Kjar becomes UVU’s first All-American wrestler Wolverine senior Ben Kjar may have just given Sylvester Stallone a reason to write another chapter to the classic Rocky series with his inspirational run at nationals. Just like Rocky, Kjar had high expectations for himself and wouldn’t settle for anything less. The UVU wrestler spent hours upon […]
Thriving to repeat as Great West Conference tournament champions, the lady Wolverines took to their hardwood as they hosted the GWC tournament March 9-12. As the No. 4 seed, the lady Wolverines first met conference foe Texas-Pan American for the third time this season. Utah Valley ran away with the win, 81-65, advancing them to […]
It turns out that the game of softball isn’t actually very soft. Just ask the UVU softball team. Injury after injury has put the league preseason favorites, and Coach Todd Fairbourne, in a difficult situation, one that has forced the lady Wolverines to learn a new talent for the game of softball: juggling. “Our season […]
Sammie Jensen Named GWC Newcomer of the Year OREM, Utah – Utah Valley’s Sammie Jensen has been named the 2010-11 Great West Conference Newcomer of the Year. Jensen and Jenna Johnson were also named to the GWC All-Conference Second Team. The conference awards were announced March 8 by the league office. “I’m really proud of […]
Three Wolverine wrestlers will head to NCAA Championships March 17-19 Last year the wrestling team sent three Wolverines to nationals. This year three Wolverines will also make an appearance, two of which are repeating. “It’s a really exciting time in the year,” said Coach Williams. “This is what they work the whole year for. They […]
Consecutive wins over GWC foes cap off regluar season. Utah Valley extended their regular season record to 7-20 overall and 5-7 in conference play with consecutive wins over Houston Baptist and NJIT. The lady Wolverines wrapped up their final home game Feb. 26 in the UCCU Center by taking the 82-58 win over the HBU […]
Due to Mother Nature and constant unfriendly baseball temperatures, it may come as a surprise that UVU baseball is back. For those who don’t know, baseball is supposed to be a spring sport, but NCAA Division I baseball starts every year in the middle of February. This gives universities like UVU the task of formatting […]
Seniors Justin Baker, Shawn Deadwiler and Jordan Swarbrick finish their final year as regular season GWC champions. Utah Valley’s trio of seniors received a fitting finale as the Wolverines downed Houston Baptist University 67-62 on Senior Night Feb. 26 and then took the win over NJIT March 3, making them Great West Conference regular season […]
UVU baseball’s Krahenbuhl named Great West Pitcher of the Week NAPERVILLE, Ill. –Utah Valley’s Blake Krahenbuhl was honored as the Great West Conference Pitcher of the Week on Mar. 1 after his eight-inning, one-hit performance in a 5-0 shutout of Southern Utah Feb. 24-25. Krahenbuhl’s combined shutout over the Summit League T-Birds was the second […]
With the regular season all wrapped up, the Wolverine wrestlers now look towards the WWC Championships and NCAA West Regional that will take place on Mar. 6 in Colorado Springs. “We’re excited about the upcoming conference,” said Coach Greg Williams. “We feel like our guys can do well, and we’re positive mentally and we’re fresh […]