Baseball: Big week for Wolverines

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May 3, 2016

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When the UVU baseball team began a three-game series against Cal State Bakersfield five days ago on April 29, there were in fourth place in the WAC standings and were two games behind New Mexico State and four games behind second place Sacramento State. But after sweeping Bakersfield over the weekend, and thanks to a […]

Associate Dean of Students resigns

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May 3, 2016

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OREM — On Tuesday morning, it was confirmed by a UVU spokesperson that Associate Dean of Students Phil Clegg has resigned. Clegg was the Director of Student Leadership & Activities and has been at UVU since 1997 when it was originally UVSC.  According to the spokesperson, it is the University’s practice not to comment on […]

Baseball: Wolverines sweep defending WAC Champion Roadrunners

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May 2, 2016

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OREM — Craig Brinkerhoff hit a grand slam and the UVU Wolverines accumulated 14 hits on their way to dominating 10-1 and series sweep of defending WAC Tournament champion Cal State Bakersfield on Sunday afternoon at Brent Brown Ballpark. It is the first series sweep of the season for UVU, who improved to 25-18 overall […]

Quiñones urges UVU grads to not give up on dreams

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April 29, 2016

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OREM —  For 25 years, John Quiñones has been living his dream as a reporter for ABC News. On Thursday night in the UCCU Center, Quiñones spoke to an audience that hopes to follow in his footsteps and live their dreams. Quiñones was the commencement speaker for UVU’s historic 75th Commencement ceremony where he spoke […]

UVU wrestler ends career as an All-American

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March 29, 2016

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The match couldn’t have gone any worse for Jade Rauser. He was trailing 5-0 heading into the third and final period. His opponent, No. 6 George DiCamillo of Virginia, also had a two-minute advantage in riding time. Staring elimination in the face and the potential to come up short in his bid to achieve a […]

Cost of Attendance: The impact it will have on UVU

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March 29, 2016

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Last summer, USU was granted $1.5 million by the state legislature in order to pay the cost of attendance for student-athletes. Members of the Western Athletic Conference, New Mexico State and Grand Canyon also pay the cost of attendance for student-athletes.  BYU athletics approved to pay its student-athletes $4,500 last May. Unfortunately, UVU does not […]

Baseball: GCU defeats UVU in 11 innings in walk-off fashion

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March 25, 2016

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OREM — With two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning, Grand Canyon center fielder Thomas Lerouge singled into left field to score the game-winning run and give the Lopes a 2-1 victory over UVU at Brazell Stadium in Phoenix in the WAC opener for both teams on Thursday night. UVU fell to 11-12 […]

Playing ball or going on vacation?

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March 21, 2016

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The UVU softball team went to Hawaii Feb. 26-28 to compete in the Bank of Hawaii Invitational. They played six games, three against Portland State and three against the University of Hawaii. The results weren’t quite what the team hoped for as they were winless on the trip. But this isn’t about the outcome of […]

Wrestling: Rauser earns All-American status in dramatic fashion

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March 19, 2016

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NEW YORK — Becoming an All-American has been the life-long goal for UVU senior Jade Rauser and for two periods on Friday night it looked like that goal wasn’t going to be accomplished. But what happened next might go down in UVU wrestling history as one of the greatest victories to date for the program. […]