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JaTravis Broughton shares his story and what brought him to Utah.

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Nate Johnson talks about stepping up and making a difference for his team.

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Nate Johnson talks about stepping up and making a difference for his team.

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Mikey Matthews shares why he came to Utah and his plans for the future.

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Mikey Matthews shares why he came to Utah and his plans for the future.

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Miles Battles talks about his football journey and how he ended up where he is today.

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Miles Battles talks about his football journey and how he ended up where he is today.

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Jaylon Glover talks with Dan Clark about his football season.

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Jaylon Glover talks with Dan Clark about his football season.

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Hear It From Harlan – October 2023

Utah Athletics Director Mark Harlan welcomes women’s soccer player Courtney Brown, discusses a major NIL event with the Crimson Collective, and talks about his appointment to the College Football Playoff Committee

The fall sports season is underway as Utah Athletics Director Mark Harlan looks back at the first full month of competition and Utah Athletics Hall of Fame Weekend. The Crimson Collective held an NIL event on October 4 at Rice-Eccles Stadium, announcing a new program benefiting Utah Football. Harlan also talks about his first few weeks as a member of the College Football Playoff Committee. Veteran midfielder Courtney Brown of the Ute soccer team joins Mark with his one-on-one interview.

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Connor O'Toole shares what led him to Utah and the Utah Utes.

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Connor O'Toole shares what led him to Utah and the Utah Utes.

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Tao Johnson shares his story and how being a multi-sport athlete helped get him where he is today.

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Tao Johnson shares his story and how being a multi-sport athlete helped get him where he is today.

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Money Parks shares how is passion for sports has gotten him where he is today.

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Money Parks shares how is passion for sports has gotten him where he is today.

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In this episode, Jaedyn Rucker shares how her passion and success for gymnastics started young and some advice on quitting - that goes beyond sports

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About Jaedyn Rucker:

Career Highlights

• NCAA Vault Champion (2022)

• NCAA All-American (vault)

• Three-time All-Pac-12 Conference

• 2021 Pac-12 Floor Co-Champion

• Three-time Pac-12 Specialist of the Week

• Two-time Pac-12 Coaches Choice award recipient

• 8 career wins

• Has hit 57-60 career routines

• Pac-12 All-Academic

2022 Season (Junior)

• NCAA Vault Champion

• First team NCAA All-American (vault)

• First team All-Pac-12 Conference (vault)

• Starter on vault every meet, floor all but one competition

• Scored a 9.9625 to win the NCAA individual vault title during the NCAA semifinals

• Recorded season-high tying 9.975 on vault at the NCAA finals

• Scored a 9.875 or better on floor in 10 of 15 routines, including final four floor routines of the postseason

• Posted a 9.975 on vault at California for event victory

• Tallied season-best 9.925 on floor against Oklahoma, Arizona State, and Minnesota

• Two-time Pac-12 Specialist of the Week (Jan. 11, Feb. 15)

• 4 event victories (all on vault)

• Hit 29-31 routines

2021 Season (Sophomore)

• Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference on vault and floor

• Pac-12 Floor Co-Champion

• Starter on vault and floor every competition, bars in one meet

• Hit 9.90-mark on floor in seven of final eight routines

• Posted the highest score on vault at the NCAA Championships with a career high 9.9875 in the finals

• Pac-12 Specialist of the Week (Mar. 2) and two-time Pac-12 Coaches’ Choice recipient (Jan. 21, Feb. 9)

• Utah’s Most Improved Gymnast award winner

• 4 event victories (two on vault, two on floor)

• Hit 28-29 routines

• Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll

2020 Season (Freshman)

• Missed entire season with a knee injury sustained prior to joining the team

• Had knee surgery in Feb. 2019

• WCGA Scholastic All-American

• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll

Prior to Utah

• 2018 J.O. national vault champion (Senior B)

• Also placed 2nd all-around, 2nd on floor, 4th on bars and 7th on beam at 2018 J.O. Nationals

• 1st all-around, 1st on vault (10.0) and 1st on floor at the 2018 Pikes Peak Cup

• Three-time regional champion

• 12-time state champion

• Won every event and the all-around at the 2018 Arizona State Championship

• Trained at Desert Devils Gymnastics

• Graduated from Desert Ridge High School

Personal

• Daughter of Robert and Amy Rucker

• Father was a 1991 track All-American at Arizona State

• Sisters Jordyn and Jyntry

• Major is Kinesiology

• Full name is Jaedyn Breon Rucker

Rucker's Career HighsVault9.9875 at NCAA Championship Final, Apr. 17, 2021Bars9.725 vs. Utah State, Mar. 12, 2021Floor9.95 vs. California, Feb. 26, 20219.95 at Pac-12 Championships, Mar. 20, 2021

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In this episode, Jaedyn Rucker shares how her passion and success for gymnastics started young and some advice on quitting - that goes beyond sports

This episode is brought to you by Master Electrical Service -- a supporter of Talkin' Utes and Utah Athletics.

About Jaedyn Rucker:

Career Highlights

• NCAA Vault Champion (2022)

• NCAA All-American (vault)

• Three-time All-Pac-12 Conference

• 2021 Pac-12 Floor Co-Champion

• Three-time Pac-12 Specialist of the Week

• Two-time Pac-12 Coaches Choice award recipient

• 8 career wins

• Has hit 57-60 career routines

• Pac-12 All-Academic

2022 Season (Junior)

• NCAA Vault Champion

• First team NCAA All-American (vault)

• First team All-Pac-12 Conference (vault)

• Starter on vault every meet, floor all but one competition

• Scored a 9.9625 to win the NCAA individual vault title during the NCAA semifinals

• Recorded season-high tying 9.975 on vault at the NCAA finals

• Scored a 9.875 or better on floor in 10 of 15 routines, including final four floor routines of the postseason

• Posted a 9.975 on vault at California for event victory

• Tallied season-best 9.925 on floor against Oklahoma, Arizona State, and Minnesota

• Two-time Pac-12 Specialist of the Week (Jan. 11, Feb. 15)

• 4 event victories (all on vault)

• Hit 29-31 routines

2021 Season (Sophomore)

• Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference on vault and floor

• Pac-12 Floor Co-Champion

• Starter on vault and floor every competition, bars in one meet

• Hit 9.90-mark on floor in seven of final eight routines

• Posted the highest score on vault at the NCAA Championships with a career high 9.9875 in the finals

• Pac-12 Specialist of the Week (Mar. 2) and two-time Pac-12 Coaches’ Choice recipient (Jan. 21, Feb. 9)

• Utah’s Most Improved Gymnast award winner

• 4 event victories (two on vault, two on floor)

• Hit 28-29 routines

• Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll

2020 Season (Freshman)

• Missed entire season with a knee injury sustained prior to joining the team

• Had knee surgery in Feb. 2019

• WCGA Scholastic All-American

• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll

Prior to Utah

• 2018 J.O. national vault champion (Senior B)

• Also placed 2nd all-around, 2nd on floor, 4th on bars and 7th on beam at 2018 J.O. Nationals

• 1st all-around, 1st on vault (10.0) and 1st on floor at the 2018 Pikes Peak Cup

• Three-time regional champion

• 12-time state champion

• Won every event and the all-around at the 2018 Arizona State Championship

• Trained at Desert Devils Gymnastics

• Graduated from Desert Ridge High School

Personal

• Daughter of Robert and Amy Rucker

• Father was a 1991 track All-American at Arizona State

• Sisters Jordyn and Jyntry

• Major is Kinesiology

• Full name is Jaedyn Breon Rucker

Rucker's Career HighsVault9.9875 at NCAA Championship Final, Apr. 17, 2021Bars9.725 vs. Utah State, Mar. 12, 2021Floor9.95 vs. California, Feb. 26, 20219.95 at Pac-12 Championships, Mar. 20, 2021

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Kennady McQueen talks about where she learned the importance of defense and how that's been one of the keys to her success on the court.

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About Kennady McQueen:

Fast Breaks: Type of player opponents don’t want to play against … can shoot with range … incredible toughness and is competitive.

2021-22 (Sophomore): Earned Pac-12 Honorable Mention honors after averaging 23.5 minutes, 9.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game. She was named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.Scored a career-high 22 points on 7-of-8 shooting against Southern Cal (2/9).

• Hit a career-high six three-pointers in two games, vs. Southern Cal (2/9) and against Arkansas (3/18).
• Ranked first in the Pac-12 and eighth nationally in three-point field goal percentage, making 44.2 percent of her threes.
• Finished third in the Pac-12 and 123rd in the nation in made three-pointers (61).
• Made 2.03 three-pointers per game, the sixth-best mark in the Pac-12 and 137th best in the nation.
• Collected a career-high 11 rebounds in a victory over Oregon (3/4).
• Scoring in double-figures in 14 games while leading the team in scoring in four on the season.
• Led the team in steals with 33.

2020-21 (Freshman): Played in all 21 games, averaging 16.7 minutes, 5.1 points and 1.3 rebounds per game.Reached double-digits in three games.

• Season-high 11 points against Washington State (1/1) on 4-of-6 shooting from the floor, also going 2-of-3 from the three while adding an assist and two steals.
• 10 points and six rebounds against Stanford (1/15).
• Recorded 10 points with five rebounds on 4-of-7 shooting at Washington (2/19).
• Three steals, two assists and seven points at Washington State (2/21).
• Season-high three assists at Oregon State (12/8), Washington State (1/1) and against Oregon State (1/31).

High School: ESPN Top 100 and four-star recruit out of North Summit HS ranked No. 60 overall and No. 18 in her position in ESPN's recruiting rankings.Utah Gatorade Player of the Year, three-time all-state selection and three-time all-region, earning Region 16 MVP in 2019.

• Led North Summit to a 24-2 record and an appearance in the 2A state championship game as a senior, averaging 20.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 4.5 steals per game.
• Averaged 21.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 4.7 steals per game as a junior while leading North Summit to a 24-2 record.
• Also averaged 10.0 points per game as a freshman and 19.2 as a sophomore.
• Earned all-state in volleyball, leading North Summit to three state championships.
• Played AAU basketball for the Colorado Premier, coached by former Ute Keith Van Horn.

Personal: Daughter of Cory and Melanee McQueen … has two siblings, Keegan and Haylee … mother played basketball at Utah … majoring in Kinesiology.

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Kennady McQueen talks about where she learned the importance of defense and how that's been one of the keys to her success on the court.

This episode is sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway. Thank you for supporting Talkin' Utes and Utah athletes!

About Kennady McQueen:

Fast Breaks: Type of player opponents don’t want to play against … can shoot with range … incredible toughness and is competitive.

2021-22 (Sophomore): Earned Pac-12 Honorable Mention honors after averaging 23.5 minutes, 9.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game. She was named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.Scored a career-high 22 points on 7-of-8 shooting against Southern Cal (2/9).

• Hit a career-high six three-pointers in two games, vs. Southern Cal (2/9) and against Arkansas (3/18).
• Ranked first in the Pac-12 and eighth nationally in three-point field goal percentage, making 44.2 percent of her threes.
• Finished third in the Pac-12 and 123rd in the nation in made three-pointers (61).
• Made 2.03 three-pointers per game, the sixth-best mark in the Pac-12 and 137th best in the nation.
• Collected a career-high 11 rebounds in a victory over Oregon (3/4).
• Scoring in double-figures in 14 games while leading the team in scoring in four on the season.
• Led the team in steals with 33.

2020-21 (Freshman): Played in all 21 games, averaging 16.7 minutes, 5.1 points and 1.3 rebounds per game.Reached double-digits in three games.

• Season-high 11 points against Washington State (1/1) on 4-of-6 shooting from the floor, also going 2-of-3 from the three while adding an assist and two steals.
• 10 points and six rebounds against Stanford (1/15).
• Recorded 10 points with five rebounds on 4-of-7 shooting at Washington (2/19).
• Three steals, two assists and seven points at Washington State (2/21).
• Season-high three assists at Oregon State (12/8), Washington State (1/1) and against Oregon State (1/31).

High School: ESPN Top 100 and four-star recruit out of North Summit HS ranked No. 60 overall and No. 18 in her position in ESPN's recruiting rankings.Utah Gatorade Player of the Year, three-time all-state selection and three-time all-region, earning Region 16 MVP in 2019.

• Led North Summit to a 24-2 record and an appearance in the 2A state championship game as a senior, averaging 20.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 4.5 steals per game.
• Averaged 21.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 4.7 steals per game as a junior while leading North Summit to a 24-2 record.
• Also averaged 10.0 points per game as a freshman and 19.2 as a sophomore.
• Earned all-state in volleyball, leading North Summit to three state championships.
• Played AAU basketball for the Colorado Premier, coached by former Ute Keith Van Horn.

Personal: Daughter of Cory and Melanee McQueen … has two siblings, Keegan and Haylee … mother played basketball at Utah … majoring in Kinesiology.

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