A Meyer almost returned to the University of Utah, but not the one you might think.

Nicki Meyer, the daughter of former Utes football coach Urban Meyer and a standout high school volleyball player, just committed to play volleyball for Georgia Tech.

Nicki Meyer is a 6-foot libero from Buchholz High's 2007 Florida Class 6A state volleyball championship team. A libero in volleyball is kind of like a defensive specialist and Meyer will be a senior at Buchholz this fall.

She also had scholarship offers from Ohio, South Florida and Utah.

"For a while I wanted to go back to Utah," Meyer told the Gainesville (Fla.) Sun. "I love Utah and would love to go back."

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We've written a lot about some of the most-recruited football and basketball players in the state this year, but there's a wrestler from Mountain Crest High in the Cache Valley that rivals them all in terms of national interest.

Ethen Lofthouse, the Mustangs' three-time state champion, is being recruited by some of the top college wrestling programs in the country, including Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan and Oregon State.

Ethen's uncle, Luke Lofthouse, a former Salt Lake Tribune Prep Athlete of the Year, currently wrestles for Iowa.

Of course, Olympic gold medalist Cael Sanderson of Heber City is the coach at rival Iowa State.

-- Jay Drew