WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: The Utes have signed four student-athletes for the 2010 season, head coach Beth Launiere announced.

Right-side hitter Yiting Cao, libero Charlee Dyroff, outside hitter Morgan Odale, and outside hitter Erin Redd have signed to play for the Utes in 2010.

"This class is filled with great athletes as well as highly skilled players," Launiere said. "We feel like as a group they can have an immediate impact on our team and we're excited to have all four join our program as they are quality people as well as athletes."

Below is a look at the incoming recruiting class:

Yiting Cao (OH/OPP, 6-0, Shanghai, China, Shanghai Institute, Illinois Central College)

Launiere on Cao: "Yiting joins us from one of the top junior college programs in the country (Illinois Central College) and plays for highly respected coach Sue Sinclair. [Yiting] is a polished player and her experience with the Chinese Junior National team and ICC will allow her to be ready to play at the Division I level immediately."

Member of the Chinese Junior National team ... team won the 2007 World Junior Championship ... helped Chinese Junior National team to a third-place at the 2007 Asia Junior Championship ... 2008 NJCAA First-Team All-American and National All-Tournament Team selection ... was an AVCA Second Team All-American in 2008 ... two-time First-Team All-Region ... hitting .370 with 3.7 kills and 2.7 digs per set at Illinois Central College ... has 12 double-doubles, 23-double-figure-kill matches, and 14 double-digit-dig performances this season at ICC ... member of third-place team at the 2007-2008 Chinese National Championship ... recognized on the Dean's List at Illinois Central College and a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

Charlee Dyroff (L, 5-6, Boulder, Colo., Boulder HS)

Launiere on Dyroff: "Charlee is a tremendous athlete who comes from a club program that trains well. She will bring tremendous defensive skills into the gym and will add to our team's ability to stop opponents."