(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Head coach for BYU Mark Pope talks with his team during a time out as BYU takes on UNLV in men's NCAA basketball at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Sat. Dec. 7, 2019. Pope has raised expectations in Provo after his first two hugely successful seasons coaching the Cougars.
Norma Gonzalez, a Texas native, joined The Tribune by way of Arizona. A 2014 graduate of the University of Texas-Pan American, Norma has reported on sports since high school. Some of her former live include being a cake decorator, an educator and Olive Garden server. The unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks still occasionally haunt her dreams.