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Kailah Delaney performs on the vault at the Huntsman Center. Delaney is tied with teammate Georgia
Dabritz for second in the nation in the event. Photo by Chris Ayers.

Red Rocks find forte in vault

January 28, 2014

With the No. 4 Red Rocks ranked in the top five in the country on three events thus far, it is hard to pinpoint only one strength for this squad. In terms of rankings, the event Utah has excelled most...

Trouble on ecords in New Mexico beam ousts successes

January 27, 2014

Crisis: I’m not quite sure how I should feel about the fourth-ranked Red Rocks right now. Admittedly, I’ve been a bit harsh on them in the early going of the season. Their problems on beam have occupied...

Utah junior guard Delon Wright goes up for a shot against No. 1 Arizona on Sunday. The Wildcats won the contest 65-56. Photo by Marie Sasnett/The Daily Wildcat

Utah can’t close against Arizona

January 26, 2014

Utah showed once again Sunday night that it is capable of competing with every team in the Pac-12, and the country for that matter, but in the end the Utes faltered in a 65-56 loss to No. 1 Arizona in...

Freshman Nolan Rogers competes in the breaststroke at a meet earlier this month at the Ute Natatoriume. Photo by Chris Ayers.

Utes knock out BYU second year in a row

January 26, 2014

Utah’s swim and dive teams drove down south to take on rival BYU, but came out on top as they beat the Cougars for the second straight year on Friday night. The Utes won handily on the both sides and...

Senior forward Michelle Plouffe charges down the court at the game against the Arizona
Wildcats Sunday afternoon at the Huntsman Center. Photo by Chris Ayers.

Utah scrapes past Wildcats

January 26, 2014

Senior forward Michelle Plouffe summed it all up in one sentence: “It definitely was not the prettiest win.” The Utes (9-10, 2-6) outlasted a late rally from Arizona (4-15, 0-8) and came out with the...

Red Rocks break streak, bury Bruins

Red Rocks break streak, bury Bruins

January 26, 2014

Saturday night’s meet between the No. 4 Red Rocks and No. 8 UCLA Bruins was expected to be a close affair. It was anything but that. Despite two falls again on beam, Utah put away UCLA in convincing...

Junior center Dallin Bachynski jumps for the basket at the UCLA game last week at the
Huntsman Center. Photo by Brent Uberty.

Bachynski bros to face off in ASU game

January 22, 2014

When the Utes travel to Arizona State tonight, one of their players will see a familiar face on the opposing bench. Utah big man Dallin Bachynski will get the chance to go up against his older brother...

Hansen: a natural-born leader

Hansen: a natural-born leader

January 22, 2014

As one of the top gymnastics programs in the nation, Utah doesn’t often bring in local walk-ons, since coaches are able to attract the cream of the crop around the country. Senior Hailee Hansen didn’t...

Sophmore guard Danielle Rodriguez dribbles down the court in a nearly empty Huntsman Center. Photo by Brent Uberty.

Low attendance hurting Utes

January 22, 2014

Last week, head coach Anthony Levrets said Utah has some of the lowest fan attendance numbers in the Pac-12. With the Utes being ranked 11th in the league in average fan attendance, fans need to ask themselves...

Kenneth Ogbe: ‘a team-first guy’

Kenneth Ogbe: ‘a team-first guy’

January 21, 2014

At the press conference following Saturday’s 74-69 victory over UCLA, seldom-used freshman guard Kenneth Ogbe drew a laugh. Fresh off scoring 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting, Ogbe was asked if he had been...