Utah freshman Dani Barton earned a pair of Pac-12 beach volleyball honors, the league office announced on Thursday.

University of Utah head volleyball coach Beth Launier announced Tuesday that assistant coach JJ Van Niel has been named associate head coach for the Utes.

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Defending champion Kelly Claes and Sarah Hughes of USC won the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championships pairs tournament for the second-straight year on Saturday at the Arizona Beach Volleyball Courts on the campus of the University of Arizona. The top duo in the country with just one loss in nearly two years defeated teammates Allie Wheeler and Sophie Bukovec in the title match.

Representing the Utah beach volleyball team, two pairs of Utes competed on Friday in the Pac-12 Pairs Championships. Junior Adora Anae and freshman Dani Barton competed as the No. 9-seed, while junior Carly Trueman and freshman Bailey Choy partnered as the No. 17-seed in Tucson, Ariz.

No. 1-ranked USC outlasted second-ranked UCLA to win the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship team crown at the Arizona Beach Volleyball Courts on the campus of the University of Arizona on Friday. The Trojans are Pac-12 Champions for the second year in a row.