Photo courtesy of Sporting News Last week, the sporting world lost a giant when longtime University of Tennessee women’s basketball head coach Pat Summitt died from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 64. Summitt’s accomplishments in the college game are well documented. Her 1,098 career wins over 38 years are the most in NCAA […]
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 […]
As the winter sports season at UVU came to and end, 2015-16 turned out to be an exciting time for fans of the Wolverines. With an All-American finish, amazing upsets, and heartbreaking losses, the UVU men and women’s basketball teams, as well as the UVU wrestling team, gave fans a bit of everything. Mark Pope […]
The UVU softball team was unable to prevail in a pair of close afternoon games Tuesday in Ogden, dropping their record on the season to 5-25. Three pitchers combined to pitch the first game, a 5-3 loss. Weber State scored one run in each of the first two innings after loading the bases. In the first, […]
Golfer Kim Nyhus is in the midst of her junior season at UVU. Her scoring average of 79.6 is third on the team and she had a top-10 finish at the Hobble Creek Fall Classic in Springville earlier this season, carding a 7-over-par 149 over two rounds. In the first round of the event, she […]
After taking the first game of a weekend series against Cal State Bakersfield Friday, UVU ended the series 1-2, losing both ends of a doubleheader Saturday. The Wolverines lost the first game 7-1 and the second 4-2 to drop their conference record to 1-2 and their overall record to 5-24. The Roadrunners struck first in […]
Regular season champs across the country being left in the cold One of the biggest stereotypes of college basketball is that the regular season doesn’t matter and that no one pays any attention until March. Fans of the Austin Peay Governors just may agree with the former statement, as their team finished the regular season […]
The UVU softball team’s losing streak was extended to 16 games Tuesday with an 8-0 run-rule loss to BYU on a cold, blistery day in Provo. McKenna Bull got the start for the Cougars and pitched all five innings. Three different pitchers took the mound for the Wolverines. UVU recorded two hits on the day. BYU […]
Wolverines overcome injuries and depth issues to finish 16-15 on the season The 2015-16 UVU women’s basketball season was Head Coach Cathy Nixon’s 21st season with the team, and it was one of her most successful years. The Wolverines finished with a Western Athletic Conference record of 8-6 and a 16-15 record overall, which is […]