Athletics & Recreation
Westminster student competes at Shred Fest
Shred Fest, a two-day winter kickoff festival, celebrated the start of the season with live music, film screenings, vendors, food trucks and breweries Nov. 5-6. Marea Adams, a sophomore environm...Read More
Westminster students react to Snowbird’s new Fast Tracks system
Snowbird implemented a new system called Fast Tracks Nov. 1, which allows guests to pay an extra fee to skip the lift line, according to the Snowbird website. Westminster College students said they ha...Read More
Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante restoration continues conversation surrounding land use
National Monuments Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante were restored by President Joe Biden Oct. 7, springing celebrations among Indigenous nations, conservationists and wilderness preservation m...Read More
Climbing Wall competitions revised for inclusivity
The climbing wall in the Health, Wellness and Athletic Center is changing how they approach their competitions, with the goal of creating a more inclusive environment, according to Climbing Wall Co-Ma...Read More
Students learn to eat healthy on a budget during HWAC seminar
Scents of onion and garlic filled the room as students prepared food together during the “Eating Healthy on a Budget” seminar Friday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The seminar, hosted by Laura Iverson-Bastiani...Read More
Students utilize free UTA premium transit pass for recreation
The Westminster College community has access to a free Utah Transport Authority premium transit pass to use on the UTA Bus, TRAX, Express Bus and Frontrunner, according to Westminster’s campus sustain...Read More
COVID-19 protocols to change in upcoming athletic seasons
On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic and college students, many of whom were on spring break, were asked not to return to campus. The next day, professional, co...Read More
Westminster hosts first staggered, self-scored Spring bouldering competition
Before COVID-19 changed the nature of competitive sports, once a semester the bottom floor of Westminster College’s Health, Wellness and Athletic Center would be filled with spectators excitedly watch...Read More
Cross country athlete finds hope, healing after near-death accident
On a sunny day in June, Peter Frank went out for a run in his home state of Montana, where he was living for the summer during a year impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. What happened on that fateful a...Read More
Overcrowded athletic facilities, overworked training staff raise concerns for Spring season
Student-athletes and staff at Westminster College have raised concerns about crowded athletic facilities and overworked staff after the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) made the decision to p...Read More