Quick Facts School Information Table of Contents Name ................................................. University of Utah Location ............................... Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 Quick Facts ............................................................1 Metro Population ................................. 1,333,914 (36th) Elevation ............................................................4,500 ft. Schedule ................................................................2 President ...................................... Dr. Michael K. Young Roster ....................................................................3 Athletics Director ........................................Dr. Chris Hill Season Outlook .....................................................4 Founded .................................................................1850 Enrollment ...........................................................28,933 Interim Co-Head Coach Marianne Bullis ...............6 Nickname ................................................................ Utes Interim Co-Head Coach Kyle Magnusson .............6 Colors .............................................. Crimson and White Mascot .................................. Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk) Assistant Coach Cody Thomson ...........................7 Facility (capacity) .................................Ute Field (1,500) Support Staff ..........................................................7 Web Site ......................................... www.UtahUtes.com Conference .............................................Mountain West Player Biographies ................................................8 Affi liation ............................................... NCAA Division I 2005 Team Photo ................................................17 Team Information All-Time Record ...................................875-626-4 (.583) 2005 Statistical Team Leaders ............................17 All-Time Conference Record ................274-167-1(.621) 2005 Statistical Recap .........................................18 2004 Results ......................................................... 21-29 2005 Results ........................................................19 MWC Record/Finish ....................................... 6-12 (4th) 2005 Mountain West Conference Statistics .........20 MWC Tournament Finish ...........................................5th NCAA Tournament Appearances ................................11 All-Time Records and Honors .............................21 Last NCAA Appearance .................................2004 Starters Returning/Lost ..............................................5/3 All-Americans ......................................................22 Pitchers Returning/Lost .............................................1/2 Postseason Records ...........................................23 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .....................................8/5 Single Game Records .........................................24 Newcomers ...................................................................6 Season Records ..................................................24 Career Records - Batting .....................................25 Coaching Staff Career Records - Pitching/Fielding ......................26 Interim Co-Head Coach ......................... Marianne Bullis Alma Mater .......................................... Utah, 1998 Offi ce Phone ................................... 801-581-3093 Ute Softball Tradition ...........................................27 Interim Co-Head Coach ....................... Kyle Magnusson Athletics Director Chris Hill ..................................28 Alama Mater ......................Olivet Nazarene, 1993 Salt Lake City ......................................................29 Offi ce Phone ....................................801-587-9211 University of Utah ................................................30 Assistant Coach ..................................... Cody Thomson Academics ...........................................................31 Fifth-year assistant ........................... Bryanne Durrence Athletic Trainer ...................................... Spencer Packer On-Campus Housing ...........................................32 Manager ..................................................Taryn Boynton Dee Glen Smith Center .......................................33 Ute Softball Field .................................................34 Sports Information Spence Eccles Field House .................................34 Assistant SID/Softball Contact .................... Scott Pettett Utah Tradition ......................................................35 Offi ce Phone ................................... 801-581-8302 This is Utah ..........................................................36 Cell Phone ...................................... 801-580-4502 E-mail ...................... [email protected] Associate AD/Sports Information ....................... Liz Abel Associate SID .....................................Mike Lageschulte Assistant SID ............................................. Andy Seeley Credits: The 2006 Utah softball guide was designed, written and Student Assistants ... Jesse Christensen,Owen Jackson edited by Scott Pettett, assistant sports information director. Edi- Melissa Dalby, Heather Harrison torial assistance from Sally Anderson, sports information offi ce Offi ce Fax ................................................ 801-581-4358 Mailing Address .....1825 E. South Campus Drive, Front manager. Photography by Steve Wilson, Utah Travel Council, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Salt Lake Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and Ralph Grames. Cover and header design by Rocky Lindgren. 2006 Ute Softball -1- Meet the Coaches Marianne Bullis Kyle Magnusson Marianne Bullis returns for her fourth season to Kyle Magnusson returns to The University of coach her alma mater. Utah for his second season on the coaching staff. Bullis played for the Utes from 1994-97 at the As Interim Co-Head Coach, Magnusson sees to catcher and designated player positions. many of the head coaching responsibilities in addition to As Interim Co-Head Coach, Bullis sees to many the program’s day-to-day operations. of the head coaching responsibilities in addition to the Prior to Utah, Magnusson spent fi ve seasons as program’s day-to-day operations. head coach of Hunter High School in Utah. The Minot, She primarily works with the catchers and on North Dakota, native has also served as an assistant for hitting technique and also serves as the recruiting, travel Salt Lake Community College for two seasons. and camps coordinator. As Hunter’s mentor, Magnusson helped turn the Bullis served as an assistant coach at four differ- softball program around including three straight second- ent schools after leaving Utah. Her fi rst stop was at Colo- place region fi nishes. He led the Wolverines to a fi fth- rado State, where she was an assistant from 1998-99. place fi nish in the 2003 5A State Tournament, its best in Bullis then moved on to Navarro College in Texas, where the program’s history. she helped lead the Bulldogs to conference and regional Magnusson assisted at SLCC during the fall titles. She also helped guide the Bulldogs to their fi rst-ever of 2003, but was there for the entire 2002 season. The NJCAA Tournament appearance that year. Bruins advanced to the 2003 JUCO World Series, a fi rst After leaving Navarro, Bullis joined on as an as- in school history. sistant at Indiana State from 2000-01. There she was in- He came to Utah to join the prestigious Larry volved with the Sycamores’ recruiting and scouting efforts, Miller Toyota fastpitch team in 1994. The team would conditioning and fundraising events. Bullis also worked fi nish second in the ISC in 1995. During his time with the daily with the hitters, infi elders, catchers and outfi elders. LMT team, Magnusson was named to the ISC All-World Bullis then joined the softball program at Miami team three times, while being voted an ASA Major All- (Ohio) from 2001-02. At Miami, Bullis’ responsibilities American fi ve times. included coordinating recruiting and travel, instructing As a member of the past six U.S. National catchers and outfi elders and assisting with hitting. teams, he helped his teams place second in the 2003 Bullis holds two degrees from the U., a B.S. in Pan Am Games, and win the Pan Am Qualifi er in 2002, geography and a B.S. in environmental studies. Currently, which it hadn’t done since 1988. Magnusson has also she is working on her masters degree in kinesiology from helped his fastpitch teams win two ASA National Cham- the Texas Women’s University. Bullis has also achieved pionships, claiming the crown in each the 2003 and her certifi cate as a master coach from the National Fast- 2005 seasons. pitch Coaches Association (NFCA). Magnusson graduated from Olivet Nazarene in Away from softball, the Tooele, Utah, native en- 1993 with a degree in business administration. He cur- joys fi shing, spending time with her family and friends and rently resides in Salt Lake City and spends his summers experiencing the outdoors, especially the mountains. playing for a softball team out of Green Bay, Wisc. -2- University of Utah Support Staff Support Staff Liz Abel Doug Archie Mary Bowman Assoc. AD/Sports Info. Assoc. AD/Compliance Associate AD/SWA Cody Thomson begins his second season on the University of Utah softball coaching staff. He will work primarily with the Ute pitchers. Thomson brings a wealth of softball experience