There are academic All-Americans and there are athletic All-Americans. And then there is Hans Roelle of Anchorage. He’s the best of both. The Eastern Oregon University senior runner has been named 2015 Academic All-American of the Year for men’s track and cross country by the College of Sports Information Directors of American [CoSIDA]. He is… Read more »
When Ben Welch of Wasilla started coaching track and field at Eastern Oregon University 22 years ago he probably assumed he would have some Alaskans on his team, but it’s unlikely he knew they would bring him so much success. The Alaska pipeline spewed a couple more champions and a ton of points as the… Read more »
The Eastern Oregon University track team is competing at the 57th annual Mt. SAC Relays in California this weekend for the first time. Two brothers from Alaska helped EOU make quite the impression. Isaac Updike and Lucas Updike of Ketchikan went 1-2 in the opening heat of the 3,000-meter steeplechase to help both hit their… Read more »
Eastern Oregon University runner Hans Roelle of Anchorage defended his 1,000-meter title at the NAIA Indoor National Championships in Ohio. His winning time of 2:25.62 is more than two seconds faster than what he ran to win last year [2:28.38] and just off his school record [2:25.38] set last year. Much like last year, Roelle,… Read more »
It didn’t take long for Anchorage’s Hans Roelle and Ketchikan’s Isaac Updike of Eastern Oregon University to punch their ticket to the biggest meet of the season. They did it on their first try while running at the Husky Preview Meet at the University of Washington in Seattle. Rolle, of West High fame, earned an… Read more »
Alaskans Rachel Roelle and Lucas Updike of Eastern Oregon University each posted cross country victories at the season-opening competition at the Whitman Invitational in Washington. Anchorage’s Roelle won the women’s 6-K race in 23:36, 10 seconds ahead of the second-place runner. She was one of only two Eastern Oregon runners among the top 14 finishers,… Read more »
It was windy, it was cold and he had a sore calf muscle. So of course Hans Roelle of Anchorage ran his best at the Cascade Conference Championships in Idaho. The Eastern Oregon University junior finished third in the 1,500 meters with a season-best time of 3:51.28 and the next day won the 800 in… Read more »
After playing possum early, Anchorage’s Hans Roelle of Eastern Oregon University picked up the pace late to win a big 800-meter race at the WAR VII track and field meet in Spokane, Wash. The junior sat back in the pack for the first lap before unleashing a killer kick that saw him post a personal-best… Read more »
One day after setting a school record on the track, Anchorage runner Hans Roelle of Eastern Oregon University won a national championship. The junior All-American used a blistering kick over the final 200 meters to pull away and win the men’s 1,000-meter at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Geneva, Ohio. “I’m definitely… Read more »
Isaac Updike of Ketchikan nearly won another major title, but he settled for getting Eastern Oregon University to the national championships instead. Updike finished second at the Cascade Collegiate Conference Championships in Caldwell, Idaho, covering the 8-K race in 25:47. Last spring he won a national title in the steeplechase. The top 12 finishers earned… Read more »
