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MONTANA IS A HEAVY FAVORITE TO WIN 13TH STRAIGHT TITLE | August 06, 2010 5:59pm
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 ConferView Full Article
| August 06, 2010 5:58pm
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 View Full Article
| August 06, 2010 5:53pm
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 sView Full Article
WEBER STATE QUARTERBACKAMERON HIGGINS IS NAMED TO THE 2010 WALTER PAYTON TROPHY WATCH LIST | August 06, 2010 5:49pm
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. HigginView Full Article
| August 06, 2010 5:48pm
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 talentedView Full Article
Jacob Wayman Named MCLA Scholar Athlete | August 06, 2010 5:47pm
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 AthletView Full Article
Jeff Evans to Tee Off at U.S. Amateur Pub Links Today | August 06, 2010 5:46pm
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 MastView Full Article
Men's Basketball Awarded Summit League Team Academic Achievement Award | August 06, 2010 5:45pm
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 awarView Full Article
| August 06, 2010 5:44pm
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, CollegeView Full Article
SUU Golfers Among the Field at the Utah State Amateur | August 06, 2010 5:43pm
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, anotView Full Article
| August 06, 2010 5:42pm
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 finView Full Article
Women's Soccer Releases 2010 Schedule | August 06, 2010 5:41pm
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 View Full Article
Sharla Manuele Named Summit League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year | August 06, 2010 5:30pm
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 andView Full Article
| August 06, 2010 5:27pm
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 tView Full Article
UVU's Trac Norris Qualifies for 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships | August 06, 2010 5:25pm
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 wasView Full Article
Carlos Valle Named Summit League Male Field Athlete of the Year | August 06, 2010 5:24pm
CEDAR CITY, Utah - June 24 - Southern Utah senior Carlos Valle has been named the Summit League Male Field Athlete of the Year for his performance during the outdoor track & field season. Valle picked up a pair of conference titles at the 2010 Summit League Outdoor Track & Field championshiView Full Article
| August 06, 2010 5:22pm
Weber State mens track and field coach, Dan Walker, has signed six high school seniors and one junior college transfer to national letters of intent. They are, in alphabetical order: Christian Barbiero (Salt Lake City, Utah / Judge Memorial HS); Derek Harrebomee (har-BO-may)(Lakeside, CaliforniView Full Article
Current and Future Thunderbirds Shining on the Soccer Pitch | August 06, 2010 5:20pm
CEDAR CITY, Utah - June 16 - Southern Utah women's soccer is looking bright for the future as current and incoming student-athletes are performing well at the club level during the summer. 2010 signees Kristy Baron (Hunter HS) and Megan Mower (Lone Peak HS) helped the Utah Avalanche '92 to a state View Full Article
SUU - Taylor Shaw Named to Ping!Baseball Freshman All-American Third-Team | July 11, 2010 9:54pm
CEDAR CITY, Utah - June 15 - Southern Utah freshman Taylor Shaw has been named to the Ping!Baseball Freshman All-American Third Team, becoming the second consecutive Thunderbird to earn the award after Bo Cuthbertson was named to the third team last season. Shaw shared time behind the plate with felView Full Article
| June 10, 2010 12:05pm
SALT LAKE CITY The Westminster womens lacrosse team has signed Alexandrea Ferdig to a letter of intent to join the Griffins next season. Ferdig is the first recruit to sign with Westminster for the 2011 season and she will enroll at Westminster in the fall of 2010. Ferdig prepped at Riverton View Full Article