LOGAN, Utah – Utah State University welcomed more than 4,500 first-year college students to campus as the university begins the fall 2022 semester.The following local students were admitted and began college at the main campus recently: Kya Pratt from Temecula, Trent Geske from Murrieta and Luke Clawson from Murrieta.Since its founding in 1888, Utah State University has evolved from a small-town college tucked away in the Northern Utah mountains to a thriving research university respected around the world. Students can choose from an array of academic and social opportunities at a university known throughout the world for its intellectual and technological leadership.The mission of Utah State University is to be one of the nation's premier student-centered land-grant and spac