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Fiesta Days Rodeo 2024
Spanish Fork, Utah – The 82nd annual Fiesta Days Rodeo is here July 19-20 & 22-24, 2024. This grand event is presented by Mountain View Hospital and is held at the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds at 475 South Main Street, Spanish Fork, Utah 84660. The Fiesta Days Rodeo will begin at 7:30 pm, with preshow events beginning at 7:00 pm. Get to the arena early so you don’t miss any of the action. This event is held every July, come experience this legendary tradition.
Happy Mermaid From Utah Wins First in Speed Challenge
The Olympics haven’t begun but already Utah is showing up in what is a big deal in the world of mythical underwater creatures. This woman from Provo proved to be the fastest in a competition featuring mermaids. The Merlympics takes place in Geneva, Switzerland each year and features athletes...
BYU wide receiving corps could be strength of offense
LAS VEGAS (ABC4 Sports) – When the BYU football team opens training camp in two weeks, the biggest battle will be at quarterback, where Jake Retzlaff, Gerry Bohanon, McCae Hillstead and Treyson Bourget will compete for the starting job. But whoever wins the job will have a talented receiving corps to throw to. The top […]
Men's Track and Field 2024 Season in Review
PROVO, Utah - BYU men's track and field season culminated in four First Team All-Americans, an Individual Outdoor Big 12 Champion and five new school records. Lucas Bons highlighted the men's team at the 2024 Indoor National Championships in Boston, with his third place performance in the men's mile, earning First Team All-American recognition. BYU also saw Second Team All-Amercian performances from Aidan Troutner in the mile as well as the Cougars' 4x400m team featuring Eli Hazlett, Trey Jackson, Abram Schaap and Josh Taylor.
The data says that LJ Martin is poised for a monster season in 2024
LJ Martin is a critical piece of the BYU 2024 plans. He flipped his commitment from Stanford before signing day and joined the BYU class of 2023. Immediately upon joining the team last season, Martin impressed. He burst onto the scene as a true freshman and now figures to be a big piece of the plans for this year. There have been rumors swirling that Martin may miss a portion of the season, but Martin told Jake Hatch of Locked On Cougars that he is healthy and ready for the season. That's big news, BYU fans. Martin makes the BYU offense dramatically different.
BYU Football pushes hard in offseason
BYU’s first season in the Big 12 was not the resounding success Cougar fans were looking for. BYU finished the season with a 5-7 record with only two conference wins and not making a bowl game. The biggest struggle last year was the offense, which managed 104 rushing yards...
Early entry: Kesler, Sine joining BYU women’s soccer a year early
According to her mother, Camille, Lucy Kesler’s first complete sentence when she was 18 months old was “You don’t tell me what to do.”. It was not so much defiance as it was resolve, the beginning of a journey that would lead Lucy Kesler to graduate a full year early from high school and join the BYU women’s soccer team this summer, despite those who thought it might be hard or even impossible.
60 in 60: #31 BYU’s Jack Kelly (Linebacker)
SALT LAKE CITY – The countdown is on for Hans & Scotty’s 60 in 60 for the 2024 college football season. Coming in at No. 31 is BYU linebacker Jack Kelly. Kelly is the sixth Cougar to check in on our ranking through the first 30 picks. He joins No. 33 Kody Epps (WR), No. 34 Brayden Keim (OL), No. 42 John Nelson (DT), No. 47 Isaiah Bagnah (DE), and No. 46 Blake Mangelson (DE).
BYU Basketball Offers Orem High’s Chamberlain Burgess
PROVO, Utah – The activity on the recruiting trail for BYU basketball and its 2025 recruiting class continues to heat up. With only three-and-a-half months until signing day, head coach Kevin Young and his staff are putting their board of prospects for the 2025 class. The latest addition was a scholarship offer to Orem High forward Chamberlain Burgess.
Kalani Sitake Compares Learning Big 12 To Parenthood: ‘We Just Had To Go Through That Experience’
BYU football coach Kalani Sitake has four children with his wife, Timberly, as he settles into his eighth season leading the Cougars. He and BYU will play their second Big 12 season after they were able to win five games last season but only two in the conference. The 48-year-old...
Their turn: Prior and teammates working hard this summer for BYU women’s volleyball
BYU junior volleyball player Kate Prior said this summer has been the hardest she’s seen the Cougars work since she joined the program. Part of the incentive to put in the work is knowing how tough their second year in the Big 12 is going to be. The other part is knowing the holes that need to be filled in the lineup.
Utes football: Previewing the 2024 schedule with a look at BYU, Colorado
SALT LAKE CITY — We continue down Utah's 2024 schedule with two more opponents after the second bye of the season — a return to the rivalry game against BYU (in conference play no less), and another meeting against Colorado (the pretend — forced even? — rival).
Summer Schedule Preview: The Cowboys Go to Provo for the First Time
The second half of Oklahoma State’s season begins with the Cowboys’ first ever trip to Provo. OSU welcomed BYU to the Big 12 with a come-from-behind Cowboy win on Senior Day in Stillwater. Now the Cougars will do their best to get payback on their home field. Despite a disappointing finish, BYU was much better at home in 2023, going 4-2, including its only two Big 12 wins. Let’s dive into the Cowboys’ and Cougars’ second matchup as conference foes.
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