Crimson Club Magazine - April 2023

Sports Updates

BASEBALL Utah won the final game of its series against USC, 8-3, last Sunday night at Smith’s Ballpark. TJ Clarkson and Davis Cop homered in a four-run fourth inning that swayed momentum to Utah for good. Clarkson, who added a two-run shot in the sixth inning, now has eight homers on the season to go with 22 RBI and a team-best .293 batting average. Cop has gone yard four times this year after his fourth-inning long ball. On the mound, Merit Jones was the winner (2-1) against the Trojans and matched his longest start as a Ute, working into the seventh inning. He allowed three runs on five hits and three walks, striking out three batters. The Utes host Utah Valley on Monday, April 10 at 6 p.m. MEN’S BASKETBALL Branden Carlson earned several honors, including first-team from the Pac-12 coaches and Associated Press, as well as NABC All-District. The South Jordan native, who has one year of eligibility remaining should he elect to use it, finished his senior season averaging 16.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.0 blocks. He also ended the season scoring double- digit points in 22-consecutive games with seven games of 20-plus points during that stretch. The 7-0 center closed out the year with 1,279 career-points – which ties him with Alex Jensen (1994-2000) for 24th on the all-time scoring list at Utah. Meanwhile, his 187 career-blocks currently sits at No. 3 all-time at Utah. GOLF In two of their first three tournaments of the spring, the Utah golfers posted their lowest score of the year at the John Burns Intercollegiate with a 19-under-par to place seventh. Then, Garrett Clegg’s crew nearly claimed its first team championship of the season at the Bandon Dunes Championship in Oregon before tying for second. Javier Barcos leads the team with a 71.9 average in 23 rounds. This past weekend at the The Goodwin hosted by Stanford, Barcos rattled off 13 consecutive pars and his total of 42 across all three days put him in the top 10 in that statistic. The Pac-12 Championships are April 28-30 in Stanford, Calif.

LACROSSE Recording its third win over a ranked team in program history, Utah took down No. 10 Jacksonville, 18-15, last Friday night. The Utes were led in points and goals by redshirt freshman Ryan Stines , who scored a career-high five goals and six points. Junior Jared Andreala chipped in a career-best tying four goals. Stines was named ASUN Player of the Week. It is Utah’s third player of the week honor from the ASUN this season with Cole Brams and Colin Lenskold earning defensive recognition the last two weeks. The Utes remain undefeated in ASUN Conference play with a 4-0 record and improves to 5-4 overall with five regular season games remaining. Utah returns home on Wednesday, April 12 against Lindenwood at 2 p.m. SOFTBALL No. 18 Utah picked up a 3-1 win over the California last Friday afternoon before dropping the next two games of the series in Berkeley. Sydney Sandez twirled scoreless ball over the final six innings on her way to a complete game victory in the series opener. She leads the pitching staff with an 11-3 record and a 2.15 ERA. Mariah Lopez is 8-2 2.87 ERA. Aliya Belarde leads the team with a .431 average and seven doubles. Returning All-American Ellessa Bonstrom has eight home runs and 33 RBI. Utah hosts Arizona State at Dumke Family Softball Stadium to open a three-game series on Friday at 1 p.m. MEN’S SWIMMING Andre Unger took fifth in the 100 back at the NCAA Championships. Unger leaves the program after being named an All-American in each of the last three seasons, setting two individual program records and being a part of two record setting relay squads. Diver Luke McDivitt’s career has concluded as well as he placed 29th on the platform at NCAAs. He finished his career after winning the 2020 Pac-12 Diver of the Year award and first team All-America honors on platform in 2021. Jaek Horner put the finishing touches on his own fantastic year at nationals by taking 35th in the 200 breaststroke.

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