By: Mikayla Cottrell, [email protected], reporter His name may have been what set him up from the very start to become a track & field athlete, or it could be the fact that Trac Norris comes from a family of athletes, but either way he is here to break records. Norris, a sophomore on the cross […]
My first taste as a player of a true rivalry came at age 11. It was my first year of club soccer after playing in developmental leagues since I was five. Our team was damn good, but so were our neighbors. Some of us went to the same school, and we occasionally acknowledged one another, […]
The Utah Valley University softball team hosted the UVU Fall Invite Sept. 27-28 and won all three games. The actual softball season does not start until February, but the fall competition helps the team prepare. Exhibition games help the team get ready for the real thing. Winning does not necessarily matter, though it is a […]
By: Jessica Whalen [email protected] Not everyone meets his or her soul mate at school. For two UVU athletes, Haley Curtis and Braden Poole, that luck was all theirs as they found each other in a UVU classroom and made a connection. Curtis came to UVU a graduate from West Valley High School from Yakima, Washington. […]
The Wolverines will play Oklahoma State and Oregon as well as two additional opponents that qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season. After opening the season at home against IUPUI, UVU will take on three consecutive opponents that played in “March Madness” this year. The Wolverines host reigning MEAC champion North Carolina A&T Nov. 11, […]
There is just something about grown men beating each other senseless that brings entertainment and excitement to the crowds at each Mixed Martial Arts fight that comes to UVU about twice a year. Fight fans showed why MMA is a fast growing sport as they filed in the UCCU Center Sept. 28 for another head […]
After a long period of speculation on how the different teams would fare in the new conference, the women’s soccer team opened up WAC play in a big way with back-to-back wins against Bakersfield Sept. 20 at home and Sept. 22 in California. “It’s an honor for us to represent UVU and the athletic department […]
Playing in their fourth invitational of the season, the Wolverines were hungry to pick up wins. The Air Force Invitational ended up being the most successful of the tournaments UVU has competed in this year, winning all three of its matches. “We played some tough opponents early. It allowed us to kind of learn from […]
The allure of the Western Athletic conference is already paying dividends for the UVU women’s basketball program, and it hasn’t even started fall practice yet. Recently, head coach Cathy Nixon announced the hiring of associate head coach Jason Glover. Fans may not recognize his name, but Glover has 27 years of coaching experience on every […]
Two years in the making, the new UVU intramural fields were open for competition on Sept. 17. The debut was met with praise and criticism. “All the players love the fields,” said intramural coordinator Jen Berrett. “They love playing on the turf; I’ve received a lot of positive feedback.” There are four 80-yard fields in […]