Last season, Utah Valley finished tenth overall at the Big 12 Championships. This season the Wolverines hope to improve on the tournament finish behind a tough schedule and returning players. The UVU wrestling team announced its schedule for the 2021-2022 season. The schedule will feature 16 dual meets and will include six ranked teams. Among […]
On the first day of the NCAA Wrestling Championships in St. Louis, four Utah Valley wrestlers were in action as they began their quest for an individual championship. Seventh-seeded junior Taylor LaMont, in the 125-pound weight class, opened his day with a dominating 19-1 technical fall over No. 26 Jackson DiSario of Stanford. Second-seeded senior […]
Utah Valley redshirt senior Demetrius Romero won the Big 12 wrestling championship for the 174-pound weight class. The tournament took place on Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7. This is Romero’s second Big 12 championship — he previously won in 2019. His second championship came on Sunday after a 6-2 decision over No. 6 seed Jackson […]
“It gave me more motivation. When you sit out, it’s difficult not to take part physically all year,” Romero said. “It was difficult for me to get back into shape. It kind of showed me that this isn’t a guarantee. If I get hurt again like this again I’m probably going to have to call it. I need to get the most out of this because it could end any minute.”
The Utah Valley wrestling team finished second in a three-team round robin tournament on Jan. 23 against the Wyoming Cowboys and the No. 9 Arizona State Sun Devils. The Cowboys came out on top with a total of 55 team points, while the Wolverines finished with 50 points. The Sun Devils — who were only […]
At the end of the first day, five Utah Valley wrestlers were in contention for a podium finish. The wrestling team ventured to Tulsa, Oklahoma from March 7-8, to compete at the 2020 Big 12 Wrestling Championships with hopes to advance to the NCAA Championships.
In this WAC Weekly, we’ll touch on baseball and softball finally springing into action, men’s and women’s basketball prepping for WAC Vegas play, and UVU wrestling heading into the Big 12 wrestling tournament.
Between research papers, midterm preparation, and everything else that comes with being a college student, it can be hard to stay up to date with all of Utah Valley’s teams. To help you get caught up on everything in the wide world of Wolverine sports we’ll break down three key numbers that help explain why UVU won — or lost. This week we’re recapping the men’s basketball team’s abysmal shooting percentage, the softball team’s batting average and a top-5 ranked wrestler.
“They’ve got it all.” “It was easy for them to get there.” “They don’t have to work as hard now.” “They’re athletes so they probably don’t focus much on school anyways.” Those are phrases often associated with student athletes. If you know Utah Valley University athletes, you’d know it’d be hard for those phrases to fit them — especially UVU wrestlers Koy Wilkinson, a junior, and Chase Trussell, a freshman.
Despite their 1-9 team record entering the dual, the Wolverines have four wrestlers ranked in the national top-25, with sophomore Tate Orndorff ranked fourth in the heavyweight division. The team suffered their 10th loss of the season in a 20-15 contest, but UVU’s ranked wrestlers continued their dominant seasons as all four won their respective matches.