Reading Time: 3 minutes Cross-country, Soccer teams highlight a tremendous fall season For Utah Valley University athletics, it might have been the greatest three months in school history to start the 2015-16 school year. In just its second season of competing at the NCAA Division I level, the men’s soccer team earned a top-25 national ranking and were […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Head coach Greg Williams knows what it means to wrestle against the best When the Utah Valley University wrestling team announced in July that they would be joining the Big 12 Conference beginning in 2015, head coach Greg Williams said that it would take the program to the next level. “Utah Valley now has a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Josh Pollard spurns chance to play at Kansas for opportunity to play in hometown From Orem High to the University of Kansas and back to Orem and Utah Valley University, sophomore Josh Pollard has experienced playing basketball at the highest level but is happy to be home. Coming from a family of basketball athletes who […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Coach Pope remains upbeat despite early-season adversity Seven games into the 2015-16 season, the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team has seen an unprecedented amount of bad luck when it comes to player health. Before the season started the Wolverines saw forward Zach Nelson out for the season with complications from knee surgery and guard […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wolverines snap losing streak before long road trip OREM, Utah—The Utah Valley University men’s basketball snapped a four game losing streak by ending a four-game home stand with a double overtime win over in-state rival Weber State 84-81 on Wednesday night at the UCCU Center. The Wolverines were led by guard Jaden Jackson with 23 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah State’s transfer block is just a sample of the NCAA problems Feature photo courtesy of USU Athletics In a world where athletes have limited power and the overseers take copious amounts of money that the athletes produce, the NCAA has failed to serve the student-athlete’s interests once again. The Utah State Aggies have denied […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This weekend the UVU Wrestling team went to Las Vegas to wrestle in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. The team placed 25th out of 39 teams, an improvement over last season where they placed 29th out of 37 teams. Chasen Tolbert, 125, won his first match in the round of 32. In his second round match, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes OREM – In college basketball, five or six minutes is all that is necessary to win a game. At least if you are the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds. SUU went on a 19-4 run over the final five and a half minutes of the game to defeat Utah Valley University 68-54 on Saturday night at […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Rivalries are good but sometimes things go a little overboard Rivalries are a part of sport. They create an intense atmosphere but also an exciting one. Fans want the bragging rights. They want the pride that comes from knowing their team defeated their rivals. Teams want to walk away content that they got the job […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Playoff seeds hang in the balance with conference titles Brad Curnow | Sports Writer | @jojocornrow Photo from rubbingtherock.com After a complete season with disappointments and surprises, one weekend will decide the fate of three teams with a single goal of reaching the College Football Playoff. With the Oklahoma Sooners essentially locked into the playoff […]