The wrestling team took sixth place overall at the Big 12 Championships in Oklahoma last weekend, March 9 and 10. “We were confident that we would perform well at the Big 12s. Our guys were finally getting healthy again and most were peaking at the right time,” head wrestling coach Greg Williams said. This season, […]
On Nov. 1, UVU’s wrestlers competed in the Green and Black Intrasquad Dual, with the Green Team coming out on top 41-19. “I thought the older guys took care of business and did what we expected of them,” said head coach Greg Williams. “I saw a lot of things with the young guys that they […]
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Photo Courtesy of Dylan Gregerson It’s hard to say there is a better way to end a summer than winning a gold medal. UVU student Dylan Gregerson, who was competing at the 2018 Junior Pan American Championships, was able to do that not just once, but twice. The wrestler was able to […]
Five wrestlers headed to NCAA Championships Photo courtesy of UVU Athletics UVU’s wrestling team broke the top 25 and are sending five members of the squad to the NCAA Championships — both are firsts in program history. Taylor LaMont, Demetrius Romero, Kimball Bastian, Dustin Dennison and Tanner Orndorff have all earned the right to participate […]
Photo courtesy of UVU Athletics The UVU wrestling team kicked off the 2017-18 campaign in Clarion, Penn., as it took part in the Clarion Duels Nov. 3 and the Clarion Open Nov. 5. In the duals, UVU faced three opponents during the same afternoon, and nearly came away unscathed. The Wolverines defeated Big 12 foe […]
Photo by Mykah Heaton After a 4-10 finish in 2015-16, its first season as a member of the Big 12, the UVU wrestling team posted a 5-6 record last year, including a 2-3 record in conference play. In their third year in the conference, the Wolverines hope to continue this upward trend and improve upon […]
Photo courtesy of Mike Smith/MatShots The 2016-17 UVU wrestling season came to an end Friday morning when junior heavyweight Dustin Dennison was eliminated from the NCAA tournament, falling 9-4 to No. 9 Denzel Dejournette of Appalachian State. “Dustin competed well here this weekend. He should be able to learn from this experience and use it […]
At the conclusion of the Big 12 wrestling tournament on Sunday afternoon, three Wolverine grapplers earned podium spots as UVU finished ninth overall as a team in its second year in the conference. Redshirt freshmen Grant LaMont (149 pounds) and Kimball Bastian (174 pounds) each finished sixth in their respective weight classes, and junior heavyweight […]
Photo by Mykah Heaton After graduating a handful of starters from last year, the wrestling program entered the season with only one senior on the roster and question marks across the board. However, despite lacking the experience of past teams, the wrestlers on this year’s squad had lofty expectations for themselves. At the conclusion of […]
Feature photo by Brigham Berthold OREM, Utah — After splitting a double header on the road last weekend, the UVU wrestling team returned home to host No. 22 Stanford of the Pac-12 in non-conference dual meet action. The matchup marks the sixth consecutive season Utah Valley and Stanford have met on the mat. Seven of […]