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University of Utah Womens Softball Team freshman catcher Kelly Martinez (22) picks up the bunt from senior right handed pitcher/infielder Lauren Quense (25) and throws to first for the out in an NCAA Regional game vs. the Fordham Rams at Dumke Family Softball Stadium on Thursday, May 18, 2017

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Softball: Utah Set for Mary Nutter Classic

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor February 17, 2018

In its second weekend of preseason play, the University of Utah softball team will travel to Cathedral City, California, to compete in the Mary Nutter Classic. The tournament runs from Feb. 17-19, and...

Atisme Doesnt Let Color Define Her

Atisme Doesn’t Let Color Define Her

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor February 15, 2018

Racial steoreotypes are all too prevalent in the sports world. Alissa Atisme, a senior on the University of Utah track and field team who is black, is aware of this. The Utah native was raised just...

Sophomore Aubrey Peterson (27) slides into thrid base in the bottom of the 5th inning at Dumke Family Softball Stadium Apr. 7, 2017. Adam Fondren For the Daily Utah Chronicle.

Peterson Takes Love For Softball to Higher Heights

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor February 15, 2018

Playing college sports is an accomplishment, but playing for a national team is also a feat, especially if it's for the country that one's parent is from. For Aubrey Peterson, a junior on the University...

University of Utah Womens Softball Team freshman outfielder Alyssa Barrera (16) slides into home plate in an NCAA Regional game vs. the Fordham Rams at Dumke Family Softball Stadium on Thursday, May 18, 2017

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Softball: Utah Finishes 2-3 at Kajikawa Classic

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor February 15, 2018

To open its season, the No. 15 University of Utah softball team traveled to Tempe, Arizona to compete in the Kajikawa Classic. The team concluded the tournament going 2-3. The Utes took on New Mexico,...

The University of Utah Lady Utes Basketball Team takes on the Oregon State University Beavers in Salt Lake City, UT on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018

(Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah’s Newest Mascot

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor February 13, 2018

Almost anyone who has attended a game in the Huntsman Center has seen the dancer who occupies the front row of The Mighty Utah Student Section, (MUSS), the one who practically lives on the jumbotron. Jake...

University of Utah Womens Softball Team freshman catcher Kelly Martinez (22) makes contact in the bottom of the 7th in an NCAA Regional Game vs. The Brigham Young University Cougars at Dumke Family Softball Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT on Friday, May 19, 2017

(Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Softball: Utah Opens Season with Kajikawa Classic

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor February 9, 2018

To open its 2018 season, the University of Utah softball team will travel to Tempe, Arizona, to compete in the Kajikawa Classic hosted by Arizona State. The Utes will begin play on Friday, Feb. 9, with...

University of Utah Womens Basketball practice at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018

(Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Team Behind the Team: Meet the Lady Utes’ Daily Opponents

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor February 8, 2018

The forward progression of the University of Utah women’s basketball program can largely be credited to the talent of the handpicked players who are on the team. However, there are 10 lesser known people...

Utah Utes forward Tanaeya Boclair (32) reaches out for a long rebound just in front of Colorado Buffaloes guard/forward Mya Hollingshed (21) as the Lady Utes take on the Colorado Buffalos at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake, UT on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018

(Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Women’s Basketball: Utah Falls to Colorado, 69-65

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor February 3, 2018

For most of the game on Thursday night between the University of Utah women’s basketball team and Colorado, Utah led. However, after falling behind late in the third quarter, the Utes were unable to...

Utah Utes center Megan Huff (5) hauls in a long pass as Utah hosts Saint Marys at The Huntsman Center in Salt Lake on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017.

Women’s Basketball: Utes Win Thrilling Battle at No. 22 ASU, 58-56

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor January 21, 2018

In its first of two games in Arizona, the University of Utah women’s basketball team took on the No. 22 Arizona State Sun Devils. The Utes rallied and came from behind for a 58-56 win in a game that...

University of Utah senior wing Tilar Clark (24) guards University of Texas at Arlington junior point guard Laurynn McGowen (1) in an NCAA Womens Basketball game at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017

Setting Goals in the Midst of Trials

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor January 20, 2018

Ringing in the new year invites people to self-evaluate and reflect on what they accomplished the past year. For senior guard Tilar Clark of the University of Utah women’s basketball team, the beginning...

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