Arctic Winter Games Team Alaska was awarded the Hodgson Trophy for best overall sportsmanship during the 2016 Arctic Winter Games, the fifth time Team Alaska has been honor for sportsmanship since the Hodgson Trophy was first presented in 1978.
Team Alaska previously won the Hodgson Trophy in 2010 and Team Alaska won the award in 2006, when the Kenai Peninsula hosted the 2006 Arctic Winter Games.
10th Anniversary Celebration: April 5th
A 10th anniversary celebration of the Kenai Peninsula’s 2006 AWG is being planned for Tuesday, April 5th, with ceremonies at the Borough Building and at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.
Activities will begin with the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly presenting a proclamation at the Arctic Winter Games cauldron in front of the Borough Building around 6:00 p.m. Activities will then move to the SRSC for refreshments, music, a sideshow, door prizes and auction items.
AWG representative Becky Foster….
Team Alaska invites all the past and present Arctic Winter Games participants and volunteers to the 10-year anniversary reunion of the Kenai Peninsula Borough hosting the international athletic and cultural event & celebration of the recently returning participants of the 2016 Arctic Winter Games in Nuuk, Greenland March 5th-12th.
Wear your AWG clothing, bring your photos, medals and your good memories to the KPB Assembly meeting, where a proclamation will be read and a photo will be taken in front of the cauldron. The celebration will continue at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex, for refreshments, music, a sideshow, door prizes and auction items.
For more information, contact Becky at foster_6@hotmail.com or 262-1609.
2016 Team Alaska Medal Winners from Kenai Peninsula
Final Medal Count: Team
Alaska 216: 83 gold, 67 silver & 66 bronze
Yukon Territory 100: 23 gold, 41 silver & 36 bronze
Kenai Peninsula Medal Winner’s
Riana Boonstra, Kenai: Gold in 5K Snowshoe Relay; Gold in 7.5K Snowshoe Relay; Bronze in Snowshoe Short Distance
Leah Fallon, Kenai: Gold in Snowshoe Relay
Abby Beck, Kenai: Gold in Volleyball
Brenna Eubank, Kenai: Bronze in Junior Female Hockey
Julianne Wilson, Kenai: Bronze in Arctic sports open female kneel jump.
Koby Vinson, Soldotna: Bronze in 7.5-kilometer Mass Start Cross-Country Ski; Silver in Juvenile Male 3-by-3 Cross-Country Ski Relay
Ryan Glenzel, Soldotna: Gold in Dene Games Junior Male Snow Snake; Bronze in Dene Games Junior Male Pole Push
Cade Appelhans, Soldotna: Bronze in Bantam Male Hockey.
Randy Standifer Jr.: Silver in Dene Games Open Male Hand Games; Bronze in Open Male Pole Push
Ethan Pitzman, Homer: Bronze in Bantam Hockey.
Jimmy Gao, Homer: Bronze in Singles Junior Male Table Tennis; Silver in Doubles Junior Male Table Tennis; Bronze in Doubles Junior Mix; Silver in Junior Mix
Jade Robuck, Ninilchik: Silver in Dene Games Juvenile Female Hand Games