For the fourth year in a row, the U’s climbing team won the overall title at the USA Climbing Collegiate National Championships. The student-run team also placed first in the lead, speed, and bouldering categories. Nine U athletes earned podium spots, with AJ Flynn, Lillyan Higgs, Nathan Monte, Campbell Sarinopoulos, and Anton Smolyanyy finishing first in their categories.
Utah quarterback Devon Dampier was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year in a vote by media members who cover the league. Dampier, a junior who entered his first season with the Utes this year, began his career at New Mexico, where he played in 21 total games in 2023-24 with 13 starts. He became the first UNM quarterback to earn All-Mountain West First Team honors in 2024. Dampier led the conference in total offense by piling up 3,934 yards, including 2,768 passing yards, the league’s second-highest total.
Grace McCallum BS’25 has been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America First Team for 2024-25. She also was named the Team Member of the Year for her category, the Division I Women’s At-Large, which encompasses more than 10 NCAA sports. McCallum wrapped up her illustrious undergraduate career at the U with a 4.0 GPA while also being recognized as one of the best collegiate gymnasts in the country. McCallum is slated to stay with Utah Gymnastics through the 2026 season as a graduate assistant coach.
Four additional Utah student-athletes—Joe Davies (Skiing), Jesco Helling (Swimming and Diving), Kaja Norbye (Skiing), and Elias Petersen (Swimming and Diving) were named CSC Academic All-America in 2024-25, contributing to a total of 21 Academic All-Americans in the past four years for Utah—the most in any four-year span in school history.
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