AKtive Sports Hall of Fame /Healthy Futures Newsletter MILESTONES & MOMENTUM VOL. 01 NO. 02 “Work hard, innovate, collaborate. And and 175 elementary schools around the Spring 2016 celebrate the good things along the way.“ state participating. This is the modus operandi at the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame and Healthy Futures Historically there has only been a Spring headquarters as the team gears up for a and Fall Challenge (three months each), What’s busy summer. but thanks to a partnership with Campfire Alaska and the After School Network, The Hall is inducting its 10th class this year Healthy Futures will be rolling out a Summer and in commemoration we are inviting all Challenge pilot test this year in nine Inside: inductees back for special celebrations on communities. We’re excited about this new July 28-29. If you are a sports fan, or just an partnership model and envision expanding Milestones & Momentum.....1 Alaskan proud of our heritage, we invite it significantly in 2017. you to join us and Alaska’s biggest sports 10-Year Celebrations...... 1 legends! Two distinctive evenings define our 10-year celebration: A community event showcasing About Us...... 2 And following up on a successful inagural all 10 years of inductees and an exclusive, PLAAY (Positive Leadership for Active formal banquet and ceremony (see below). Alaskan Youth) Summit this February, plans Event Support Highlights...... 2 are already in the works to add a PLAAY These events will be historic. There has Day in 2017 in which every child in Alaska never before been such a gathering of Trending On The Blog ...... 2 paticipates together in a half hour of famous Alaskan athletes. As we approach physical exercise! the events, we’ll highlight the special guests Spotlight 2016 Inductees...... 3 scheduled to attend. For a teaser, read about Healthy Futures supports more youth Class of 2016 inductees Don Clary and Janay events around the state than ever (see page DeLoach on page three. Healthy Futures Updates...... 4 2). While maintaining our long-standing relationships with event organizers, we’ve Have a great and AKtive summer! Holly Brooks On the Road...... 4 also been busy fostering new ones, from Kotzebue to Kenai and beyond. Upcoming Events...... 5 The Spring Healthy Futures Challenge wrapped up with nearly 15,000 children Harlow Robinson, Executive Director Making of the Video...... 5 Healthy Heroes Feature...... 5 Alaska Sports Hall of Fame: 10 - Year Celebrations Supporters...... 6 The community is invited to a family-friendly and free gathering at Center on Thursday, July 28. Following a parade of athletes and presentation of commemorative awards, the public will be able to meet and visit with a long list of Alaska’s most impressive athletes.

An exclusive event will follow on Friday, July 29 at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. As a fundraiser for our Healthy Futures program, the evening will include the induction of the Class of 2016, a keynote address by Super Bowl champion Mark Schlereth, an inductee memorabilia silent auction and fine food and spirits. To learn more about both of these events, go to www.alaskasportshall.org/10-year-celebration-events/ About Us HEALTHY FUTURES: EVENT SUPPORT HIGHLIGHTS Alaska Sports Hall of Fame www.alaskasporgshall.org Healthy Futures www.healthyfuturesak.org

11901 Industry Way Unit A9 Anchorage, AK 99515 Ski 4 Kids was a big success with many activities beyond skiing and hundreds Healthy Futures was pleased to support of kids from all over town attending. Healthy Futures was proud the Bison Run Wild 5K at the Alaska Executive Director: Thanks to all the sponsors, volunteers, to support the MDA Ice Wildlife Conservation Center. Nearly 300 Harlow Robinson organizers, kids and parents who Fishing Derby for a Cure kids and adults participated! participated! in Wasilla. More than 300 people participated for a good cause — including 120 kids! Development Director: Shelley Romer

Healthy Futures Challenge Coordinator: Alyse Loran

Great race supporting the Healthy Futures had fun participating Fairbanks Symphony with 1050 in th Superhero Showdown. Thanks to registered to Beat Beethoven! Despite some chilly and windy weather, Skinny Raven Sports for including us and Healthy Futures Event Coordinator: the Winter Jamboree in Cuddy Park was a our Healthy Heroes for engaging with success and the organizers look forward the kids! Matias Saari to the event in 2017! Photo ADN.

Healthy Futures was proud to support Healthy Futures Administrative the free Schools on Skis event at Birch Assistant: Hill in Fairbanks. More than 200 kids Mark Brady participated in the ski tour, obstacle course, downhill slalom and bonfire with s’mores. Well done, organizers Board of Directors: and kids! Eric Ohlson, Board Chair Jim Balamaci, Vice President Chris Myers, Secretary & Treasurer Trending On the Blog Matt Carle Chuck Homan Alaska Sports Hall of Fame blogger Van Williams is a former Sports Editor and Alaska Press Club award winner. Van Williams has been with the blog since the beginning and has Nina Kemppel written more than 2,500 stories on over 300 Alaska athletes. Gina Luckey Jason Metrokin # Of 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 Rick Mystrom Shares 1,297 Naylor to play in National Premier Soccer League

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Check the full articles out at: http://alaskasportsall.org/alaska-sports-blog/ 2 SPOTLlGHT 2016 INDUCTEES: DELOACH & CLARY By Van Williams She’s also headed to the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame as a JANAY DELOACH After winning the state member of the Class of 2016. long jump title all four years at Eielson High School and earning a college scholarship to Colorado State “I’m absolutely honored and a little surprised. There are a University, Janay DeLoach of Fairbanks was totally lot of people that have come out of Alaska that deserve committed to track and field. that spot,” she said. Yet she wasn’t in love with the sport. Growing up, DeLoach actually dreamed of being an Olympic gymnast. “Most of it was a means to an end,” DeLoach said. “I wanted to be the next Dominique That changed in 2005 when a brush Dawes,” she said. “It didn’t even occur with greatness rubbed off on the to me that track and field would be rest of her life. something that would eventually take me She was a college sophomore to the Olympics.” competing in Berkley, Calif., against A broken left ankle in 2013 forced her a strong field that included past to abandon her traditional takeoff and Olympian Grace Upshaw. switch to using her right leg. She still “It was the first time I jumped 21 qualified for the World Championships feet,” DeLoach said. “In that moment and became first woman to jump 6.95 I realized, ‘I’m beating an Olympian.’ meters off either leg. In that moment I kind of realized, In 2014, DeLoach qualified for Worlds in ‘There’s potential. I have something the 60-meter hurdles after a second-place that maybe some people don’t have.’ finish at the US Championships. … That was kind of my moment when I truly did fall in love with the sport. From that day In 2015, she won the long jump at the 57th annual Mt. forward I put in so much more effort.” SAC Relays and competed at the World Championships in China. DeLoach has gone on to become the greatest track and field athlete in Alaska history and one of the most “Once I fell in love with track and field I wanted to successful long jumpers on the planet with four U.S. get better and progress and that’s where my Olympic championships, a World Championship silver medal and aspirations were borne in the idea that, ‘Hey, I might have an Olympic bronze medal from 2012. what it takes to be good.’” The 30-year-old remains a medal contender on the DeLoach still holds the Alaska high school state record of world’s biggest stage and will compete at the Olympic 19 feet, 5 inches, set in 2003. Trials this summer in the long jump and hurdles.

because I’ve had hip surgery,” he said. DON CLARY of Anchorage hasn’t In 1986, Clary beat past Boston been a competitive runner since the From East Anchorage High School to the Marathon winner Alberto Salazar to turn of the century, but people still University of Oregon to the Olympics win the Alaska 10K Classic. The next recognize him. and beyond, Clary was always ahead of year he set the still-standing course the pack. record of 28 minutes, 35 seconds. Going to the Olympics can make you a celebrity. In college, Clary was a 3-time NCAA All-American for the Ducks and Clary is arguably Alaska’s greatest member of Oregon’s 1977 national runner and was the first Alaska runner championship team. to qualify for the Olympics when he competed at the 1984 games in Los At East, he won two state cross Angeles. country titles and set an Alaska prep record in the two-mile run (9:04.04) “In my career as a banker, people will that has stood for nearly 40 years. see my name and ask, ‘Are you the runner? Well, yeah. I was the runner,’” As a senior at East, he placed fifth he said. “Those are folks that grew up at the World Junior Cross Country here in the 60s, 70s, 80s. That’s when Championships in Morocco. my career was in its heyday. A lot of my That performance put him on the records have been erased.” map. His legacy, however, will live forever. “When you’re from Alaska, especially At the 1984 Olympics, he advanced to The 58-year-old will be inducted into back in the 70s, nobody is really sure the semifinals in the 5,000 meters, a that the times you are posting are the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame with the moment that is nominated for ASHOF Class of 2016. really accurate,” he said. “You’re just consideration. He qualified by finishing so far removed from the rest of the “It’s caused me to reflect back on a third at the US Olympic Trials. country and it’s not a sport that you few things in my career I don’t think Clary also placed fifth in the 1983 Pan would anticipate somebody from about a whole lot. I don’t run anymore Check the full articles out at: http://alaskasportsall.org/alaska-sports-blog/ American Games 5K. Alaska excelling in.” 3 4 HEALTHY FUTURES PROGRAM UPDATES: BY ALYSE LORAN

Superhero Showdown Kotzebue; Auke Bay Elementary schools had turned in activity and Marathon March: and coordinators Charity Platt and logs, and 12,089 students had Healthy Futures Kara Lockhart in Juneau; and Craig completed activity logs. partnered with Skinny Elementary and coordinator Athaliah Raven to offer two new Kaikala-Gilbreath. Keep up the great January log spotlight: Healthy events this spring. Students who work! Futures takes the months of logged 26 miles of running in March December and January off from on their Healthy Futures log received Healthy Futures Challenge poster formally collecting activity logs a special bumper sticker. Skinny contest: For the first time, Healthy from schools. However, this Raven also provided discounted Futures is calling on students around year, we heard from a number Superhero Showdown registration the state to submit designs for next of coordinators that they went fees to Healthy Futures participants year’s Healthy Futures Challenge above and beyond to keep and matched $869 of donations poster. We are excited to announce the momentum going in their for our fundraiser. Healthy Futures the winner for the next Challenge! schools. Seven schools reported congratulates all 448 Marathon March having done a January log on runners and thanks Skinny Raven Healthy Futures database redesign: their own, and we’re sure there for their support. The Superhero The Healthy Futures online database are more out there we don’t Showdown was a great success with got a much-needed facelift in March. know about. Thanks to all those 350 kids and 950 total participants! The database, used by coordinators teachers, administrators, and to send student log information to parents across the state who are New and excelling schools: Healthy Futures and as a repository going the extra mile to help kids Pacific Northern Academy and their of historical data, has a fresh look build healthy habits! January PE teacher Molly Liston have almost and runs at a faster speed. It also challenge schools include: tripled participation this year—way has new capabilities to help Healthy Houghtaling, Fawn Mountain, to go PNA! In addition, the following Futures’ staff organize and distribute Metlakatla, Hollis, Campbell, new schools have taken on the incentives to schools more efficiently. Thorne Bay, and North Pole. challenge enthusiastically, putting up impressive numbers: Pearl Creek Spring challenge by the numbers: Elementary and coordinator Scott The spring Healthy Futures challenge Dunavin in Fairbanks; June Nelson runs February through April. As of Elementary and coordinators the end of March, 199 schools had Jody Hatch and Jake Stoops in registered for the challenge, 173

HOLLY ON THE ROAD: KOTZEBUE By Holly Brooks At 4 a.m. my alarm went off. I rolled over in bed and then lie — it was a long and exhausting day. I returned home sprung up remembering that the alarm was set for a reason from my 16-hour day trip wondering what would come — to catch a plane to Kotzebue for the “day.” of the folders and logs for 12 classes of June Nelson Kotzebue, or “Kotz”, is the hub of the entire NANA region students? and June Nelson is the largest school in the Northwest Arctic Shortly thereafter, two really cool things happened. Borough School District. The purpose First, I got note that 300 of my trip was to get the students elementary students in Kotzebue fired up for spring Healthy Futures turned in logs for the first month Challenge. Upon arrival, I met one of of the challenge. BINGO! YES! 300 the hearts and souls of June Nelson, kids are learning to make healthy PE teacher Jake Stoops. Personally, I activities or “play” a daily habit. think Jake is a saint because he holds Second, two weeks later I was open gym every morning before at the gate for a flight to school and then proceeds to run and 4th grader Katelyn Piper twelve gym classes everyday. Can recognized me. She looked at me you imagine? The exchange for Jake’s and said, “Guess what? I’ve been sanity and his voice is that every kid playing with my friends every day gets PE & recess every day! But this and I fill out my log every day and day, Jake got a break from normal I’m going to do all of the months activities and my voice was the one to complete the whole challenge.” lost. I shared a little bit about my story with kindergarten No, this is not propaganda, she really said this and I have through 6th graders and why I love to “play.” They passed a selfie to prove it! Needless to say, my recent trip to around my skis in anticipation of spring-time NANA Nordic Kotzebue on behalf of Healthy Futures was successful. and watched Healthy Futures’ video featuring kids and their It’s fun to witness programs such as a Healthy Futures sports all around the state. Each presentation also included Challenge in action, working. Thanks to everyone who the beginning of the spring Challenge log. I’m not going to does their part to instill healthy habits in our kids! 5

May 14: Upcoming EVENTS: O’Malley Fun Run; Healthy Futures recently played an Bear Valley 5K organizational role in two big events — We are eager to support more the inaugural Winter Jamboree at Cuddy events around the state. The June 5: primary criteria to be considered Park and the Ski 4 Kids at Kincaid Park. Eagle River Triathlon We also partnered with Skinny Raven’s are: it must be an existing community event; open to the Superhero Showdown for our new June16: fundraiser (replacing the Tough Slusher). community at large; not be Mayor’s gender-specific; and have a non- Here are some events coming up this Marathon Kids Mile spring and summer: competitive youth element open to elementary school children. July 9: May 7: To have your event considered, Bear Paw 5K fill out an event form at Salmon Run http://healthyfuturesak.org/ July 23: community-support/event- Inclusive Play Teddy Bear Alaska Zoo Kids Fun Run; registration-form/ or email Picnic [email protected] August 20: Trailside Triathlon Anchorage Runfest 2K

MAKING OF THE VIDEO: HEALTHY HEROES FEATURE: ALL AROUND ALASKA SPORTSMANSHIP By Alyse Loran, Healthy Futures Coordinator By Matias Saari, Healthy Futures Coordinator With support from the Alaska Native Tribal Health We asked our Healthy Heroes, what does sportsmanship Consortium, Healthy Futures worked with buzzbizz studios mean to you? Here are a few of their responses: to produce a new video Aaliyah Lewis, Soccer Standout — Sportsmanship means this winter. “All Around respecting a player or a team that you may or may not care Alaska” was created to for. The respect for another player and especially their well- inspire youth state-wide being is what sportsmanship means to me. to be physically active and Phillip Blanchett, Native Games athlete — Sportsmanship take the Healthy Futures means a responsibility to balance respect, honor and Challenge. We enlisted humility with achievement and reflect that relationship on healthy Alaska Native role others. models to tell us how they stay active in their communities Hilary Lindh, World Champion Alpine Skier — and compiled their statements into a fun, inspiring video. Sportsmanship means manners, modesty, perspective Have you seen the video yet? You can view and share it on our new YouTube channel at: https://youtube/ Mario Chalmers, Basketball Champion — Sportsmanship jVAnhOWtt40 means respecting what each player brings to the game, while still playing hard and being competitive. Thank you to all the funders, partners, and role models Christy Marvin, Running record-holder — Sportsmanship who helped make the video! means winning and losing with grace. It is helping to bring out the best in every athlete, both in and out of races Support from: Sean Rash, Professional bowler — Sportsmanship means Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and Skiku being the best person possible on and off the playing field. Narrators: Also, you do not have to win every time to be successful in Matt Carle, Ahriana Kanayurak and Jaren Carle your sport. Music: Lauren Murphy, MMA Champion — Sportsmanship means Pamyua – “Bubble Gum” handling victory or defeat with dignity and grace. It means Athletes: acting with kindness and humility, even when I don’t feel like Christian Leckband, Donna Bach, Ariel Tweto, John Baker, it. Elizabeth Rexford, Damen Bell-Holter, Kamaka Hepa, Phillip Matt Carle, NHL Hockey Player — Sportsmanship is Blanchett, Nick Hansen, Callan Chythlook-Syfsof and Sophie the essence of competition. There’s nothing better than Swift competing your heart out against an opponent and then Also contributing: looking them in the eye and shaking their hand afterwards Sam Hill, Travis Adams, Casey Demmert, Joni Spiess and Robert knowing there is an unspoken level of respect because you Earp know you played the game the right way. OUR SUPPORTERS: THANK YOU! Sponsor Highlight

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