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Utah Tech Trailblazers

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Utah Tech Trailblazers

University	Utah Tech University
Conference	Western Athletic Conference United Athletic Conference (football)
NCAA	Division I
Athletic director	Ken Beazer
Location	St. George, Utah
Varsity teams	15 (6 men's and 9 women's)
Football stadium	Greater Zion Stadium
Basketball arena	Burns Arena
Baseball stadium	Bruce Hurst Field
Mascot	Brooks the Bison (formerly Rodney the Rebel)
Nickname	Trailblazers (formerly Red Storm (2009-2016), Rebels (1952-2009)
Colors	Red, navy blue, and white^[1]
Website	utahtechtrailblazers.com

The Utah Tech Trailblazers, formerly known as the Dixie State Trailblazers, the Dixie State Red Storm and the Dixie State Rebels, are the 15 varsity athletic teams that represent Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University and similar names), located in St. George, Utah, in NCAA Division I intercollegiate sports. The Trailblazers compete as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC); in football, the school competes in the second level of D-I football, the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), in the United Athletic Conference (UAC). The UAC was formed after the 2022 football season as a merger of the football leagues of the WAC and the ASUN Conference.^[2]

Utah Tech began competing in NCAA Division II in the 2006–07 academic year (as Dixie State)^[3] after being a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association. From 1952 to 2009, as part of a general theme of Confederacy symbolism for the university, the school's nickname was the "Rebels", which was changed to the "Red Storm" in 2009. In 2016, the nickname was changed again to "Trailblazers".^[4]

On January 11, 2019, the university announced that it would move its sports program up to NCAA Division I by joining the WAC for all sports except football, which played as an FCS independent for one year before joining DSU's other sports in the WAC after it reinstated football for the 2021 season. The transition to D-I, which began upon the school's arrival in the WAC on July 1, 2020, will take four years; during this time, the Trailblazers will be ineligible for NCAA-sanctioned postseason play in any of their current sports.^[5]

On November 10, 2021, the Utah legislature approved the rebranding of the school from Dixie State University to Utah Tech University. The publicly presented name change occurred in May 2022, with the change planned to take legal effect on July 1, 2022.^[6]^[7]

Sports sponsored

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Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cross country
Cross Country	Golf
Football	Soccer
Golf	Softball
Soccer	Swimming and diving
	Tennis
	Track and field
	Volleyball

Club sports

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Pickleball

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The Utah Tech pickleball club finished as runner ups in the 2022 DUPR Pickleball Collegiate National Championship, losing to North Carolina. ^[8]

References

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^ "Utah Tech University Branding Guide". Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ "ASUN-WAC Football Partnership Formally Rebrands as the United Athletic Conference" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
^ "Dixie State Athletics - DSU Men's Basketball Almanac (Division II Era)". Dixieathletics.com. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
^ Knox, Annie (April 12, 2016). "Dixie State students will now be Trailblazers, represented by a bison". sltrib.com. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
^ Judd, Brandon (January 11, 2019). "Dixie State to move up to Division I, join Western Athletic Conference in 2020-21". Deseret News. Archived from the original on January 12, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
^ "Utah Legislature passes Dixie State name change". Retrieved November 10, 2021.
^ "Move over 'Dixie State', Utah Tech University has arrived". St. George News. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
^ UNC Club Pickleball wins national championship

External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Utah Tech University athletics.

Official website

v t e Utah Tech University
Located in: St. George, Utah
Facilities	Bruce Hurst Field Burns Arena Dixie High School Greater Zion Stadium
Athletics	Dixie Rotary Bowl
Media	Ben Banks KQUT-LP (leased) KUTU
Events	Southern Utah International Documentary Film Festival
Founded: 1911

v t e Western Athletic Conference
Full members	Abilene Christian Wildcats California Baptist Lancers Grand Canyon Antelopes (leaving in 2026) Seattle Redhawks (leaving in 2025) Southern Utah Thunderbirds Tarleton Texans UT Arlington Mavericks Utah Tech Trailblazers Utah Valley Wolverines
Baseball associate	Sacramento State Hornets
Men's soccer associates	Air Force Falcons San Diego State Aztecs San Jose State Spartans UNLV Rebels UTRGV Vaqueros
Men's swimming and diving associates	Air Force Falcons UNLV Rebels Wyoming Cowboys
Women's swimming and diving associates	Idaho Vandals New Mexico State Aggies Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Colorado Bears UTRGV Vaqueros
Related	United Athletic Conference (football-playing members)

v t e United Athletic Conference
Teams	Abilene Christian Wildcats Austin Peay Governors Central Arkansas Bears Eastern Kentucky Colonels North Alabama Lions Southern Utah Thunderbirds Tarleton Texans Utah Tech Trailblazers West Georgia Wolves
Championships & awards	Conference champions All-time standings
Seasons	2021 2022 2023
See also	Atlantic Sun Conference Western Athletic Conference

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