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As the Sundance Film Festival bolts Utah, Sundance Mountain Resort — both named after Robert Redford’s character in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” — unveiled its most ambitious expansion plans in decades.
And one of the projects has a nod to another Redford movie, “The Electric Horseman.”
For 50 years, Redford owned the resort nestled on the backside of Mount Timpanogos in Provo Canyon that caters to mostly local skiers and snowboarders. In 2020, he sold the 2,600-acre ski area to Broadreach Capital Partners and Cedar Capital Partners.
Relying on rustic charm for years amid bigger and snowier destination resorts like Park City and Deer Valley, Sundance has somewhat resisted modernization and expanding its terrain. But that’s changing.
Sundance Resort president and general manager Chad Linebaugh told The Storm that the new investment will help Sundance “capture our fair share of the destination market, while staying very committed to our local market. This is going to change the way people see Sundance in more ways than one.”
The centerpiece of the plan is a new high-speed quad lift on the backside of the mountain to be constructed over the next two years. Dubbed the Electric Horseman Express, the lift will open 105 acres of skiing and snowboarding with a six-minute ride ascending 1,850 vertical feet. It’s scheduled to open for the 2026-27 season.
For the 2025-26 season, Sundance plans to open 60 acres of new terrain on the Far East ridge, with nine new trails, including a mix of tree runs, challenging chutes and two intermediate runs and 360-degree views from Utah Valley to Heber Valley and three mountain lakes.
Sundance has six lifts, including one high-speed quad. Electric Horseman will be its seventh and make the entire mountain accessible via high-speed lift, according to the resort.
Sundance officials hope the new lift and terrain will make the resort an alternative to bigger and busier Utah ski areas.
“People are getting disenfranchised with the high volume, and there’s definitely a quest and a search right now for the type of experience that Sundance is delivering,” Sundance’s chief operating officer, Czar Johnson, told The Storm.
“So we think by making ourselves a little bit more attractive on paper and based on stats, we can draw in people who are done with that high-volume experience and are still looking for a high-quality experience, with interesting dynamic terrain and good infrastructure and fast-moving lifts, but on a scaled-down version of what they’re seeing in those other areas.”
Broadreach Capital Partners and Cedar Capital Partners have invested more than $40 million at the resort since acquiring it five years ago, officials say.
In January, Sundance opened the Mountain Camp Day Lodge at the base of Jake’s Lift in the upper parking lot, which also has 200 new parking spaces. The lodge includes ticketing, rentals, ski school, retail and ski patrol along with the Mountain Camp Cafe.
Last year, Sundance started construction of a 63-room hotel at the resort base. It’s scheduled to open next winter.
“I think one of the ongoing charms of Sundance is that beyond this, nothing else is going to be developed up in this canyon,” Johnson said, per The Storm. “Sundance is going to very much remain looking like it is today, and you can’t say that about so many ski areas, and that’s going to become even more special as time goes on.”
» Michigan swept Xavier in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
» Allison Jacobs tallied a match-leading 19 kills on a .326 hitting percentage.
» Maddi Cuchran recorded four aces, becoming just the fifth Wolverine with four or more aces in a tournament match.
» Serena Nyambio hit .583 with eight kills on 12 swings.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The University of Michigan volleyball team swept eighth-seeded Xavier 25-19, 25-15, 25-23 on Friday (Dec. 5) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at the Petersen Events Center.
Michigan (22-10) was led by Allison Jacobs, who tallied a match-leading 19 kills on a .326 hitting percentage. She was the only player who recorded double-digit kills in the match. Ella Demetrician had nine kills, including Michigan’s final two and Serena Nyambio hit .583 with eight kills on 12 swings. Maddi Cuchran tallied four service aces to become just the fifth Wolverine in program history with four aces or more in an NCAA Tournament match. Morgan Burke and Camille Edwards led the U-M offense to a .287 hitting percentage, with Burke recording 17 assists and two aces while Edwards had 18 assists and one ace.
A kill from Nyambio opened the match, but Xavier (26-5) responded with a kill. The Wolverines used a kill from Jacobs and an ace from Cuchran to take the lead. Xavier tied the set at five and six, but U-M kept the Musketeers from taking the lead. Michigan followed with a 4-1 run, led by an ace from Burke and a block from Nyambio and Cymarah Gordon. Xavier brought the set to within one at 10-9, but a Nyambio kill ended the threat and jump-started four straight Michigan points. A block from Gordon and Jenna Hanes put Michigan up 15-11 going into the media timeout. The Musketeers took two of the next three points out of the timeout, and Michigan followed with a 5-2 run with kills from three different players and an ace from Burke to go up 21-15. Xavier took four of the next five points to force a Michigan timeout. Out of the timeout, Jacobs recorded a kill followed by a block from Hanes and Gordon to reach set point. The Musketeers called their second timeout of the set, and out of the timeout, Jacobs ended the set with a kill for a 25-19 set one win.
Xavier started the second set with two quick points to take an early lead, but it was all Michigan after that. A 5-0 run led by Cuchran, who recorded her third ace of the match, put the Wolverines ahead 8-3. After the teams traded points midway through the set, U-M went on a 4-0 run to build a 15-7 advantage, but Xavier countered with a 4-0 run of its own. A Nyambio kill and Musketeers attack error forced Xavier’s second timeout of the set, trailing 17-11. After the timeout, Michigan took eight of the final 12 points, with a kill from Demetrician finishing off the set 25-15.
In the third set, the Wolverines jumped out to an early lead, once again 8-3, led by service runs from Edwards and Jacobs. Xavier hung around and tied the match at 11 before taking the lead. A kill from Gordon tied the match at 12 and Cuchran’s fourth ace put Michigan back in front. From there, neither team held a lead bigger than two points the rest of the way, with the final 14 points alternating back and forth. Demetrician tallied the final two Michigan points as U-M took the third set 25-23 to advance to the second round.
The Wolverines will take on either top-seeded and No. 4-ranked Pittsburgh or UMBC on Saturday (Dec. 6) at 7 p.m. in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Petersen Events Center. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Holy Cross Richard L. Ahern ’51 Director of Cross Country and Track and Field Egetta Alfonso has announced the Crusaders’ 2025-26 indoor track & field schedule for the men’s and women’s programs.
The Crusaders are set to open the season on Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener hosted by Boston University and the Alden Invitational hosted by Brown. Next weekend, Holy Cross heads to New Hampshire for the Dartmouth December Invitational that will be held on Dec. 12 and 13.
Following a break for the holidays, the team returns to action on Jan. 17 at the URI Invitational and the Suffolk Ice Breaker on Jan. 18. The women’s team will compete on Jan. 30 at the David Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston followed by the men on Jan. 31 with the order of events staying the same for the River Hawk Invitational hosted by UMass Lowell on Feb. 6 and 7.
Holy Cross will then compete in meets at Boston University/URI (Feb. 14) and Brown (Feb. 21) in preparation for the 2026 Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championships that will be hosted by BU on Feb. 28 and March 1.
The annual New England Indoor Championships are slated to be held on March 7-8 at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston
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LYNCHBURG – Coming home with a pair of event titles and several personal bests, the Elon University women’s track and field team wrapped up competition Friday at the Liberty Kickoff inside the Liberty Indoor Complex.
Isabella Johnson led the Phoenix in the shot put with a fourth-place finish. The sophomore recorded a personal-best throw of 13.99m, moving into fifth on the program’s indoor performance list. Adriana Clarke placed fifth with a personal-best toss of 13.01m.
On the track, Elon earned two event wins as Jasmine Young and Winter Oaster claimed titles in the 5,000 meters and the mile, respectively. Young posted a time of 17:26.66, while Oaster crossed the line in 5:10.95. Shayla Cann added a sixth-place finish in the 500 meters with a time of 1:15.63.
In the high jump, Hannah Schonhoff finished third after clearing 1.68 meters. Newcomer Eloise Mulready placed fifth with a clearance of 1.63 meters. In the 400 meters, Duna Viñals finished fourth with a time of 57.73 while Mary Sollars took sixth in a personal-best 58.74.
Caden Cerminara finished seventh in the pole vault, clearing 3.75m, while Ja’Mia Johnson placed eighth in the finals of the 60-meter hurdles with her time of 8.91.
ON DECK
Select members of the Phoenix distance group will compete at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Opener tomorrow, hosted at Boston University.
— ELON —
The Hillsdale College men’s track and field team got off to a strong start in the throws on Friday, kicking off the 2025-26 indoor season at the GVSU Holiday Open.
All four of Hillsdale’s season-opening provisional qualifying marks came in the shot put and weight throw at the meet, showing why the Chargers are one of the best throws programs in NCAA DII.
Leading the way was senior and defending NCAA DII weight throw national champion Ben Haas, who began his title defense by taking second overall and first among collegiate throwers in the event on Friday with a provisional qualfying throw of 21.33 meters.
Haas was joined in setting a provisional qualifying mark in the weight throw by not one, but two teammates on Friday. Redshirt freshman Dominic Scharer had an collegiate debut to remember on Friday, opening his career with a 20.02 meter mark that makes him the just the fourth Charger in program history to break 20 meters in the weight throw. Along with Scharer, junior Dimitry Ermakov had a massive new personal best in the weight throw to earn a provisional mark in the event for the first time with a distance of 18.58 meters. That mark gives Ermakov the sixth-best weight throw mark in Hillsdale College history as well.
Along with his performance in the weight throw, Haas also started strong in the shot put, placing fourth with a throw of 17.24 meters to give himself a second provisional mark on the day. Scharer also had a notable debut in the shot put, with a top throw of 14.99 meters that gives him the eighth-best mark in program history as well.
On the track, Hillsdale had a few notable standouts. Senior Gabriel Phillips ran well against an elite field in the fastest heat of the 5,000m run, finishing ninth in a new personal best time of 14:30.62, the fourth-best mark in the event in program history. Freshman John Richardson also had a strong first collegiate 5K, finishing in a strong time of 15:02.60 for the Chargers as well, and junior Caleb Youngstedt also ran a new personal best in the 5K of 15:06.17 for Hillsdale.
Two freshmen put together impressive first races as well for the Chargers. Watson Magwenzi had a debut to remember for Hillsdale, becoming just the 11th Charger in program history to go under seven seconds in the 60m dash with a time of 6.99, and also running a solid 22.53 in his first collegiate 200. In the 400m dash, freshman Jack Polizzi also started fast for Hillsdale, placing sixth in 49.48 just ahead of teammate Zealand Tarrant, who ran a new personal best 49.77 to take ninth. Magwenzi also was pushed in the 60 and 200 by sophomore Sam Jones, who a personal best 7.03 in the 60 and a 22.63 in the 200.
Senior Mark Masaka placed 10th (1:56.19) and freshman Wyatt Widolff placed 14th (1:57.48) in the 800m run as well for Hillsdale, and freshman Luan Kummle took 14th in the long jump (6.26 meters).
Hillsdale now heads into the Christmas break, and will pick back up in 2026 with the Al Campbell Invite hosted by the University of Akron on Jan. 16.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Macalester College men’s track & field team opened the 2026 indoor season at the M City Classic, hosted by the University of Minnesota on Friday. Senior Sebastian Stefanowicz (Portland, Ore./Valley Catholic) broke the school record in the 60-meter hurdles.
Stefanowicz finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles behind three Division I athletes and an unattached runner with a time of 8.63. The performance betters the old record of 8.68, set by John Shepard ’01 in 1999. Senior Hamza Mahamud (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie) finished seventh in 9.10. Stefanowicz also placed 12th in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.15, which ranks sixth on Macalester’s all-time performance list.
In the 600 meters, seniors Henry Schonebaum (Faribault, Minn./Faribault) and Thomas Malecha (Faribault, Minn.) finished sixth and seventh, respectively. First year Aj Baehr (Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge) took seventh in the 400 meters (51.18) in his first collegiate race.
In the field events, first year Alex Peters (Belle Plaine, Minn./Jordan) took fourth in the shot put with a mark of 12.55 meters (41-2.25) in his first competition as a Scot. Sophomore Ataa Mensah (St. Paul, Minn./Roseville) finished fourth in the triple jump with a leap of 12.77 meters (41-10.75), followed by first year Garner Miyagawa (Encinitas, Calif./San Dieguito Academy) in fifth with a mark of 12.26 (40-2.75).
Macalester resumes competition in January by hosting the Vanessa Seljeskog Classic on Jan. 24 in the Leonard Center Fieldhouse.
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Gizel Clayton captured the women’s 60-meter hurdles (8.43) title for the second straight year, while Alex Bobak won the mile (4:15.97) for the first time in his career, setting a personal best in the process. Poorna Raorane also took home a victory in the shot (14.65m) put after finishing third at last year’s meet.
Courtland Noble won the 400m (48.55) making his second career victory in this event.
The Tigers recorded 10 top-five finishes, including sophomore Trinity Brown, who placed second and set a PR in the triple jump (11.91m).
Memphis athletes combined for 21 personal records, the most in a single meet since Feb. 15, 2025, at the Bulldog Open and Invite.
A full list of today’s six wins, top-five finishes and PRs can be found below. Comprehensive meet results can be found in the link above.
Tigers will be back in action in the new year, opening 2026 at the Bob Teel Invitational in Columbus, Missouri, on January 24.
Wins
Gizel Clayton, Women’s 60mH, 8.43
Alex Bobak, Men’s One Mile, 4:15.97
Poorna Raorane, Women’s Shot Put, 14.65m
Oageng Mdlela, Men’s Triple Jump, 15.16m
Kaseiana Meriweather, Women’s 200m, 24.08
Courtland Noble, Men’s 400m, 48.55
Meghan Porterfield, Women’s Weight Throw, 17.49m
Top Finishes (Top 5)
Kaseiana Meriweather, 2nd, Women’s 60m, 7.49
Destiny Jenkins, 4th, Women’s 60m, 7.55
Jazmyn James, 2nd, Women’s Shot Put, 13.88m
Meghan Porterfield, 3rd, Women’s Shot Put, 13.30m
Jean Yves Thiemble Marco, 3rd, Men’s Long Jump, 7.20m
Kouto Anyika, 4th, Men’s 300m, 33.95
Alexandra Allen, 2nd, Women’s 400m, 56.61
Judy Elful, 3rd, Women’s 400m, 56.95
Lilith Stenger, 2nd, Women’s High Jump, 1.60m
Trinity Brown, 2nd, Women’s Triple Jump, 11.91m
Tristian Robinson, 2nd, Men’s Weight Throw, 17.55m
Natalie Albert, 2nd, Women’s Weight Throw, 17.21m
Dajuan Montague, 2nd, Men’s High Jump, 2.10m
PRs
Elizabeth Markwell, Women’s 3000m, 11:10.48
Brooke Doyle, Women’s 3000m, 11:44.71
Jackson Turner, Men’s 3000m, 9:03.57
Jay Prettyman, Men’s 3000m, 9:12.56
Jagger Noel, Men’s 3000m, 9:19.46
Kaseiana Meriweather, Women’s 60m, 7.49
Destiny Jenkins, Women’s 60m, 7.55
Alex Bobak, Men’s One Mile, 4:15.97
Urko Extebeste, Men’s One Mile, 4:28.33
Resse Martin, Women’s 1000m, 3:10.96
Shantel Reed, Women’s 300m, 42.22
Kouto Anyika, Men’s 300m, 33.95
Bryson Wilson, Men’s 300m, 34.47
Jonathan Bunch Jr., Men’s 300m, 36.70
Alexandra Allen, Women’s 400m, 56.61
Lilith Stenger, Women’s High Jump, 1.60m
Trinity Brown, Women’s Triple Jump, 11.91m
Tristian Robinson, Men’s Weight Throw, 17.55m
Amri White, Men’s Weight Throw, 15.70m
Zion Smith, Women’s Long Jump, 5.15m
Dajuan Montague, Men’s High Jump, 2.10m
How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tiger Cross Country and Track & Field, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team’s social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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