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Alyssa D'Errico's First Look: Utah Volleyball Takes 3 of 4 From Weber State
In first-year coach Alyssa D'Errico's debut, Utah volleyball took three of four sets from Weber State in an August 15 exhibition, leaning on aggressive serving and a balanced attack.
Utah Volleyball Is Going National — ESPN, UCLA and the Huntsman Center
Utah's home volleyball match against UCLA will air on ESPN, one of seven Big 12 programs the network is featuring in 2026 — and it comes off a team that just earned national academic honors.
Utah Opens at Home Against a Weber State Team That Expects to Win
Utah lost its final tuneup 1-0 to No. 13 Colorado but liked what it saw. Next comes the real thing: an August 12 home opener against a Weber State side picked first in the Big Sky.
BYU Signs Polish Pro Big Man Jakub Urbaniak for 2026-27
BYU officially signed 6-foot-9 Pole Jakub Urbaniak, a professional at WKS Slask Wroclaw and a Polish national-team debutant, to fill its 2026-27 center need.
Westminster's Janelle Branch Was on Team USATF's Staff at the World U20 Championships
Westminster cross country and track coach Janelle Branch, a former Navy emergency-response leader and two-time Olympic Trials qualifier, was one of three event managers on Team USATF's staff at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene.
Utah State Opens Camp With 68 Newcomers and a First Pac-12 Season
Utah State began fall camp with 68 newcomers, including 34 four-year transfers who bring 651 games and 273 starts, and only nine returning starters ahead of its first Pac-12 season.
Four Utah Players Land on the 2026 Maxwell Award Watch List
BYU's Bear Bachmeier and LJ Martin and Utah's Devon Dampier and Wayshawn Parker made the 81-player Maxwell Award watch list — putting two rivals among just 16 schools nationally with multiple honorees.
Snow College Puts a Record 123 Athletes on NJCAA Academic Teams
Snow College landed a school-record 123 student-athletes across 13 sports on the 2025-26 NJCAA All-Academic Teams, and its men's basketball team posted the top GPA of any NJCAA program.
A BYU Assistant Just Went Undefeated at EuroBasket
BYU associate head coach Tim Fanning coached the Netherlands to an 8-0 FIBA U18 EuroBasket Division B title and a promotion to Division A — and brought a summer of international coaching back to Provo.
David Liechty Breaks the Valley View Open Record in His Hometown
BYU golfer David Liechty shot 64-65-129 to win the 2026 Mountainland Valley View Open at 15-under, breaking a nine-year-old scoring record on the Layton course he grew up minutes from.
Southern Utah Names Myndee Kay Larsen as the Big Sky Era Begins
Southern Utah named Myndee Kay Larsen its athletic director in May, with a July start — bringing 17 years of Summit League experience back to Cedar City in the same month the Thunderbirds returned to the Big Sky.
Utah State Volleyball Adds 12 Players, With Eight Utah Roots
Utah State's 2026 volleyball signing class includes eight transfers, four freshmen and eight players with Utah high-school or hometown ties ahead of the Aggies' first Pac-12 season.
Westminster's Ashley Lam Is Utah's New State Amateur Champion
Ashley Lam beat six-time champion Kelsey Chugg 1 up in the 120th Utah Women's State Amateur final, closing with a 104-yard approach to five feet after losing a three-hole lead.
The Coach Who Helped Build Utah Softball
Mary Kay Amicone won more than 800 games across BYU, Salt Lake Community College, and Weber State, started BYU's varsity program, and was the first woman to coach high school baseball in Utah.
Two Weber State Careers the Whole State Should Know
Amber Henry won 11 Big Sky championships. Willie Sojourner still holds the conference's career rebounding record at 14.1 per game. Both entered the Big Sky Hall of Fame in July 2026.
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.
Snow College's New Football Conference Sends Utah's JUCO Power Into Texas
After seven seasons as an NJCAA independent, Snow College enters the Southwest Junior College Football Conference with seven league games, four Texas road dates, and a clear postseason route.
Utah Bets on Crimson Brand Partners — a Private-Equity-Backed Take on the Business of College Sports
Utah spun its commercial operation into Crimson Brand Partners, a private-equity-backed company built with Otro Capital to run sponsorships, ticketing, and media for all 19 Ute programs. Here's what it actually changes.