Reading Time: 2 minutes Down 70-71 to South Dakota, UVU’s Isiah Williams dribbled the inbounds pass to mid-court before heaving up a desperate shot. The crowd roared as the shot went through but were soon silenced by the referee’s whistle. “He was on the line!” the official yelled, pointing at the sideline. Out of bounds, South Dakota ball, two […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Benson Named GWC Offensive Player of the Week NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Utah Valley senior outfielder Chris Benson has been named the Great West Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on March 24. Benson hit at a .533 clip (8-for-15) in a March 17-19 three-game set against Southern Utah. He had multi-hit […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Kjar becomes UVU’s first All-American wrestler Wolverine senior Ben Kjar may have just given Sylvester Stallone a reason to write another chapter to the classic Rocky series with his inspirational run at nationals. Just like Rocky, Kjar had high expectations for himself and wouldn’t settle for anything less. The UVU wrestler spent hours upon […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Thriving to repeat as Great West Conference tournament champions, the lady Wolverines took to their hardwood as they hosted the GWC tournament March 9-12. As the No. 4 seed, the lady Wolverines first met conference foe Texas-Pan American for the third time this season. Utah Valley ran away with the win, 81-65, advancing them to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes It turns out that the game of softball isn’t actually very soft. Just ask the UVU softball team. Injury after injury has put the league preseason favorites, and Coach Todd Fairbourne, in a difficult situation, one that has forced the lady Wolverines to learn a new talent for the game of softball: juggling. “Our season […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sammie Jensen Named GWC Newcomer of the Year OREM, Utah – Utah Valley’s Sammie Jensen has been named the 2010-11 Great West Conference Newcomer of the Year. Jensen and Jenna Johnson were also named to the GWC All-Conference Second Team. The conference awards were announced March 8 by the league office. “I’m really proud of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Three Wolverine wrestlers will head to NCAA Championships March 17-19 Last year the wrestling team sent three Wolverines to nationals. This year three Wolverines will also make an appearance, two of which are repeating. “It’s a really exciting time in the year,” said Coach Williams. “This is what they work the whole year for. They […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Consecutive wins over GWC foes cap off regluar season. Utah Valley extended their regular season record to 7-20 overall and 5-7 in conference play with consecutive wins over Houston Baptist and NJIT. The lady Wolverines wrapped up their final home game Feb. 26 in the UCCU Center by taking the 82-58 win over the HBU […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Due to Mother Nature and constant unfriendly baseball temperatures, it may come as a surprise that UVU baseball is back. For those who don’t know, baseball is supposed to be a spring sport, but NCAA Division I baseball starts every year in the middle of February. This gives universities like UVU the task of formatting […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Seniors Justin Baker, Shawn Deadwiler and Jordan Swarbrick finish their final year as regular season GWC champions. Utah Valley’s trio of seniors received a fitting finale as the Wolverines downed Houston Baptist University 67-62 on Senior Night Feb. 26 and then took the win over NJIT March 3, making them Great West Conference regular season […]