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Correction on 2010-11 Weber State Men's Basketball Schedule

The 2010-11 Big Sky Conference Tournament dates were listed wrong.  The First Round games will be played on the home court of the #3 and #4 seeded teams on Saturday, March 5th.  ... The semifinal games and championship game will be played on Tuesday, March 8th and Wednesday, March 9th at the site of...

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     Weber State head coach, Randy Rahe, has released his 2010-11 mens basketball schedule, which includes four difficult instate games, an appearance in the Great Alaska Shootout, a first ever meeting with the University of Tulsa, an appearance in the Bracket Buster and the always tough Big Sky Con...

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Weber State head mens basketball coach, Randy Rahe has announced two changes in his staff.  Phil Beckner, who has served as the Director of Basketball Operations for the past two seasons, has been elevated to a full time assistant coach.  Beckner replaces Charles Harral.      Rahe also announced tha...

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SUU Gymnastics Claims Tenth Academic National Championship

CEDAR CITY, Utah - July 20 - SUU Gymnastics claimed its tenth academic national championship since 1993 as the team finished with a combined grade point average of 3.8923 to earn the award for the 2009-10 season.  The T-Birds finished ahead of their academic rival, Southeast Missouri State, which fi...

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UVU Women's Basketball Garners Top Div. I GPA in Nation

Coach Nixon's squad led every Division I institution with a 3.630 GPA.  ATLANTA - The Utah Valley University women's basketball team was recognized on Tuesday by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) for having the best NCAA Division I team GPA in the nation, with a 3.630, for the 2009-1...

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MONTANA IS A HEAVY FAVORITE TO WIN 13TH STRAIGHT TITLE

OGDEN, UTAH (July 20, 2010)    A coaching change hasnt swayed the opinion of the Montana Grizzly football program at least not in the minds of Big Sky Conference coaches and media. The preseason polls were released Tuesday, and the Grizzlies are heavily favored to win a 13th straight Big Sky Confer...

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OGDEN, UTAH (July 19, 2010) Eastern Washingtons J.C. Sherritt has been selected as the 2010 Big Sky Conference preseason defensive player of the year, while Montanas Chase Reynolds has been tabbed as the preseason offensive player of the year. Both senior standouts were also named to the preseason ...

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SALT LAKE CITY The Westminster womens soccer team unveiled the schedule for the 2010 campaign on Monday.  Head coach Tony LeBlanc has put together one of the toughest schedules in the four years of the program, starting with two road games against NCAA Division I opponents.  The schedule features s...

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WEBER STATE QUARTERBACKAMERON HIGGINS IS NAMED TO THE 2010 WALTER PAYTON TROPHY WATCH LIST

OGDEN, UTAH - Weber State University quarterback, CAMERON HIGGINS (6-2, 215 Sr. /  Hawaii Kai, Hawaii) is among 20 players, including five from the Big Sky Conference, named to the initial 2010 WALTER PAYTON TROPHY Watch List. The Sports Network, which sponsors the trophy, released the list.  Higgin...

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     Weber State womens track and field coach, Jim Blaisdell, has added 13 new athletes to his roster for the 2010-11 indoor and outdoor track and field seasons.       Five of the 13 new athletes coming in are current or former state champions in their events.       This is a great group of talented...

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Jacob Wayman Named MCLA Scholar Athlete

SALT LAKE CITY Westminster mens lacrosse player Jacob Wayman was named a Scholar Athlete by the MCLA.  He becomes the first Griffin in the history of the program to receive this recognition.  The MCLA Scholar Athlete Award recognizes academic and on-field excellence each season. MCLA Scholar Athlet...

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Jeff Evans to Tee Off at U.S. Amateur Pub Links Today

GREENSBORO, N.C. - July 12 - SUU golfer Jeff Evans gave up his opportunity to play in the Utah State Amateur last week, choosing instead to participate in the U.S. Amateur Pub Links tournament that is scheduled to begin this morning.  A win at that tournament will mean a qualifying berth to the Mast...

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Men's Basketball Awarded Summit League Team Academic Achievement Award

CEDAR CITY, Utah - July 8 - SUU men's basketball has been awarded the Summit League Academic Achievement Award after carrying the best team GPA among men's basketball squads in the conference last year.  The Thunderbirds finished last season with a cumulative average just over a 3.0 to earn the awar...

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SALT LAKE CITY The Westminster womens volleyball team released the schedule for 2010 on Wednesday afternoon.  The team will participate in two tournaments including playing host to the season opening Tournament of Champions head coach Kim Norman said.  The Griffins will face Daemen College, College...

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SUU Golfers Among the Field at the Utah State Amateur

CEDAR CITY, Utah - July 6 - Southern Utah University will be represented at the 112th Utah State Amateur this week when the tournament begins on Wednesday afternoon.  The field will include current SUU golfer Jordan Orth, 2010-11 signee Nick Booth and SUU head coach Richard Church.  Jeff Evans, anot...

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SALT LAKE CITY The Westminster mens soccer team released the schedule for 2010 this afternoon and head coach Chris Dorich has put together a challenging one.  The Griffins will face six teams that qualified for the 2009 NAIA Mens Soccer National Championship, including four that advanced to the fin...

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Women's Soccer Releases 2010 Schedule

CEDAR CITY, Utah - July 2, 2010 - SUU women's soccer is set to begin the 2010 campaign with a exhibition opener against UNLV on Saturday, August 14 at the Thunderbird Soccer Pitch.  The T-Birds will then embark on a 17-game slate with eight home games and nine away games, opening the regular season ...

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Sharla Manuele Named Summit League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year

CEDAR CITY, Utah - June 30 - Southern Utah's Sharla Manuele has been named the Summit League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, earning the award over nominations from each school in the conference.  The award is the most prestigious individual honor given by the league, combining both athletic and...

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SALT LAKE CITY The final results of the Learfield Sports Directors Cup standings were released by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) this week and Westminster College finished 118th overall.  A total of 195 NAIA programs were ranked in the standings that rewards t...

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UVU's Trac Norris Qualifies for 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Utah Valley's Trac Norris will represent team USA at the upcoming 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships as punched his ticket in the 3000-meter steeplechase on Thursday at the 2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.  Norris was...

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