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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 Football Lands Commitment From Talented Local Safety

Just days before Signing Day, Utah football landed the commitment from a talented local safety prospect for their 2024 class.
3 years ago

Utah Women’s Basketball Takes Care Of Southern Utah Thunderbirds

Utah women’s basketball continued their road tour this weekend, this time taking on Southern Utah in Cedar City.
3 years ago

Utah Men’s Basketball Gets Win Over Utah Valley At Home

The Runnin’ Utes continued their run in the Huntsman Center this weekend hosting Utah Valley University Saturday afternoon.
3 years ago

Red Rocks Looked Poised In Exhibition Debut

Utah gymnastics gave their fans a preview of what is to come in their 2024 season, and they looked poised in their exhibition debut.
3 years ago

Utah Women’s Basketball Still Evolving Through Gianna Kneepkens’ Absence

Utah women's basketball received a tough blow almost a week ago that Gianna Kneepkens will miss the remainder of their season with an injury.
3 years ago

Utah Head Coach Craig Smith Provides Update On Deivon Smith’s Status

It's been a whirlwind of emotion for Utah men's basketball, head coach Craig Smith and guard Deivon Smith over the past two days.
3 years ago

Red Rocks Start Season Ranked No. 1 In Pac-12, No. 4 In Country

Utah gymnastics is expected to be one of the top teams in the country in 2024 starting ranked No. 1 in the Pac-12 and No. 4 in the country.
3 years ago

Utah Defensive End Jonah Elliss Achieves Consensus All-America Status

Utah defensive end Jonah Elliss continues to roll in the accolades after an impressive showing through the 2023 regular season.
3 years ago

Utah Football, Utah State Commit To Scheduling Agreement In 2024, Beyond

Utah football had an open date that needed to be filled in 2024 and Utah State answered the call.
3 years ago

Utah Gymnastics Looking To Move Forward From Chaotic Off-Season

Super seniors Maile O'Keefe, Abby Paulson, and Jaedyn Rucker discussed moving Utah gymnastics forward with head coach Carly Dockendorf.
3 years ago

Utah Utes Athletes, Coaches Express Gratitude After Car NIL Surprise

Utah men's and women's basketball and gymnastics teams were surprised with the same NIL deal Utah football got for a lease on a 2024 vehicle.
3 years ago

Utah Men’s, Women’s Basketball & Gymnastics Receive 2024 Vehicle Through NIL Collective

The Crimson Collective and For The Win 360 surprised Utah men's and women's basketball teams as well as Utah gymnastics with 2024 vehicles.
3 years ago

Alissa Pili: Pride Of Alaska, Utah Women’s Basketball

Before she was a Ute, or a Trojan, or a national college basketball star, Alissa Pili was the pride of Alaska.
3 years ago

Utah 2024 Quarterback Commit Isaac Wilson Named Finalist For MaxPreps POTY Award

Future Ute quarterback Isaac Wilson is up for MaxPreps Player of the Year award after leading Corner Canyon Chargers to a 6A State Title.
3 years ago

Utah Offensive Lineman Keaton Bills Declares For 2024 NFL Draft

Utah OL Keaton Bills has declared for the 2024 NFL Draft and will not be back with the Utes as they embark on the Big 12 Conference.
3 years ago

Alissa Pili Earns Pac-12 Player Of The Week After Career-High Performance

Utah women's basketball star Alissa Pili was unstoppable against South Carolina over the weekend earning Pac-12 Player of the Week.
3 years ago

Utah Football Defensive End Jonah Elliss Makes Sixth All-America Team

Utah defensive end Jonah Elliss made some serious noise in 2023 and its earned him a spot on his sixth post-season All-America team.
3 years ago

Utah Women’s Basketball Remain Steady In Latest AP Top 25

The Utah women’s basketball team stayed put in the latest AP Top 25 after taking on St. Joseph's and No. 1 South Carolina on the road.
3 years ago

Utah Women’s Basketball Comes Up Short Against No. 1 South Carolina

The No. 11 Utah women's basketball team went against the No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks but couldn't quite get it done.
3 years ago

Utah Head Coach Craig Smith In Awe Of ‘Huntsman Magic’

Saturday night's game felt symbolic of turning the corner for the Utes because fans showed up and brought the "Huntsman Magic".
3 years ago

Win Over BYU Means A Little More To Utah’s Branden Carlson

Utah super-senior Branden Carlson started life as a BYU fan only to end up playing for the Utes, making this 73-69 win particularly sweet.
3 years ago

Runnin’ Utes Big Man Branden Carlson Part Of Starting Five Against BYU

Utah got some good news ahead of taking on rival BYU on Saturday as big man Branden Carlson was cleared to play.
3 years ago

Utah Utes Do-It All Star Sione Vaki Declares For 2024 NFL Draft

Utah football will be without do-it-all star Sione Vaki next season as he declared for the 2024 NFL Draft on Friday night on Instagram.
3 years ago

Utah Safety Cole Bishop Declares For 2024 NFL Draft

Utah safety Cole Bishop will be moving on from the Utes after announcing his intention to prepare for and pursue the 2024 NFL Draft.
3 years ago