"I am obsessed with continuing to build this program, and it's important to keep our momentum going," Boylen said.

There are numerous challenges that face the Utah coaching staff, even before the season starts. With only four returning starters coming back on offense and seven on defense, Whittingham and his coaching staff have the task of replacing Paul Kruger, Sean Smith, Freddie Brown and Brent Casteel, not to mention quarterback Brian Johnson.

Coach Eli Brown said the team gets hungry for home meets and couldn't be more excited to host its first meet of the season in January, marking two years since it last hosted.

After a disappointing end to a losing season riddled with injuries, Utah's softball team is looking to rebuild and start fresh for the 2010 season. Picked to finish No. 4 in the conference, the team ended as No. 5 for 2009, rallying late in the season to move up in the standings from No. 6.

Being runner-up is never easy, but being runner-up year after year is even more difficult.
After having placed second or third at the National Championships for the past five years, the Utah gymnastics team is ready to be back on top.

Riding on the strength of three All-Mountain West Conference seniors, the 2008 Utah women's volleyball team earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16, but now that Lori Baird, Kathryn Haynie and Emillie Toone have concluded their Utah careers, the Utes will be forced to turn to different players to continue their winning ways.

With dreams to win the Mountain West Conference Championships in his second season as head swimming and diving coach unfulfilled, Greg Winslow is making changes this year.

After falling short in 2009, the men's and women's tennis teams are looking to secure a part of the MWC Championship this year.

Head coach Kyle Whittingham said he believes that while a starter has not been named, the offense is coming together nicely. "When I think back to last fall, we may be further ahead offensively then we were then. Only time will tell but we're doing a nice job."

Some expected the experience of Corbin Louks would win the junior the job, while others thought junior college standout Terrance Cain would have the edge, but it was true freshman Jordan Wynnwho topped the chart released this week.