After claiming the title in the Western Athletic Conference tournament, the Utah Valley University baseball team’s first-ever trip to the NCAA Regional punctuated a historical 2016 season. Picked to finish sixth in the preseason polls, UVU shocked the conference with a title run through the WAC tournament. However, UVU head coach Eric Madsen wasn’t surprised […]
Photo by Nate Barrett Utah Valley University wrapped up its 2016 track and field season on a high note as senior sprinter Nic Taylor earned All-American honors in what can only be described as a landmark season for the Wolverines. Junior Rusty Jones described the season as unique, and though he didn’t get to compete […]
Photo courtesy of UVU Athletics OREM, Utah—The Utah Valley University athletic department broke ground on the NUVI Basketball Center on the south side of the UCCU Center on UVU’s Orem campus Wednesday morning. The ceremony marked the beginning of construction on a $3.5 million, privately funded training facility, which will house the UVU men and […]
Eugene, Ore.–Nic Taylor became an All-American on Wednesday after participating in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship, finishing in 15th place in the country. Taylor understands that even though this is not a team sport, it has been a collaborative effort from a lot of people to get him to this point. Having ran […]
Photo by Darryl Webb OREM, Utah—Utah Valley University starting pitcher Danny Beddes was drafted by the Pittsburg Pirates in the 15th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft Saturday. “It’s a great feeling,” Beddes said. “It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to be drafted and be able to continue my career at the […]
BATON ROUGE, La.—Spencer Gothberg homered in the bottom of the fourth inning, but it was not enough and the UVU baseball team’s historic postseason run came to an end Sunday afternoon in a loss to the Southeastern Louisiana Lions in the Baton Rouge Regional by a final of 3-2. Despite the loss, starter Jackson Cofer […]
After a 6.5 hour weather delay, UVU finally took the field for their first NCAA Regional contest in program history Friday night, a 7-1 loss to No. 8 national seed LSU. While the Wolverines struggled to get any offense going the Tigers scored early and often. Danny Beddes got the start for UVU, but struggled […]
Photo by David Roura OREM, Utah—After claiming the WAC championship Saturday night, the UVU baseball team punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament where they will face the LSU Tigers in the Baton Rouge Regional at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. UVU is making their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in program […]
Photo courtesy of Spencer Allen LAWRENCE, Kan.—Utah Valley University sprinter Nicholas Taylor qualified for the NCAA Track and Field Finals in Eugene, Ore. in both the 100m and 200m dash Saturday. Taylor is the first sprinter from UVU to qualify for the finals in Eugene, and the first track athlete in school history to qualify […]
MESA, Ariz.— The UVU baseball team shut out the Seattle U Redhawks 4-0 to claim their first-ever WAC Baseball Championship behind seven-plus innings of work from starter Kaden Schmitt. Greyson Bogden led UVU from the plate going 4-for-4 on the night with an RBI in the top of the fifth that drove in Zac Willis […]