SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah track & field team is set to host its lone home meet of the season this Saturday, April 12, starting at 10 a.m. (MDT) inside the McCarthey Track & Field Complex. Meanwhile, a select group will travel up north to Ogden for the Weber State Spring Classic on Friday, April 11. Admittance is FREE for all in attendance.
 
UTAH SPRING CLASSIC
DATES: April 12, 2025
WHERE: Salt Lake City, UT
LOCATION: McCarthey Family Track & Field Complex
MEET SCHEDULE: View Schedule
LIVE RESULTS: Live Results
UTAH PARTICIPANTS: Chelsea Amoah, Lela Divinity, Annie Ivins, Bailey Kealamakia, Sona Kourilova, Megan Rose, Chloe Shewell, Chloe Taylor, Shana Van Elderen
 
WEBER STATE SPRING CLASSIC
DATES: April 11, 2025
WHERE: Ogden, UT
LOCATION: Chick Hislop Outdoor Track
MEET SCHEDULE: View Schedule
UTAH PARTICIPANTS: Chelsea Amoah, Lela Divinity, Annie Ivins, Bailey Kealamakia, Claire Le Gallo, Emily Martin, Megan Rose, Chloe Taylor
 
OFF THE BLOCKS
Heading into the lone home meet, Chelsea Amoah, Lela Divinity, Sona Kourilova and Chloe Taylor will all be making their home debut as part of the Utah track & field team. Amoah, Divinity and Kourilova are in their first year with the Utes while Taylor is in her second but didn’t get to compete at home due to the meet being canceled because of inclement weather.
 
KIDS RACE
The annual Kids Race at the Utah Spring Classic returns once again, starting at 12:20 p.m. (MDT) on the southeast corner of the track. For questions, please check in with a marketing representative by the entrance ahead of the race.
 
SENIOR CEREMONIES
The Utah cross country and track & field program will bid farewell to nine seniors on Saturday, April 12, starting at 12:30 p.m. (MDT) along the homestretch. Fans are encouraged to arrive early to help the program honor McKaylie Caesar, Emily Chaston, Annie Ivins, Morgan Jensen, Bailey Kealamakia, Clara Mayfield, Megan Rose, Chloe Shewell, Chloe Taylor.
 
CALIFORNIA LOVE
The Utah track & field team had a solid weekend in the State of California, seeing 10 new entries in the all-time record book for the Utes between the two meets at Stanford and UCLA. The Women of Utah continued to have success on The Farm, posting eight new entries while the squad at UCLA made two new entries into the record book.
 
UP NEXT
The Utes will continue its busy month of April as it heads to the Pacific Northwest to compete at the Oregon Team Open (April 18) and Oregon Team Invitational (April 19) at the reimagined Hayward Field.
 
For the latest news and information on the Utah cross country and track & field programs, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com, on social media by following on Facebook, X and Instagram or stay connected with Utah360, the official mobile app of Utah Athletics through the App Store or Google Play.
 

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It’s Monday, and another week of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings.

Who’s climbing the table? Who’s in free fall? Our writers studied the action from across Matchday 4 to come up with this week’s order of all 14 teams in the league. Let’s dive in.

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Previous ranking: 1
Next match: Saturday, April 19 vs. Washington Spirit, 5 p.m. ET

Orlando are still the team to beat after defeating Seattle Reign 1-0 on Saturday. Orlando’s quality across multiple lines shined in Barbra Banda’s 41st-minute goal: Marta found left-back Kerry Abello, who then carried the ball to midfielder Summer Yates on the left wing. Yates then unbalanced Seattle’s defense on the dribble before slotting in a crisp assist to Banda, waiting patiently in front of goal. Orlando were outshot 13 to 7 (and 5 to 4 on target), but goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse (freshly returned from international duty with England) made five essential saves to keep a clean sheet and secure Orlando’s continued run at the top of the NWSL.

Previous ranking: 2
Next match: Saturday, April 19 vs. Houston Dash, 7:30 p.m. ET

In what’s turned into a bit of a trend early this season, Kansas City scored their goals early (Debinha in the 16th minute, followed by Lo’eau LaBonta from the penalty spot), then stood firm defensively in the second half as they weathered San Diego’s attack. The Wave held 70% of possession and outshot Kansas City 7 to 0 in the second half, requiring Current keeper Lorena to make four saves (compared to Kailen Sheridan’s two) to walk away with a clean sheet.

Previous ranking: 3
Next match: Saturday, April 19 vs. Orlando Pride, 5 p.m. ET

In their first game back from international duty, Jonatan Giraldez opted to rest Trinity Rodman and Leicy Santos in the first 45 as things stayed fairly even in Louisville. They both emerged for the second half and it didn’t take long for Santos to score a beautiful goal from a free kick to make it 1-0. Just over 15 minutes later, English defender Esme Morgan dropped a dime on Ashley Hatch’s head that the in-form striker (who became NWSL’s fifth-highest goal-scorer all-time just before the international break) scored to seal a 2-0 victory and finish the weekend on top of the golden boot race. Next weekend may not be so easy; they head to Florida to play the first-place Orlando Pride next.

Previous ranking: 4
Next match: Friday, April 18 vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC, 10:30 p.m. ET

By beating Houston 3-1, Angel City ended the weekend as one of just three undefeated teams after four matchdays. Alyssa Thompson is in hot form: after setting up two goals in two games for the United States, Thompson returned to club duty by scoring her third goal of the year and collecting an assist. Angel City’s rookie class is also making their mark. Macey Hodge, 23, opened the scoring and Riley Tiernan, 22, made it 2-0 in the 29th minute, then went on to assist 20-year-old Thompson’s goal. In a game where all three goal scorers are under 23, it’s easy to get excited about Angel City’s fresh look this season. But they’ve got a challenging three weekends ahead: next up is Seattle at home. After that, they play first-place Orlando Pride and third-place Washington Spirit in back-to-back weekends on the road.

Previous ranking: 11
Next match: Friday, April 18 vs. Angel City, 10:30 p.m. ET

Gotham returned from the international break sitting toward the bottom of the table, with no wins and just one goal after three matchdays. But they came out firing against a floundering North Carolina Courage. Spanish forward Esther González netted a first-half brace, and rookie left-back Lilly Reale made it three before half-time in a resounding and sorely needed first win of the season.

Previous ranking: 5
Next match: Saturday, April 19 vs. Racing Louisville, 3 p.m. ET

San Diego picked up a second-straight loss after falling 2-0 to Kansas City at home in California. However, first-place Orlando Pride and second-place Kansas City in back-to-back to weekends are a tough two games to handle, especially so early in the season. And neither result immediately reflects how well San Diego did in both performances. San Diego has the building blocks to have a stronger season, and there’s some easier challenges on the horizon: Louisville next, followed by Chicago Stars.

Previous ranking: 6
Next match: Friday, April 18 vs. Portland Thorns, 10 p.m. ET

Seattle also picked up a second-straight loss over the weekend. And like San Diego, it was against one of the best teams in the league: Orlando Pride. They held off the reigning champs and limited them to a 1-0 victory, with only Banda breaking through. Next up? They host their old friends from Portland.

Previous ranking: 12
Next match: Friday, April 18 vs. Seattle Reign, 10 p.m. ET

Portland still can’t figure out what kind of year they’re going to have (or who will score their goals this season). But they picked up their first win of 2025 in a 1-0 victory against the last-place Utah Royals. It’s not perfect, but it’s progress. Reilyn Turner, 22, scored her second goal of the year to seal it, marking just three goals in four match days for the Thorns, who averaged 2.2 goals a game when they won the Championship in 2022. They’ve got a Cascadia rivalry battle next weekend, and travel to Seattle with a lot of questions looming over the year.

Previous ranking: 7
Next match: Saturday, April 19 vs. KC Current, 7:30 p.m. ET

Houston picked up their second loss of the season in a 3-1 defeat to Angel City at home. They had their chances and certainly got the ball into the final third, but looked slightly deflated at times, and made sloppy mistakes that the visitors punished. Next up they hit the road to face second-place Kansas City at CPKC Stadium, where the hosts still have only lost one game in their history (and that loss came against 2024’s record-setting champions, Orlando Pride).

Previous ranking: 8
Next match: Saturday, April 19 vs. NC Courage, 7 p.m. ET

Bay was caught sleeping early against the Chicago Stars. Brazilian forward Ludmila, fresh from international duty, took no more than five minutes to score the first of two goals in a 2-1 loss to Chicago at home. If it wasn’t for Abby Dahlkemper’s goal-line heroics, it would have been three. With nearly 70% of possession but half the shots on target, Bay fans may wonder why their team didn’t produce more against Chicago. But the home team struggled to break open a compact Chicago once they’d fallen behind.

Previous ranking: 14
Next match: Friday, April 18 vs. Utah Royals, 9:30 p.m. ET

Brazilian forward Ludmila returned from the international break in fine form, putting two first-half goals (both assisted by Jameese Joseph) past a struggling North Carolina squad to help seal a 2-1 win in California. That’s the team’s first win of the year and brings their total goals tally up from one to three. Here’s hoping Ludmila keeps that form going, while coach Lorne Donaldson figures out more plans of attack.

Previous ranking: 10
Next match: Saturday, April 19 vs. San Diego Wave, 3 p.m. ET

Louisville lost 2-0 at home to the third-place Washington Spirit but produced more opportunities than the scoreline shows. They fired off more shots — though slightly fewer on target — than their visitors, forcing Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury to come up with a few big saves to keep a clean sheet. Despite their potential, they also finished the weekend with the fewest total goals scored (two) so far this season.

Previous ranking: 9
Next match: Saturday, April 19 vs. Bay FC, 7 p.m. ET

Things we didn’t expect: Sean Nahas’ Courage squad struggling this bad so early this season. North Carolina has all the tools to be a strong, playoff-bound team in 2025, but they still haven’t won a single game yet and only Utah sits below them in the standings. Spanish forward González put two first-half goals past them and rookie Reale added a third to make it 3-0 by the end of the first half in a 3-1 defeat in New Jersey.

Previous ranking: 13
Next match: Friday, April 18 vs. Chicago Stars, 9:30 p.m. ET

Utah held their own against Portland at home on Saturday, but fell 1-0 with a goal from Turner and finished the weekend in last place in the standings. Four weekends in, and they’ve yet to pick up a win, something only North Carolina has in common. Next weekend, they’ll host the Chicago at home in one of their easier upcoming tests despite the Stars’ fresh victory. If they don’t collect something from that meeting, the season could get quickly out of control.

The USC Trojans men’s basketball team had one of their worst seasons in recent memory during the 2023-24 campaign. Finishing just 15-18 overall, the Trojans had their lowest win total since the 2014-15 season, where USC had only 12 wins.

However, the Trojans did have a player selected in the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft when the Utah Jazz selected guard Isaiah Collier 29th overall. It was a flier pick by one of the league’s worst teams at the time, but Collier has truly blossomed into a viable option in the backcourt for the Jazz.

ESPN ranked Collier as the No. 14 rookie in the draft class in their final rookie rankings list.

Jeremy Woo of ESPN said that despite another rough season from Utah, Collier managed to get valuable in-game reps to progress his development.

“The Jazz handed Collier the point guard reins in January, and while Utah sits at the bottom of the Western Conference, he has gained valuable experience. He broke franchise legend John Stockton’s team record for rookie assists (416) and now leads all rookies in assists (and turnovers) per game,” Wood said.

In his lone season at USC, Collier averaged 16.3 points, 4.3 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game. The Georgia native suffered a hand injury that cost him a good chunk of the second half of the regular season, something that hurt his draft stock in the long run. Questions about his ball-handling and perimeter shooting also contributed to Collier’s fall on draft night.

“Collier struggles with his jumper and is mistake-prone, but his aggressiveness and playmaking chops running the offense have been a bright spot. Once viewed as one of the top overall prospects in the 2024 class, the Jazz took a low-risk swing on Collier after he fell in the draft. Utah might reap some value…if he becomes a better shooter and sharpens his decision-making,” Woo said.

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After struggling to find a defined role to begin the season, Collier settled into role on the team after it became apparent the team had no immediate future in the postseason. With only one game left in the regular season, Collier’s stat line at the end of the season should resemble something around eight points, six assists, and three rebounds per game.

That leaves him as the sixth-highest scoring Trojan in the NBA. Interestingly enough, every USC alum ahead of him on the list all play in the frontcourt, leaving Collier as one of the most up-and-coming guards in the NBA to come from USC.

Entering next season, the Jazz will have two expiring contracts at the guard position with Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton set to become free agents. If Collier has shown the front office that he is capable of running the point for the team, it could make the choice to build around their budding star easy.