University Of Alaska Anchorage: Best Of Luck To The Seawolves Competing At The 2022 Olympics In Beijing

Press release from the University of Alaska Anchorage:

January 31, 2022

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   UAA is the premier university in the heart of Alaska's largest city with campuses throughout
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   recreation and more, facilitating once-in-a-lifetime experiences, groundbreaking education and
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1. UAA 2025: Strategic Plan
2. Chancellor
3. Equity, Compliance and Title IX

1. Diversity and Inclusion
2. Equity, Compliance and Title IX

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1. Visit and Tour
2. Academic Programs
3. Transfer to UAA
4. FAFSA, Aid and Scholarships

1. Enrollment Services Center

1. How to Apply
2. Transfer to UAA
3. Academic Programs
4. Visit and Tour
5. Request more Info
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A version of this story originally appeared in Go Seawolves, the Seawolf Athletics
website.

UAA will have four Seawolves at the Beijing Olympics in February. Representing the
U.S. are current Seawolf JC Schoonmaker and former Seawolf Hailey Swirbul. The pair was named to the U.S. Nordic Ski Team on Jan. 18. Close by will be Zuzana Rogers,
B.S. ’99, a natural sciences alumna and board-certified sports physical therapist
serving on the medical staff for the U.S. Nordic Ski Team. 

Physical education alumna and former Seawolf ski member Casey Wright, B.S. ’19, is representing Australia. Natural sciences alumnus and former Seawolf
hockey player Mat Robinson, B.S. ’09, is playing for Canada.

"It's a crazy feeling being named to the team," said Schoonmaker. "It really feels
like a dream come true, and I'm so pumped to get over there and race. At the same
time, it's pretty stressful trying to dodge COVID. It'll be worth it though, and from
here on out I'm just focusing on racing the best I can."

Schoonmaker is making his Olympic debut in Beijing. The native of Tahoe City, California,
has made 17 appearances on the World Cup, with a career-best finish of seventh in
the classic sprint in Ruka, Finland, in November 2021. He collected three podium finishes
at the L.L. Bean U.S. Cross Country Skiing National Championships in January. Schoonmaker
won gold in the freestyle sprint and a pair of bronze medals in the classic sprint
and 15-kilometer classic race. He represented the U.S. at the FIS World Championships
and the FIS World Junior Championships. Schoonmaker has twice represented UAA at the
NCAA Championships earning All-American honors in the 10-kilometer freestyle in 2020.
He is studying natural sciences with a concentration in pre-health professions.

"We are thrilled that JC made the Olympic team," said Associate Head Coach Trond Flagstad.
"A lot of skiers have the Olympics as the ultimate goal and to make it as a 22-year-old
is pretty amazing. He made it a goal this spring when he planned out his summer and
fall training. Watching videos from last year's World Cup races to learn technique
and tactics from the best helped, and learning from mistakes he has made and then
to try to improve both tactically and physically."

Swirlbul competed for the Seawolves for two seasons (2016-18) earning two All-American
honors, including a runner-up finish in the 15-kilometer freestyle in 2018. A native
of El Jebel, Colorado, she has over 40 World Cup starts with a career-best finish
of third in the 10-kilometer freestyle in Davos, Switzerland, in 2020. She is a three-time
U.S. National Champion and was a CoSIDA Academic All-American. This is her Olympic
debut.

This is Wright’s second Olympics. A Melbourne native, she finished 63rd in the classic
sprint and 81st in the 10-kilometer freestyle at the Pyeongchang Olympics and has
made 13 appearances at the World Cup. During her time at UAA, she earned All-American
and Academic All-American honors and was named the Elite 90 winner.

 This is the second Olympics for Robinson, who earned bronze with Team Canada at the
2018 Pyeongchang games. A Calgary native, the defenseman was a four-year letterwinner
at UAA recording 44 points (9 goals, 35 assists) in 143 games. He served as team captain
and was a member of the WCHA All-Academic Team. He has played professionally in the
ECHL, AHL, SEL and KHL. Robinson has played the last nine seasons in the KHL, winning
the Gagarin Cup with CSKA Moscow in 2019. He is a three-time KHL All-Star and currently
has 10 points (3 goals, 7 assists) in 35 games with St. Petersburg SKA.

Rogers has worked with the U.S. ski team at numerous Olympic, World Championship and
World Cup events. She has skied for UAA and was a three-time All-American. Rogers
was inducted into the UAA Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.

Beijing Olympics Nordic Ski Schedule (all times Alaska)Feb. 4 – 10:45 p.m. – Women's SkiathlonFeb. 5 – 10 p.m. – Men's SkiathlonFeb. 7 – 11 p.m. – Sprint Freestyle QualifyingFeb. 8 – 1:30 a.m. – Sprint Freestyle FinalsFeb. 9 – 10 p.m. – Women's 10-Kilometer ClassicFeb. 10 – 10 p.m. – Men's 15-Kilometer ClassicFeb. 11 – 10:30 p.m. – Women's 4x5K RelayFeb. 12 – 10 p.m. – Men's 4x10K RelayFeb. 16 – 12 a.m. – Team Classic SprintsFeb. 18 – 9 p.m. – Men's 50K FreestyleFeb. 18 – 9:30 p.m. – Women's 30K Freestyle

Beijing Olympic Hockey Schedule (all times Alaska)Feb. 10 – 4:10 a.m. – Canada vs. GermanyFeb. 11 – 7 p.m. – Canada vs. U.S.Feb. 13 – 4:10 a.m. – Canada vs. ChinaFeb. 14 – TBA – Qualifying Round GameFeb. 15 – TBA – Qualifying Round GameFeb. 16 – TBA – Quarterfinal GameFeb. 17 – TBA – Semifinal GameFeb. 18 – TBA – Semifinal GameFeb. 19 – 4:10 a.m. – Bronze Medal GameFeb. 19 – 7:10 a.m. – Gold Medal Game

This press release was produced by the University of Alaska Anchorage. The views expressed here are the author’s own.