SALT LAKE CITY-Sunday, a new athletic year in NCAA sports commenced and for the University of Utah athletic department, this meant adding another program to their ranks. Utah Lacrosse, which has long excelled as a club sport, officially joined the Utes’ athletic department, becoming the 20th NCAA Division I-sanctioned sport […]
ATLANTA-Utah Valley University star wrestler, sophomore Taylor Lamont, qualified for his unprecedented sixth straight U.S. age-group Greco-Roman world team Saturday as part of a special wrestle-off for the 60-kilogram spot at the Georgia World Congress Center of Atlanta. This commemorates Lamont’s third consecutive appearance on the Junior World Team after […]
PRICE, Utah-Friday, the USU-Eastern Utah athletic department announced that forward Petr Ropek signed a letter of intent with NAIA Menlo College of Atherton, Calif. Ropek, a Czech national who averaged 5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game last season, played one season with the Eagles, helping the team reach the […]
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah-Per Friday information from the SLCC athletic department, two former Bruins softball standouts will continue their collegiate careers at Division II Regis University of Denver. Pitcher Harley Wells and outfielder Kyrna Nelson have committed to suit up for the Rangers next season, members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. […]
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.-Thursday, longtime Brigham Young University media relations director Ralph Zobell was honored in Washington DC with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Zobell, who is retiring from BYU at the end of this week after 41 years of service in the […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Thursday, Southern Utah University’s women’s soccer team announced its 2018 schedule which consists of nineteen games. The Thunderbirds will start things out August 10 with an exhibition match against Utah State in Cedar City. They then head to Michigan to face the Big Ten’s Michigan State Spartans August […]
LOGAN, Utah-Thursday, Utah State head softball coach Steve Johnson announced the addition of Laura Heberling and Jo Koons to his staff. Heberling and Koons each have history with Johnson as they played for him at Division II North Carolina-Pembroke and Utah State respectively. Heberling will oversee the Aggies’ pitchers and […]
PHOENIX-Per information from ksl.com Utah Valley University sportswriter Kyle McDonald, former Gunnison High baseball star pitcher Drew Hill has transferred to South Mountain CC of Phoenix. Hill, who struggled with the Wolverines, (he was 0-3 last season with a 5.79 ERA) will look to turn his collegiate fortunes around with […]
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah-Thursday, the SLCC athletic department announced women’s basketball coach Betsy Specketer signed four new women’s basketball players. These new recruits include former Davis High guard Teuila Alofipo and Salem Hills guard Dixie Lainhart. Lainhart helped lead Salem Hills to a class 4-A state championship and was a first-team all-state […]
PROVO, Utah-Wednesday, BYU men’s volleyball head coach Shawn Olmstead announced the hiring of Micah Naone as an assistant coach. Naone joins the staff after serving as a volunteer assistant coach in 2018. Naone helped the 2018 BYU squad to a 22-7 record that saw the Cougars win the Mountain Pacific […]
