Wolverines fall to Utes

April 19, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Utah Valley Wolverines looked to keep their bats hot on a chilly evening when the Utah Utes came to town last Tuesday. UVU, the nation’s fourth-best hitting team, ran into a buzz as the Utes used a fast start and stellar pitching to escape with a 5-3 victory over the Wolverines. UVU entered the […]

Former UVU wrestler still undefeated after “Showdown”

April 19, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Accompanied to the cage by the power chords of Metallica, Ramsey Nijem prepares to do battle with his opponent Erik Uresk from New York. Nijem, a student at UVU, is an artist whose objective is to be as precise as possible in spattering his foes’ blood onto his canvas. Whether it’s his wrestling background or […]

UVU Sports Schedule – April 19-24

April 19, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Tuesday, April 20 Softball at Utah State Logan, Utah 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 21 Track at BYU Robison Invitational Provo, Utah All Day Thursday, April 22 Track at BYU Robison Invitational Provo, Utah All Day Friday, April 23 Baseball at Chicago State Chicago, Illinois 2 p.m. Men’s Golf at PING Cougar Classic […]

UVU volleyball to give humanitarian aid to Samoa

April 19, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley volleyball will be Samoa-bound beginning May 3 and will stop first in New Zealand before arriving in Samoa on May 12 and will return home May 18. Their first stop in New Zealand will allow the team to play volleyball and compete three times against some club teams and organizations there as well […]

Softball UVU vs. BYU

April 19, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes After showing signs of resistance early on, UVU softball ultimately caved after cross-town rival BYU ran off 10 runs in three innings. The Wolverines lost the final decision 12-3, snapping their four-game winning streak and dropping their record to 17-18 heading into last weekend’s series versus Portland State. UVU started ahead early thanks to spot-on […]

Lacrosse is fired up

April 19, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Utah Valley University lacrosse team was on fire the weekend of April 9-10 as they demolished opponents from Northern Arizona and Montana State. The Wolverines played Northern Arizona on April 9 and triumphed with a final score of 26-5. The team meshed perfectly and played phenomenally, leaving Northern Arizona in the dust from the […]

Benson paces UVU baseball team

April 12, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chris Benson batted at a .336 clip last year as a sophomore. That season also featured a 17-game hitting streak and 38 RBI. So how does he evaluate himself in the past compared to now? “The past couple years I didn’t really work as hard as I did this year,” Benson said. “This year I […]

Allyce Jones and Ben Kjar awarded

April 12, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVUSA held the fifteenth annual Wolverine Achievement Awards on April 7 and among those awarded were two of UVU’s athletes. Allyce Jones, a UVU volleyball player, was awarded Female Athlete of the Year and Ben Kjar, a UVU wrestler, was awarded Male Athlete of the Year. An emotional Jones thanked family members for their support […]

Wolverines split series with SUU

April 12, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute At Brent Brown Ballpark on April 3, the Utah Valley University Wolverines scored a school record 14 runs in the second inning of a pounding of Southern Utah University 23-9. The Wolverines took out their anger on Southern Utah after having lost a heartbreaker the night before in the second game of its double header when […]