Veteran athletes will lead FHS track and field teams
Sports
March 27, 2025
Members of the Fairbanks girls and boys track and field teams are from left, front row, Mia Pagan, Elizabeth Phillipo, Callyn Reed, Allie Boyd, Karmin Larson, Hannah Niehaus, Laura Cembellin  Lailynn Burns, Logan Fillman, Sophie Boswick, Elli Shaffer and Stephenie Headings; second row, Kylee Webb, Jenavive Conley, Clara Andrews, Chloe Nicol, Ally Gearheart, Charlie Shope, Sadie Miller, Hadley Premuda, Caelyn Breneman, Claire Dyas, Victoria Anderson, Claire Berry and Christy Headings; third row, Mollie Thrush, Megan Bowsher, Corrina Seaborn, Ava Lahmers, Aleixs Wojcehowicz, Olivia Patrick, Claire Baker, Alyssa Tobe, Marik Shaffer, Sydney Nicol and Evie Reidman; fourth row, Brennan Peffer, Kayden McGee, Jayden Kohn, Triton Rhoades, Kendole Crozier, John Doll, Wesley Goellner, Andrew Doll, Evan Davisson, Carson Shope, Brady Adams and Leo Bosworth; fifth row, Noah Burns, Jacob Williams, Tommy Dellinger, Jackson Burns, CJ Rice, Christian Roush, Colin Bucholz, Maddox Eagon, Grant Dellinger, Drew Sorg, Henry Thrush and Devon Litzke; sixth row, Elton Bailey, Bryce Nisley, Zeke Gingerich, Nicholas Johnson, Leo Winner, Daniel Thomas, Liam Kelly, Ian Mangen and DJ Litzke. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Veteran athletes will lead FHS track and field teams

By Tim Miller 

Both the Fairbanks High School’s girls and boys track and field teams will have a good amount of returning lettermen for the 2025 campaign.

Some standout returning lettermen are Charley Shope (sprints, hurdles, relays), Zeke Gingerich (distance, relays), Allie Boyd (pole vault, sprints, relays), Al...

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