Utes Bulletin: Things Happening In Utah Athletics (Week Of 4/10/23)
Apr 10, 2023, 11:37 AM
SALT LAKE CITY – Spring football is in full-swing while several of the smaller sports are also in progress and having success, making a one-stop-shop for little tidbits of Utah Athletics information necessary with the Utes Bulletin.
If you missed any of the highlights from the previous week, you can review that here.
Without further ado, here is this week’s Utes Bulletin that includes ranking updates, upcoming events for the week, and important dates to keep track of among other items of interest concerning Utah Athletics for the week of 4/10/23.
Utah Gymnastics
It is a big week for the Red Rocks as they will head down to Dallas, Texas to compete in their 47th straight National Championship.
While it has been 28 years (1995) since the Utes won a national title, the 2023 squad does appear to be peaking at the right time with their third straight Pac-12 Title, and double 198+ performances at the L.A. Regional over the past month.
𝟒𝟕 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓.
The Red Rocks have punched their ticket to the National Championships in Fort Worth! #trUSt x #NCAA pic.twitter.com/842jeNbJXv
— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) April 2, 2023
Utah Football
The Utes are heading into week four of spring ball after wrapping up their first scrimmage this past Saturday. Reports out of the scrimmage largely indicate the defense was very dominant while the offense struggled to get a lot going, though they had their moments as well. This stands to reason as key components of Utah’s offense are sitting spring out including starting quarterback Cam Rising and tight end Brant Kuithe leaving a lot of young guys to carry the load.
Who stood out in Utah’s scrimmage Saturday? @BodkinKSLsports joins us to discuss how the quarterbacks looked and preview a huge week in Utah Gymnastics #GoUtes #UtahUtes #UtahFootball
YouTube: https://t.co/I1DRHJC5Mf
Podcasts: https://t.co/9ybbjsYg3L— Locked On Utes Podcast (@LockedOnUtes) April 10, 2023
The Utes will be back at it this week with the media having a 20-minute viewing period on Tuesday, April 11 followed by comments from head coach Kyle Whittingham and select offensive players. The media will have one other opportunity on Thursday, April 13 to speak with the defensive players.
The Battle For QB2
With Rising sitting spring ball out, the Utes have been taking a very close look at their backup quarterbacks. After staying relatively quiet on the subject the first two weeks of spring practices, head coach Kyle Whittingham finally indicated there was some minor separation happening in week three.
Running Back Unity
It appears the running back room is in great shape for the Utes in 2023 not only from a talent standpoint, but a personality standpoint as well. Position coach Quinton Ganther along with Jaylon Glover and Ja’Quinden Jackson have spoken highly of the synergy of the current group.
“I have to remind myself every day that somebody is counting on me…you gotta work harder, dig deeper, because you have people back home.”@leg3ndaryjaay | #WhyUPlay pic.twitter.com/mBDdNCn9f2
— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) April 7, 2023
Respecting The Process
A Familiar Face Returns
Asiata is largely regarded as one of the best offensive linemen to come through the program in recent memory and will certainly be a wealth of knowledge for Utah’s up and coming talent.
Extremely Grateful, Blessed & Thankful❤️🤘🏾 #OBLOCK
— Isaac Asiata (@AsiataFive4) April 4, 2023
Pro Utes
It’s been an exciting week for some of Utah football’s alums in the pro-ranks.
Run it back 🙏🏽 https://t.co/Yk5Z6DDysB
— John Penisini (@Dub_jayy_boy) April 8, 2023
Utah Track And Field
Utah track and field had an outstanding week setting new school, conference, and NCAA records last week. Spearheading that effort was Emily Venters who was named Pac-12 Track Athlete of the Week. It was only the fifth time in program history a Utah track and field athlete has received the honors.
Congrats to 𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 on becoming the 5th Woman of Utah to be named Pac-12 Track Athlete of the Week‼️
🔗 https://t.co/I2xEfHXjmd#GoUtes | #UtahTFXC pic.twitter.com/rUCInrjDRh
— Utah T&F/XC (@Utah_trackfield) April 4, 2023
Utah Baseball
The Utes traveled down to Los Angeles this weekend to take on the 23rd ranked UCLA Bruins. Utah lost the first two games in the series but walked away with a tie in the third game after 11 innings.
🤝🤝🤝 @UCLABaseball
📊 https://t.co/XDZd6XB1N1
📰 https://t.co/aIhbzLIFJL#GoUtes— Utah Baseball (@utahbaseball) April 9, 2023
Utah sits 11-18-1 overall and 3-11-1 in conference as they turn their attention to a home and home Monday, April 10 and Tuesday, April 11 with Utah Valley University.
New Stadium On The Horizon?
A meeting to discuss potential on-campus stadium plans (off of Guardsman Way) is scheduled for Tuesday, April 11 this week with the University of Utah board of trustees. The potential project is estimated at $35 million to construct and would give the Utah baseball team a 1,200-seat on-campus stadium that would also house team facilities, lockers, showers, etc. along with fan concessions, restrooms, and a media press box.
Utah Women’s Basketball
Alissa Pili continues to pile on the awards and recognition for Utah women’s basketball. Late last week, the talented forward was named as one of four Pride of Alaska recipients.
𝖶𝖾 ♥️ 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖠𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗄𝖺𝗇! @alissa_pili is one of four winners of the Pride of Alaska Awards as an Athlete of the Year by @AKSportsReport #GoUtes pic.twitter.com/cSl9BKOjDR
— Utah Women’s Basketball (@UTAHWBB) April 7, 2023
Pili hails from Anchorage, Alaska and was a standout for the Utes in 2023 after transferring into the program from USC.
Utah Softball
The Utah softball team continues to be impressive going 2-1 against the Arizona State Sun Devils last weekend. The Utes won the first game, dropped the middle game, and finished up strong last Saturday with a win over their conference mates.
🔴 vs. 🔵 on the 🔶 today.
📍 Provo, Utah
🆚 @byusoftball
⏰ 5 p.m.
📊 https://t.co/vRzQMrnKdg
📺 https://t.co/f3NM3niemb#GoUtes /// #SOTL pic.twitter.com/hs16cGPhlz
— Utah Softball (@Utah_Softball) April 10, 2023
The Utes are 24-8 overall and 8-4 in conference play as they turn their attention BYU on Monday, April 10, and Weber State on Tuesday, April 11.
Utah Lacrosse
The Utes were on the road against Robert Morris last Saturday, but it didn’t seem to matter too much. Utah walked away with another impressive win, 26-16, and several program records broken.
🔴UTES WIN🔴
✔️ School record 2⃣6⃣ goals
✔️ 5⃣-0⃣ in @ASUNLacrosse play
✔️ Second 1⃣0⃣+ goal win this year#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/M6nyeDYOOS— Utah Lacrosse (@UtahLacrosse) April 8, 2023
After a slow preseason start, Utah currently sits undefeated in the ASUN Conference, 5-0, with a 6-4 record overall. The Utes will back home this weekend hosting Lindenwood on Wednesday, April 12, and Mercer on Saturday, April 15.
Michelle Bodkin is the Utah Utes Insider for KSLsports.com and host of both the Crimson Corner Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and The Saturday Show (Saturday from 10 a.m.–12 p.m.) on The KSL Sports Zone. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram: @BodkinKSLsports
