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Hailey Skolmoski (19) dribbles the soccer ball during the Utah Utes Womens soccer team 4-1 victory over South Dakota State University at Ute Soccer Field in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. (Dr. Rishi Deka | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Soccer: Experience with National Team benefits Skolmoski at Utah

By Emilee White August 23, 2017

It’s not every day an athlete is selected to participate on a national team. For certain sports, making a national team requires qualifying by achieving something like a certain time, but for junior...

Sophmore Tyler Huntley (1) takes off running at the University of Utahs Red and White football game on Apr. 15, 2017 at Rice Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT

Photo by Adam Fondren/Daily Utah Chronicle

Football: Huntley and Hansen Eager to Help Team

By Brittni Meservy August 23, 2017

The regular season got underway on Monday for the University of Utah football team which held a closed practice. On Tuesday, the Utes picked up where they left off preparing for their season opener that...

Huntley Named Utah Football Starting Quarterback

Huntley Named Utah Football Starting Quarterback

By Brittni Meservy August 21, 2017

It was announced Monday morning that sophomore Tyler Huntley, who played in four games as a true freshman last season, will be the starting quarterback for the University of Utah football team. Huntley...

Running back Jordan Howard (26) runs through the defense during the Utah Utes football practice at Ute Baseball Field on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. (Rishi Deka | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Football Wraps up Fall Camp, to Announce Starting QB Monday

By Brittni Meservy August 20, 2017

The 20-day fall camp for the University of Utah football team came to an end on Saturday with one final scrimmage at Rice-Eccles Stadium. With school back in session on Monday, the Utes will get back to...

Ella Ballstaedt (22) shoots the soccer ball during the Utah Utes Womens soccer team 4-1 victory over South Dakota State University at Ute Soccer Field in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. (Dr. Rishi Deka | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Soccer: Utah Earns Win over South Dakota State

By Emilee White August 20, 2017

It was the regular season opener for the University of Utah soccer team as it took on South Dakota State on Sunday afternoon. The two teams faced each other on the Ute Soccer Field, where the Utes came...

The University of Utah Mens Baseball team celebrates after junior infielder Wade Gulden (7) hits a walk-off two run homerun in a Pac-12 game vs. the USC Trojans at Smiths Ballpark on Monday, May 15, 2017

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Gulden Hopes to End Final Year with Spark and Energy

By Brittni Meservy August 20, 2017

From the time University of Utah baseball senior Wade Gulden was able to walk, he was either playing with a football in the front yard, kicking a soccer ball or carrying a bat around in his hands. His...

Natalie Vukic dribbles the ball during the Utah Utes Womens NCAA soccer 1-0 victory over the Oregon State Beavers at the Ute Soccer Field in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, Oct.6, 2016. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Soccer: Utah Opens Season Against South Dakota State

By Emilee White August 20, 2017

In game one of a three-game homestand that begins on Sunday, Aug. 20, the University of Utah soccer team will officially open its regular season with a match against South Dakota State on the Ute Soccer...

Starting pitcher Sophomore Katie Donovan (13) lokks back into the dugout for instructions i the top of the 3rd inning at Dumke Family Softball Stadium Apr. 7, 2017. Adam Fondren For the Daily Utah Chronicle.

Pitchers Can’t Play it Alone

By Emilee White August 18, 2017

Softball is a game made up of multiple positions that rely on each other in order to play as a team. University of Utah softball pitcher, Katie Donovan, believes pitchers are just as much a part of the...

What Utah Football Needs to Succeed

What Utah Football Needs to Succeed

By Scott Funk August 17, 2017

It has been a busy offseason for the University of Utah football program. Eight Utes were drafted in the NFL, head coach Kyle Whittingham was given a new contract extension through the year 2021 and a...

Utah Utes freshman guard Jake Connor (10) Goes for a layup at the Utah vs Deleware state basketball game, Tuesday December 22, 2015.

Not Everyone Calls Their Dad, Coach

By Brittni Meservy August 17, 2017

It was the 1996-97 University of Utah basketball season, and assistant coach Tommy Connor, who previously served as a graduate assistant, was in his seventh season with the team. That year, the former...