Homegrown Utah
Utah's best sports stories don't only come from Salt Lake and Provo. A homegrown lane for athletes from Milford, Benson, Spanish Fork, Orem, and the small towns feeding college rosters. Elevating every sport in Utah.
Last updated November 4, 2026
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Murray's Ali Ibanez, a Cottonwood High graduate who learned the game with the Salt Lake Wrecking Crew, won Paralympic wheelchair basketball bronze at Tokyo 2020 and silver at Paris 2024. She plays for the Utah Wheelin' Jazz.
Layton's Courtney Wayment, a four-time NCAA champion at BYU, was the top American in the Paris 2024 Olympic steeplechase final. In 2026 she raced five Diamond League meets and was fifth at nationals.
Draper's Seven Castain, a 2025 first-team All-American at TCU and USL W League Player of the Year with Utah United, signed with the Orlando Pride and is scoring on loan for Dallas Trinity FC.
Park City-raised mountain biker Haley Batten, the Paris 2024 Olympic silver medalist, finished sixth at the Soldier Hollow World Cup in Midway in September 2026. Her record and her road to LA 2028.
Holladay's Hope Munson, the 2024 Deseret News Ms. Soccer, played the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup for the U.S., assisting twice against New Zealand, and has five goals for North Carolina this fall.
Herriman's Rhyan White, the first Utah-born swimmer to make a U.S. Olympic team per KSL, won Tokyo relay silver and two world medals in the 200m backstroke. She races professionally with Wolfpack Elite.
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Brynlee Broekman is a senior from Orem, Utah, on BYU's 2027 women's gymnastics roster. BYU's 2026 releases list her as Brynlee Andersen-Broekman: a two-time All-Big 12 beam selection who tied her career high of 9.975 on beam at Clemson in March 2026.
Scarlett Sonnenberg is a sophomore all-arounder from Springville, Utah, on BYU's 2027 women's gymnastics roster. She made the 2026 All-Big 12 Freshman team and scored a career-high 9.950 on floor at the Big 12 Championship.
Deb Silva is a junior all-arounder from Lindon, Utah, on BYU's 2027 women's gymnastics roster. She tied for third on vault at the 2026 Big 12 Championship and won event titles on bars and floor during the 2026 season.
Chase Roberts is a former BYU wide receiver who signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2026 and was waived with an injury designation on Aug. 30, 2026, per the Raiders' official transactions. A Highland, Utah native and American Fork High School product, he caught 52 passes for 854 yards at BYU in 2024, served as a 2025 team captain, and earned third-team All-Big 12 honors as a senior before reaching the NFL.
Avery Neff is a junior all-arounder from South Jordan, Utah, on the Utah Red Rocks' 2027 gymnastics roster. She was the 2026 Big 12 Gymnast of the Year, won the Big 12 all-around, bars and floor titles, and placed seventh in the all-around at the NCAA Championships.
Camie Winger is a senior from Orem, Utah, on the Utah Red Rocks' 2027 gymnastics roster. She won the 2026 Big 12 beam title with a career-high 9.975 and made the All-Big 12 team on beam.
Logan Fano is on the Cleveland Browns' practice squad (signed Aug. 31, 2026) after finishing his college career as a Utah defensive end. A Spanish Fork and Timpview High School product, he first signed with Cleveland as an undrafted free agent in 2026. After transferring from BYU, he posted 44 tackles, 7.5 for loss and 4.5 sacks as a senior and earned second-team All-Big 12 honors, then joined the Browns alongside his brother Spencer, Cleveland's first-round pick.
Alyssa Blanck is a 6-foot-2 forward from Salt Lake City who is on Montana's official 2026-27 women's basketball roster as a redshirt senior, after three seasons at Utah and a redshirt year at BYU. An Olympus High School product and former KSL-TV Class 5A MVP, she appeared in 23 games across her Utah career before joining the Lady Griz through the transfer portal.
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