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The Daily Utah Chronicle

Utah gymnast Grace McCallum embraces assistant coach Myia Hambrick after scoring a perfect 10 on her floor routine versus the Stanford Cardinal at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Feb. 23, 2024. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

A Look Back at Utah’s Olympic Medalists

By Jonah Marriott, Sports Writer April 26, 2024

  The Olympic Games are arguably the pinnacle of sports. The athletes who are considered the best of the best in their respective events square off in representation for their home nations. Billions...

The Utah Red Rocks and former Utah gymnasts light the U after defeating the Stanford Cardinal at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 4 Red Rocks Take Down Stanford in Taylor Swift-Themed Meet

By Sean Overton, Sports Editor February 23, 2024

  After back-to-back road conference games, the No. 4 Utah Red Rocks (9-3, 5-0 Pac-12) returned to the Jon M. Huntsman Center to face the Stanford Cardinal. Stanford has had a rough season, going...

University of Utah Jaylon Johnson (1) scores a touchdown after catching an interception in an NCAA Football game vs. the Washington Huskies in Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. (Photo by Cassandra Palor | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Athletes Turn Pro

By Max Valva, Sports Writer May 10, 2022

  Student athletes from around the globe come to Salt Lake City to compete in the high-level athletic programs that the University of Utah offers. Athletes commit to playing in Salt Lake with aspirations...

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Women’s Sports: Deserving of More Recognition

By Max Lepore, Sports Writer February 28, 2022

  The fight for gender equality in the world has been going for hundreds of years. Women have had to deal with inequality in almost every area of their lives throughout our country. Sadly, the...

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Utah Athletics Embraces New NIL Rules

By Sean Overton, Sports Editor January 20, 2022

  There has always been a debate about whether or not NCAA athletes should be compensated. Many athletes have been penalized for accepting rewards, with Reggie Bush being the most memorable....

Mykayla Skinner flashes the U during her balance beam routine as the University of Utah Red Rocks take on the Georgia Bulldogs in their final match of the regular season at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, March 16, 2018. (Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Multiple Utes Medal as USA Thrives in Tokyo Olympics

By Sean Overton, Sports Editor August 7, 2021

  After the first week of competition, the United States of America led the Olympics in the total medal count with 41 medals. That total rose to 64 on Aug. 2, with China not far behind at 62. Notably,...

University of Utah Red Rocks in a NCAA Womens Gymnastics meet vs. UCLA at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Photo by Kevin Cody | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Red Rocks Post Season Best Score, Place Third at Nationals

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor April 17, 2021

  It was a fight until the very end for the No. 6 seeded University of Utah Red Rocks Gymnastics team as they competed in the NCAA Championship meet. The Red Rocks came in third place in the competition...

Utah Red Rocks gymnast and University of Utah sophomore Maile OKeefe performs on the floor during the Best of Utah NCAA Gymnastics meet at Maverik Center, West Valley City on Jan. 9, 2021. (Photo by Abu Asib | Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 6 Red Rocks Take Second at Semifinals, Advance to National Championship

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor April 16, 2021

  It was a come from behind victory for the No. 6 seed University of Utah Red Rocks gymnastics team on Friday as they punched their ticket to Saturday’s National Championship meet. The Red Rocks...

University of Utah womens gymnastics junior Emilie LeBlanc performs on the balance beam in a dual meet vs. Arizona State at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020.  (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

LeBlanc Comes West, Shines on the Gymnastics Team

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor February 7, 2020

  When junior Emilie LeBlanc first had the idea to transfer to the University of Utah from the University of Maryland, she immediately called Macey Roberts, who had made the same transfer a few...

University of Utah womens gymnastics freshman Hunter Dula performs on the vault in the PAC 12 conference championship at the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, March 23, 2019.  (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Looking Back at the 2019 Red Rocks

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor May 15, 2019

  While the season might not have ended up the way the team had hoped, it was a record-breaking year for the University of Utah Red Rocks gymnastics team. For the first time in school history,...