. Roman Fosberg, Dimond, 1:03.38; 3. Sigge Mellerstig, West, 1:08.91

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Eagle River (Lelaina Trembath, Keira Gust, Catherine Heaphy, Lizzie Russian), 4:00.58; 2. Dimond, 4:03.18; 3. South, 4:08.13

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Dimond (Caeden Kullander, Dax O’Brien, Andy Zhang, Clint Kopp), 3:27.10; 2. Dimond, 3:46.83; 3. Eagle River, 3:49.22

College

Volleyball

Thursday

UAF 3, California State University-Dominguez Hills 2 (20-25, 25-23, 25-18, 15-12)

Friday

South Dakota Mines 3, UAA 2 (22-25, 25-21, 25-18, 19-25, 15-10)

UAF 3, Colorado Christian University 0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-17)

UAF 3, Concordia University Irvine 1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-19)

Saturday

Northern State 3, UAA 0 (25-19, 25-11, 25-5)

UAA 3, Augustana 1 (25-17, 18-25, 25-19, 25-18)

UAF 3, Azusa Pacific University 2 (25-23, 25-20, 18-25, 20-25, 15-9)

Running

2024 Scotty Gomez 5K

Women

1. Emily Schmieg, Anchorage, 20:51; 2. Mira Posey, Anchorage, 24:43; 3. Will Lindow, Anchorage, 24:54; 4. Summer Olmstead, Eagle River, 25:40; 5. Allison Lamb, Anchorage, 26:11; 6. Anya McLaughlin, Anchorage, 26:30; 7. Kennedy Fifield, Anchorage, 26:56; 8. Janet Johnston, Anchorage, 27:18; 9. Kelsea Johnson, Anchorage, 27:46; 10. Carrie Jokiel, Anchorage, 27:57.

Men

1. Lawson Sims, Anchorage, 16:40; 2. Joseph Leman, Anchorage, 20:58; 3. Nash Paprocki, Anchorage, 21:46; 4. Ryland Berg, Anchorage, 21:53; 5. Adam Mruk, Anchorage, 22:05; 6. Sullivan Sims, Eagle River, 22:34; 7. Zoltan Brown, Anchorage,, 23:56; 8. Isaac Leman, Anchorage, 24:41; 9. Kannon Greenough, Anchorage, 25:21; 10. Ryan Schwalbe, Anchorage, 26:44.

Diaper Dash 5K

Men

1: Robert Hall, Anchorage, 20:03; 2: Jonathan Burgess, Anchorage, 20:12; 3: Andrew Stavich, Anchorage, 22:29; 4: James Embree, Anchorage, 23:28; 5: Kaden Brown, Anchorage, 23:43; 6: Uriah Pickett, Eagle River, 24:37; 7: Christopher Song, Anchorage, 25:06; 8: Greg MacDonald, Anchorage, 26:12; 9: Mark Jacobsen, Anchorage, 26:36; 10: Jasper Hall, Anchorage, 29:09.

Women

1: Jennifer McGrath, Anchorage, 23: 47; 2: Marcie Stavich, Anchorage, 25: 05; 3: Chelsea Banks, Anchorage, 25: 07; 4: Eva Hall, Anchorage, 26: 11; 5: Adrienne Hall, Anchorage, 26: 14; 6: Katie Wilson, Anchorage, 26: 14; 7: Sarah Lee, Anchorage, 26: 19; 8: Monica Gaupp, Eagle River, 26: 21; 9: Miranda Webber, Anchorage, 26: 41; 10: Kathy Jacobsen, Anchorage, 27

Josh Reed

Josh Reed is a sports reporter for the Anchorage Daily News. He's a graduate of West High School and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

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