Don’t be satisfied to just be here

January 19, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes When Utah Valley University hired Mark Pope as its men’s basketball coach in March, Athletic Director Vince Otoupal said, “It is a great day to be a Wolverine.” It was the start of a new era as Pope was replacing Dick Hunsaker, who had been the men’s basketball coach since 2003. What Pope brought with […]

Get out and support the UVU basketball teams

January 19, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes When I was a freshman here at Utah Valley University, the basketball team had one of the greatest seasons in program history by winning the Western Athletic Conference regular season title and coming one game short of playing in the NCAA Tournament. The team made an appearance in the National Invitational Tournament in which they […]

UVU wrestling struggles in California trip

January 18, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photos courtesy of Linsey Craig and UVU Athletics Stanford 35 UVU 5 The Utah Valley University wrestling team might have had a little too much time off over the Christmas break as they struggled to find their footing in their dual mean against the 18th-ranked Cardinal in Palo Alto on Friday evening.  The Cardinal used […]

Student fees and the UVU Athletic department

January 12, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wolverines rely heavily on student fees to keep program moving forward When prospective students look up the tuition and fees at Utah Valley University, they notice that for a student with 10+ credits, the student fees for 2015-16 are in the amount of $354 per semester. What some students might not know is that $106.77 […]

The desire to compete at the highest level

January 12, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU wrestling assistant coach Erkin Tadzhimetov will compete in Olympic trials in April The Utah Valley University wrestling team has come a long way from when the program first started in 2003.  They have had numerous wrestlers qualify for nationals and were even receiving votes for the Top-25 polls this season. Associate head coach Erkin […]

The road to coaching

January 11, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU assistant has travelled afar prior to coming to UVU Assistant men’s basketball coach Chris Burgess has been a great addition to the Utah Valley University basketball family.  Burgess is a basketball lifer and played collegiately at Duke for legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski and then transferred to the University of Utah where he played for […]

The Importance of Greg Maas’ Extension

January 11, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes On December 17, the Utah Valley University athletic department announced they had signed men’s soccer coach Greg Maas to a five-year contract extension. In his first two seasons, Maas has led the soccer team to an overall record of 23-13-4. Extending the contract of Greg Maas is the best thing that UVU could do for […]

Why all the negativity?

January 11, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Recently, the sporting world recognized the one-year anniversary of the passing of longtime sports anchor Stuart Scott. In one of the most inspiring sports stories ever, Scott gave an emotional speech about his battle with cancer when he was given an award at the 2014 ESPY’s. The world of sports is littered with inspiring off […]

Jackson, Wolverines shoot Vaqueros out of the building

January 10, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes UVU guard sets school record for three pointers in rout of UTRGV OREM — Jaden Jackson scored a career-high 31 points and hit a school record nine three-pointers to help the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team defeat the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley 98-65 on Saturday night at the UCCU Center. “I think we […]

UVU men’s basketball comes up short in upset bid

January 8, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes OREM — After getting out to a seven-point halftime lead, the Utah Valley men’s basketball team failed to hold the second-half lead and fell to the New Mexico State Aggies by a final of 78-66 in front of a season-high crowd of 3,155 at the UCCU Center Thursday night. The Wolverines jumped out to a […]