Jason Batacao
Utes Beat Writer at The Salt Lake Tribune
OU alum | Utes beat writer @sltribsports | Prev. @OUDaily @ArkansasOnline | Contact: [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
sltrib.com | Jason Batacao
Things were tense inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center, while Trista Pleski fiddled with a TV remote in a secluded cabin more than 1,000 miles away. With a 49th straight trip to the NCAA finals on the line, the Utes trailed at the midway point of Saturday's meet. "I was feeling a little stressed," Ute gymnast Grace McCallum admitted afterward. Not Pleski.
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2 weeks ago |
sltrib.com | Jason Batacao
Runnin' Utes coach Alex Jensen has his first transfer portal commitment. Former Farleigh Dickinson guard Terrence Brown announced his move to Utah on Friday afternoon. Brown spent two seasons with the Knights before entering the portal this offseason. He averaged 20.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in 2024-25, while shooting 44.8% from the field and 29.6% from 3-point range.
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2 weeks ago |
sltrib.com | Jason Batacao
With a cheesy grin painted on her face, Utah gymnast Avery Neff jumped in the air and ran into a coach's outstretched arms. The star freshman then let out a joyful scream, pointed her fingers in the air and finished off her celebration with a ferocious clap. Neff, the former No. 1 recruit in the nation and Big 12 Freshman of the Year, had just stuck her landing on her vault routine. Her rotation earned a 9.95 mark from the judges, the highest individual score of any Red Rock in the routine.
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3 weeks ago |
sltrib.com | Kevin Reynolds |Jason Batacao
Provo * It was finally his turn to speak. After spending months being inundated with messages from fans, each one explaining why he betrayed his Utah roots, Keanu Tanuvasa had the floor this week. This was the moment when he could tell them they had it all wrong. Instead, Tanuvasa simply preached understanding. "For me, no, I don't wish that they would do anything [differently]," Tanuvasa said of the fans who had attacked him in social media posts over the last few months.
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3 weeks ago |
sltrib.com | Jason Batacao
Utah junior guard Gianna Kneepkens announced her intention to enter the NCAA transfer portal on Friday. "Two things can be true at the same time," Kneepekens wrote in a post on social media. "My experience at the University of Utah has been exceptional. ... Life also provides opportunities, challenges and discomfort so people can stretch themselves.
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