Reading Time: 2 minutes Work, toughness and determination are the qualities that coaches have been preaching since the dawn of time; it is the ultimate formula for success. Those who watch UVU’s 133-pound wrestler Blake Mangum see those qualities in him. Wrestling has always been in Mangum’s blood. His father wrestled at Utah State University and has been […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes OREM, Utah – The Utah Valley University Athletics family is mourning the loss of one of its own. Former women’s volleyball coach Lori Richards, who was one of the most successful coaches in the school’s history, passed away over the weekend. Richards was the head coach of UVU’s women’s volleyball program for 18 years, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Even though the UVU Football Club team went undefeated and won a league championship in its first season, it has been anything but easy for the students who are trying to build a program at UVU. The dream of several students became a reality last fall when they successfully founded the university’s first club […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Wolverines men’s basketball team extended its winning streak to nine games after a thrilling 99-97 double overtime win at NJIT on Thursday. The victory was UVU’s second straight by just two points after their 68-66 win at Houston Baptist. Sophomore center Ben Aird turned in a career high 24 points, 11 rebounds, five […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Blake Mangum stood, the official raising his fist toward a standing ovation after the 133-pounder had beaten Penn State’s Frank Martellotti by a 3-1 decision. It didn’t matter that it narrowed the Nittany Lions’ lead to 29-3, only that the Wolverines finally mattered. Mangum’s victory ended up being the only one of the night […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wolverines ready to host No. 2 ranked Nittany lions. Saturday night in the UCCU Center, the lights will be out except for one to as the UVU wrestling team takes on No. 2 Penn State to close out a weekend of great wrestling. It’s not everyday that this chance comes around. That there […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Call it a roar punctuated with a seven-game winning streak. Call it a yawn as the Wolverines’ offense continues to waken. Just don’t call Utah Valley a peaking team just yet. Forward Geddes Robinson believes the best is yet to come. “I think we’re getting there step by step,” Robinson said. “There’s still […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes By the end of her junior year in high school, Erika Newbold had an offer from Utah Valley University to come and play basketball after coaches had observed her during post-season camps. Newbold’s performance during her freshmen and sophomore year in college looked promising. However, last year carried one of the biggest challenges of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes At the end of the game verses Texas-Pan American, there was a lot of celebrating on the Lady Wolverines bench. They had reason to as they had just enjoyed a convincing win and improved to 3-1 in conference play. The Wolverines fixed some problems that had plagued them, such as their poor shooting, after shooting […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley University (3-7, Western Wrestling Conference) Utah Valley is looking to bounce back after a four-duel losing streak when they take on South Dakota St. and North Dakota State. The Wolverines have had key wins against Boise State and Buffalo as well as slim losses to Northern Iowa and Air Force each by […]