3. A Quick Look at Salt Lake City 1.3 million people in the Metro Area 183,000 in Salt Lake City Named “West’s Most Livable City” (via Money Magazine) Home of the 2002 Winter Olympics #1of the “Top Vacation Getaways” in U.S. (via LIFE Magazine) 7/5/10 Utah Soccer 3
4. The “U” Facts Speak for Themselves #16 Public University in the U.S. (via Forbes Magazine) Named a top 100 university in the world (via ARWU) Cultivated 3 Nobel Prize winners [so far] 80 areas of research with world leaders as faculty #1 in commercializing university-affiliated research 7/5/10 Utah Soccer 4
5. “U” Athletics 81 National Athletic Championships [and counting] Ranked as a top 20 Athletic Department, nationally (via U.S. News and World Report, 2002) A top Division 1 school re: athletic-academic balance (via The Princeton Review, “The Gourman Report,” 10th edition) Combined GPA of varsity athletes > 3.0 (2008) 7/5/10 Utah Soccer 5
6. Student-Athlete Support 7/5/10 6 Utah Soccer Team Docs Birks, Greiss, Petron, Joy, Powell S-A Support Mary Bowman AC Ryan Crabbe AC/GKs Mariel Wilner HC Rich Manning AD Dr. Chris Hill Internships Manny Hendrix Academics Lucas Moosman SID Kyle Harris Sports Psych Dr. Keith Henschen Strength & Condition Scott Willis Trainer Tom Iryie Asst. AD Zack Lassiter Nutrition Beth Wolfgram You
7. Conference of Champions University of Utah will join the Pac10 in Fall 2011 166 NCAA team titles in the past 19 years Earned championships in 26 different men’s/women’s sports Led nation in NCAA Championships in 43 of past 49 years 380 NCAA titles total (runner-up Big Ten has 222) 7/5/10 Utah Soccer 7
