Anundson most recently was the assistant director of athletics for internal operations
and events at Black Hills State University in South Dakota, where he was responsible
for overseeing administrative operations and multiple athletic facilities on the campus.
He previously served as the program coordinator for the U.S. Olympic Committee鈥檚 Olympic
Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and worked for four seasons in stadium
operations for the Denver Broncos at Mile High Stadium.
Anundson is a former hockey student-athlete, playing four seasons with the University
of Minnesota Crookston, where he still holds the record for career scoring. He signed
with the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL for the 2005-2006 season before beginning his
professional career in athletics administration. He has a bachelor鈥檚 degree in sport
and recreation management from the University of Minnesota, an MBA from the University
of Colorado, and a doctorate in education leadership and innovation from Arizona State
University.
UAF is an NCAA Division II institution that sponsors 10 varsity sports. Men鈥檚 and
women鈥檚 cross-country running, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball, and women鈥檚 volleyball
all compete in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Men鈥檚 ice hockey is the only
Division I sport. Women鈥檚 swimming, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 skiing and coed rifle all compete
at a multidivisional level through the Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference,
the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association and the Patriot Rifle Conference,
respectively.