{"id":27220,"date":"2023-03-31T10:53:29","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T18:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alaskasportshall.org\/?p=26601"},"modified":"2023-09-10T13:01:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T21:01:22","slug":"pride-of-alaska-adult-finalists-named-aks-top-male-and-female-athlete-to-be-named-april-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alaskasportshall.org\/pride-of-alaska-adult-finalists-named-aks-top-male-and-female-athlete-to-be-named-april-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Pride of Alaska adult finalists named, AK’s top male and female athlete to be named April 5"},"content":{"rendered":"
Men and women succeeding on the national level and beyond are the finalists for the 2023 Pride of Alaska awards.<\/p>\n
NCAA champion swimmer Lydia Jacoby of Seward, NCAA Division II volleyball player of the year Eve Stephens of Palmer and All-America basketball player Alissa Pili of Anchorage are the finalists for the women\u2019s award.<\/p>\n
For the men, it\u2019s Anchorage hockey player Jeremy Swayman, a goaltender for the NHL\u2019s best team; Girdwood figure skater Keegan Messing, a two-time national champion for Canada, and Anchorage runner Santiago Prosser, a top-20 finisher for Northern Arizona\u2019s NCAA championship cross country team.<\/p>\n
Finalists for the athlete-of-the-year awards were chosen from a field of 27 nominees by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame\u2019s Board of Directors.<\/p>\n
Winners will be announced April 5 in an awards show produced in partnership with Alaska’s News Source at 3pm AST, on the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Facebook<\/a> Live.<\/p>\n