Pole Vaulting in Alaska?!

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Sports dome to rise on former ASI property
Thursday, March 24, 2005 - by Yvonne Ramsay

Anchorage, Alaska - What could be among the largest sports complexes in the country is set to break ground in Anchorage this June. 

Anchorage Community Development signed a purchase and sale agreement for the former Alaska Seafood International property last week, and a major partner, Grace Alaska Inc., says it’s already making plans for the site -- big plans.

Grace Alaska managers say they can't wait to break ground on the new sports dome. They say whether you're a baseball fan or a soccer fan, there will be something for everyone.

The new sports dome won’t be connected to the old ASI building, but will be next door on what is now a wooded lot.

Managers for Grace Alaska say they're done with the designs and they're primed to start building a sports dome next to the former seafood processing plant.

“At this time, we are going forward with a sports complex that will be the nation’s largest,â€Â

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Sportsplex keeps track team strong
By Suzanna Caldwell
October 17, 2006
Starting January 2007, pushing snow and chipping five inches of ice off frozen tracks will be a thing of the past for UAA’s track and field team.

With the arrival of the Anchorage Sportsplex, a new indoor six-lane track, complete with long and triple jump pits, as well as facilities for throwers and even a pole vault pit, training will get a little easier for the athletes.

The project was the brainchild of Gene Desjarlais, president of Anchorage Sportsplex Development, who described it as “Mulcahy Stadium, but with a dome.â€Â