Rustand Announces Signing of Dane Christensen Utah Valley Director of Golf Clark Rustand has announced the signing of Dane Christensen to a National Letter of Intent. Christensen signed with Utah Valley this past November and will be an incoming freshman in the fall of 2009.
The lady Wolverines kicked off the new year in style with an 84-79 victory over in-state rival Utah State on Saturday Jan. 3. Once again the Canadian duo dominated the court. Robyn Fairbanks and Julie McMurray combined for 64 of the team’s 84 points. “I was really happy with the way our kids just stepped up physically to compete.
Late in the second half of Utah Valley’s Dec. 13 69-50 loss to Utah State, chants of “Orem High School… Orem High School” echoed throughout the McKay Center. The chant, led by a portly Utah State student in the Aggies’ fan section, was icing on the cake as the Aggies stomped all over the Wolverines.
Imperfection at its best If football in Michigan was not bad enough already with the University of Michigan missing a bowl game for the first time in 32 years, the Detroit Lions made National Football League history going 0-16 and becoming the first team to do so.
While most of the student body was off visiting their families and eating their body weight in food, the UVU men’s basketball team had some work to do. The Wolverines went 2-2 over the winter break, with wins coming against Southern Utah University and Norfolk State and losses against Utah State University and Montana State.
Kjar and Ray Both Perform Well at Midlands Sophomore wrestlers Benjamin Kjar (125 lbs.) and Flint Ray (133 lbs.), showcased their talents at the prestigious Midlands Championships on the campus of Northwestern University Monday and Tuesday. Kjar, who is ranked 20th nationally, finished placing eighth in his weight division as he went 3-3 overall at the invitation only tournament.
Learning from your mistakes can help you play better. That’s what Utah Valley did to improve their record to 5-6. After playing 9-0 Mississippi State at home and losing, the Wolverines learned from their mistakes to give a relentless fight against Portland State in an exciting overtime victory.
The Wolverines hosted the University of California-Santa Barbara Gauchos in their first homecoming game as a university. However it was not a great start, as the Gauchos would hand the Wolverines their second loss of the season, 62-57. “Santa Barbara came out very aggressive,” UVU head coach Dick Hunsaker said.
Toolson Earns Second Weekly Award Utah Valley’s Ryan Toolson was named the Great West Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 30, the league office announced Tuesday. Toolson earns his second weekly honor in three weeks as the senior averaged 29.
When Christmas music filters through speakers in the mall and every department store within the realm of civilization, it means something is just around the corner for college football fans — bowl week. While Hanukkah has eight wonderful days of celebration and Christmas will finish 2008 with a bang, the college football bowl games make the holiday season long lasting and enjoyable.
“We eat Jam for breakfast,” is what a sign in the crowd displayed as the Utah Flash kicked off their home opener last week, but apparently it was not on the menu as the Bakersfield Jam beat the Flash in overtime 102-100. It was the first time the two have met since back in April when the Flash dominated on their home court.
Six NFL players were suspended for four games without pay for violating the league’s anti-doping policy. They used a diuretic that can be used as a masking agent for steroids. The suspended players were running back Deuce McAllister and defensive linemen Charles Grant and Will Smith of New Orleans; defensive linemen Kevin and Pat Williams of Minnesota; and long snapper Bryan Pittman of Houston.
Atoa Wins at Alma Mater Utah Valley University head women’s volleyball coach Sam Atoa returned to his alma mater, BYU-Hawaii, and led his Wolverine squad to a 3-1 win (25-13, 22-25, 25-23, 25-23) against the Seasiders Wednesday night. With the win, UVU improved to 10-11 on the year, and BYU-H fell to 16-8.
A team with an All-American, several returning starters and a home court advantage that resulted in an undefeated run in the McKay Center last season isn’t suppose to start out the year with a loss. But that’s exactly what happened to the Wolverines. After dropping their only exhibition game to Fort Lewis at home 82-53 the Wolverines should have taken notice.
Newton’s first law of motion states, “Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it.” In the first two games of the Wolverines’ season Ryan Toolson has been an object in motion, and defenses have not been able to apply the force necessary to stop him.
