Outdoor Rec. offers trip to St. George

November 1, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute For those looking to find a way into the outdoors, UVU boasts all the tools to start. The Outdoor Adventure Center has a climbing trip planned for St. George November 4-6 that will guide students to some amazing climbing destinations. The OAC periodically plans trips of this nature that are extremely affordable for students. UVU […]

Lacrosee wins Gem State Tournament

November 1, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The lacrosse team has continued to prevail in their fall ball season. In the team’s biggest rivalry game of the year, the Wolverines triumphed over Westminster with a final score of 8-7. Midfielder Quinton Jorgensen scored the winning goal with 1:30 left in the game. Jorgensen would later suffer a broken hand with 30 seconds […]

Soccer, volleyball boast GWC Player of the Week winners

November 1, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute The GWC recognized Wolverines soccer’s overall dominance last week, naming Nicole Archibald Spencer and Lauren Sack as the Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively. Spencer, who leads the team with eight goals and five assists, scored six total points in wins over North Dakota and North Dakota State. Sack, a freshman from Nevada, […]

Late bloomer Robison dominates middle for Wolverines

November 1, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Most athletes pick up a ball, swing a bat or begin kicking around the ball at a very young age, but it’s just the opposite for Dani Robison. Volleyball didn’t enter Robison’s life until high school. As a freshman at Orem high, Robison was a dancer and had played just about every other sport besides […]

Coincidence or luck: Baker pays off

October 25, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes If it weren’t for somewhat of a coincidence, basketball senior Justin Baker might never have made the move out to Utah. While recruiting another player at Santa Rosa Junior College, an assistant coach from UVU was impressed by the play of Baker as a freshman. The coach talked with Baker, mentioning that Dick Hunsaker was […]

Coach of champions

October 25, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Some coaches just simply coach players and then there are those who coach champions. UVU women’s basketball Coach Cathy Nixon is just that. Entering her 16th year as head coach of the lady Wolverines, Nixon is the coach of champions. The last two seasons alone have seen her team win, and not just single game […]

Heart of a champion

October 25, 2010

Reading Time: 4 minutes It doesn’t happen overnight. It takes years of refinement and smoothing out the rough edges to become a true champion. Basketball junior Jenna Johnson, a 21-year-old from Salem, has journeyed through the cycle of life’s biggest challenges and yet most rewarding success in the game of basketball the last few years of her career. Johnson […]

Nothing but confidence for upcoming season

October 25, 2010

Reading Time: 4 minutes Fresh off a winning season, the Great West Conference Champion lady Wolverines will kick off the basketball season this week. After entering the GWC tournament last season as the sixth out of seven seeds and then coming from behind to take the championship, the lady Wolverines are ready to begin a new season with the […]

Plain and Simple, Hunsaker Wins!

October 25, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes It is hard to imagine a winning men’s basketball program without Head Coach Dick Hunsaker. In fact, it is hard to imagine that UVU was able to land Hunsaker as a head coach before the pivotal transition into a Division I program. For anyone who knows college basketball, it might come as a surprise that […]

Best of both worlds basketball looks to blend old and new

October 25, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes If Wolverines fans are hoping to feel a little more confident about this season, they should take a look around. Head Coach Dick Hunsaker is probably in the same boat. Wolverine basketball returns after an injury-riddled season in which not a single player started every game he played. Hunsaker openly expressed his frustration over the […]