Anchorage’s Jo Reid kicked the competition to the curb at the American FootGolf League National Championships at Winton Farm in Amherst, Virginia. The 44-year-old soccer coach picked up her fourth tournament title in 2019, with this championship cementing her status as the country’s best footgolf women’s player. Reid fired a 13-under-par after rounds of 68-66-69… Read more »
Anchorage’s Jo Reid and Palmer’s Jeremy Johnson helped an American Footgolf League all-star team win the first of two legs against Team Mexico in the Battle of the Border event in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Both players competed in doubles and scored a single point in Team USA’s 10-1 victory. The second leg is Nov. 7-8… Read more »
Palmer’s Jeremy Johnson and Anchorage’s Jo Reid both came home with major hardware from the American FootGolf League Tour’s U.S. National Championship in Orlando, Florida. Johnson helped the West Coast Club beat defending champ Oakland 6&2 to win a national title, making a key conversion on the 13th hole to extend the match-play competition. The… Read more »
After playing soccer for most of her life, Jo Reid of Anchorage has kicked the sport. Her new passion is footgolf, a hybrid marriage of golf and soccer. It’s a trendy game catching on in the United States. “When I started playing I had no idea the game was huge in Europe and is played… Read more »
Jo Reid of Anchorage was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after overcoming quad injuries to both legs to win the women’s American FootGolf League National Championships. Reid pulled her right quad during a practice round two days before the tournament started, forcing her to work on her left foot. The 45-year-old soccer coach fired… Read more »
Countless hours of training to be a two-footed soccer player paid major dividends for Anchorage’s Jo Reid at the American FootGolf League National Championships. The 45-year-old soccer coach overcame pulled quad injuries to both legs to win the women’s competition by five shots at Brazell’s Creek Golf Course in Georgia. Reid pulled her right quad… Read more »
Jo Reid of Anchorage helped Team USA win an international event over the weekend while enjoying a personal victory in the new sport of footgolf. Footgolf combines soccer and golf, with players kicking a soccer ball rather than hitting a golf ball. Reid, the East High girls soccer coach, was part of an American team… Read more »
In the past, it was easy to see why so many college soccer players from Alaska stayed in the Lower 48 for the summer in search of a competitive league. But that all changed when the UPSL came to Alaska. “This gives them a reason to come back,” said Anchorage’s Greyson Adams, who plays at… Read more »
Congrats to this week’s winner! Jack Bartlett July 16th, 2021 Anchorage’s Jack Bartlett rewrote the history book at the U.S. Powerlifting Association National Championship. The 270-pound 17-year-old set six world records for the 15-to-19 age group and 125-kilogram weight class. Bartlett finished with a personal best total weight of 1,587 pounds in the squat, bench… Read more »
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