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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 8 FOOTBALL Continued from page 5 nator and offensive line coach at the time. "We're excited to bring Jim Harding on board as our offensive line coach," Whittingham said in a statement. "Jim is a bright young coach with a solid background and an extensive knowledge of our offensive system." Hiring Harding is the latest move in what has been a busy winter for the Utes on the coaching front. When Christensen was brought on, former co-offensive coordinators Dennis Erickson and Brian Johnson were demoted to running backs coach and quarterbacks coach, respectively. The special teams coordinator position, which was vacated in December when Jay Hill took the head coaching job at Weber State, has yet to be filled. In a press conference last week introducing Christensen, Whittingham indicated he may assume that role. r.mcdonald@chronicle.utah.edu Wednesday, January 15, 2014 I - 4 ° tat t t iLl te- VVVYt C • Ol o Ari a if CI * nn 1 ILL- CHRIS AYERS/The Daily Utah Chronicle Mary Beth Lofgren loses her balance on the beam during a meet at the Huntsman Center. GYMNASTICS Marsden knows scores will have to get higher as the season goes on. In 2013, Utah consistently hovered around the 49 mark. She said that to be elite, that number will have to get in the 49.4 range. As physical of a sport as gymnastics is, the Red Rocks are showing a focus on their mental approach to the beam just as much, if not more, than their physical approach. "We have some athletes who try harder or they want it more and want to be perfect," Marsden said. "All those things can set you up for problems because the more you want to try, the harder it is to let your body do what you need to do. We spend a lot of time on their mental approach, because we are big believers in 'turning it on to automatic' — which is much easier said than done." Continued from page 5 a lot of practice, especially in pressure situations. We all felt more pressure after the falls on bars, so we just need to get used to that situation." Marsden said she doesn't expect her team to become the nation's leader on the event right away, but she hopes the Red Rocks can eventually get to the point where they're among the country's elite. "I've appreciated their efforts," Marsden said. "I feel like they have had more positive days of beam workouts, and those will translate to better meets this year. I'm not sure it will be ioo percent turnaround overnight, and that's how I felt at the meet — that we made progress, but still not where I want us to be." With the final tally of 49.075 Saturday, g.adams@chronicle.utah.edu JOB POSTING WA GROUP LEADERS (10.15 kids) for SLC School District After School program til 19.5 hrslwk; M-TH 2:30.5:30/6pm and Fridays 12:30-5:30/6pm. Start at $9.50 per hour. Send resume to: heidi.clark@slcschools.org or call 578.8275 221 S 1300 E Salt Lake City I 801.582.5001 200, s $5.00 Footiong All of Januany LIJ 0 0 Cy") a) SUBWAY' C All regular footlong subs are $5.00! (Excludes premium and supreme subs) See Our Other Locations: 1314 S Foothill Dr. (Foothill Village) 801.581.1322 421 E 400 S 801.355.3259 Gateway Mall (Food Court) 801.456.0798 974 E 2100 S (Sugarhouse) 801.485.8658 *SUBWAY* STUDENT FRIENDLY - GO UTES! Contact a. drysdale@chronicle. utah. edu for information about being a news writer for The Daily Utah Chronicle. |