ҵ Native Games team receives Overall College Team award in Juneau Traditional Games event
The ҵ Native Games team traveled to Juneau for the sixth annual Traditional Games event April 1-2. It is a mixed event where middle school, high school, and college students can compete in, as well as the public.
The UAA and UAS teams were also there to compete. ҵ won the Overall College Team award!
Here are the results for ҵ students:
Parker Kenick
1st in one-foot high kick
1st in two-foot high kick
2nd in one-hand reach
3rd in knuckle hop
3rd in scissor broad jump
4th in airplane
Jenni Klebesadel
1st in seal hop
1st in archery
1st in airplane
3rd in one-foot high kick
3rd in scissor broad jump
3rd in one-hand reach
3rd in Inuit stick pull
4th in two-foot high kick
4th in Alaskan high kick
Daniel Peters
1st in kneel jump
Shookasholik Bennett
5th in airplane
Colin McFarland
1st in scissor broad jump
3rd in one-hand reach
3rd in two-foot high kick
4th in Inuit stick pull
4th in knuckle hop
Joevahnta Usugan-Weddington
3rd in Dené stick pull
5th in one-hand reach
Kyle Kanuk
1st in one-hand reach
3rd in Alaskan high kick
Wendy Barr
5th in one-foot high kick
5th in scissor broad jump
Learn more about the games and watch video of the competition at: .