۴ý Native Games team receives Overall College Team award in Juneau Traditional Games event

The ۴ý 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. ۴ý won the Overall College Team award!

The ۴ý Native Games team stops for a group photo after the sixth annual Traditional Games event April 1-2 in Juneau.
The ۴ý Native Games team stops for a group photo after the sixth annual Traditional Games event April 1-2 in Juneau.

Here are the results for ۴ý 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: .