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Utah State finishes second in the Mountain West with 191 scholar-athlete honorees | Sports

LOGAN, Utah – Utah State finished the 2023-24 academic year second in the Mountain West with a total of 191 scholar-athlete honors as 1,510 accolades were awarded by the league office on Wednesday. In all, a total of 25 Aggies maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the academic year. The MW Scholar-Athlete Award is one of the highest academic honors bestowed by the conference. To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least two academic terms at the member institution, while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better. Utah State led the MW with 50 scholar-athlete accolades from women’s track & field, 27 from men’s track & field, 23 from women’s cross country, 10 from men’s cross country and six from the men’s basketball team. USU student-athletes were third in the league in gymnastics with 11 scholar-athletes, tied for third in soccer (19), tied for fourth in volleyball (7) and sixth in football (16). Softball (9), women’s basketball (5), women’s tennis (4), golf (3) and men’s tennis (1) rounded out USU’s honors. Utah State’s 191 scholar-athletes were the second-most in the MW behind New Mexico’s 197. Colorado State was third with 150 scholar-athletes, followed

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July 26, 2024 No Comments

Top 25 Aggies of 2024 – #23 Bo Maile | Sports

The Cache Valley Media Group Top 25 Aggies of 2024 continues with the No. 23 player on the list, junior defensive tackle Bo Maile. Maile is the nephew of longtime assistant coach and former USU player, Frank Maile, and is entering his fourth season with the program. He redshirted in 2021 and has since appeared in 22 games across his redshirt freshman year in 2022 and sophomore 2023 campaign. He’s accumulated 12 tackles and one sack with a career-high three tackles coming in two of last year’s games, at Iowa and against Fresno State, and is primed for a breakout season with a potentially bigger role following the departure of some of the players ahead of him on the depth chart. The Top 25 Aggies is based on a vote from members of Utah State media including Jason Walker, Eric Frandsen, Craig Hislop and Ajay Salvesen. A public fan poll was also used with its results being used as a fifth ballot. The full list of 25 players will be revealed one at a time each weekday on the Full Court Press (106.9 FM, 1390 AM) at 4:25 p.m. from July 22 until August 26. Previously revealed players on the Top 25 Aggies

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July 25, 2024 No Comments

Latter-day Saints’ First Presidency release statement on Salt Lake securing 2034 Winter Olympics | News

SALT LAKE CITY — Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined in the excitement over Salt Lake City securing the approval to host the 2034 Winter Olympics, noting “We celebrate this news recalling feelings of unity, peace and friendship that characterized the event when it was last hosted in Utah in 2002.” In a statement early Wednesday morning, the Church’s First Presidency said they stand prepared to welcome athletes, visitors, and volunteers who will come to the Beehive State for the Games from around the world. “The Church is committed to efforts that make Salt Lake a host city that embodies values of service, cooperation and mutual respect,” the Church’s First Presidency stated. They added that they will collaborate with local and international organizers to “welcome the world” as the 2034 Olympic Winter Games approach.   The full statement issued by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reads as follows: “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints extends its heartfelt congratulations to Salt Lake City on securing the bid to host the 2034 Winter Olympics. We celebrate this news, recalling the feelings of unity, peace and friendship that characterized the event when it

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July 24, 2024 No Comments

IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Salt Lake City. Utah last hosted the Olympics in 2002 | News

PARIS (AP) — Salt Lake City will be an Olympics host again after the IOC formally awarded the 2034 Winter Games to the United States bid on Wednesday, after a power move by Olympic officials who want to shut down a U.S. federal investigation of suspected doping by Chinese swimmers. The capital city of Utah was the only candidate after the International Olympic Committee gave Salt Lake City exclusive negotiating rights last year in the process that was fast-tracked for 2034. The campaign team presenting the bid on stage to IOC members included the Governor of Utah Spencer Cox, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Alpine ski great Lindsey Vonn. Back home, a 3 a.m. public watch party gathered to see a broadcast from Paris. Before the vote, Cox agreed to pledges demanded by IOC leaders. The Olympic officials inserted a clause in the host city contract that said local officials must work with current and future U.S. presidents and members of Congress “to alleviate your concerns” about the federal investigations into doping. What was set to be a simple coronation of Salt Lake City became tangled up by the IOC. President Thomas Bach is angry that the FBI is investigating

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July 24, 2024 No Comments

Top 25 Aggies of 2024 – #24 Andre Seldon | Sports

Today was the day to announce Andre Seldon’s place on Cache Valley Media Group’s Top 25 Aggies of 2024. However, Andre tragically passed away this past Saturday at the age of 22. At the time of his death, ballots for the Top 25 Aggies had already been submitted and tallied. But rather than remove him from the list, we felt it best to honor his memory in at least one small way by noting his placement on this list and status as one of the impact players for USU. Seldon had transferred to Utah State after two seasons at New Mexico State, with two years spent at Michigan before that. His career accomplishments to that point were notable, with 97 career tackles, 4.5 TFLs and two interceptions (with one of those being a pick-six) while becoming a leader of New Mexico State’s defense. Seldon transferred to Utah State, following his defensive coordinator from NMSU, Nate Dreiling, to Logan. Instead of citing his potential on the football field, it’s best to leave a description of Seldon to some of his coaches and teammates who knew him best, many of whom shared their feelings on social media. Cliff Odom (Seldon’s defensive backs

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July 23, 2024 No Comments

Top 25 Aggies of 2024 – #25 Elliott Nimrod | Sports

The Top 25 Aggies of the 2024 Utah State football season, presented by Cache Valley Media Group, kicks off with No. 25, the kicker for Utah State football, Elliott Nimrod. Nimrod is entering his fourth season with the Aggies after transferring to Utah State in 2021 from Arkansas State. He served as the team’s kickoff specialist in 2021 and 2022, appearing in all 27 of the Aggies games those two seasons. Last year Nimrod became the team’s starting field goal kicker, in addition to his kickoff duties. Nimrod hit 11 of 14 field goal attempts throughout the season, including a season-long 45-yarder against Iowa. He also made 41 of 43 PATs, tying for eight-most PATs made in a single season in Utah State history. In his USU tenure, Nimrod has averaged 59.3 yards per kickoff with 84 touchbacks (40.3 percent of all kickoffs). Against James Madison, Nimrod completed a trick play by scoring a rushing touchdown on a fake field goal attempt. It was, and so far is, the only rush attempt and only touchdown of his career. The Top 25 Aggies is based on a vote from members of Utah State media including Jason Walker, Eric Frandsen, Craig Hislop

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July 23, 2024 No Comments

Utah State recognizes Mountain West-best 155 student-athletes from its Winter and Spring sports for academic success | Sports

LOGAN, Utah – The Mountain West announced its all-academic teams Tuesday for its winter and spring sports and Utah State had a conference-best 155 student-athletes recognized. Of its 155 academic all-MW selections, Utah State had 52 student-athletes from women’s track & field honored, along with 40 from men’s track & field, 15 from softball, 12 from gymnastics, 10 from women’s basketball, eight from women’s tennis, seven from men’s basketball, six from men’s golf and five from men’s tennis.   Four programs – men’s basketball, men’s track & field, women’s track & field and women’s tennis – had the most honorees within its sport in the MW, while softball and golf tied for the most honorees. Furthermore, gymnastics ranked second in the league, while women’s basketball and men’s tennis both tied for the third-most selections. Utah State led the MW with 155 all-academic honorees, followed by New Mexico (144), Fresno State (128), Colorado State (125), Wyoming (118), San José State (107), Boise State (101), Nevada (99), UNLV (95), Air Force (86) and San Diego State (82). Thirteen of Utah State’s 155 student-athletes from its winter/spring sports to earn academic all-MW honors carried a 4.00 grade point average, including seven from women’s track

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July 23, 2024 No Comments

Explaining both sides of the dispute between Blake Anderson and Utah State | News

LOGAN – Utah State University has gutted its athletics department this July with the firing of three of its senior-level management and one mid-level position within days of each other. Head football coach Blake Anderson, deputy athletic director Jerry Bovee, senior woman administrator Amy Crosbie and football director of player development Austin Albrecht have all been dismissed over alleged failures to report an incident of domestic violence as required by USU policy. Following a waiting period for appeals and responses to appeals, USU has gone forward with the firings of all four individuals. Each of those four have released a public statement regarding their firing, but Anderson has been the most vocal, mainly through his legal representation attorney Tom Mars. He filed a 70-page response to USU’s letter noting its intention to fire Anderson “for cause” (i.e., without having to pay the roughly $4.5 million buyout USU would owe him). That response has been made public as has the summary of the external review done on behalf of USU by the Husch Blackwell Law Firm.  Austin Albrecht: ‘saddened’ by termination from USU but wishes best for Cache Valley, USU student-athletes Former USU Deputy AD Jerry Bovee claims he didn’t fail

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July 23, 2024 No Comments

Jazz waive Westbrook as expected to clear his departure, likely for the Nuggets | Sports

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz waived point guard Russell Westbrook on Saturday, creating the opportunity for him to potentially join the Denver Nuggets. Utah acquired Westbrook from the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday in a sign-and-trade deal for point guard Kris Dunn. The Jazz made the move with the anticipation they would buy out Westbrook’s contract so he could sign with the Nuggets. The Nuggets are in need of guard depth after parting with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Reggie Jackson earlier this month. ESPN reported Denver was Westbrook’s expected destination. Utah got the right to swap second-round draft picks in 2030, the draft rights to center Balsa Koprivica and cash. The 35-year-old Westbrook averaged a career-low 11.1 points per game while mostly coming off the bench last season for the Clippers. They were bounced by Dallas in the first round of the playoffs. AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Source link

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July 22, 2024 No Comments

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