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Michelle Bodkin

Michelle Bodkin is a Salt Lake City native who covers University of Utah Athletics for KSL Sports. Michelle got her start in sports as an intern with ESPN700 in 2013, later moving on to UteZone where she spent eight seasons writing about the Utes. Through her near decade of covering sports, Michelle also spent time as an intern with ABC 4 and was the "Coaches Assistant" for College Hall of Fame coach Dennis Erickson during the Salt Lake Stallions' ill-fated run in spring of 2019 with the Alliance of American Football League. Michelle graduated from the University of Utah in 2011 with a bachelor's in psychology and minor in sociology, both of which she uses constantly to connect with the coaches and student athletes she covers while telling their stories. While chopping up sports stats is fun, Michelle's true passion shines through her story-telling abilities bringing the how and the why to the teams she covers.

Four Utes Earn All-Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Honors

Utah women's basketball has been very good once again in the 2023-24 season with four Utes earning All-Pac-12 Honors.
3 years ago

Utah Quarterback Cam Rising Opts In For New College Football ’25 Game

Utah quarterback Cam Rising has opted in for the new EA Sports College Football '25 video game coming out this summer.
3 years ago

Deivon Smith Earns Pac-12 Player Of The Week After Third Triple-Double

The Runnin' Utes appear to be back and rolling after a tough February and part of that is due to the play of point guard Deivon Smith.
3 years ago

Utah Gymnastics Drops A Spot In Latest National Qualifying Score Rankings

The Red Rocks come in at No. 5 in the country in the latest NQS rankings for college gymnastics after a solid performance against Cal.
3 years ago

Utah WBB Drops A Few Spots In AP Top 25 After Brutal Loss In Regular Season Finale

Utah women’s basketball is back down to No. 22 in the AP Top 25 after splitting the Washington schools at home to wrap up the regular season.
3 years ago

Report: Utah Football Hiring Northwestern Offensive Coordinator As Analyst

Utah football is hiring former Northwestern offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian as an offensive analyst for the 2024 season.
3 years ago

Utah Basketball Seniors Get Emotional After Big Win Over Cal

The Runnin' Utes are done playing in the Huntsman Center for the 2023-24 season and it came with a lot of emotion for Utah's seniors.
3 years ago

Utah Basketball Dominates Cal On Senior Night

The Runnin’ Utes home season wrapped up for the 2023-24 season at the Huntsman Center hosting Cal Saturday evening.
3 years ago

Utah Women’s Basketball To Face Arizona State First In Pac-12 Tournament

Saturday afternoon against UW may not have ended the way Utah women's basketball wanted, but they will have another shot soon against ASU.
3 years ago

Utah Gymnastics Improves NQS, Doesn’t Get Win Over Cal

The No. 4 Red Rocks were on the road again, this time in Berkley to take on a surging No. 3 Cal Golden Bears team.
3 years ago

Utah Women Fall Flat At Home On Senior Day Against Washington

The No. 18 Utah women’s basketball team is wrap up their regular season hosting the Washington Huskies for Senior Day.
3 years ago

Utah Basketball Runs Away With Win Over Stanford

The Runnin’ Utes home season comes to a close for the 2023-24 season at the Huntsman Center hosting Stanford and Cal later on Saturday.
3 years ago

Utah Women’s Basketball Puts On Dominant Performance Over Washington State

The No. 18 Utah women’s basketball team is wrapping up their regular season starting with the Washington State Cougars Thursday afternoon.
3 years ago

No. 4 Utah Gymnastics Prepping For Big Meet With No. 3 Cal

The No. 4 Red Rocks now turn their attention to the No. 3 Cal Golden Bears in what has turned into a huge meet.
3 years ago

Utah Men’s Basketball Looking Forward To A Special Weekend

Just like the Utah women, the Runnin' Utes will be celebrating Senior Night this weekend and saying "good-bye" to some very special athletes.
3 years ago

Utah Women’s Basketball Preparing To Close Out Pac-12 Regular Season

The Pac-12 regular season comes to a close for Utah women's basketball this weekend against the Washington schools.
3 years ago

Utah Ski Team Turns Attention To Potential National Title Five-Peat

The skiing Utes are on the downward stretch of their 2023-24 and looking to defend their National Title for a fifth straight time.
3 years ago

Alissa Pili Named To USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Player Of The Year Award Watchlist

Alissa Pili has been great to this point which is why she has recently been added to the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale POTY award watchlist.
3 years ago

Two Utah Gymnasts Receive Pac-12 Weekly Awards

The Red Rocks earned their season high score against Stanford through several key performances that earned Pac-12 Weekly Honors.
3 years ago

Utes Release Spring Practices, 22 Forever Game Dates For Utah Football

Preparations for Utah football in 2024 have officially been released with spring practices beginning March 12 and running until April 13.
3 years ago

Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Power Rankings: Fighting For Seeding

The Pac-12 is a top-heavy conference when it comes women’s basketball through week nine as the league battles for postseason seeding.
3 years ago

Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings: Down To Two Critical Last Weeks

Week nine of Pac-12 men’s basketball emphasized how important the last two weeks of the regular season will be.
3 years ago

Lynne Roberts Discusses Having To Adapt Through Tough Pac-12 Schedule

Nothing has come easy for Utah women's basketball in the 2023-24 season despite returning most of a team that got to the Sweet 16 last year.
3 years ago

Utah Gymnastics Lands Ideal Spot In First National Qualifying Score Ranking

The Red Rocks continue to sit at No. 4 in the country as college gymnastics switches to their NQS ranking system.
3 years ago