Coming into the 2009 season, head coach Greg Marsden had people in line to fill in for the most successful gymnast in Utah history, Ashley Postell. To what extent, however, was a different story.

Thanks in part to many strong performances last week, including all-around titles for Kristina Baskett at Utah State University and Nina Kim at Nebraska, the Red Rocks stayed atop the national rankings for the third straight week.

In the two weeks since their last dual meet, the Utes have cut their workouts and training nearly in half to prepare for the Mountain West Conference championships next week.

Now that the Utes are back on the winning track, they will look to stay on the same path for the remainder of the season. Next up on the U women's basketball team's schedule is Colorado State, which is 8-16 overall and 3-8 in the Mountain West Conference.

It's been three weeks since the Runnin' Utes have come up short against an opponent. That time frame would have been significantly shorter if not for the U men's basketball team's ability to come back from a first half deficit.

Injuries or not, preseason expectations were simply too lofty for the Jazz to live up to. Injuries aren't their fault8212;then again, being overrated isn't a fault either.

As of right now, only two games separate the No. 8 seed and No. 4 seed, and with the Jazz gaining steam, and more importantly two All-Stars, no team will want to play the Jazz team at full strength.

Friday the 13th proved to be unlucky for the No. 12 Nebraska Cornhuskers, who fell to the U gymnastics team after another strong showing on the road.

Where were these seniors last year, and the year before, and the year before that? They were lost boys looking for direction. This year, Boylen is pointing them toward an incredible finish.

Whipple tied a career-high with five 3-pointers en route to scoring 23 points as the Utes got back to their winning ways, defeating Air Force 57-32 Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colo.