Sports Briefs

After defeating Oregon 38-10, the U football team clinched the Pac-12 title and played Ohio State in the Rose Bowl—the squad’s first appearance in this storied New Year’s Six bowl game. In a tight competition, the U fell to the Buckeyes 45-48.

While we were at press, multiple U students and alums represented Team USA at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Among the medal hopefuls were student speed skaters Casey Dawson, Ethan Cepuran, Ian Quinn, and Maame Biney, and skier Hannah Soar. Alumni included speed skater Kristen Santos BS’21 and skiers Megan Nick BS’19 and Winter Vinecki BS’21.

Meet more of the alums and students who competed in this year's games. Fun fact: The U had more athletes compete in this year's games than any other university or college in the country.