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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.

No. 20 Utah Women’s Basketball Discombobulates No. 6 USC

The No. 20 Utah women’s basketball team is back home for another weekend, this time hosting the SoCal schools starting with No. 6 USC.
3 years ago

Utah Women’s Basketball Getting Hang Of New Identity After Two Key Injuries

Utah women's basketball has undergone an identity metamorphosis after two top players have been taken out of the mix with injuries.
3 years ago

Craig Smith Proud Of Utah’s Resolve In Face Of Injury Unknowns

Head coach Craig Smith said in postgame that he's proud of how the Utes rose to the occasion despite the unknowns.
3 years ago

Utah Men’s Basketball Gets Back On Track At Home Against Oregon State

The Runnin’ Utes are back home this weekend hosting the Oregon schools, starting with the Oregon State Beavers Thursday night.
3 years ago

Utah Women’s Basketball Star Alissa Pili Moves Up Latest WNBA Mock Draft Projection

It seems the rest of the country is catching up on how special Alissa Pili is based off of the latest 2024 WNBA mock draft.
3 years ago

One National Media Member Has Utah Football Inside Their Way-Too-Early Top 10 For 2024

One national media member in particular went bold and put Kyle Whittingham's Utah football team inside their Top 10.
3 years ago

Utah Women’s Basketball Coach Lynne Roberts: Representation Matters

Utah head coach Lynne Roberts loves seeing the growth in their crowds and how her team is helping to breakdown representation barriers.
3 years ago

Craig Smith Hopeful For Injury Clarity For Utes Ahead Of Weekend Homestand

The Runnin' Utes walked away a little banged up after last week's set of games but are hoping for clarity on the injury-front soon.
3 years ago

Utah Utes Making Hardwood History

The Runnin' Utes may still be trying to figure themselves out but two of their players have made some recent hardwood history.
3 years ago

Camie Winger Named Pac-12 Newcomer Of The Week For Red Rocks

Red Rocks gymnastics fans may not be familiar with freshman Camie Winger yet, but they will be after she earned Pac-12 Newcomer of the Week.
3 years ago

Utah Gymnastics Slide Back A Few Spots In Latest Rankings

After an impressive start to their season, the Red Rocks stumbled in week two before recovering quickly in week three.
3 years ago

Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Power Rankings: A New Week, New Challenges

Pac-12 women’s basketball is off and running, proving nothing comes easy in conference play in week three.
3 years ago

Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings: Things Are Getting Interesting

Pac-12 men’s basketball has one lone unbeaten in conference play after week three of competition while another team remains ranked.
3 years ago

Utah Gymnastics Recover At Best Of Utah Meet

After a disappointing outing on Saturday, the Red Rocks were back in the Maverik Center for the Best of Utah Meet.
3 years ago

Utah Ute Women Drop One More Spot In Latest AP Top 25

Utah women’s basketball dropped one more spot to No. 20 in the most recent AP Top 25 poll after splitting the NorCal schools.
3 years ago

Utah Football Massively Improved Wide Receiver Room With Transfer Portal Commits

Utah football set out to improve their wide receiver room and accomplished just that within the past few days.
3 years ago

Utah Basketball’s Pac-12 Road Woes Continue Against Stanford Cardinal

The Runnin’ Utes hit the road again to take on the Stanford Cardinal at Maples Pavilion Sunday afternoon after a smackdown of UCLA at home.
3 years ago

Utah Women’s Basketball Out-Maneuvers Cal Golden Bears With Teamwork

The No. 19 Utah women’s basketball team wrapped up their homestand against the NorCal schools on Sunday, January 14 against the Cal Golden Bears.
3 years ago

Utah Gymnastics Have Quick Turnaround, No Time To Dwell On Mistakes

Saturday did not go how the Red Rocks would have liked, but they don't have time to dwell on those mistakes anymore.
3 years ago

Utah Gymnastics Finish Fourth In Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad

The Red Rocks showed out against some of the best in College Gymnastics Saturday afternoon at the Maverik Center.
3 years ago

Reffing Dominates Storyline During Stanford Vs. Utah

For the second game in a row the reffing has dominated the storyline for Utah women's basketball and not for good reasons.
3 years ago

Utah Utes Come Up Short To No. 8 Stanford

The No. 19 Utah women’s basketball team is back home this weekend playing host to the NorCal schools, starting with No. 8 Stanford.
3 years ago

How A Fateful Meeting Launched Nick Saban, Kyle Whittingham In College Football

Nick Saban and Kyle Whittingham met once through their careers, but that was all it took to launch them into College Football greatness.
3 years ago

Utah Men’s Basketball Cook UCLA In Second Half

The Runnin’ Utes were back at home Thursday night hosting the UCLA Bruins after a tough outing in Arizona the previous week.
3 years ago