The 64th annual WEIO has wrapped up for 2025. The event included over a dozen sports and contests.
Rookie and veteran athletes alike strived for new records and first place finishes in the more than 20 events that were featured this year. Amber Vaska, the chair of WEIO ’s board, said a number of athletes WEIO athletes were able to place some events.
”In the four man carry, Sido Evans from Fairbanks, took the first place finish moving men of about 150 pounds each over 247 feet. For the kneel jump, Anastasha Wilde of Anchorage, won among the women, jumping 46.5 inches. For the men, first place went to Colton Paul of Kipnuk, who jumped 65.5 inches.at 39 feet, 4.5 inches. Wilde also took the win for the women in this event at 27 feet, 9 inches. From the floor, the one hand reach was won by Kylirose Paniptchuk from Wasilla. She beat her fellow women reaching a height of 58 inches. On the men’s side Bernard Clark, also of Wasilla, beat his counter parts at a height of 68 inches. In the race of the messenger, Juneau’s Kaia Mangaccat won the women’s category with a time of 22 minutes, 14.26 seconds. Fairbanks’ David Kokrine won for the men with a time of 19 minutes, 29.89 seconds. For the drop the bomb contest, the winner was Kyle Worl of Juneau who held his position for 53.19 seconds. Wilde and Paul took the top spot once more in the Alaskan high kick reaching heights of 74 and 92 inches respectively. Evans also grabbed another first place finish in the Inuit stick pull, while Ariella Derrickson of Tanana finished first among the women. Finishing first for women in the greased pole walk was Eden Hopson from Utqiagvik. She managed to make it 3 feet, 1.25 inches across the lard covered pole, beating the competition by a quarter inch. Worl would take first for the men with a distance of 6 feet, 2 inches. In the ear pull, Amanda Ahsogeak from Fairbanks, took first place for the women, while Frank M. Lane of Kotzebue, took the title for the men.won the Dena stick pull. Alex Covey of Anchorage came out on top for the men. For the two foot high kick, Wilde and Paul prevailed among their peers with heights of 78 inches and 102 inches.athletes uplifted each other and helped one another improve in their sports.Other contests also resulted in an array of winners as other traditions were passed down and displayed during the seal skinning contest and regalia contests. In the fish cutting contest, Kelly Lincoln of Bethel had the fastest time at just 42.22 seconds, but Derrickson was honored as having the prettiest fish cut. For the maktak eating contest, the fastest time came from Lone Nikolajsen Hansen of Nuuk, finishing in 1 minute, 13.22 seconds. Short time was achieved by Casey Ferguson of Eagle River, in the seal skinning contest. She completed her seal skinning in 1 minute, 39.25 seconds. Multiple regalia contest also took place with Purestyn Milk and Alysia Milk Justice of Fairbanks winning the Indian Cloth baby regalia contest. In that same contest, the winners for Indian Hide were Chelsea Morrow and Riley Dugan of Anchorage. In the Eskimo Cloth category, Point Hope’s Loretta and Aviayak Nashookpuk won, while Utqiagvik’s Jerica and Opal Leavitt tied with Alyssa Schaeffer and Ryalee Schaeffer-Henry of Kotzebue in the Eskimo Fur category. In the open regalia contest, the winners for Indian Cloth were Amanda Attla and Jon George Attla Warren of Palmer. Joeli Carlson from Bethel took the win in the Eskimo Cloth category, and Melaiah Pikok of Utqiagvik won the Eskimo Fur category. Carlson was also named this years Miss WEIO in the Miss WEIO pageant. She said the value of WEIO is that “we’re still here. We still have our cultures we still have our traditions. We still have our languages. We know who we are and it’s all still intact and it will be for generations to come.”Tsunami warning canceled following M7.3 earthquake south of Sand Point‘Get the remaining animals — NOW!’: Haines wildlife center owner demands ADFG take action‘It’s hope for us in this world,’: Homicide Memorial held in Hostetler Park
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