The Dixie State University cross-country team remained at the starting line this fall as the highly anticipated start for Division I racing was delayed because of COVID-19. As the team prepared for the season like any other, the news to push the season back further was not an easy pill to swallow. “I got kind […]
Millions of kids around the world grew up with dreams to become professional athletes. The NBA, NFL and NWSL have taken over the dreams and goals young kids have; however, how realistic is this dream? Even if the goal gets shortened to becoming a collegiate athlete, how many individuals even make it that far? The […]
Attending college, posting a career-best volleyball season, graduating from cosmetology school, becoming a freelance stylist, and earning a position on the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honor roll are all accomplishments Dixie State University’s outside hitter accomplished in 2019. DSU volleyball player Sydney Johnson, a senior business administration major from Spokane, Washington, is the definition of […]
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at Dixie State University provides an opportunity for all athletes to not only share their individual voice, but also provides a platform for DSU athletes to come together and share their collective voice. As athletes must be able to communicate to each other during competition in order to be successful; off […]
With the 2020 presidential election less than two months away, students and faculty at DSU are using this opportunity to share their opinions and exercise their right to freedom of speech. The last presidential election occurred in 2016, and plenty of current DSU students were not eligible to vote because they were underaged. Now that […]
It didn’t take long for head coach Molly Rouse of the Dixie State University women’s soccer team to realize the special talent senior midfielder Kelsey Cook has. As Rouse is looking to make her coaching debut for the Trailblazers in 2020, she needed someone to look to. “Kelsey was a huge part in giving me […]
Collegiate athletes are facing the difficult decision between moving forward post college graduation and move into the work force or return to campus to compete collegiately with an additional year of eligibility granted by the NCAA. Not only does this affect players and their future decisions, but this also has a major impact on the […]
Dixie State University now offers legal help to students with the addition of a new legal clinic on campus in collaboration with the Southern Utah Bar Association. The legal clinic provides an opportunity for students to receive free legal assistance from lawyers who are coming to campus once a month. “[The Southern Utah Bar Association] […]
If you only got three quarters of a game while the rest of the competition got a full four quarters, would you feel like you missed an opportunity to prove yourself? Due to the pandemic suspending the majority of high school athletes’ senior seasons, they did not get their full high school opportunity to be […]
In a year filled with uncertainty, Dixie State University volleyball is taking it in stride as it prepares for a new division, conference and even stadium to play in. The jump to Division I has been big for the Trailblazers as they look to add more in-state games they were eager to compete against. “We […]