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Bullock honored for scoring record
The University of Alaska Anchorage honored senior Peter
Bullock prior to the Northwest Nazarene win Jan. 22 with
a ceremony on the court for becoming the school’s
career scoring leader the weekend before. Chancellor Lee
Gorsuch presented the preseason All-American with a plaque
after lauding Bullock for his efforts on the court and in
the classroom. Bullock scored 27 points on the road at Western
Oregon, becoming UAA’s top career scorer with 1,678
points despite playing with back spasms. Bullock now bumps
former Seawolf Hansi Gnad (1,666 from 1983-1987) from the
top spot.
UAA men crack top 5 in region
Coming off two road losses, the UAA men’s basketball
team members weren’t feeling too good about themselves.
But when the first Division II regional polls were released
Jan. 21, the Seawolves found themselves ranked fifth in
the West Region. Due to the tough road trip, the top-five
ranking came as a pleasant surprise to open the second half
of the season. UAA’s 12-4 start, including 10-1 versus
nonconference foes, placed it directly behind Great Northwest
Athletic Conference rival Humboldt State in the poll. The
regional poll is important because the top eight teams at
the end of the regular season will likely receive berths
in the Division II Tournament.
NCAA Division II West Region Poll
- Jan. 21, 2004
Rk School Conf. Rec.
01 Cal State San Bernardino CCAA 12-1
02 BYU-Hawaii PWC 14-2
03 Cal State Bakersfield CCAA 11-2
04 Humboldt State GNAC 14-3
05 Alaska Anchorage GNAC 12-4
06 Hawaii Hilo PWC 11-3
07 Cal Poly Pomona CCAA 9-4
08 Western Washington GNAC 10-5
09 Alaska Fairbanks GNAC 9-5
10 Montana State-Billings PWC 9-4
Sophomore nabs Skier of the Week
UAA sophomore Mandy Kaempf had the most successful week
of her college skiing career. For her two-win performance
at the Nevada Invitational Jan. 15-16, she was named the
Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association women’s
Nordic Skier of the Week. Kaempf, a 26-year-old from Germany,
swept the women’s 5Kilometer-freestyle and 15Kilometer-classical
races at the Nevada Invitational last weekend, earning her
first career victories. Kaempf led UAA’s women to
a first-place finish in the 5K-freestyle event and a third-place
effort in the 15K-classical. The Seawolves placed fifth
of 10 overall in the team standings in the first full squad
race of the season. The sophomore finished the classic 48
seconds better than her nearest competition with a winning
time of 46 minutes, 12 seconds. For Kaempf, an All-American
last season after finishing second in the 5K skate race
at the national championships, the wins give her nine career
top-ten finishes.
Ski team shows its stuff
The UAA ski team got good news heading into its weekend
road trip to the University of Utah Invitational on Jan.
23. Following a fifth-place team finish at the University
of Nevada Invitational Jan. 15-16, the Seawolves got some
well-deserved recognition when they were voted to a No.
8 ranking in the NCAA Ski Racing Coaches Poll. UAA even
nabbed a solo first-place vote, meaning some lonely soul
thought the Seawolves are the No.1 full sqaud. Denver, the
defending NCAA champion, sits atop the poll’s first-place
votes and 108 points, followed by Colorado and Utah, which
are tied for second with 93 points. NCAA Ski Racing Coaches
Poll
NCAA Ski Racing Coaches Poll
Rank School
01 Denver
02 Colorado
03 Utah
04 Vermont
05 New Mexico
06 Nevada
07 Dartmouth
08 Alaska Anchorage
09 Middlebury
10 Northern Michigan
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