(Photo courtesy of Jade Hewitt/Athletes Unlimited) Hannah Flippen, the University of Utah all-time leader in runs, hits and batting average, fields a ball during practice for the inaugural Athletes Unlimited softball season, scheduled for Aug. 30-Sept. 29 in Rosemont, Ill. The AU model gives players individual points for pivotal plays and reshuffles the players on the four teams every week.
Julie left the beach of Santa Cruz, Calif., where she worked for 17 years, for the mountains of Salt Lake City in 2019. She has covered the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Maverick's big wave surf contest and two Olympics. A Colorado native, she enjoys creating her own adventure, occasionally with her husband and two kids in tow.