Fast Facts
Established in Cedar City by Dr. Gerald R. Sherratt, 1986
Status: 501(c)(3) Non-profit Foundation
Gold Medal Sponsors: B 94.9, Cedar City Corp., Cedar City / Brian Head Convention and Tourism Bureau, Heart of the West Ford Stores, Intermountain Health Care, KUTV2, Southern Utah University, Comcast
Host Institution: Southern Utah University, Cedar City Corp., Iron County School District
Affiliation: National Congress of State Games (Charter Member 1986)
U.S. Olympic Committee: NCSG, Community-Based Member
1st Executive Director: Vaughn McDonald, 1986
2nd Executive Director: Rich Wilson, 1987-95
3rd Executive Director: Dave Slack, 1995-98
4th Executive Director: Bryan Dangerfield, 1999-2003
5th Executive Director: Mark Barton (Interim) 2003
6th Executive Director: Kyle Case 2004 - 2007
7th Executive Director: Casey McClellan 2007 - Present
Total Number of USG Athletes since 1986 : Over 100,000
Annual Athlete Participation Average over 15 years: 7,346
Sports: Over 45
Sports Venues : Various (Southern Utah University, Iron County School District, Cedar City, Parowan, Provo, Salt Lake)
Television Coverage: KUTV2 (Reese Stein)
Newspaper Coverage: The Spectrum / Daily News (Beau Eastes, Rich Johnson, Bob Hudson, Doug Cary, David Cordero, Ryann Rasmussen, Ryan Dionne)
Radio: Cherry Creek, Canyon Media
Utah Summer Games Milestones
USG 2001 was the biggest ever with 9,080 athletes competing in 43 sports.
In 2005, the Utah Summer Games celebrated its 20th Anniversary.
