Utes Bulletin: Things Happening In Utah Athletics (Week Of 4/17/23)
Apr 17, 2023, 12:51 PM
SALT LAKE CITY – Spring football is wrapping up 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 4/17/23.
𝗨𝘁𝗮𝗵 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸
⚾️ @utahbaseball
🥎 @Utah_Softball
🏃♀️ @Utah_trackfield
🎾 @UteWomensTennis
🏈 @Utah_Football
🎾 @UtahTennis
🥍 @UtahLacrosse🎟️ https://t.co/pL7bwJAt8N#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/9vHDRpPjhS
— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) April 17, 2023
Utah Gymnastics
Despite a very strong showing at the semi-finals on Thursday, Utah came up short when it mattered most on Saturday, particularly on vault where they only scored a 49.1500. While not the ending they were hoping for, the Red Rocks did have another incredible season that can be built upon for 2024.
The Red Rocks place 3rd at Nationals to close out the 2023 season.
Not the ending we hoped for, but there is still so much to be proud of this season!
Thank you for everything, Red Rock Nation. 🫶#trUSt | #GoUtes pic.twitter.com/0vRYJTr6lD
— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) April 15, 2023
Exciting Development For 2024
Utah Football
The 22 Forever Game is next Saturday!! 🙌🏈♨️
Be There: https://t.co/flZiXURxWE@Utah_Football | #GoUtes pic.twitter.com/1aJtnOdTkp
— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) April 15, 2023
Utah media will have a 20-minute viewing period on Tuesday, followed by interviews with head coach Kyle Whittingham and offensive players. Media will then have the opportunity to interview the offensive staff on Wednesday, the defensive players on Thursday, and the defensive coaches on Friday before wrapping things up on Saturday.
2024 Recruiting Tracker, 2023 Transfer Portal Tracker
There has been some movement over the past week both on the 2024 recruiting front and in the NCAA Transfer Portal.
Recruitment 1000% closed. #Committed #GoUtes @Utah_Football @UtahCoachWhitt @RSNBUtes @CoachPowell99 pic.twitter.com/DSvGTT6ZB5
— Vili.T 🇹🇴 (@ViliTaufatofua) April 17, 2023
Pro Utes
The USFL opened last weekend and former Utah running back T.J. Pledger made a splash.
In More Serious News
Former Utah running back Tavion Thomas has been in jail since April 5 on domestic violence charges. He is scheduled to have a hearing this Friday, April 21.
Utah Men’s, Women’s Basketball Picked Up Recruits
Runnin’ Utes bolster front court with the addition of 7-1 Center @lawson_lovering.
READ MORE➡️ https://t.co/EuRr3h6xvY#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/Xtu5J7Bc0z
— Utah Basketball (@UtahMBB) April 10, 2023
The Utah women also got some great news, receiving a commitment from BYU transfer Alyssa Blanck.
Utah Utes Baseball
Last week, the Utes got the go-ahead to pursue fundraising for a new, on-campus baseball field after it was announced earlier this year Smith’s Ballpark will be moving to Daybreak in the near future.
.@UUtah Board of Trustees gives contingency approval to build an on-campus @utahbaseball stadium!
Fundraising initiative underway! ⚾️
📰 https://t.co/149vVXR6qw#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/s3Oca5UurB
— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) April 11, 2023
Utah had a particularly busy week of play starting out against UVU where they split the series 1-1. Utah then played host to conference mate Cal going 1-2 in the series.
The Utes are now 13-21-1 overall and 4-13-1 in conference. Utah will head down to Provo to face BYU on April 18 before then heading to Tucson to take on Arizona from April 21-23.
Utah Softball
Utah softball also had a busy playing week starting out against BYU on April 10- a win, followed by Weber State on April 11, also a win. Then the Utes hosted No. 5 Stanford, sweeping the Cardinal in all three games.
𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀@Utah_Softball | #GoUtes pic.twitter.com/jNQOUXJBS6
— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) April 17, 2023
This was Utah’s first-ever sweep of an opponent ranked inside the top five on and they did it in walk-off fashion.
The Utes are now 29-8 overall and 11-4 in conference play with their sights set on a trip up to Seattle to face Washington from April 21-23.
Utah Lacrosse
The good times continued to roll for Utah lacrosse over the weekend notching another big win, this time over Mercer, 22-12. The win earned the Utes their first ranking of the 2023 season, sliding into No. 20 of the Inside Lacrosse Poll.
‼️UTES WIN‼️
✅22-12 victory 🆚 Mercer
✅More School Records
✅4 straight games with 20+ goals#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/UZjbnLId9r
— Utah Lacrosse (@UtahLacrosse) April 15, 2023
Utah is now 8-4 overall and 6-0 in conference play. The Utes will be playing host this weekend to Cleveland State on Saturday, April 22.
Utah Utes Track And Field
Utah track and field continued to reach new heights setting a school record in the 4X400M relay with a 3:35.76 time. Erin Vringer was also impressive over the weekend in the 1500M, earning a time of 4:18.54 that puts her fourth overall in Utah history.
Saturday offered up a lot of excitement to wrap up our weekend including another school record!
📰 https://t.co/oD4XJQMcUZ#GoUtes | #UtahTFXC pic.twitter.com/q5R6hn5k2Z
— Utah T&F/XC (@Utah_trackfield) April 16, 2023
The Utes’ efforts have now moved them to No. 25 in the country according to the NCAA Track and Field DI Women’s Outdoor National Rating Index.
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
