Reading Time: 2 minutes Garrett Coleman, Assistant Sports Editor Mike Jacobsen has traveled a long road, one filled with service and devotion to UVU athletics. Jacobsen officially ended his 29-year career as athletic director of UVU, retiring in June. No one has done more for UVU athletics than Jacobsen. Having started 29 years ago, no one […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Kyle Spencer, Sports Editor, @kyledspencer When Mike Jacobsen announced that he would step down this summer, President Holland faced the challenge of filling the shoes of a leader that had guided a small trade school from athletic irrelevance to the Western Athletic Conference. After a lengthy interview process that included formal presentations from the four […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Kyle Spencer, Sports Editor, @kyledspencer Establishing a program that is not only successful, but also able to supersede its previous achievements on an annual basis is every coach’s hope. The past two seasons, UVU softball has topped its win total from the previous season, yet after each of the past two seasons it has also lost […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Garrett Coleman, Assistant sports editor Becoming a professional athlete is not the easiest task to complete. It takes a lot of dedication, practice and heart to make it in the leagues where the highest level of athleticism is displayed. For former UVU men’s basketball standout Nick Thompson, the road to play pro ball is […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Weston Brierley, sports writer, @WestonGB The UVU Women’s Softball teams season came to a close on May 5, and what a season it has been. Under interim head coach Rachel Hartgrove the lady Wolverines finished the year with an impressive conference record of 14-10, which was good enough for third overall in the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Kyle Spencer, sports editor, @kyledspencer UVU soccer head coach Greg Maas’ aspirations of creating a nationally competitive program are evident in the lengthy summer to-do list. Coach Maas’ first order of business was to find an associate head coach to help him shoulder some of the burdensome load. Matt Ellinger, previously the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Garrett Coleman, assistant sports editor In sports, success is measured universally by one thing: championships. Spectators generally don’t drool over their team unless they have a chance at winning championships. UVU baseball has had its share of championships, winning three of the four conference championships while in the Great West. Moving to the WAC […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute DIVISION IAA, SWEET 16, IN DALLAS, TEXAS UVU Men’s Volleyball Club A and B Teams returned this week from Dallas, Texas, after participating in the three day NATIONAL COLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION- NCVF 2013 Championships. The teams are coached by Andrew Richards and Bob Ward. After two days of matches, the A Team qualified for the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nov. 4, 2012 When people come from other countries, Halloween is one of the things they may be excited to see since it is an American holiday. Naturally, Halloween becomes a part of their experiences as international students. Christine Chipala is a UVU student from Malawi, Africa, enjoys Halloween, but doesn’t understand it. “Halloween […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Senior Zach Jones of the UVU men’s basketball team, has played a role off the bench for the majority of his college career. After a season ending injury sidelined starting forward Alfonzo Hubbard, Jones was given the opportunity to shine and he has done so in a big way. Averaging just 3.8 points and 2.2 […]