FAIRBANKS - The Nanooks Department of Athletics welcomes Lena Krutikov as their newest Assistant Director for Athletics Academic Services. Krutikov's first day with the Nanooks was August 23.
"This is a wonderful opportunity to be a part of the Alaska Nanooks Athletics Program. I look forward to helping our student-athletes achieve academic success and prepare for life after college while they thrive and inspire as Nanooks," said Krutikov following her hiring.
She joins the Nanooks athletics department after spending the past 14 years in various positions with the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Since October 2022, Krutikov worked with the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities at UAF as the Student CARE and Outreach Coordinator, where she collaborated with campus partners to connect, advocate, refer, and educate (CARE) to meet student's individual needs as well as coordinated and navigated campus resources and community partners. Before working with the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities, she spent the previous seven years working with the Academic Advising Center, two as the Assistant Director and five as an academic advisor. In her time with the Academic Advising Center, Krutikov provided academic support to prospective and current student-athletes, tracked progress toward degree credit requirements for NCAA eligibility, conducted comprehensive advising, career exploration, and degree planning, initiated NCAA waiver requests and academic recovery plans for student-athletes who require additional support.
Alongside her administration and leadership roles, Krutikov has spent time doing Climate Analysis for UAF, worked on the board for the Fairbanks Children's Museum, and has volunteered for Girls on Ice, UAF Science Potpourri, KUAC, Special Olympics, and Relay for Life. Her other stops include working with the Geophysical Institute, the Fairbanks Northstar Borough, and The Academy School in Berkeley, California. Krutikov graduated from Colgate University in 1997 with a B.A. in Geology. She was a student-athlete for the Colgate Raiders, where she was a swimmer on the Division I women's swim team. Krutikov also earned a M.S. in Geology from UAF. Krutikov is also fluent in Russian.
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