Campus notes

Published: Tuesday, June 3 2008 12:12 a.m. MDT

BYU

HOOPS CAMP: BYU Women's Basketball holds its Cougar Cubs Basketball Camp for boys and girls ages 6-12 today through Thursday from 1-4 p.m. Tuition is $295. Register by calling 422-4851. Local residents can also register in person at the Harman Continuing Education lobby on the BYU campus.

Utah

ACADEMICS: Gymnast Kristina Baskett is on the CoSIDA Academic All-America at-large ballot after making the all-District 8 first team. Baskett won four All-America awards, including a second-place finish on the vault and a bronze medal in the all-around, at the 2008 NCAA Championships. The junior, who maintains a 3.56 GPA in mass communication, helped Utah to its third straight NCAA runner-up finish in April. She is one of two Utes to win academic all-district honors. Sophomore Daria Bijak, who won second-team All-America honors in the all-around and on the floor exercise, was named to the second-team. Bijak, a theater major, boasts a 3.93 cumulative GPA.

Utah State

SOFTBALL CAMP:Utah State softball coach Candi Letts will conduct a summer camp for ages 8-18, July 15-17. The resident camper fee is $250 while the non-resident camper fee is $225. A nonrefundable deposit of $75 is due by July 1 with the remainder of the balance due at registration. Contact the USU Softball Office at 435-797-0553.

FOOTBALL TICKETS: Season tickets for USU's 2008 football season are on sale. The Aggies host six games this fall, including matchups with BYU and Utah. Season tickets for west-side chair seats are $150 and require a Big Blue Scholarship Fund donation. East-side tickets are $110 and general admission tickets are $100.

In addition to season tickets, Utah State is also offering an Aggie Family Season Plan, which includes two adult and three Junior Aggie general admission tickets for $310. Fans also can continue to purchase Junior Aggie tickets for $50.

UVSC

ALL-INDEPENDENT HONORS: Utah Valley seniors Marcus Moore (10-5, 2.86 ERA) and Scott Croshaw (.341, 14 2Bs, 41 RBIs) were both named to the Division I All-Independent Baseball First Team on Tuesday. Voting was conducted among both the head coaches and sports information directors at the 13 Independent schools.

Three Wolverines were also named to the Division I Independent All-Academic Team. Moore, sophomore Jace Brinkerhoff and senior Adam Openshaw were honored for their success in the classroom.

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