With about 60 people in attendance, Cordova’s Native Youth Olympic athletes held a demonstration for community members at Mt. Eccles Elementary School April 2.
They also held a demonstration at the Cordova Jr./Sr. High School prior to the Senior Native Youth Olympics competition in Anchorage April 25-27.
NYO Head Official and Alaska Sports Hall of Fame 2017 inductee Nicole Johnston and Arctic Winter Games record breaker Stuart Towarak were also in attendance and helped with the demonstration.
Participants included Aaliyah Tiedeman, Alaskan High Kick; Asha Estes, Eskimo Stick Pull; Alice Graves, One-Foot High Kick; Colby Carter, Indian Stick Pull; Grayson Marek, Alaskan High Kick and One-Foot High Kick, Alex Myszka, One-Hand Reach; TJ Hatch, Knee Jump; Shaunessi Schandel, Knee Jump; Andrea Ronkarorr, Seal Hop; Braden Beckett, Scissor Broad Jump; Faith Hatch, Indian Stick Pull, Kiley Burton; Scissor Broad Jump, as well as Junior Native Youth Olympic athletes Gunnar Davis, Chris Sandoval Fernandez, Taylor Tiedeman, and Willow Tiedeman.
