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Beehive Athletes turns Utah athlete, team, and community moments into coverage people can find, share, and build around.
- 01. Tag @beehiveathletes when a Utah athlete, team, or event deserves a bigger spotlight
- 02. Invite us as a collaborator when a Reel, carousel, or post is built for both audiences
- 03. We are open to clubs, tournaments, schools, brands, nonprofits, and event organizers
- 04. Every public story still traces back to visible official sources and editorial context
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Fresh Utah sports stories to start with
The newest athlete features, JUCO pipeline notes, NIL context, and homegrown Utah stories give returning readers a clear place to re-enter.
BYU Opens 2026 at No. 14 — Its Highest Preseason Ranking in 41 Years
BYU will start the 2026 season ranked No. 14 in the AP preseason Top 25 — its highest preseason ranking since 1985, the year after the Cougars won the national title. Utah is right behind at No. 21.
Zavier Gozo's $15 Million Leap: A West Valley Kid Becomes the First Utah Native in the Premier League
Real Salt Lake sold homegrown winger Zavier Gozo to Crystal Palace on a five-year deal for a club-record fee — making the Eagle Mountain-raised 19-year-old the first Utah native to reach England's Premier League.
BYU's Steeplechase Pipeline Took Over the U.S. Championships
Lexy Halladay-Lowry defended her U.S. steeplechase title in 9:12.54, James Corrigan made the men's final, and two current Cougars ran their way into BYU's all-time top 10 — all in one weekend in New York.
AJ Dybantsa Goes No. 1 — and Gives BYU the First Top Pick in Program History
Washington took AJ Dybantsa No. 1 overall on June 23, 2026, making the BYU freshman the first Cougar ever drafted first — while the Jazz grabbed Darryn Peterson at No. 2 to put Utah on top of the entire board.
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Beehive Athletes is here to show up where Utah athletes already compete, create coverage worth sharing, and help clubs, tournaments, schools, brands, nonprofits, and event organizers elevate the moments that move their communities.
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BYU Opens 2026 at No. 14 — Its Highest Preseason Ranking in 41 Years
BYU will start the 2026 season ranked No. 14 in the AP preseason Top 25 — its highest preseason ranking since 1985, the year after the Cougars won the national title. Utah is right behind at No. 21.
Utah State Enters the Pac-12 With a Homegrown QB1: McCae Hillstead
Utah State begins its first Pac-12 season in 2026 with Lehi's McCae Hillstead — a former Aggie who left for BYU and came home — named the starting quarterback. 'I think we're going to shock a lot of people,' he says.
SLCC Women's Soccer Opens With a 4-0 Shutout of Laramie County
SLCC women's soccer opened its 2026 season with a 4-0 home shutout of Laramie County Community College on August 22 in Murray — the third strong result in a big opening weekend across the Bruins' fall programs.
SLCC Volleyball Opens 2-1 at the Battle at the Beach
SLCC women's volleyball opened its 2026 season 2-1 at the Battle at the Beach in Fort Myers, Florida — sweeping Polk State 3-0, beating Florida Southwestern in four, then falling to Daytona State in a five-set thriller.
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