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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.

Utah Men’s Basketball Determined To Learn From Defensive Mistakes In Arizona

The Runnin' Utes had a poor defensive showing on the road against the Arizona schools last week but hope to make things right against UCLA.
3 years ago

Kyle Whittingham Imparts Words Of Wisdom To Utah Football Ahead Of 2024 Preparations

Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham imparted some words of wisdom to his football team as they begin preparations for the 2024 season.
3 years ago

Utah Tight End Brant Kuithe Returns For 2024 Football Season

Star Utah tight end Brant Kuithe will return for one more season in 2024 joining quarterback Cam Rising and corner back Zemaiah Vaughn.
3 years ago

Two Utah Football Standouts Accept Senior Bowl Invites

Two more Utah football standouts accepted invitations to showcase their talents in the Reese's Senior Bowl on January 10.
3 years ago

Utah Women’s Basketball Star Alissa Pili Makes Midseason Wooden Top 25

Alissa Pili has been a force for Utah women's basketball, and it earned her a spot on the Midseason Wooden Top 25 list.
3 years ago

Utah Football Adds Stanford Safety Via NCAA Transfer Portal

Utah football landed the commitment of a safety out of Stanford late Tuesday night via the NCAA Transfer Portal.
3 years ago

Former Utah Football Wide Receiver Finds New Home In Future ACC

Former Utah football wide receiver Mikey Matthews has found a new home in the future ACC conference on Tuesday afternoon.
3 years ago

Maile O’Keefe Wins Pac-12 Gymnast Of The Week For Utah Gymnastics

Maile O'Keefe let everyone know she means business in 2024 earning the first Perfect 10 of the season, and Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week.
3 years ago

Three Things Utah Football Must Do To Ensure Spot In Expanded College Football Playoff

The CFP expands to 12 in 2024, opening the door for teams like Utah football to make a realistic run at a National Title.
3 years ago

Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Power Rankings: Wins Don’t Come Easy In This Conference

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

Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings: A Shift In Dominance

Pac-12 men’s basketball saw a pretty big shift in dominance after week two of play that has shuffled the latest power rankings.
3 years ago

Alani Sabado Named Utah Gymnastics First ‘Rower Of The Week’, Gets Surprise

Under Carly Dockendorf, the Red Rocks are implementing a "Rower of the Week" award and senior Alani Sabado is the first recipient.
3 years ago

Ute Student-Athletes Crush Classroom Again With Strong Fall Semester

Utah Athletics has been on a roll on the academic front, crushing the classroom and posting a top-five effort for Fall Semester 2023.
3 years ago

Utah Women’s Basketball Drops In AP Top 25 After Splitting Arizona Trip

Lynne Roberts’ Utah Utes dropped a few more spots to No. 19 in the most recent AP Top 25 poll on Monday morning.
3 years ago

Utah Gymnastics Move Up To No. 2 After Strong Opening Weekend Showing

The Red Rocks were impressive in their opening weekend meet against the Boise State Broncos, earning them the No. 2 spot just behind Oklahoma.
3 years ago

Utah Utes Pick Up Defensive Back Transfer From Michigan

Utah football picked up a commitment from a defensive back transfer from Michigan Sunday afternoon per 247Sports.
3 years ago

Utah Utes Women’s Basketball Fall To Arizona Wildcats In Overtime

The No. 15 Utah women’s basketball team wrapped up their Arizona road tour against the Arizona Wildcats Sunday afternoon.
3 years ago

Utah Women’s Basketball Battling Case Of Food Poisoning Ahead Of Arizona Game

Utah women's basketball is going to try to tough out a pretty serious case of food poisoning according to the broadcast against Arizona.
3 years ago

Utah Football Great Alex Smith Named To 2024 College Football Hall Of Fame

Utah all-time great quarterback Alex Smith has been named to the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame on Sunday morning.
3 years ago

Utah Basketball Loses Control In Second Half, Falls To No. 10 Arizona

The Runnin’ Utes finished their tour of Arizona against the No. 10 Wildcats after a tough outing against ASU on Thursday night.
3 years ago

Maile O’Keefe Proves Perfect In Utah Gymnastics’ Season Opener

It's only fitting the reigning NCAA beam and all-around national champion would open the 2024 gymnastics season with a perfect 10.
3 years ago

Utah Gymnastics Prove Steady In Season Opener Against Boise State Broncos

The Red Rocks opened their 2024 season hosting the Boise State Broncos in front of a full house at home in the Huntsman Center.
3 years ago

Former Utah Running Back Ja’Quinden Jackson Finds New Home At Arkansas

Former Utah running back Ja'Quinden Jackson will still be rocking red and white in 2024, but it will be with the Arkansas Razorbacks.
3 years ago

Utah Gymnastics Looking Forward To Moving Into Season

There was a lot of commotion during the off season for the Red Rocks and they are more than ready to put that behind them and just compete.
3 years ago