Utes Bulletin: Things Happening In Utah Athletics (Week Of 4/3/23)
Apr 3, 2023, 10:18 AM
SALT LAKE CITY โย Spring football is in full-swing while several of the smaller sports are also in progress and having success, making a one-stop-shop for little tidbits of Utah Athletics information necessary with the Utes Bulletin.
If you missed any of the highlights from the previous week, you can review that here.
Without further ado, here is this weekโs Utes Bulletin that includes ranking updates, upcoming events for the week, and important dates to keep track of among other items of interest concerning Utah Athletics for the week of 4/3/23.
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โพ๏ธ @utahbaseball
๐ฅ @Utah_Softball
๐โโ๏ธ @Utah_trackfield
๐ @UtahBeachVB
๐พ @UteWomensTennis
๐ฅ @UtahLacrosse๐๏ธ https://t.co/pL7bwJAt8N#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/ExlKqgRaVC
— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) April 3, 2023
Utah Gymnastics
The Red Rocks had themselves a weekend posting three perfect 10s, a 198.125 in round of the L.A. Regional, a 198.050 in the regional final, and beating rival UCLA for a third time this season on their way to their 47th straight Nationals appearance.ย
Utah will be joined in Dallas on April 13 by Oklahoma, Florida, Kentucky, UCLA, Cal, LSU, and Denver. The Utes will be paired against Oklahoma, Kentucky, and UCLA in their semifinal meet while Florida, Cal, LSU, and Denver will compete in the other. The top two from each semifinal will advance to the Final Four on April 15.
Utah's regional title is its 34th in program history & third straight. The Red Rocks remain the ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ.https://t.co/I4TcdFFFt0@UtahGymnastics | #trUSt pic.twitter.com/LaReoQXy3x
— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) April 3, 2023
Utah Football
The Utes will be entering their third week of spring ball this week. The media will have a 20-minute viewing period on Tuesday as well as an opportunity to check out Saturday’s scrimmage. It appears things are continuing to move in a positive direction for the Utes with head coach Kyle Whittingham giving a full breakdown of what the staff has been seeing from the team so far.
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Last week,Whittingham indicated that the staff was starting to see some separation in the battle for QB2 but wasn’t ready yet to go into detail as to who was maybe moving ahead. There is no doubt all eyes will be on the competing quarterbacks come Saturday’s scrimmage.
Preseason Awards Watch
The Utes got their first guy named to a preseason award over the weekend with safety Cole Bishop earning Walter Camp’s Second-Team defense nods.
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐-๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก
Congrats, @Cole_bishop_8 โผ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/jXqRDEcXC0
— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) March 31, 2023
Transfer Portal News
Utah had a new name jump into the transfer portal this week in cornerback Caine Savage. Savage joins safety Clayton Isbell as being the most recent transfer out of the program.
#LL22 pic.twitter.com/KxDR1phyhH
— Caine Savage (@LegendaryCaine2) April 2, 2023
Pro Utes News
- Former Utah defensive end Pita Taumoepenu has been making a splash in the XFL this season. This past weekened Taumoepenu forced a key fumble to give the Las Vegas Vipers the win over the Brahmas.
- As we inch closer to the 2023 NFL Draft, former Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid continues to get high praise from scouts and GMs. Our very own Stevenson Sylvester breaks down what makes Kincaid so special.
- Bam Olaseni decided to hang up the cleats last weekend and instead give the WWE a try.
- Finally, former Utah wide receiver and current Denver Bronco Tim Patrick sat with Ute Legend Steve Smith on his podcast to discuss the ups and downs of Patrick’s career in the NFL so far.
Utah Women’s Basketball
It may be officially the offseason right now, but great things are continuing to happen for Utah women’s basketball.
For starts, Alissa Pili was named a WBCA All-American last week. She is the first Ute in program history to win the honor outright.
๐๐#GoUtes https://t.co/GbQK7tmXMB
— Utah Womenโs Basketball (@UTAHWBB) April 3, 2023
Transfer Portal News
The Utah women also appear to have their first transfer out of the program this offseason in freshman Teya Sidberry. Sidberry averaged 4.6 points per game, 3.4 rebounds, and .5 assists in her college debut season.
Utah Men’s Basketball
The Runnin’ Utes are also in the midst of the offseason but took some time to recognize the anniversary of one of the marquee points in the history of their program this past week. It’s been 25 years since Utah advanced to the NCAA Finals back in 1998.
๐ญ๐ต๐ต๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป – ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐
25 years later
๐ https://t.co/EhFayip2Qa@UtahMBB | #GoUtes pic.twitter.com/WQ2vCceMd7
— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) March 31, 2023
Utah Lacrosse
Utah lacrosse had a massive game last Friday hosting No. 10 Jacksonville and pulled off the upset 18-15 in front of the home crowd. Lacrosse is now 4-0 in the ASUN conference and 5-4 overall after a slow start to their season. Up next the Utes will travel to Pennsylvania to take on Robert Morris. Faceoff will start at 10:00 a.m. MT.
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18-15 win against #10 Jacksonville
๐๐๐๐#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/ocMZSgD5hA
— Utah Lacrosse (@UtahLacrosse) April 1, 2023
Utah T&F/XC
It was a great weekend for Utah track and field/cross-country with several records being broken at the Stanford Invitational.
Josefine Eriksen broke the 200m school record posting a 23.92 on the event, overtaking Alissa Atismeโs seven-year-old record that was set back in 2016.
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๐๐ธ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐ท blazes down the straightaway to break the school 200m record with this run of 23.92 Saturday afternoonโผ๏ธ #GoUtes | #UtahTFXC pic.twitter.com/n6GNwkeCCd
— Utah T&F/XC (@Utah_trackfield) April 1, 2023
Dee Denis included her name in the record books too after posting a 24.20 mark, moving her into third all-time at Utah.Emily Martin moved into the fourth fastest time in school history posting 24.40.
Utah Tennis
The men’s tennis team had a banner weekend taking down Stanford 4-1 and following it up with beating Cal for the first time ever in program history, 4-2.
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The squad takes down the Golden Bears for the first time in program history!#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/wGZrEZ6hx6
— Utah Tennis (@UtahTennis) April 2, 2023
Utah Baseball
The Utes went 1-2 against USC over the weekend winning the last game of the series on Sunday but dropping the first two games. Utah baseball is now 11-16 on the season and 3-9 in Pac-12 play.
#UtesWin the series finaleโผ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/IQBWR2Ytlj
— Utah Baseball (@utahbaseball) April 3, 2023
Utah Softball
It was a bit of a tough go this weekend for Utah softball after they won their first game in the series with Cal but dropped the last two. The Utes currently sit at 27-7 on the season and 6-3 in Pac-12 play.
See you all back at home on Thursday #GoUtes /// #SOTL pic.twitter.com/4LnBlOlv79
— Utah Softball (@Utah_Softball) April 2, 2023
General Utah Utes Athletics News
Last week Utah Athletic Director Mark Harlan was named A.D. of the Year for 2022. Harlan has been with the Utes since Chris Hill retired in 2018 and has helped see the Utes through three unspeakable tragedies, and a pandemic all while increasing donations and taking on some big renovation projects.
Michelle Bodkin is the Utah Utes Insider for KSLsports.com and host of both the Crimson Corner Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and The Saturday Show (Saturday from 10 a.m.โ12 p.m.) on The KSL Sports Zone. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram: @BodkinKSLsports
