SEACAUCUS, N.J.-Wednesday, as the MLB Draft ensued, Utah Valley right-handed pitcher Paxton Schultz was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 14th round. Schultz, a senior-to-be, should he opt to remain with the Wolverines, was the 433rd overall selection, making him the highest UVU player to be selected in the […]
SEACAUCUS, N.J.-Wednesday morning, as the third and final day of the 2019 MLB Draft ensued, Utah baseball standout junior infielder Oliver Dunn was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 11th round. The durable Dunn started all 49 games for the Utes this season, batting .366 and led Utah […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Wednesday, Southern Utah University athletics announced the appointment of Scott Munro as the university’s faculty athletics representative. Munro is an associate professor of engineering at the Cedar City-based university. This role had previously been filled by professor of managerial economics, Dr. Joe Baker. Munro came to SUU in […]
OGDEN, Utah-As was confirmed Tuesday, Weber State football is ranked in the top 11 in three preseason polls. The Wildcats, winners of consecutive Big Sky Conference championships, are sixth in the Street & Smith preseason poll, ninth in the Athlon poll and 11th in the FCS Hero Sports poll. Weber […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, Utah men’s basketball and San Diego State men’s basketball became part of the 4th annual Basketball Hall of Fame classic. The Utes and Aztecs, longtime conference rivals in both the WAC and Mountain West, will meet December 21 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. This one-day doubleheader […]
OGDEN, Utah-Monday, former Gunnison Valley High School track star and current Weber State sophomore Kate Sorensen received first-team academic all-district honors. Sorensen was named to the Google Cloud Academic District 8 first team. These academic teams are nominated and voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). […]
TORONTO-Sunday, prior to tipoff of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, former Utah Jazz head coach Frank Layden was honored as the recipient of the 2019 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. This is annually given to a longtime NBA coach for his “standard of integrity, competitive excellence and tireless promotion […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Thursday, Utah baseball junior infielder Oliver Dunn was named as a third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball. Dunn is the fourth Utes baseball player in history to be named an All-American by the Tucson, Ariz.-based organization. Dunn hit .366, netted 71 total hits and 45 runs and posted 28 […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Thursday, Utah football announced the kickoff times for four games this season. August 29, the Utes will visit BYU for an 8:15 pm kickoff on ESPN. September 7 at 11:00 am, the Utes host Northern Illinois for a Pac-12 Network broadcast. On September 14 at 2:15 pm, Utah […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Thursday, Utah men’s basketball confirmed the final additions made to this season’s coaching staff. Head coach Larry Krystkowiak has added Henry Martinez as an assistant coach and Donny Daniels as the director of player development. Martinez comes to the Utes’ program after spending the last 16 years as […]
