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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 8 RED ROCKS Continued from page 6 slip away as they fell off the beam. Dabritz isn't worried because all of these gymnasts will be back next year, and she said she thinks the team can be ready to put up big beam scores next year. "I think we definitely can [fix it]," she said. "It just takes a lot of time. You think it's a physical thing, but most of the time it's mental, and that's the hardest part for us to fix, but we have all summer and all pre-season to work on that." Though missing the Super Six was certainly a low point for the Utes, Dabritz, Tory Wilson and Nansy Damianova made sure they could end on a high note when all three qualified for individual event finals on Sunday. Dabritz took second place on bars — the highest any Ute has placed on that apparatus since 2006. Utah will look forward to returning nine All-Americans next year and hopes are already high for the 2014 Utes. As for the end of this year, Dabritz said it's a little bittersweet. "1 I W Student Account Representatives with the University Media Sales Group On Campus 20 Hours per Week Up to 22% Commissions 1 Tuesday, April 23, 2013 "Second is really great — I'm happy with that," she said of the award. "I'm relieved that I'm done, but I'm sad because now my sophomore year is over. It happened so fast." m.ellis@ chronicle.utah.edu Twitter: @mattellis utah rThilar. _N Continued from page 6 Let's begin with the past, lest you may have forgotten. Utah fans enrolling in Fall Semester 2009 arrived after one of — if not the greatest —athletic years at the school. The football team beat Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, both basketball programs won the Mountain West Championship and the gymnastics team finished fourth in the NCAA Championship. The Utes bumped up to a more prestigious league, but their success levels have plummeted to historic levels. Four years after winning a BCS bowl, the football team missed a bowl game for the first time in a decade. After reaching the Super Six round of the NCAA finals for 13 consecutive years, the Red Rocks failed to reach college gymnastics' most prestigious meet this season. We won't even bother talking about the struggles of the basketball team. Success has clearly gone down, and that was to be expected when entering a new conference. But Utah's struggles weren't entirely external. Athletic Director Chris Hill cut off Jim Boylen's tenure too soon, which set the basketball program's development back years. Football head coach Kyle Whittingham — long revered as Utah's Midas — has been unable to pick a suitable offensive coordinator. But the future isn't entirely gloomy for Utah. The Olympic sports are showing progress as symbolized by the softball team's recent series victory over then-No. 2 Arizona State —a victory that would have been unthinkable a season ago. The benefits for the university as a whole are numerous. Inclusion in the Pac-12 puts Utah in the same league as some of the best colleges on the West Coast. Being mentioned in the same breath as UCLA, Cal and Stanford is never a bad thing, and it has certainly resulted in added research funding and notoriety for the U. That boost in awareness isn't lost on the athletic team —thanks in large part to television dollars. Utah will soon be pulling in more than $20 million a season in television revenue, which has allowed it to construct new football facilities and a softball stadium and boost coaches' and administrators' salaries. Oh, and a television deal also gets more eyes on athletic programs and the university. By getting games on ESPN, Fox and the Pac-12 Networks, Utah has been seen by a far larger audience than it did in the Mountain West Conference. This might not have been as effective of a recruiting tool as expected — the football team was notorious for being involved in snoozers on ESPN — but it still built publicity for the school. What lies ahead for Utah is uncertain. Its sports programs could feasibly continue to be awful, and the Utes could fall in line with Washington State and Colorado. But even if that happens, the U will be making substantially more money than it did in the MWC, and it will be in the same breath as some of the best colleges out there. So, no matter how many wins the Utes get on the field, they're still in a better spot than they were in 2008. j.bullinger@ chronicle.utah.edu Twitter: @jakebullinger .dailyutahchronicle.co iffirair JOB POSTING WIR GROUP LEADERS (10-15 kids) for SLC School District After School program 19.5 hrs/wk;11/1-TH '2:30.5:30/6pm and Fridays 12:30-5:30/6pm. Start at $9.50 per hour. 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