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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

University of Utah womens basketball player, Brynna Maxwell (#11), holds the ball on offense in the game against Arizona State University in the Jon M. Huntsman center in Salt Lake City on Dec. 18, 2020. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Women’s Basketball Prepares To Take On Washington Schools

By Eric Jensen, Sports Writer February 18, 2021

  The University of Utah women's basketball team keeps giving up leads. In fact, in three of their last five games, the Utes have given up a lead of five or more points at some point during the...

University of Utah Womens Tennis junior Margo Pletcher plays in a match agains the Weber State Wildcats at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center at the University of Utah on Sunday, March 26, 2017

To Play or Not to Play: From A Student Athlete

By Emily Dush, Sports Writer September 25, 2020

  I will never forget the experience of sitting in our team room at the Eccles Tennis Center next to my teammates with a bad feeling in my stomach. Our coach came in and right away we knew our...

Canceled and Postponed: How the Coronavirus is Changing Sports

Canceled and Postponed: How the Coronavirus is Changing Sports

By Casey Overfield and Sammy Mora March 12, 2020

  If you were excited for classes to be canceled so that you could focus your time and energy on watching sports, then you’re out of luck. With the recently heightened concerns over COVID-19,...

University of Utah Athletes Excel On and Off the Field

University of Utah Athletes Excel On and Off the Field

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor September 26, 2019

The start of fall classes is a busy time for us all, but perhaps the most for our student-athletes. Balancing practices and games with homework and class is not easy, but University of Utah students are...

University of Utah junior wide receiver Demari Simpkins (7) ran after catching a pass from freshman quarterback Jason Shelley (15) in an NCAA Football game vs. BYU at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Sunday November 25, 2018.

(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utes Dominate on the Field and in the Classroom

By Zach Janis April 22, 2019

  While the world and life of a collegiate athlete may provide the base for a professional career and riches beyond one’s wildest dreams, an overwhelming number of student athletes do not find...

McCarthy Track and Field at the University of Utah on January 9th, 2019. [Photo by Cassandra Palor | Daily Utah Chronicle]

Air Quality and Athletes: How Inversion Affects Training

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor January 18, 2019

  The University of Utah is the flagship university for the state of Utah and is located in the heart of Salt Lake City, a city known for its professional sports teams, ski resorts, national parks...

(Photo by Chris Samuels)

U Hopes to Hire More Female Coaches

April 2, 2015

Women hold 10 of 42 head coach or assistant coach positions at the U, placing the university below the national average. The NCAA and related institutions have generally worsened for gender and racial...

(Photo by Brent Uberty)

Pac-12 Academics as Competitive as Athletics

November 4, 2014

  The Pac-12 schools can be just as competitive in academics as in athletics. Each college offers a variety of scholarships and programs, but it’s in GPA where the real fight begins, although UCLA...