Besh Cup races 3 and 4 were held Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 18 and 19, at Birch Hill in Fairbanks. The races were moved to Fairbanks due to poor snow…
Nordic Skiing
Anchorage’s Luke Jager leads quartet of Alaskans in top 10 of 10K freestyle on Day 1 of U.S. ski championships
For the first time in over half a decade, Anchorage is hosting the U.S. Cross Country Ski championships and Thursday’s action saw several skiers who are either from Alaska or…
U.S. Ski & Snowboard nominates five APU skiers and three alternates for the Olympic Winter Games
U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced today the nominations for the U.S. Olympic Cross Country Team, including several APU skiers. The athletes will represent Team USA at the Olympic Winter Games…
Eight APU athletes nominated for Team USA ahead of Winter Olympics
Anchorage, Alaska – Eight Alaska Pacific University (APU) athletes were recently nominated for the 2021-2022 Davis U.S. Cross Country Team, a key step to competing at the next Winter Olympics…
APU Nordic Ski Center ends the 2020-2021 World Cup Season
The 2020/2021 World Cup has officially come to an end! APU Nordic’s Rosie Brennan finished 12th with APU teammate Hailey Swirbul finishing 53rd in the women’s 30k. APU Nordic Men…
APU Nordic Ski Center Round Up – February
The past couple of weeks have brought wins and major accomplishments for APU Nordic Ski Center. Congratulations to all of our APU athletes and club members. 2020 U23 World Junior…
APU Nordic Ski Center Walks Away With More Wins
Earlier this month, several APU Alumni, Students, and Nordic Ski Center Members walked away with a wealth of National Championship Titles, dominating each category at the U.S. Cross Country Skiing…
Jim Mahaffey, Trail Blazer and Team Builder
For many Anchorage residents, the return of mustard-yellow school buses, dipping temperatures and the ebb of out-of-state guests signal that Alaska’s brief autumn is here. But for Anchorage runners, the…
A Day in the Life of an APU-er (according to Instagram)
Each week Alaska Pacific University invites different members of its community to host it’s take-over Instagram account, @makingmovesatAKpacific, to show what a week at APU looks like through the eyes (and lens)…
APU Nordic Program to Partner with China
Recently Alaska Pacific University President Bob Onders traveled to China with Alaska Governor Bill Walker and 40 other leaders in the Alaska business realm in a group effort to strengthen…
