Utah Volleyball

Graduation from UTAH!

2010-05-17T10:40:00.002-06:00

Congratulations to Chelsey Sandberg and Stephanie Hodgman for graduating from the University of Utah. We are proud of you!

Chelsey and her parents

Former Ute EMILLIE TOONE becomes National Champ in Slovenia!

2010-05-04T15:00:00.003-06:00

Congratulations to former University of Utah volleyball player Emillie Toone for helping her team (Calcit) become the National Champions in Slovenia. They beat the defending Champions, Maribor, in the best of 5 matches (3-1).

Emillie is #10. Great job Emillie, we are so proud of you!

Congrats to Brenda Barton-Wicker

2010-04-22T12:50:00.004-06:00

Congratulations to Brenda Barton-Whicker, inducted into the Crimson Club Hall of Fame on April 19, 2010. You can read the press release here...
Crimson Club Hall of Fame

Jamie Young, Beth Launiere, Brenda Barton-Whicker, Linda Byington

SPRING is HERE!

2010-04-12T13:18:00.003-06:00

We welcome spring with a smile.... :)

The University of Utah volleyball team hosted a spring tournament on April 3, 2010. The teams present were:
Utah, Utah Valley, BYU, Alumni team, Weber State, Utah State, Montana State, and College of Southern Utah. Utah was able to win the tournament in 3 sets over CSI. Overall, it was a great day with lots of good volleyball and good people there.

2010-03-17T12:09:00.002-06:00

Utes first spring competition @ Utah Valley on March 16, 2010. Thanks to Sam and UVU for hosting the Utes. Enjoy!

Next spring competition:
April 3, 2010 @ Crimson Court!

See you there. Go UTES!

Click the link below for details:
Utah Spring Tournament

Utes first day of spring practice 2010

2010-03-03T09:53:00.003-07:00

Here's a look into the University of Utah volleyball team and their first team practice of 2010. They will practice for the next 7 weeks and play in 4 spring competitions. Go UTES!

Utes go skiing at Brighton

2010-02-17T11:14:00.002-07:00

Sarah Hibbert (Anchorage, AK) Miranda Bradshaw (Payson, UT) and coach Olmstead went night skiing at Brighton last week. The weather was a chilly 15 degrees but they loved every second of it. The University of Utah is located within 30 miles of 6 major ski resorts. Utah has the best snow on earth so they say. It's true.

Heather, Miranda, Sarah, Anne (Utah soccer player)

Miranda, Sarah, Anne

Miranda, Sarah

Utah Volleyball Awards Banquet 2009

2010-02-01T12:06:00.003-07:00

On January 25th, the 2009 University of Utah Volleyball team held their annual awards banquet. Good food, friends and laughs were the highlight of the night. Click here to read the press release

Thanks to all the Spiker Club members who came and a big THANK YOU for those who sponsored players. 2009 was a fun ride, we look forward to 2010!

Natalie Nichols, Chelsey Sandberg, Sarah Hibbert, Jen Lanting

Karolina Bartkowiak, Cinthia Silva, Corinne Crump, Keisha Fisher

Seniors Chelsey Sandberg and Cinthia Silva

Group shot

Team Lincoln!!!

2010-01-29T15:41:00.002-07:00

Every Tuesday and Thursday student-athletes from the University of Utah head down to Lincoln Elementary and spend some time with the students. Here are a few pictures from this week and the volleyball players that went: Sarah Hibbert, Abby Simmons, Stephanie Neeley, and Karolina Bartkowiak.

Group shots:

Sarah with her "I'm really serious/learning face"

Karolina doing some one on one teaching

Happy Holidays!

2009-12-14T13:14:00.003-07:00

The University of Utah Volleyball team would like to wish you all a very Happy Holiday Season.

Also, CONGRATS to Karolina Bartkowiak for being named to the AVCA All-West Region Honarable Mention. You can read about that by clicking here

AND, Click here to read about Yiting Cao being named Two Year Colleges National Player of the Year 2009 .

Sandbery and Bartkowiak make MWC All-Conference

2009-12-07T13:53:00.003-07:00

Congratulations to Chelsey Sandberg and Karolina Bartkowiak for making All-Conference! Not only are they very deserving, but the team as well.
Read the press release here:
http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/112409aaa.html

UTES SIGN 4 TO 2010 CLASS

2009-11-18T11:51:00.006-07:00

Introducing the newest UTES....

Charlee Dyroff (L, 5-6, Boulder, Colo., Boulder HS)

Launiere on Dyroff: "Charlee is a tremendous athlete who comes from a club program that trains well. She will bring tremendous defensive skills into the gym and will add to our team’s ability to stop opponents."

Served as team captain at Boulder High School … set high school record with 401 digs during senior season … posted career-high with 41 digs in five-set match against Horizon H.S. … three-year letterwinner … played club for Juggernaut Volleyball … served as team captain for four years … was named MVP during 15’s year … honor roll student during all four years of high school … carries a 4.2 GPA … started club for environment and community called ClassAction that spread to three other high schools ... mother, Wendi Hill, was an NCAA Women’s Skiing champion at Colorado University … father, Matt Dyroff, played semi-pro hockey for the Dayton Bombers.

Erin Redd (MB, 6-2, Spanish Fork, Utah, Spanish Fork HS)

Launiere on Redd: "Erin is one of the best athletes coming out of high school we have had join our program. She is a physical player and that will allow her to play at the Division I level and have success high above the net. She joins a long list of great players from the state of Utah who have helped our program become a perennial top-25 team."

4A State All-Tournament, Academic All-State, and First-Team All-Region team in 2009 … 2008 second-team all-region … hit .388 during her career at Spanish Fork … hit .410 with 54 service aces and 1.5 digs per set during senior season … Four-time Academic All-Region selection … voted Varsity Rookie of the Year during freshman season … Female Athlete of the Year during sophomore and junior years … three-time volleyball MVP … four-year letterwinner … played club volleyball for the Utah Thunder … four-year honor roll student … member of Lettermen’s Club and Spirit Club … also was a two-time honorable mention all-state and 2008 all-region first-team selection as a four-year letterwinner in basketball … finished fourth in the state in 2008 in the javelin and was a 2008 regional champion as a two-year letterwinner in track & field.

Yiting Cao (OH/OPP, 6-0, Shanghai, China, Shanghai Institute, Illinois Central College)

Launiere on Cao: "Yiting joins us from one of the top junior college programs in the country (Illinois Central College) and plays for highly respected coach Sue Sinclair. [Yiting] is a polished player and her experience with the Chinese Junior National team and ICC will allow her to be ready to play at the Division I level immediately."

Member of the Chinese Junior National team … team won the 2007 World Junior Championship … helped Chinese Junior National team to a third-place at the 2007 Asia Junior Championship … 2008 NJCAA First-Team All-American and National All-Tournament Team selection … was an AVCA Second Team All-American in 2008 … two-time First-Team All-Region … hitting .370 with 3.7 kills and 2.7 digs per set at Illinois Central College … has 12 double-doubles, 23-double-figure-kill matches, and 14 double-digit-dig performances this season at ICC … member of third-place team at the 2007-2008 Chinese National Championship … recognized on the Dean’s List at Illinois Central College and a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

Morgan Odale (OH, 6-1, Eagle, Idaho, Eagle HS)

Launiere on Odale: "Morgan comes to Utah after a decorated high school career, which included winning four Idaho state championships. She is a tremendous athlete and highly skilled and as a daughter of a volleyball coach, she grew up in the gym. Her experience with the USA Junior A2 team prepared her well for the Division I level. Morgan will join her sister, current Ute McKenzie Odale, on the team. They will be the third set of sisters to play for Utah during my time here (the others are Amie and Emillie Toone and Brenda and Brooke Barton)."

Helped Eagle High School win four state championships … two-time Idaho State Gatorade Player of the Year … three-time first-team all-conference selection … second-team all-conference selection during freshman season … hit .431 with a .518 kill percentage during senior year … member of the USA Junior A2 Team as a junior … member of the Idaho Stars Club Team … team qualified for junior nationals five times … recognized as an honor student for three years … intends to major in dentistry … sister Morgan is currently a freshman on the Utah volleyball team.

Welcome to the UTAH FAMILY!

Fun Fun Fun

2009-11-10T12:27:00.002-07:00

Despite a rough weekend for the UTES, some fun was to be had in New Mexico...
Thanks Corinne for providing the entertainment.

Utah volleyball has their last 2 home matches this week(end). Thursday the Utes take on 1st place Colorado State at 7:30 pm. The match will be televised live on The Mtn. Saturday the Utes will play Wyoming at 1 pm, which is also senior night. Come say goodbye to Cinthia Silva and Chelsey Sandberg. See you at Crimson Court!

2009-10-29T10:46:00.001-06:00

Happy Halloween!! Hope you have a fun and safe halloween and that we see you at our match vs. UNLV on October 31st at 1 pm on Crimson Court. See you there!

UTES win BIG over Byu 3-2

2009-10-26T17:20:00.003-06:00

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE UTES!!!

Utah picked up 3 more points for the Deseret First Duel on Friday by beating BYU after being down 0-2. Utah is now 7-2 in the Mountain West Conference w/ a home match on Saturday 1 pm vs. UNLV.

Here are a few pictures of the celebration after the match. We received the Deseret First Duel trophy in our locker room. Thanks to all the fans who traveled down south for the match. It was great to see so much RED!!!

2009-10-22T12:52:00.002-06:00

This team is great. Come watch them in action tomorrow @ BYU 7 pm. The match is also televised live on BYU Television.

We got some great news yesterday that we can't share with you just yet....but it's coming so look out for it. You will know it when you see it!!!

GO UTES!

2009-10-19T10:22:00.006-06:00

This past weekend we were able to go 1-1. We beat a good Wyoming team in 5 and lost to a very good CSU team. The girls were still able to find some time to have fun at the hotel. These girls are always cracking us up.

Here are a few pictures we thought were pretty good.

Highlights of UTAH win over BYU

2009-10-08T12:20:00.002-06:00

It's always fun to beat BYU...

ENJOY and GO UTES!!!!

Beth Launiere 400 Wins

2009-10-07T09:37:00.003-06:00

Beth Launiere, head coach of the University of Utah volleyball team picked up her 400th win on September 25, 2009 vs BYU. :) The Utes won 3-2 over a good BYU team. Congratulations to Beth and all the student-athletes and coaches who helped her with those 400 wins. Beth is back to work as she now has 402 wins.

Utah is back in action with a match vs conference opponent TCU on Thursday, October 8th at Crimson Court, 7 pm. Utah plays again vs. UNM on Saturday, October 10th at 1 pm. That match is our Breast Cancer awareness match so wear pink! Hope to see you there.

Go Utes!!

UTAH wins 3-0 over UNLV

2009-10-01T23:59:00.003-06:00

The University of Utah swept UNLV, and is now 4-0 in the Mountain West Conference. To read about the Utes big conference win on the road, click here

Also, we thought we would give you a sneak peak into what exactly the University of Utah Volleyball team does on the road. Fun times for sure!

More photos and video to come.... stay tuned.

GO UTES!!!

Utah Volleyball Wins UTAH CLASSIC Tournament

2009-09-01T12:12:00.004-06:00

Congrats to the University of Utah volleyball team for going 3-0 with wins over Arizona State, Riverside and Cincinnati. UTAH won the Utah Classic 2009

Sandberg was unstoppable and landed herself on the All-tournament team, good job Chelsey!

Fisher was named best libero.

And here is your MVP for the Utah Classic, Karolina Bartkowiak. She's relieaved it's over. :)

Team celebration! Good crowd there this weekend at Crimson Court, thanks to everyone who came!

Would you believe that 6 hands were not enough to stop this girl? She was unbelievable, great player for sure.

NEXT MATCH (tonight) , SEPT 1st AT CRIMSON COURT vs. CAL POLY, 7 PM

2009-08-24T10:38:00.006-06:00

Utah Volleyball 2009

# 17 Utah opens up this weekend in the Utah Classic vs. Arizona State on Friday, August 28th at Crimson Court. Saturday's matches are at 10 am vs. UC Riverside and 7 pm vs. Cincinnati. Please come watch the Utes in action and check out the new surprise in Crimson Court.

Coaching staff (from L to R) Nick Watts, Heather Olmstead, Brian Doyon, Beth Launiere and Tom Lynch

Freshmen Miranda Bradshaw, Mckenzie Odale, Natalie Nichols and Brooke McAlister

Sophmores (from L to R) Sarah Hibbert, Danielle Killpack, Jennifer Lanting, Abby Simmons and Corinne Crump

Juniors Karolina Bartkowiak, Stephanie Neeley and Keisha Fisher

Seniors Cinthia Silva and Chelsey Sandberg

The team spent a week in St. George getting ready for the season. The scenery was beautiful and the conversations had were even better. Go UTES! (thanks Jane!)

Sometimes the girls do things that we just take pictures of and laugh about, this is one of those moments for sure!!! You'll have to ask them what this is all about....

2009-05-28T12:06:00.003-06:00

Utah Volleyball 2009 Schedule is released!!!

Come support the 2009 volleyball team at Crimson Court or on the road!

Click here to see the 2009 schedule

In April the University of Utah volleyball team was invited to participate in the CBS Collegiate Beach Nationals. It was a very good event and provided a unique beach experience for the Utah players. The tournament ran along side the AVP Riverside event.

University of Utah getting some TV time

Lori Baird and Keisha Fisher doing interviews for TV

Keisha Fisher

Chelsey Sandberg

Team with 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist in Beach Volleyball, TODD ROGERS