Photo courtesy of Jeff Turner A common quality exists among all people associated with professional sports, from team presidents, to general managers, trickling down to coaches and players, and it is that of loyalty. This powerful sense of allegiance is not to the team or the players, however. Rather, it is to money. Each year, […]
Photo courtesy of Mike Smith/MatShots The 2016-17 UVU wrestling season came to an end Friday morning when junior heavyweight Dustin Dennison was eliminated from the NCAA tournament, falling 9-4 to No. 9 Denzel Dejournette of Appalachian State. “Dustin competed well here this weekend. He should be able to learn from this experience and use it […]
At the conclusion of the Big 12 wrestling tournament on Sunday afternoon, three Wolverine grapplers earned podium spots as UVU finished ninth overall as a team in its second year in the conference. Redshirt freshmen Grant LaMont (149 pounds) and Kimball Bastian (174 pounds) each finished sixth in their respective weight classes, and junior heavyweight […]
Photo by Mykah Heaton The 2017 Big 12 Wrestling Championships will take place on March 4 and 5 at the Bank of Oklahoma Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The UVU wrestling team will have had three weeks from the end of the regular season to prepare for the conference tournament. Judging by the level of competition […]
Photo by Mykah Heaton After graduating a handful of starters from last year, the wrestling program entered the season with only one senior on the roster and question marks across the board. However, despite lacking the experience of past teams, the wrestlers on this year’s squad had lofty expectations for themselves. At the conclusion of […]
Photo courtesy of the NCAA The first Wednesday in February is National Signing Day, the day when high school seniors can sign National Letters of Intent, officially committing themselves to playing football at the scholarship-offering college of their choice. With this year’s edition officially in the books, here’s how the day played out. Alabama continued […]
Feature photo by Brigham Berthold OREM, Utah — After splitting a double header on the road last weekend, the UVU wrestling team returned home to host No. 22 Stanford of the Pac-12 in non-conference dual meet action. The matchup marks the sixth consecutive season Utah Valley and Stanford have met on the mat. Seven of […]
Photo by Mykah Heaton The UVU wrestling team returned to action Thursday night as it played host to CSU Bakersfield of the PAC-12 in a nonconference dual meet. UVU proved to be too much for the Roadrunners as the Wolverines won 21-17. The Wolverines won six of their 10 matches, including three by major decision, […]
Photo by Brigham Berthold The UVU wrestling team returned to dual meet action Friday night when they took on conference foe Air Force Academy in the Lockhart Arena. The dual meet was the conference opener for both teams. The Wolverines (3-2, 1-0) narrowly defeated the Falcons (4-2, 0-1) by a score of 18-15 in a […]
Photo by Brigham Berthold Just over two months have passed since the UVU wrestling team began the 2016-17 season with a stellar showing at the Cowboy Open in Laramie, Wyoming. The Wolverines began their dual season in Cedar Falls, Iowa with a double header. UVU opened with a terrific performance over No. 6 ranked (DII) […]