by Harlow Robinson | Oct 29, 2023
One of Alaska’s finest distance runners, Dunbar was the first Alaskan to break the 4-minute mile barrier with a time of 3:59.06 in 2013. He was an eight-time NCAA All-American in track and cross country for Oregon and Portland and a six-time state champion for Kodiak...
by Harlow Robinson | Oct 29, 2023
In his prime, no Alaska runner was faster than Dunbar. From the 800 to 5,000 meters, his times from the early 1990s were the standard and still rank among the state’s all-time bests. He was the 1993 U.S. indoor mile champion with a PR of 4:00.58, an Alaska record that...
by Harlow Robinson | Apr 9, 2024 | In The News
From the Alaska Sports Report: Five athletes, one team and a man who widened horizons for Alaskans with disabilities have been selected as the 2024 recipients of the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s Directors Awards. The Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors picked the...
by Natalie Osborne | Sep 10, 2023
Pride of Alaska Award Directors' Awards Make a Recommendation Pride of Alaska Award: For Consistent Excellence in Athletic Competition For an athlete or athletes, team or coach who have not only excelled in sports in the past year or recent years, but have done...
by Harlow Robinson | Apr 15, 2022 | In The News
The 2022 Directors’ Awards winners will be presented with their plaques recognizing them as Alaska’s most outstanding athletes of this past year at the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame ceremony and banquet, April 21st, 7-9pm at the Anchorage Museum atrium. The...