Reading Time: 3 minutes The Wolverine wrestling team made up for over a month’s worth of road matches, hosting two consecutive home meets over the weekend. UVU opened its two-day homestand Friday against conference rival Northern Colorado. The matchup featured two nationally ranked grapplers in Ben Kjar (12) and the Bears’ Justin Gaethje (13), though they competed in different […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes With NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas in town, it was only appropriate that UVU’s own Isiah would put on a show. Junior transfer Isiah Williams led a scorching Wolverine offense with 26 points en route to a 95-92 win over Florida International University. Thomas, a member of the NBA Hall of Fame, is the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ray takes first at Kaufman-Brand Open Two contagious factors are in play for the Wolverine grapplers right now: the belief they can nationally contend and the injury bug. The latter they would just as soon leave behind. The former, according to Coach Greg Williams, is something that needs to continue filtering down the entire roster. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Another week of intrasquad practice translated to another weekend of success against opponents for UVU wrestling. All five competing Wolverines placed at the Cowboy Open in Laramie, Wyo., led by Ben Kjar’s first-place finish. Kjar shed the off-season rust against his first two opponents, who fell by a 11-4 decision and 14-5 majority, respectively. “Just […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Wolverines have dominated the Great West with Achilles-like perfection. Houston Baptist proved to be their heel. A week after UVU’s perfect intra-conference record ended with a regular-season ending loss to Houston Baptist, the Wolverines fell to the Huskies again in a double-overtime thriller in the GWC Tournament semifinals on Nov. 6. Houston Baptist punched […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Wolverine grapplers finally got a chance to test their might outside the practice room. Other schools are probably wishing they had stayed in theirs. UVU finished second overall at the Trapper Open, Nov. 6, in Powell, Wyo. Individually, 12 Wolverines finished fourth or better in the team’s first match of the season. The team’s […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A student intending to commit suicide from the seventh-level ledge of the Computer Science building was brought down to safety by campus and city officials Tuesday morning. Chris Taylor, associate vice president of communication and marketing, said the student left a note describing his intentions with an academic advisor around 8:45 a.m. After […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A student intending to commit suicide from the seventh-level ledge of the Computer Science building was brought down to safety by campus and city officials this morning. Chris Taylor, associate vice president of communication and marketing, said the student left a note describing his intentions with an academic advisor earlier that morning. After the student […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Injuries can be a cruel reality check, as Sara Walker could tell anyone. The senior defender’s descent from high school star to banged-up backup is proof the injury bug can hit at any time. “I’ve had injuries and stuff that prevents me from playing,” Walker said. “Adversity has been there. You just try to deal […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The GWC acronym may need to make a name change. The Great Wolverine Conference? The numbers certainly back up the idea. A six-game winning streak, three consecutive shutouts and an all-time undefeated conference record (10-0-1) going into last Saturday’s match against Houston Baptist all make their case that UVU, in all but name, owns their […]