In an op-ed piece published In The Salt Lake Tribune last August, Mia Vinding criticized The Tribune’s 2018 list of the 25 Most Influential People in Utah Sports. She cited the absence of athletes, particularly in Winter Olympic sports, and of women in important positions.
The Tribune this year invited the Rowland Hall senior, a high school track and field athlete and competitive Nordic skier, to compile her own list of figures who deserve greater awareness for their influence in Utah and beyond.
“By continuously reporting on the same athletes and sports teams, we perpetuate a lack of knowledge about other communities and cultures that I believe we have a responsibility to fix,” she wrote.