UTAH TECH UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWS SOURCE | April 02, 2026

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DSU’s proximity is big attractor for Region 9 student-athletes

Dixie State University has a unique opportunity for scouting talent for its teams since a lot of talent is grown in the school’s backyard. The St. George area is home to six of the eight 4A high schools that compete in the Utah High School Athletics Association (UHSAA) Region 9. Dixie High School, Pine View, […]

DSU women’s swim team excited for DI jump despite uncertainties

Dixie State University’s women’s swim team is likely to be the first team ever to compete for DSU as a Division I institution. With the season scheduled to begin Nov. 19 at home in the Dixie State Invitational, women’s swim will be the first team to compete since the suspension of fall sports, and will […]

DSU cross-country self-motivated amid NCAA training restrictions

Cross-country is a team sport, but the work done outside of competition is independent and extensive, something only amplified by restrictions COVID-19 has brought. Due to the limit of just eight hours per week of practice time set by the NCAA, much of Dixie State University’s cross-country team’s work is done on its own time, […]

WAC announces votes program, coaches weigh in on importance

On Sept. 8, the Western Athletic Conference announced a voter awareness program, WAC Votes, to encourage student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans of WAC teams to register to vote. The program is non-partisan and focused mainly on the idea of getting people registered to vote in the upcoming presidential election. The program, started by the WAC […]

Women’s sports coaches emphasize importance of recognition

Dixie State University has nine women’s sports teams, yet their success is something not well publicized on campus. Women’s sports on campus aren’t the most well attended or talked about, something DSU women’s soccer head coach Molly Rouse said she wishes would change, not just at DSU but in the rest of the world. “We […]

Football team awarded medal for heroic acts

The morning of Sept. 4, the Dixie State University football team was once again lifted up by its community as the team was honored with a Lifesaving Award Medal for the two lives the team had played a role in saving. Head coach Paul Peterson said he is very proud of his team, and in […]

DSU football saving lives, staying involved in the community

Dixie State University’s football team has become local heroes to the St. George area. “It’s really just the everyday values that we preach to our guys,” offensive coordinator Kelly Bills DSU football head coach Paul Peterson has preached about the importance of community involvement for his team, and his team has taken this to a […]

DSU football focusing on community, academics during sports suspension

Dixie State University football was anticipated to make its DI debut this fall, but with the season’s suspension, the team is now looking to focus on the community and academics. DSU finished its final DII season in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference with a respectable 8-3 record, a season that left DSU fans in high […]

DSU women’s soccer prepared to take advantage of suspended season

After the Dixie State University women’s soccer team had the most successful season in school history in 2019, it didn’t have many unanswered questions. Now, new coaching staff, a suspended season and the jump to Division I have created a great deal of unknowns for the team. Newly minted head coach Molly Rouse said she […]