Kenai’s Jonah Theisen kicked it into overdrive in the second half of the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase to earn a second-place finish among the dozen finalists at the NCAA D2 Track and Field Championships in Kingsville, Texas. The Black Hills State University senior was in ninth place at the 1,800 mark. Theisen, of Kenai Central High… Read more »
Alaskans Levi Fried of Kodiak and brothers Jonah Theisen and Jordan Theisen of Kenai were part of an All-American finish for Black Hills State University at the NCAA D2 Indoor Track & Field National Championships in Pittsburg, Kansas. They, along with Tristan Hepp of Wyoming, qualified ninth but took sixth in the finals of the… Read more »
Black Hills State University senior cross-country and track and field runner Jonah Theisen of Kenai has earned a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. “I’m extremely grateful to be able to receive this amazing scholarship to continue my education towards a PhD in Chemistry,” he said. “It is very rewarding knowing my hard work in both athletics… Read more »
Jonah Theisen of Kenai was the top runner for the top team at the Yellowjacket Open in Billings, Montana. The sophomore clocked a 4-mile time of 19 minutes, 44 seconds in the men’s race to place second out of 59 finishers. He was 14 seconds off the winning clip. Theisen, of Kenai High fame, led… Read more »
Jonah Theisen of Kenai got a leg up on his little brother as the two Black Hills State University runners both cracked the top 10 at the Gage McSpadden Invitational in Spearfish, South Dakota. The sophomore clocked a 6-kilometer time of 20 minutes, 38.9 seconds to finish fourth out of 35 finishers in the men’s… Read more »
Black Hills State runner Jonah Theisen of Kenai played possum for the first few laps of the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA D2 Track and Field Championships under the lights in Bradenton Florida. Then he kicked it up a notch. After running near the back of the pack for the first few laps, the freshman… Read more »
Alaska trail runners know Allan Spangler as a champion of the Crow Pass wilderness race, but beyond the state’s boundaries he has flown under the radar. That is starting to change after Spangler placed ninth at the highly competitive North Face Endurance Challenge 50 Mile Championships Saturday just north of San Francisco. “Allan Spangler who?,”… Read more »
