...pack of TMHS kids at the recent Augustus Brown Pool dive meet whose body paint ran like Marion Jones' mascara at the 2000 summer Olympics in Sydney Australia.So give a "Heads up" when something is coming my way and hopefully I will catch it and...

In Alaska In 1969, Dr. Richard Warner, a Canadian professor of Environmental Biology, warned that an oil spill in the Arctic could produce disastrous pollution which could persist for decades, perhaps centuries. In the nation In 1642, Harvard College in Cambridge, Mass., held its first commencement. In 1780, British spy John Andre was captured along with papers revealing Benedict Arnold's plot to surrender West Point to the British. In 1806, the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis from the Pacific Northwest.

Emmons turned in a stellar performance on the first day of the three-position shoot USA Shooting National Championship and final Olympic team selection match to move into third place in the race for the two spots available on the Olympic team.

Derek Gibb may not earn a spot on the U.S. Swim Team during this week's Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, but the experience could go a long way in propelling him toward the 2004 Olympics.

FAIRBANKS -- For the second time in less than a week, University of Alaska Fairbanks sophomore Matt Emmons just missed earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic shooting team.

A version of this story appeared in the September 2000 issue of Alaska Coast Magazine.

Former Chugiak High School runner David Morris finished fourth in the Chicago Marathon Sunday, setting a United States record for the marathon and becoming the first American to qualify for the 2000 Summer Olympics in the event.

Tiffeny Milbrett's soccer career has paralleled the rise of the U.S. women's team for more than a decade.

FAIRBANKS -- For the second time in less than a week, University of Alaska Fairbanks sophomore Matt Emmons just missed earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic shooting team.

It's been seven months since Anchorage's Chris Clark shocked the running world by becoming the only American woman to qualify for the marathon in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Clark, who was the 22nd seed entering the U.S. Olympic Trials in Columbia, S.C.