Campus notes

SOFTBALL: The Utah women's softball team closed out the Red Desert Classic with a 6-0 win Sunday over Northern Colorado to end the St. George tournament with a 5-0 record. The Utes scored four runs in the first inning. Kristie Keller led things off with a double, while Staci Hemingway, Devina Quintero and Hailey Davenport each had hits and scored in the inning. Keller went 2-for-4 in the contest with two doubles and an RBI. In addition, Kelly Matthews had three stolen bases. Utah returns to action Friday at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz., against Notre Dame.

SKIING: Tague Thorson picked up a victory in the men's slalom Saturday at the University of New Mexico Invitational. The team entered Day Two in sixth place but surged forward one spot to capture fifth place with 422 points. Denver won the event with 591 points. In the women's slalom, Eva Huckova led the Utes with a seventh-place finish. Mikaela Grassl (8th place, 23 points) and Chirine Njeim (15th place, 19 points) also turned in strong finishes for the Utes. In the men's 5K Freestyle, Utah was led by Casey Simon's 11th-place finish, which secured 20 points. Ian Havlick finished 21st with 14 points. Sarah MacCarthy led the women in the 5K Freestyle with a ninth-place finish, racking up 22 points, while Madeline Talkington turned in an 11th-place finish for 20 points.

BYU

TRACK: BYU distance runners Carolyn Quebe and Laura Taylor provided a 1-2 punch for the Cougars at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Saturday. Quebe, a junior, ran the mile in 4:54.32, and senior Taylor ran in the same heat with a time of 4:56.83. Quebe and Taylor finished in first and second, respectively, in the college heat. Also competing well for the women were sophomore Angela Wagner and freshman Katie Palmer. Wagner came in sixth in the championship heat of the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:35.32, one second off her personal best, and Palmer finished eighth in the championship heat of the 800 meters. The women's 4x400 team finished third in its section of 10 teams with a season-best time of 3:52.44.

SOCCER: BYU soccer will hold its annual tryout on February 28 and 29 and March 1 in the Indoor Practice Facility. Tryouts are open to interested BYU students and potential incoming freshmen for the fall 2008.

Utah Valley

WRESTLING: A fast start propelled Northern Colorado past Utah Valley, 28-10, in Western Wrestling Conference action on Friday. The Wolverines dropped to 7-10 overall and 1-3 in WWC action.

Southern Utah