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Band Chris Shelton (MLB) • Charles K. Monfort, chairman and CEO of the The Marching Band began in Alex Smith (No. 1 NFL Draft pick) Colorado Rockies, president of Monfort International the 1940s as a military band. In 1948, University Steve Smith (NFL) Sales Corporation President A. Ray Olpin recruited Ron Gregory from Keith Van Horn (NBA) • Thomas S. Monson, president of the LDS Church Ohio State University to form a marching band Larry Wilson (NFL) • John Naisbett, author of the bestseller Megatrends fashioned after the great collegiate bands of the • David Neeleman, founder and CEO of JetBlue Midwest. But in the turbulent ’60s, support for the Famous Alumni Airways band dwindled, and in 1969, the Associated Students • Rocky Anderson, former mayor of • Raymond Noorda, founder of Novell Inc. for the University of Utah (ASUU) discontinued • Terrel Bell, former U.S. Secretary of Education • Jody Olsen: Deputy director of the Peace Corps. its funding. The band was revived in 1976 after a • Nolan Bushnell, co-founder of Atari and inventor • Simon Ramo, chief scientist in the development of fund-raising effort. Since then, the “Pride of Utah” of Pong America’s intercontinental ballistic missiles Marching Utes have performed at all home football • Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios • Wallace Stegner, Pulitzer Prize winning novelist games, as well as numerous NFL and college bowl shared an Oscar in 2001 for the development of the Terry Tempest Williams, author and games. • software used in Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Jurassic Park, environmentalist Titanic and Gladiator Beehive Boot • John Warnock: co-founder of Adobe Systems Inc. • Jim Clark, founder of Netscape • Evelyn Wood, speed reading innovator. The Beehive Boot, • Stephen Covey, author of the bestseller The 7 Habits which signifies instate of Highly Effective People football supremacy, was Fight Song • Keene Curtis, Tony Award winning actor conceived in 1971. The After every game, the Utah football players—along Spence Eccles, chairman of Wells Fargo & authentic pioneer boot • with the band and cheerleaders—honor their fellow Company and former chairman and CEO of First is awarded annually to students by serenading the student section with Security Corp. the Utah school with the the school fight song, Utah Man (lyrics below). best record against its • Jake Garn, former U.S. Senator Although the origins of Utah Man are unclear, the instate foes. The schools • E. Gordon Gee, chancellor of Vanderbilt and general consensus is that the lyrics were written who compete for the former president at Colorado, Ohio State and Brown in 1904 by the football team and its coach, Harvey boot are Utah, Brigham • Bill Gore, inventor of Gore-Tex Holmes. While their words were original, the music THE UTAH EXPERIENCE THE UTAH Young and Utah State. • Robert Jarvik, inventor of the Jarvik-7 artificial was not. The tune is Solomon Levi, an old burlesque In its 37-year history, the Beehive Boot has been heart song, which supports the theory that Utah Man was awarded to Utah 10 times (1978, 1988, 1993, ‘94, ’95, • Alan C. Kay, credited with the concept of the originally a drinking song. In fact, the original third ’99, 2002, ’03, ’04 and ’05), BYU 21 times and Utah laptop computer line of the first verse read: We drink our stein of lager State six times. • Frederick Kempe, Assistant managing editor and and we smoke our big cigar. It was later changed to the columnist, Wall Street Journal current version, Our coeds are the fairest and each one’s U • Willard Marriott, founder of Marriott International a shining star. While Utah Man won the hearts of the students, the administration frowned on it and, in The Block U (elevation 5,300 feet above sea level) Inc. 1942, acknowledged Hail, Utah as the school’s official was built in the foothills bordering the Utah campus song. Nonetheless, Utah Man will always be the song 103 years ago. Lights on the 100-foot-tall landmark of the students and alumni. are illuminated primarily for athletic events and notify people in the Salt Lake valley that the Utes are playing at home (the lights flash after a Utah Fight Song Lyrics victory). The Block U, originally built of lime in 1905, I am a Utah Man, sir, and I live across the green, was replaced by cement in 1907. In 1969, the design Our gang it is the jolliest that you have ever seen. was modified and lights were installed. A fund- Our coeds are the fairest and each one’s a shining star, raising campaign in 2006 raised $400,000 to renovate Our yell, you’ll hear it ringing through the mountains the aging U. Slabs of concrete and steel rebar now near and far! reinforce the 5,000 feet of surface area. Another major improvement was the installation of light We’re up to snuff, we never bluff, we’re game for any fuss. emitting diode (LED) red and white lights, which are No other gang of college men dare meet us in a muss. controlled through a wireless system. So fill your lungs and sing it out and shout it to the sky, We’ll fight for dear old crimson for a Utah Man am I! Ki-yi! Famous Alumni Athletes Jamal Anderson (NFL) And when we prom the avenue, all lined up in a row, Mike Anderson (NFL) And arm in arm and step in time as down the street we go. Andrew Bogut (No. 1 NBA Draft pick) No matter if a freshman green, or in a senior’s gown, Michael Doleac (NBA) The people all admit we are the warmest gang in town. Andre Dyson (NFL) Kevin Dyson (NFL) We may not live forever on this jolly good old sphere, Luther Elliss (NFL) But while we do we’ll live a life of merriment and cheer, Arnie Ferrin (NBA) And when our college days are o’er and night is drawing Jordan Gross (NFL) nigh, Lee Grosscup (NFL) Former Ute Steve Smith is now one of the top With parting breath we’ll sing that song: Missy Marlowe (Olympic gymnast) receivers in the NFL, playing for Carolina. The “A Utah Man Am I”. Andre Miller (NBA) Pro Bowler led the NFC in receiving, receiving Ashley Postell (World balance beam champion) yards and touchdowns in 2005 and was named Chorus George Seifert (NFL) “Comeback Player of the Year.” Who am I, sir,

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A Utah Man am I! A Utah Man, sir, Will be ‘til I die. Ki-yi!

Homecoming Utah’s all-time record in Homecoming games is 53-30-4. The first Homecoming game was held at the U. on November 12, 1921 against Colorado and ended in a scoreless tie.

Internet The Utah athletics department made its first official appearance on the Internet in August of 1996 with a website that was managed and supported in-house. THE UTAH EXPERIENCE In 1997, the U. contracted the services of what is now CBS College Sports to manage its athletics website. Listed under the URL www.UtahUtes.com, the Utah website contains current information on all 18 of its varsity athletics teams.

Leadership Committee The Utah Football Leadership Committee is elected Participants in the Muss, Utah’s student fan club, number in the thousands and stand the entire game. annually and was initiated in spring of 2003. The committee is comprised of sophomores, juniors and gang of college men dare meet us in a muss), the Utah of 3,157, of which more than half live on The Uintah seniors who are elected by their teammates. The student fan club has since used Muss as an acronym and Ouray reservation. The Utes operate their own members serve as team spokesmen, contribute to for “Mighty Utah Student Section.” The Muss pride tribal government, oversee approximately 1.3 million forming team policy and participate in the decision- themselves in standing for the entire football game acres of trust land and operate several businesses. making process. in support of the team. The Utah football team began sporting a Muss sticker on the center-back of its Television helmets in 2004. One of the earliest nationally televised games was between Utah and BYU on Thanksgiving Day, 1953. Nickname It was the first of 12 games selected by the NCAA In the earliest days of University of Utah recorded television committee for national broadcast in the history, the students and alumni referred to their 1953 season. An estimated 60 million people tuned athletic teams as both the Utes and the Redskins. into NBC and saw Utah edge BYU 33-32 in old Ute The dual nickname was officially dropped in favor Stadium. Mel Allen handled the play-by-play and of Utes in 1972, when college campuses became Lindsey Nelson did the color for the broadcast. Since sensitive to the concerns of tribal members. The then, Utah football teams have made regular local, University of Utah uses Utes as its nickname with regional and national television appearances. Utah permission from the Ute Tribal Council. was part of the Mountain West television package with ESPN from 1999-2005. In 2006, the MWC began Nobel Prize a long-term partnership with CBS College Sports In October of 2007, Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D., (then known as CSTV). Since 2007, Utah’s local distinguished professor of human genetics and television partner has been KTVX-ABC 4. biology at the University of Utah, became the school’s first Nobel Prize winner. He received the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for Swoop, a caricature of a red-tailed hawk, is Utah’s developing a gene-targeting technique. athletics mascot. What is a Ute? Mascot A Ute belongs to an Indian tribe whose members The University of Utah introduced a mascot in 1996, are identified as the first people of Utah. While with permission from the Ute Tribal Council (see there is disagreement in history and reference books Nickname). “Swoop” represents a red-tailed hawk, a regarding the meaning of the word Ute, two of the bird indigenous to the state of Utah. more common definitions are “top of the mountains” and “people of the mountains.” Other references Muss have Ute defined as “land of the sun.” The Utes refer The Student Fan Club at the University of Utah, a to themselves as “Noochew,” meaning “the People”. longtime tradition, began participating There are four Ute tribes: The Northern and White at football games in 2002 and members renamed Mesa Tribes are based in Utah, while the Southern themselves The Muss. Muss members have reserved and Ute Mountain Tribes are in Colorado. The seats at the front of the student section. Originally Northern Utes are affiliated the most closely with The University of Utah proudly uses the nickname derived from the school fight song (… No other the University of Utah and have a tribal membership Utes with the permission of the Ute Tribe.

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niversity of Utah varsity athletic National Athletic Highlights U teams have run with the leaders since their start in the late 1800s. 1900-1979 • Men’s basketball wins 1916 AAU Championship Utah’s first national title came in 1916, • Men’s basketball wins 1944 NCAA when the men’s basketball team won the AAU Championship Championship. The men’s basketball team • Football wins 1938 Sun Bowl would win the 1944 NCAA and 1947 National • Men’s basketball wins 1948 NIT Championship Invitational Tournament championships as well. • Men’s basketball makes 1961 NCAA Final Four Football also had early success, winning the 1938 • Football wins 1964 Liberty Bowl Sun Bowl. • Men’s Basketball makes 1966 NCAA Final Four • Women’s skiing wins 1977 AIAW Championship • Softball team goes to 1979 College World Series

1980-1989 • Women’s gymnastics wins 1981 AIAW Championship • Women’s gymnastics wins 1982-86 NCAA Championships • Ski team (coed) wins five NCAA Championships • Softball team goes to 1982 and ’85 College World Series Andre Miller led Utah to the 1998 NCAA Basketball 1990-94 Championship game against Kentucky. THE UTAH EXPERIENCE THE UTAH • Women’s gymnastics wins 1990 NCAA Championship gold at the 1977 AIAW Championships and • Ski team is 1990 NCAA Runner-Up sandwiched that title with a trio of silvers from • Women’s gymnastics is 1991 NCAA Runner-Up 1976-79. The women’s gymnastics team, which • Men’s basketball goes to 1991 NCAA Sweet 16 would soon become the dominant gymnastics • Softball makes 1991 College World Series team in the land, placed 10th at the 1976 AIAW • Women’s gymnastics wins 1992 NCAA The Utah volleyball team made the 2001 NCAA Championships. The women’s basketball team Championship Sweet 16. • Men’s basketball makes 1992 NIT Final Four averaged 20 wins per year in the 1970s – a figure • Football goes to 1992 Copper Bowl that still holds true today. In the spring of 1979, • Ski team wins 1993 NCAA Championship In 1961 and ’66, the men’s basketball team the Ute softball team went to the College World • Football goes to 1993 Freedom Bowl advanced to the NCAA Final Four. In 1964, the Series. • Women’s gymnastics wins 1994 NCAA football team went 9-2 and crushed West Virginia The 1980s saw athletics at Utah become even Championship 32-6 in the Liberty Bowl. more visible on the national scene. The women’s • Ski team is 1994 NCAA Runner-Up In the mid-1970s, women’s athletics earned gymnastics team won an unprecedented six • Softball makes 1994 College World Series varsity status and quickly made up for time straight national titles from 1981-86. The softball • Football beats Arizona in 1994 Freedom Bowl lost on the sidelines. The women skiers struck team qualified for the 1982 and ’85 NCAA • Football finishes year ranked in Top-10 College World Series. In 1983, skiing became a 1995-97 coed sport and Utah won • Women’s gymnastics wins 1995 NCAA the NCAA title – the first Championship of five in the ’80s. • Ski team is 1995 NCAA Runner-Up Utah athletics • Men’s basketball makes 1996 NCAA Sweet 16 became a household • Ski team wins 1996 NCAA Championship name in the 1990s. In • Ski team wins 1997 NCAA Championship the 1996-97 season, the • Football plays in 1996 Copper Bowl men’s basketball team • Men’s basketball makes 1997 NCAA Elite 8 made the Elite Eight and set the stage for a Final Four appearance the next year. The Runnin’ Utes played for the 1998 NCAA Championship against Kentucky, falling The Utah gymnastics team placed second at the 2008 NCAA Champion- to the Wildcats after ships — its third-straight runner-up finish.

20 2008 Media Guide Utah Football Ute Athletics History beating No. 1 seed North Carolina in the semifinal National Athletic Highlights game. The men’s basketball team won seven conference 1998-2000 championships in the ’90s. • Men’s basketball is 1998 NCAA Runner-Up The decade also • Ski team is 1998 NCAA Runner-Up marked the emergence of • Volleyball makes 1998 NCAA 2nd Round Utah football as a national • Men’s basketball makes 1999 NCAA 2nd power. The football team Round played in five bowl games • Football beats Fresno State in 1999 Las Vegas and its victory over Arizona Bowl in the 1994 Freedom Bowl • Women’s gymnastics is 2000 NCAA Runner-up helped the Utes finish in 2001-04 THE UTAH EXPERIENCE the top 10 in the country. • Women’s basketball makes 2001 NCAA Utah shared the conference Sweet 16 football title in 1995 and • Volleyball makes 2001 NCAA Sweet 16 1999. The Ute ski team has won 11 national championships. • Football beats USC in 2001 Las Vegas Bowl The women’s • Soccer makes 2002 NCAA 2nd Round gymnastics team added Utah football team broke new ground when it • Ski team wins 2003 NCAA Championship more championship hardware to its trophy case, qualified for a BCS bowl, going undefeated (12-0) • Football beats Southern Miss in 2003 Liberty winning NCAA titles in 1990, 1994 and 1995, in 2004, ranking No. 4 in the nation and beating Bowl while the ski team won the 1996 and 1997 NCAA Big East co-champion Pittsburgh in the Fiesta • Ski team is 2004 NCAA Runner-Up Championships. The softball team qualified Bowl. Quarterback Alex Smith was a Heisman for College World Series twice, the women’s Trophy finalist and the No. 1 pick in the NFL 2004-05 Draft. The men’s basketball team, with Consensus • Football earns historic BCS berth All-American and National Player of the Year • Football beats Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl Andrew Bogut, made the Sweet 16. Bogut was • Women’s gymnastics third at NCAA the first pick in the 2005 NBA draft, making Utah Championships the first school in NCAA history to boast the NFL • Men’s basketball makes NCAA Sweet 16 and NBA top draft pick in the same year. • Alex Smith is the No. 1 NFL draft pick Other highlights of the new millennium • Andrew Bogut is the No. 1 NBA draft pick include a 2003 NCAA Championship by the ski 2005-06 team, NCAA Championship runner-up finishes • Football beats Georgia Tech in 2005 Emerald by the gymnastics team in 2000, 2006, ’07 and Bowl ’08, a 6-0 bowl record, an Elite Eight appearance • Gymnastics is the 2006 NCAA Runner-Up by the women’s basketball team in 2006, a 2001 • Women’s basketball makes the NCAA Elite Sweet 16 trip for the volleyball team and four Eight NCAA Tournament invites for the women’s soccer team. Since 2000, Utah teams have won 18 2006-08 Mountain West Conference championships. • Football beats Tulsa in 2006 Armed Forces Bowl • Gymnastics is the 2007 and ‘08 NCAA Runner-Up • Football beats Navy in the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl.

The 2005-06 Utah women’s basketball team advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight before losing in overtime to eventual national champion Maryland. basketball team made six NCAA appearances, the volleyball team advanced to the NCAA The 2004 Ute football Tournament second round in 1998 and 1999, and team went 12-0, earned a the men’s swim team won six conference titles to BCS Bowl berth, defeated raise its total to 22. Pittsburgh in the Tostitos In the current decade, the Utes have Fiesta Bowl and finished continued to be associated with the top programs. No. 4 in the final AP rank- The 2004-05 Utah athletics season was one of ings. the finest in the history of college athletics. The

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he University of Utah is a hub for higher A Closer Look T education from the Rockies to the • Founded in 1850 Sierras and boasts an academic reputation that • Classified by the Carnegie is rivaled only by its breathtaking vistas. To the Foundation for the Advancement east rise the 11,500 foot, snow-capped peaks of Teaching as a Research I of the Wasatch Mountains. To the west, the University Great Salt Lake shimmers beneath the Oquirrh • 167 degrees (undergraduate/ Mountains. The 1,500-acre campus, nestled graduate) in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, is • Enrollment of 28,025 a beautiful collage of native and exotic trees, • Campus is located on 1,500 acres fountains, flowering malls and pedestrian • Research Park houses some walkways. of the top medical institutes in the world. Founded in 1850, the University offers 72 • School of Medicine • School of Law undergraduate majors, 70 minors and certificates, 40 • Nation’s first American Indian teaching majors and minors, and 95 graduate majors. Social Work program Academic opportunities at the U. include schools of law, medicine, architecture, pharmacy, business and engineering. The U. also boasts the nation’s first American Indian social work program. Utah draws its 28,000-plus student population from all 50 states and 114 foreign countries. Research Park, which is located on 320 acres

THE UTAH EXPERIENCE THE UTAH Utah ranks among the top 35 public research adjacent to the campus, houses 41 companies and 71 universities in the nation, with particular distinction university departments. Some of the more prominent in medicine, genetics and engineering. On Oct. 8, residents of Research Park are the Huntsman Cancer 2007, University of Utah geneticist Mario R. Capecchi Institute, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, the Moran for his work on gene targeting. Scientists from the Eye Center and the Brain Institute. The Huntsman University of Utah have identified more genes with Cancer Institute has the largest genetic database in the diseases than anywhere else in the world. Capecchi world and is the only National Cancer Institute in the is one of many acclaimed faculty members. The U. Intermountain West. Gene targeting was developed ranks 30th in significant awards to faculty among the at the Eccles Institute. The is nation’s public research universities. considered one of the top eye centers in the world.

The sprawling Univer- sity of Utah medical center features the Huntsman Cancer Institute. It was opened in the fall of 1999 and was funded by a $225 million pledge from Utah businessman Jon M. Huntsman.

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The U. is also noted for technology multi-purpose residence complex located in and snowboarding at any of eight world-class transfer and its Center for High Performance historic on the eastern edge of resorts in nearby canyons, to backpacking, Computing serves as a link to major aerospace campus. Opened in 2000, Heritage Commons mountain biking, fly fishing and river running. industries, high-tech manufacturers and research served as the Athletes Village for the 2002 The U.’s location in the largest city in companies. It manages one of the three most Olympic Winter Games. Over 2,500 students live the Intermountain West (metro population successful technology parks in the U.S., with on campus in residence halls and apartments. 1,333,914) allows for an urban experience in more than 40 high-tech companies created by The Princeton Review ranked the University of a beautiful setting. Salt Lake City is home to University faculty. The U. has had a presence Utah No. 7 for “Best Campus Environment” in professional symphony, ballet, modern dance, on the Internet since 1970, when it became the 2006. opera and theater companies, as well as five fourth node on the Internet. Outside the classroom, Utah students enjoy professional sports teams. The U. provides a lively residential living unparalleled outdoor experience in beautiful Heritage Commons, a diversions, from skiing

TRAX light rail is a popular means of transportation free to University of Utah students.

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niversity of Utah residence hall U students live in a magnificent mountain setting. Heritage Commons, a living-learning community of 2,500 students that opened in 2000, received world-wide acclaim when it served as the Athletes Village during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The residential center is the heart of campus activity and exudes a vibrant, energetic “college town” atmosphere.

Game and exercise rooms, computer labs, Internet connections, cable TV and HBO in every room, and a dining room that is open all day and serves up freshly cooked meals on request are some of the reasons behind the School of the Year award delivered by the Intermountain Affiliate Heritage Commons residence halls served as the Athletes’ Village at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. of College and University Residence Halls. Residence hall students also thrive academically at Utah: More than half of them maintain a GPA foot residential complex boasts picturesque rooms, four multipurpose rooms, a mail center of 3.0 or higher. views of Salt Lake City and the surrounding and more. The student “village” also contains a Situated in historic Fort Douglas at the mountain ranges. Heritage Commons consists of University Bookstore branch, University Copy mouth of Red Butte Canyon and located on 21 buildings – 20 residential and one for dining Center and the University Guest House, an on- THE UTAH EXPERIENCE THE UTAH 70 acres of land, the expansive 912,000 square and support services. Eight of the buildings are campus hotel. apartment style, with 235 Transportation is another benefit of Heritage one-, two- and three-bedroom Commons. A U of U parking permit allows apartments. residents to park close to their hall, but a car is First-year students live not necessary. Free campus shuttles run every in Gateway Heights, a hall 10 minutes and the Utah Transit Authority and with furnished, double light rail (TRAX), free to U. students, combine semi-suites, an advanced to traverse 21 routes to and from campus. TRAX telecommunications system extends to downtown Salt Lake and outlying (voice, video and data), an areas as well. The residence halls are also easily ethernet connection to the accessible to main campus by foot and are U. student computer system, connected via the George S. Eccles 2002 Legacy cable TV connections, a Bridge. large community lounge, study rooms and indoor bike storage. Each floor has a kitchenette. Chapel Glen is home to both first-year students and upperclassmen and offers the same amenities as Gateway Heights, along with Heritage Commons a fitness area. Sage is reserved for upper division students and has single, double and • 912,000 square foot complex deluxe suites. Sage Point also has computer and • 20 residential buildings and one for dining technology labs and an international area. and support services Benchmark Plaza is an apartment complex • Eight apartment-style buildings allocated for single students who have earned • Advanced telecommunications system (voice, 60-plus credit hours. Shoreline Ridge, which video and data), ethernet connections, cable offers both furnished and unfurnished apartment TV, community lounge, study rooms and units, is reserved for students with families and indoor bike storage single graduate students. • Chase N. Peterson Heritage Center The Chase N. Peterson Heritage Center, contains a central dining facility seating open 24 hours a day, seven days a week during 600, a convenience store, computer and peak demand periods, is the hub of activity in technology labs, fitness and game rooms, the student housing village. It contains a central four multipurpose rooms and a mail center. dining facility that seats 600, a convenience store, Residence Hall living provides a wide variety of computer and technology labs, fitness and game activities.

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s an academic institution, the University for the football and gymnastics teams, is in her seventh A of Utah enjoys a richly deserved year on the athletics staff and 14th year overall at the Academics At Utah reputation for excellence in education. The U. Lucas Moosman is the new associate director of academic services. Assistant advisors are Rob Rainey Research Utah athletics department works to ensure The University of Utah ranks that all of its student-athletes takes advantage and Zanetta Ivy. The Ute academic team monitors the studies of among the top 35 public research of the academic opportunities available by each student-athlete to ensure he or she is making universities in the nation, with providing specialized academic counseling. progress toward a degree.The academic advisors particular distinction in medicine, also dispense their knowledge of departmental and genetics and engineering. On Oct. The U. employs four full-time academic advisers university requirements, and with course 8, 2007, University of Utah geneticist for its student-athletes. The department is under the registration and the exploration and selection of majors. Mario R. Capecchi received the direction of director of athletic- Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine academic services JoAnn Hulbert- for his work on gene targeting. Eagan, winner of 2002 Perlman Research Park, located on 320 acres THE UTAH EXPERIENCE Award for Excellence in Student adjacent to the campus, is the site of Counseling. Hulbert-Eagan, who the Huntsman Cancer Institute, the oversees the academic counseling Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, the Moran Eye Center and the Brain Center. JoAnn Hulbert-Eagan (middle), director of ath- Grants letic academic services, is One of the leading universities in the shown here with nation in federal research grants, the Darrell Mack (left) and U. receives more than $300 million Robert Johnson (right). annually in grants and contracts. The U. received more than $322 million in research funding in 2007.

Academic Support Programs At The U. Learnin Environment Study Table Life Skills Center The Princeton Review ranked the Available to all student-athletes, regardless of year or Provides student-athletes avenues for personal University of Utah No. 1 for learning GPA. development, community service and leadership environment in 2005 (based on a resources. Offers student-athletes information on survey of students). Tutorial Program possible career choices through the Strong Interest Individual tutors, drop-in tutoring, and exam reviews. Inventory given to all freshmen in the Life Skills class. Programs Internships The University offers 72 majors, Summer School 70 minors and certificates, and 95 The “Partnering with U.” program offers career Financial aid for summer school is available to student- graduate majors. mentoring, shadowing and internship opportunities athletes who meet the criteria. with area businesses. Priority Registration Computer Services Fifth-Year Senior Program Priority registration allows student-athletes to schedule A computer lab designated for use Provides financial assistance to student-athletes whose classes around practices and training. solely by Utah’s varsity student- eligibility has expired before they have finished their athletes is housed in the Burbidge degrees. Athletics Academic Center. Laptop computers are also available for team travel. The U. offers free email accounts to all students.

Ute football players have access to an expansive computer lab in the Burbidge Family Athletics Academics Center.

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Burbidge Center Facts • 11,000 square feet • Computer Lab • Student-Athlete Lounge • Conference room • Life Skills/Career Resource Center • Tutoring Rooms • Study Table • Academic Advising Offices • Compliance Department Offices

The beautiful and functional Kenneth P. is central to classrooms and athletic venues. T Burbidge Jr. Family Athletics Academic The full-service academic facility is utilized by Center opened in May of 2001. Designed sole- all 18 varsity Utah athletic teams and was underwrit- ly to accommodate the U.’s varsity student- ten by a generous $2 million gift from the Kenneth athletes, the Burbidge Center is known for its P. Burbidge Jr. family. The center consolidates Utah’s THE UTAH EXPERIENCE THE UTAH aesthetics, technology offerings and academic athletic-academic efforts with computer labs, study service. space and academic counseling, while also provid- ing a social gathering place for the student-athletes. The 11,000-square-foot facility became an instant Housed in the building are the academic services, campus landmark with its sweeping floor-to-ceiling, compliance and nutrition departments, as well as the curved glass wall award-winning NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills program. on the two-story The mission of the Burbidge Family Athletics north side. Its Academic Center is to provide an integrated learning location is ideal environment that will enhance the academic and for the population personal development of all student-athletes. The it serves: Situ- objective is to accommodate the diverse needs and ated between the schedules of Utah’s student-athletes through a wide HPER complex range of individual and group support services, com- and the Hunts- puter technologies and independent study opportuni- man Center, the ties. Burbidge Center

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Ute Classroom Success

2007 Academic All-MWC Zane Beadles Kyle Brady Jereme Brooks Tysen Clements Kepa Gaison Dustin Hensel Brian Hernandez Brian Johnson Jamel King Corbin Louks Koa Misi THE UTAH EXPERIENCE Trevor Moss Clint Mower RJ Rice Dallin Rogers Alex Smith - 2004 NCAA Academic All-American Of The Year Louie Sakoda Colt Sampson • 2004-05 CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year Caleb Schlauderaff • 2004 CoSIDA Football Academic All-American of the Year Justin Taplin-Ross • 2003-2004 First-Team Academic All-District Steve Tate • 2003-2004 Academic All-Mountain West Conference Ryan Taylor • Graduated in May 2004 after just two years in college Zane Taylor • Bachelor’s degree in economics Eddie Wide • Undergraduate cumulative GPA was 3.74 Mike Wright • Began work on a master’s in economics Utah Football Academic All-Americans 1964 Mel Carpenter 1970 Scott Robbins 1971 Scott Robbins 1973 Steve Odom 1976 Dick Graham 1984 Andre Guardi 1985 Andre Guardi 1996 Chad Folk 2000 Kimball Christianson 2002 Brooks Bahr 2003 Morgan Scalley* 2004 Morgan Scalley* 2004 Alex Smith* 2005 Spencer Toone *First-Team

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t the University of Utah, a student- The personal development facet of Utah’s Life Award-Winnng Features A athlete enjoys much more than the Skills program involves workshops in nutrition, stress management, diversity, eating disorders, relationships, • Community Service chance to participate in a winning program and graduate from a prestigious school. sexual responsibility and conflict resolution. • Career Development Also popular with Utah’s student-athletes • Ute Speakers Bureau The athletics department employs a full-time is the Student-Athlete Mentor Program (SAMS). • Resume Writing Workshops director of student-athlete support services, associate Representatives of each team are given formal training • Interview Workshops athletics director Mary Bowman, whose job is to by the staff of the U.’s Alcohol and Drug Education • Nutrition Seminars provide guidance to • Stress Management Seminars student-athletes in • Conflict Resolution Seminars the areas of career • Student-Athlete Mentor Program development, academic • Student-Athlete Advisory support, community Committee outreach and personal development. Bowman and her staff 2008-09 Football SAAC help enable Utah’s Zane Beadles student-athletes to Joe Dale make the most of their Louie Sakoda undergraduate years, while also interacting with the community 2008-09 Football SAMS and preparing for life after college. Director Robert Johnson of athletic relations Members of Utah’s football team participate in community service activities, such as visit-

THE UTAH EXPERIENCE THE UTAH Chris Joppru Manny Hendrix runs ing area schools. Shown above are Zane Beadles (left) and Dustin Hensel (right) working the Partnering with with students at Lincoln Elementary. U. program, which provides internships and summer jobs. Hendrix also Center. SAMS participants relay information on referral oversees the Ute Varsity Club – an organization for services regarding personal issues to their teammates former Ute athletes. and other athletes. The student organization has been Utah’s athletic teams have been tremendously successful. Utah’s SAMS program actively involved with the NCAA was the recipient of an NCAA grant for its measures CHAMPS/Life Skills Program since against substance abuse. The grant was one of just 15 1996. Bowman and her student-athlete nationwide awarded by the NCAA CHOICES program participants have put their personal in 1997. Another program Bowman directs is the stamp on an award-winning program Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), which, that offers regularly scheduled like SAMS, is comprised of representatives from all of workshops on topics like resume Utah’s 18 varsity teams. writing, interviewing skills and Participation in the CHAMPS/Life Skills program transition into the work force. The Utah complements the outstanding educational and athletic athletics department was one of just experience already firmly in place at Utah. At the U., three recipients of the 2004-05 Program preparing for success after college is a big part of the of Excellence award for its CHAMPS game plan. program. Another important aspect of Utah’s Life Skills program is the volunteer service the student- athletes contribute to the community. The Ute Speakers Bureau trains student-athletes in public Utah Director of Athletics Dr. speaking and schedules them to speak at Chris Hill and Associate A.D. for Student-Athlete Services local elementary and junior high schools Mary Bowman accept a coveted on topics such as drug abuse, goal setting, NCAA Program of Excellence the importance of education, making smart Award for Utah’s CHAMPS Life choices and self esteem. Utah student- Skills Program. athletes reach out to more than 5,000 young students in the Salt Lake valley each year. Ute teams also participate in a wide Glade Ellingson of the U. counseling center talks to Utah student- variety of community service projects. athletes about what they should consider when choosing a major.

28 2008 Media Guide Utah Football Rice-Eccles Stadium THE UTAH EXPERIENCE

ice-Eccles Stadium opened its gates Stadium. In its place – less than 10 months later – stood R on September 12, 1998 to the largest Rice-Eccles Stadium, an imposing concrete, steel and Stadium Facts crowd ever to watch a football game in Salt glass edifice that dominates the Salt Lake skyline. • First Game: Sept. 12, 1998 Lake City. Four years later, a world-wide The idea of a new stadium was proposed in • Seating Capacity: 45,017 television audience watched another landmark 1996 by Utah Director of Athletics Dr. Chris Hill, who then spearheaded a massive fund-raising campaign. • Largest Crowd: 46,768 event hosted by Rice-Eccles Stadium – the Hill originally envisioned the project as a three-year • Chair Seats: 16,000 Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2002 undertaking, before Eccles Foundation changed the • Suites: 25 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games. plans. • Surface: FieldTurf In May 1997, former Ute All-America skier Spence • Cost: $50 million The international media exposure during the Eccles announced that the George S. and Dolores Dore 2002 allowed the world to see what Eccles Foundation would contribute $10 million to Utah players, fans and opponents already knew. With the construction of a new stadium. Once the lead gift its striking design, stunning mountain backdrop and was in place, the panoramic views of the Salt Lake valley, Rice-Eccles time table for Stadium is perhaps the most beautiful stadium in the the stadium’s country. completion was The attendance mark set in that first football game moved up from (44,112) – a Utah victory over Louisville – has since three years to just fallen, but the merits of Rice-Eccles Stadium have not. 15 months. The 45,017-seat facility is located on the grounds The total previously occupied by Ute and Rice Stadiums, construction costs respectively. Robert L. Rice acquired naming rights ran $50 million, in 1972 by contributing $1 million to renovate Ute of which $10 Stadium (built in 1927). His monies went towards million came replacing the turf and lighting, and the creation of the from private Scholarship Box. gifts, $10 million Now, only the south end zone bleachers still from athletics remain of that initial major renovation. Two days department after Utah concluded its 1997 season with a win over bonding, $12 Rice, wrecking crews moved in and demolished Rice million from the

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and 3.7 million pounds of rebar. hold up to 200 television cameras, is accessed The stadium’s progress soon became from this level. apparent throughout the valley, especially the Upgrades have continued in recent years. elevator towers on the west side, which were In June 2003, Larry H. and Gail Miller donated poured continuously 24 hours a day for seven $1.6 million for a video display system and new days, and eventually rose to a height of 177 feet scoreboards. The video display board in the south (14 stories). Not long thereafter, a three-story, end zone measures 22-feet-7-inches by 38-feet. glass-enclosed “stadium box” connected the The ProStar VideoPlus LED display provides towers. The stadium box – encased behind a 400-square-foot expanse of tempered glass – is serviced by four high-speed elevators. Stadium box occupants are treated to sweeping views of the Wasatch Mountains to the east and downtown Salt Lake City, the Great Salt Lake and the Oquirrh Mountains to the west. Three spacious, sun-splashed levels are supported by the twin towers. Level 4 contains the Cleone and Spence Eccles Scholarship Box, which seats 450 and features indoor-outdoor seating, as well as eight suites. Level 5, the Larry H. and Gail Miller donated $1.6 million for a Mezzanine, boasts another 17 suites. The suites video display board that measures 22-feet-7-inches have a roomy, comfortable seating area and are by 38-feet and allows for live video of game action, equipped with televisions and refrigerators. They instant replays and graphics. overlook the field behind a 10-foot-high glass

THE UTAH EXPERIENCE THE UTAH wall. University of Utah and $8 million from the 2002 Level 6 features the Varsity Reception Salt Lake Olympic Committee. Room, which seats 400, as well as the John FFKR Architects designed the project and Mooney Working Press Area, named in honor Layton Construction began the rebuilding in June of the late Ute football writer and Salt Lake of 1997 – working around previously scheduled Tribune sports editor. Three rows of press seating Suite holders enjoy a pre-game banquet on the events like the entire 1997 Utah home football serve to accommodate more than 100 media first level of the Scholarship Box (seats 450). season. More than 900 construction workers representatives. Other features of Level 6 are two and 45 sub-contractors were employed over television booths, three radio booths (including live video of game action, instant replays and the course of the project. Construction workers the Bill Marcroft Radio Booth, named after the graphics. Including the scoreboard display and poured 30,000 cubic yards of concrete to create the former “Voice of the Utes”), public address and sponsor panels, the complete south end zone footings, foundations, press box towers and bowl scoreboard operator rooms, a copy/photography/ video display system measures 44 by 58 feet. seating, and placed 2,470 tons of structural steel statistics area and a kitchen. The roof, which can A new LED board measuring 200-feet-long by 4-feet high was installed at the top of the north end zone stands in time for the 2007 home season. The $500,000 board (funded by Utah Sports Properties) encourages fan participation with its display of special graphics and effects, player head shots and noise meters. The stadium floor has also changed with the times and new turf will be installed prior to the 2009 season. FieldTurf, a synthetic product that feels and plays like natural grass but is much more durable and weather resistant, was installed in 2002. The Utes played on natural grass in 2000 and 2001 after experimenting with SportGrass (a hybrid natural grass and artificial turf) from 1995-99. From 1972-95, Rice Stadium utilized AstroTurf. Utah’s home field record on the various surfaces follows: 237-109-15 on grass, 76-44-1 on artificial turf, 18-10-0 on SportsGrass and 27-7 on FieldTurf. The south end zone bleachers, built in 1982, house the locker rooms, the Gary L. Crocker Stadium Club suite and a band room. The plaza behind the south end zone was renovated as Olympic Cauldron Park and dedicated on August

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Attendance Records Rice-Eccles Stadium Top Crowds 1. California 2003 46,768 2. Brigham Young 1998 45,634 3. Arizona 2005 45,528 4. Texas A&M 2004 45,419 5. Brigham Young 2006 45,330 6. Brigham Young 2004 45,326 7. North Carolina 2004 45,319 8. Utah State 1999 45,224 9. Boise State 2006 45,222

10. Brigham Young 2002 45,167 THE UTAH EXPERIENCE 11. Brigham Young 2000 45,064 12. Oregon 2003 44,676 13. Utah State 2005 44,639 14. Colorado State 2004 44,222 15. Louisville 1998 44,112

Utah Season Attendance Averages 1. 44,112 2004 2. 43,279 2006 3. 42,593 2007 4. 41,536 2005 5. 41,478 2003 Utah attracted its second-highest season attendance average of 43,279 fans per game in 2006. 6. 39,249 1999 7. 39,121 2000 21, 2003. The 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Arizona, Washington State, California, Oregon, 8. 39.060 1998 Games’ memorial contains the original cauldron Texas A&M, Louisville and North Carolina. 9. 35,429 2002 that held the Olympic flame during the games; With the high profile opponents have come 10. 34,458 2001 a 6,000-square-foot visitor center with a gallery, new attendance marks. Eleven standing-room theater and ticket office; and Hoberman Arch, the only crowds have exceeded Rice-Eccles Stadium’s famed backdrop for the awards ceremonies held official capacity of 45,017. In 2003, the Utes beat downtown during the Olympics. Hoberman Arch California 31-24 before a school-record 46,768 is 75 feet long, 40 feet high and five feet wide. fans and an ESPN national television audience. The larger stadium has allowed Ute officials The 2004 Utes came close to filling the stadium to craft an impressive non-conference home every game and averaged a school-record 44,112 schedule that has included teams like UCLA, spectators.

Mountain West Stadiums By Capacity

Brigham Young New Mexico Edwards Stadium seats 64,045 University Stadium seats 40,094

San Diego State UNLV Qualcomm Stadium seats 54,000 Sam Boyd Stadium seats 36,800

Air Force Colorado State Falcon Stadium seats 46,551 Hughes Stadium seats 34,400

Utah Wyoming Rice-Eccles Stadium seats 45,017 War Memorial Stadium seats 32,514

TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium seats 44,358 Rice-Eccles Stadium has a spacious press box that can accommodate 150 media representatives.

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Spence Eccles Field House

• Groundbreaking: June, 2004 • Opened: November, 2004 • Cost: $6 million • Funding: Private ($2 million from Spence Eccles) • Size: 74,000 square feet • Field Dimensions: Regulation size • Height: 60 feet • Surface: FieldTurf • Location: Guardsman Way • Amenities: Reception area, restrooms, netting and batting cages for softball and baseball THE UTAH EXPERIENCE THE UTAH

McCarthey Practice Fields

• Two regulation sized fields, end-to-end • Surface: Natural grass • Funding: Private (Thomas K. McCarthey family)

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Dee Glen Smith Center Facts

• Opened: Spring of 1991 • Location: Guardsman Way • Size: 48,000 square feet (as of December 2008) • Contains: Football coaches offices, strength and conditioning center, medical/injury rehabilitation, equipment, meeting rooms, locker room • 2004 Renovation: Player Lounge • 2005 Renovation: Locker Room • 2005 Renovation: Auditorium • 2007 Renovation: First Floor • 2008 Renovation: Strength & Conditioning Room

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34 2008 Media Guide Utah Football Dee Glen Smith Center THE UTAH EXPERIENCE

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Left: A rendering of the exterior of the Dee Glen Smith Athletics Center with the new Alex Smith Strength and Conditioning Facility on the left side of the building.

Bigger and Better!

The new Alex Smith Strength and Conditioning Facility, at the Dee Glen Smith THE UTAH EXPERIENCE THE UTAH Athletics Center, will provide Utah’s student- athletes a national-class training facility. Smith, now the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, donated $500,000 as the lead gift for the renovation and expansion of the existing strength and conditioning facility at his alma mater. The strength training center will grow east, west and vertically in the form of mezzanines. The expansion will bring the space of the Alex Smith Strength and Conditioning Facility from its current 7,800 square feet to approximately 17,000 square feet, of which 3,400 will be on the new mezzanine levels. The mezzanine additions will maintain the use of natural light by virtue of clear glass windows extending across both the east and west sides of the facility. The project is being designed by GSBS Architects. The growth of the strength area will increase the footprint of the Dee Glen Smith Center from 32,800 square feet to 49,800 square feet. The estimated cost of the project is $1.4 million. Construction will begin in mid-August and the targeted completion date is late November 2008.

Top Right: The floor plans for the new Alex Smith Strength and Conditioning Facility. The expanded areas on the east and west sides of the building, including the entirely new mezzanine level, are shaded in gray. Bottom Right: A rendering of the interior of the new Alex Smith Strength and Conditioning Facility. A cardio deck will be located on the mezzanine level.

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Utah Strength and Conditioning Staff - Front Row (left to right): Pete Link, Jon Webster, Joe Diancin. Back Row: Evan Simon, Director Doug Elisaia, Greg Argust.

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Doug Elisaia Director of Strength & Conditioning

Doug Elisaia (pronounced ellee- sy-a) is in his third year as Utah’s director of strength and conditioning. He is in his fourth year overall at Utah, having spent one year as a Ute assistant strength coach. He is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning

THE UTAH EXPERIENCE THE UTAH Association and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. Elisaia was at Kentucky from 2002-04, where he was the head baseball strength and conditioning coach and also assisted with football. From 2000-01, he was employed by Wayne State as the defensive line coach and football team’s strength and conditioning coach. He served in a similar capacity at McPherson College for the 1998-99 seasons. Elisaia played defensive tackle at Iowa Wesleyan from 1991-95 and led the team in tackles as a senior while earning NAIA Academic All-America honors. The three-year team captain graduated in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and a minor in athletic training and coaching. Born in Redwood City, Calif., Elisaia was raised in Pago Pago, American Samoa. As a senior at Leone High School, he was named the American Samoa High School Athletics Association’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He was recognized by the government of American Samoa as the Outstanding Offensive Lineman at the Samoan Goodwill Games, held in Honolulu. The 36-year-old Elisaia and his wife Leata have three daughters: Safua, Seleisa and Colleen, and one son, Samuelu.

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Principles Of The Program

Strength Training The idea is centered on accelerating quicker than our opponent. We will do this by concentrating on quick and explosive lifts, combined with quick and explosive agility, sprint and plyometric drills.

Speed Development Each running session will include ac- celeration drills more than any other drills.

The most important aspect of speed THE UTAH EXPERIENCE development is the athlete must work at maximal effort in each and every drill.

Flexibility It is a traditional part of every strength and conditioning program. When the athlete is not able to put a body joint through the proper range of motion, it can affect performance in various ways.

Mental Toughness These weight training or conditioning ses- sions push the body way beyond comfort levels, and in some cases, to utter ex- haustion. This allows the student-athlete to develop capacity to push through barriers created by pain and fatigue.

Conditioning Conditioning is best obtained by working the energy system with volume. Con- ditioning should be cycled with light, medi- um and heavy days to avoid over-training. Recovery is often better than work.

Injury Prevention The Utah athlete will be expected to work harder than anyone else when he/she is injured. We will work with the athletic training staff to coordinate efforts to bring the athlete back to the playing field as quickly as possible.

Motivating We will coach in a very positive manner, always reinforcing our belief in an athlete as a champion in the making. No one out-works, out-hustles or has more ability than a Utah student-athlete.

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Utah Competition Venues

• Rice-Eccles Stadium (football) • Huntsman Center (basketball, gymnastics) • Crimson Court (volleyball)

THE UTAH EXPERIENCE THE UTAH • Ute Soccer Field • Ute Softball Field • Ute Natatorium (swimming, diving) • Eccles Tennis Center • Franklin Covey Field (baseball) • Ute Baseball Field

40 2008 Media Guide Utah Football Polynesian Pipeline THE UTAH EXPERIENCE

First Row (L-R): Kepa Gaison, Nai Fotu, Thor Salanoa. Second Row: Lisiate Leota, Ray Stowers, Kenape Elipao, Isley Filiaga, Matt Asiata, Bo Hikila. Third Row: Neli A’asa, Koa Misi, Aaron Tonga, Lei Talamaivao, Corey Seiuli. Back Row: Jason Ah You, Doug Elisaia, Daniel Bukarau, Junior Fonua, Ilaisa Tuiaki, Kalani Sitake.

Family Ties

25,000 Pacific Islanders living in metro Salt Lake City 19 Polynesians on the 2007 Ute football Team 10 Polynesians on the preseason depth chart 6 Polynesians who played at Utah and are currently on NFL rosters 3 Polynesian coaches on Utah’s staff

Now Playing In The NFL

Jonathan Fanene Steve Fifita Chris Kemoeatu Cincinnati Bengals New England Patriots Pittsburgh Steelers

Ma’ake Kemoeatu Sione Pouha Paul Soliai Steve Fifita, pictured here at the New England Patriots’ 2008 veterans’ Carolina Panthers New York Jets Miami Dolphins camp, played for the Miami Dolphins 2006-07.

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alt Lake City, home to the University Salt Lake City also joins forces with the nearby Great Weather S of Utah, merges the amenities of a resort town of Park City, Utah, to host the annual major metropolitan area with beautiful natural Sundance Film Festival. Sundance is the largest • 237 days of sunshine per year surroundings. With 181,743 residents, Salt independent film festival in the United States and • 15 percent humidity average Lake City is the largest city in the state and attracts movie stars, celebrities, and thousands of film buffs to the area every year. Average Temperature Highs its metro population of 1,333,914 ranks in the Professional sports are yet another source of August 91 top 40 of U.S. cities. However, Salt Lake City entertainment. Pro franchises in Salt Lake City include September 80 maintains the charm of a small western city. the (NBA), Real Salt Lake (Major League October 66 Scenery, location, culture and recreational Soccer) and the Utah Blaze (Arena Football League). November 50 opportunities are some of the reasons why Salt Other pro teams in the city are the Salt Lake Bees (AAA December 38 baseball) and the Utah Grizzlies (East Coast Hockey January 36 Lake City was named “The Best City for Jobs League). February 42 in 2008” by prominent business publishing company Forbes. Recreational opportunities abound and 10 national March 51 parks are a day’s drive from Salt Lake City. Fly fishing, April 61 One of the most beautiful cities in the world, Salt backpacking, mountain biking and river running are a May 72 Lake City offers majestic views in all directions. To the part of life in Salt Lake City. With four distinct seasons, June 84 east are the 11,500-foot peaks July 93 of the Wasatch Mountains (“mountains of many waters,” as named by the Paiute Indians), which are part of the Rocky Mountain range. To the west soar the Oquirrh Mountains (pronounced

THE UTAH EXPERIENCE THE UTAH Oaker and meaning “the shining mountains”). The lowest point within city boundaries is 4,210 feet near the Great Salt Lake, and the highest is Grandview Peak, at 9,410 feet. The Great Salt Lake – which is 48 miles wide and 90 miles long – is the world’s second largest saltwater lake and the a humidity average of 15 percent and mostly sunny largest lake in the western United States. days, Salt Lake City offers pleasant weather conditions Unique geography is just one of Salt Lake year round. City’s many impressive elements. Salt Lake City Salt Lake City’s charms are easily accessible boasts the nation’s highest literacy rate, highest even to those visiting from out of state. Salt Lake percentage of high school graduates and highest International Airport is a two-and-a-half-hour flight percentage of college-educated people. for half of the United States’ population. The airport is Salt Lake is the financial, educational, located just 15 minutes from the University of Utah. distribution, warehousing, commercial, cultural and communications hub of the Deron Williams (above) and Carlos Intermountain West. It is the center to world- Boozer of the Utah Jazz will play renowned medical and technological industries. for Team USA in the 2008 Beijing Tourism is also a huge economic boon to the Olympic Games. The duo led the Jazz the NBA Northwest Division state, with the travel and tourism-related industries title in 2007-08. providing over 112,000 jobs. Many of those employment opportunities are associated with the eight world-class ski resorts located less than 40 miles from downtown Salt Lake City, which served as host for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Cultural and ethnic activities flourish in Salt Lake City. Downtown is home to art galleries, professional symphony, opera, theater and dance, and is a scheduled stop for numerous Broadway shows. Ethnic festivals draw big crowds Ten national parks are within just a a few hours’ drive of throughout the year. Salt Lake City.

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