NEW ORLEANS-Wednesday, former Panguitch High School multi-sport star athlete, BYU cross country/track star, Whittni Orton, was named as an NCAA cross-country All-American. This was because she placed among the top 40 women’s finishers during the women’s 6-K at the national championship meet hosted by Indiana State University at Terre Haute, […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Ahead of Utah’s (6-1, 3-1 in Pac-12 play) Saturday evening home game against California, several stand-outs for the No. 12 Utes have achieved mid-season honors or on watch lists for prestigious postseason awards. Senior defensive tackle Leki Fotu has been named to the second teams of the Midseason […]
LOGAN, Utah-Tuesday, Utah State men’s basketball senior guard Sam Merrill was named to the Jerry West Award watch list. This award annually honors the top shooting guard in Division I men’s basketball. Of the 20 candidates for the award, Merrill, a sharpshooter out of Bountiful High School, is the only […]
STANFORD, Calif.-Thursday, UVU men’s basketball coach Mark Madsen was elected into the 2019 Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame as one of eight former Cardinal student-athletes to receive this honor. Madsen, known as “Mad Dog,” helped Stanford reach the Final Four in 1998 and averaged 10.9 points and 7.9 rebounds during […]
LOGAN, Utah-Wednesday, Utah State football junior receiver/kick returner Savon Scarver was named as a 2nd team All-American by the Sporting News. The Las Vegas native was named as the Aggies’ third consensus All-American in school history last season, earning the honors from the Walter Camp Foundation, the Football Writers Association […]
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 […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Monday, Dixie State junior first baseman/outfielder Jake Engel was named to the 2019 Google Cloud Academic Division II All-District 6 baseball team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The native of Tucson, Ariz. next advances to the All-American ballot for this award. Engel […]
LOGAN, Utah-Per an announcement released late Tuesday, Utah State men’s basketball junior guard Sam Merrill has been named as a third-team All-American by Stadium TV college basketball insider Jeff Goodman. Merrill is one of only 15 college basketball players in NCAA Division I men’s basketball to receive this honor. Other […]
OGDEN, Utah-Late Monday, Weber State football ended the 2018 season ranked sixth in the FCS STATS and AFCA Coaches Polls. The Wildcats finished their campaign at 10-3 and completed a two-year run that saw them win back-to-back Big Sky Conference titles and net at least 10 wins apiece in each […]
OGDEN, Utah-Tuesday, Weber State football achieved more All-American honors as the Wildcats had two more players named to the FCS STATS All-American team. Those so honored were senior offensive tackle Iosua Opeta and linebacker LeGrand Toia. This is the third All-American team for Opeta, making him a consensus All-American. The […]
