utah athletics

Branden Carlson of men’s basketball joins Utah athletics director Mark Harlan, who also discusses the 2024 football schedule and the Utes’ transition to the Big 12 Conference

(Season 6, Episode 4)

Utah director of athletics Mark Harlan dives into the winter sports season and looks ahead to the beginning of spring sports. Runnin’ Utes center Branden Carlson drops by for a one-on-one interview to talk about his lengthy career at Utah and professional aspirations. The 2024 football schedule has been released and Mark discusses its layout as well the overall department’s transition to the Big 12 Conference. He also shares some details on Utah’s new NIL initiatives with the Crimson Collective and recent academic success.

The Hear It From Harlan podcast can be heard on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Alexa, Spotify and YouTube.

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.

The Hear It From Harlan podcast can be hears on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Alexa, Spotify and YouTube.

Utah Athletics Director Mark Harlan give insight on Utah’s move to the Big 12 Conference in 2024 and sits down with tight end Thomas Yassmin

The start of another athletics year is upon us as Utah A.D. Mark Harlan joins us for the first episode of the fall. Harlan talks in depth about Utah’s announcement to join the Big 12 Conference in 2024 and the factors that led to the decision. The 14th-ranked Utah football team opens its season on August 31 against Florida in Rice-Eccles Stadium. Tight end Thomas Yassmin joins the show for an extensive interview, sharing some insight on a few of his biggest plays from last season. Harlan also talks about the grand opening of the expanded Dumke Gymnastics Center and looks ahead to the start of fall sports.

The Hear It From Harlan podcast can be hears on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Alexa, Spotify and YouTube.

Mark Harlan looks back on the ski team’s NCAA title run, previews March Madness for women’s hoops, and is joined by the Red Rocks’ Jaedyn Rucker ahead of the Pac-12 Gymnastics Championships

(Season 5, Episode 5)

The Utah ski team captured its 16th national championship last weekend in Lake Placid, New York. Utah athletics director Mark Harlan was on site and looks back at the Utes’ title run. He also salutes women’s basketball’s Pac-12 championship and No. 2 seed in NCAA Tournament, bringing first and second round games to the Huntsman Center this weekend. National champion vaulter Jaedyn Rucker of Utah gymnastics visits with Harlan and looks ahead to the Pac-12 Championships. The show covers other athletics highlights from the winter and early spring and some significant academic honors.

New developments with the NCAA, Pac-12 Conference, NIL, and exploration of an on-campus baseball stadium are discussed, and Mark Harlan visits with women’s basketball player Kennady McQueen.

As we head into the heart of the winter sports season, Utah Athletics Director Mark Harlan welcomes sophomore guard Kennady McQueen from the No. 9-ranked Ute women’s basketball team. The big moments from the past few months are relived and the 2023 football schedule is discussed. Harlan shares his thoughts on news coming out of the recent NCAA Convention, Pac-12 Conference media rights negotiations, developing plans for an on-campus baseball stadium, NIL, and another successful fall in the classroom.

Athletics Director Mark Harlan welcomes Runnin’ Ute Lazar Stefanovic and shares his insights on the successes across Utah’s athletics programs and the latest developments with the Pac-12 Conference

Utah Athletics Director Mark Harlan joins us for a jam-packed November show. Utes football and cross country are both ranked in the top 10 nationally as the fall sports season winds down, and volleyball chases an NCAA berth. Indoors, the men’s and women’s basketball teams are both off to great starts. Runnin’ Ute Lazar Stefanovic joins Harlan for an extensive one-on-one interview and discusses his transition from living in Serbia. Harlan also talks about the ongoing Pac-12 Conference media rights negotiations and where the league stands on possible expansion.

Utah’s athletics director welcomes Vanessa Ramirez from volleyball, looks back at Utah’s Title IX 50th anniversary event, and shares exciting developments with the Utes’ NIL program

As we move into the second full month of fall sports, Utah Director of Athletics Mark Harlan discusses the seasons of Utah’s teams, including football’s upcoming match-ups with UCLA and USC. He also looks back on Utah’s celebration of women in sports and the 50th anniversary of Title IX that took place on Sept. 30. Vanessa Ramirez from volleyball drops by for a conversation. Mark also shares some exciting developments with Utah’s NIL program, including a new Sunday night Talkin’ Utes program on KUTV-TV 2.

After a summer full of conversation and speculation about the Pac-12 Conference, Utah Athletics Director Mark Harlan shares his thoughts on the future of the league with two schools departing in 2024, possible expansion, and the negotiation of media rights in the coming months. He also discusses Utah’s rise nationally as an athletics department. Mark looks ahead to the fall sports and season, which includes No. 7 football’s opener at Florida. He is joined by wide receiver Devaughn Vele for an engaging one-on-one interview.

Redshirt senior right-hander discusses his first year as the Friday night starter and the highlights of the Gary Henderson’s inaugural season as head coach

Utah baseball is in the hunt for a Pac-12 Conference Tournament berth and a top-eight finish in the league. With two weeks remaining in the regular season, redshirt senior pitcher Matthew Sox joins the show to talk about the highlights of the season and what has led to his success. Sox, who spent three years at Whitman College, pitched out of the bullpen last season and now is the Friday night starter. He has made 12 starts this year with a 4-3 record and 5.40 ERA. Sox has recorded 54 strikeouts and just 19 walks in 73.1 innings.

Alexia Burch, a super senior from Sparks, Nev., and two-time team captain, is wrapping up her stellar career for the Utah gymnastics team. The three-time All-Pac-12 selection joins this episode of Utes Insider with Mike Lageschulte to look back on her time with the program and preview the NCAA Championships. She also talks about what has helped make Utah a dynamite beam team in recent years. Burch has already captured the Pac-12 vault title and NCAA Regional bars championship in 2022 after not taking up the latter event until last season. She scored three 9.95 scores on vault, bars and beam at the NCAA Regional semifinals.

The two RMISA champion Nordic skiers talk about their Olympic experience with Team USA in Beijing and look ahead to the NCAA Championships

Utah is hosting the NCAA Skiing Championships at Park City Mountain Resort and Soldier Hollow March 9-12. Host Mike Lageschulte is joined by Ute Nordic skiers Novie McCabe and Luke Jager to preview the competition. They also look back on a whirlwind couple of months that included racing with the U.S. Olympic team at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. Both returned to the Utah team to compete at the RMISA and NCAA West Regional Championships, where McCabe won both women’s Nordic events in the freestyle and classical while Jager captured the men’s 20K freestyle.

Kelise Davis of track & field and women’s basketball player Dasia Young wrap up our Black History Month series with host Steven “Sly” Sylvester

As we wrap up the Our Voices Podcast series for Black History Month, host Steven “Sly” Sylvester is joined by Kelise Davis of the track & field program and Dasia Young from women’s basketball. Both grew up in predominately white areas and relate experiences of how connecting with members of the Black community helped them feel more comfortable in their skin. Things such as musical tastes, preference hair styles and the way they carried themselves were are times a challenge. The women also discuss influential figures in their lives and how welcoming the Salt Lake and University communities have been to them.

Gymnast Cammy Hall and track & field athlete Maya LeBar visit with host Steven “Sly” Sylvester in a salute to Black History Month

During this episode of the Our Voices Podcast, host Steven “Sly” Sylvester is joined by Cammy Hall from gymnastics and Maya LeBar of track & field. The two ladies vocalize the challenges they faced while growing up in predominantly white communities, from finding the right friends to being taught how to deal with police profiling. Both share their favorite figures in Black History and significant moments from their lives. Hall recalls watching the Trayvon Martin murder trial while LeBar talks about how a discussion on current day racial issues brought her Ute team closer together.

Episode 2

Lacrosse players Bryce Cheek and Branden Wilson join O.V.P. host Steven “Sly” Sylvester, discussing moments important to them in Black History. Cheek, from North Carolina, and Wilson, from California, share personal stories of experiencing racism while growing up and explain how racism does not only impact the Black community. Sly leads a discussion on ways we can evolve into a better, more-understanding society, and how simply treating people the way you want to be treated can make an impact.

Athletics Director Mark Harlan welcomes two-time NCAA Champion gymnast Maile O’Keefe and discusses NIL program developments.

Winter sports are winding down and spring sports are getting underway on the U campus in the month of February. Athletics Director Mark Harlan shares his observations on all of Utah’s success in recent months. He also updates us on recent developments with Utah’s Name, Image and Likeness program for student-athletes. Gymnast Maile O’Keefe, who scored a 9.975 on beam to clinch Utah’s win at UCLA last Friday, joins Mark for his one-on-one interview segment.