Reading Time: 2 minutes You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but you can teach a new dog some old tricks. That is what head coach Greg Williams and his staff are doing with their young wrestling team as they prepare to take on their conference rivals, the Northern Iowa Panthers, this coming Friday. “We need to […]
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: 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 With the regular season all wrapped up, the Wolverine wrestlers now look towards the WWC Championships and NCAA West Regional that will take place on Mar. 6 in Colorado Springs. “We’re excited about the upcoming conference,” said Coach Greg Williams. “We feel like our guys can do well, and we’re positive mentally and we’re fresh […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Five Wolverine wrestlers picked up individual wins against Air Force. Utah Valley wrestlers Jeb Clark, Casen Eldredge, Ben Kjar, Justin Morrill and Flint Ray all wrestled their final home match Feb. 11 on Senior Night. Ray, sophomore Josh Wilson, Clark, freshman Trevor Rupp and Kjar all picked up individual wins and Utah Valley took the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes UVU’s Isiah Williams named Great West Conference Player of the Week NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Utah Valley University’s Isiah Williams has been named the Great West Conference Player of the Week after leading the Wolverines to two conference road wins last week. The award was announced on Feb. 7 by the league office. Williams scored a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes With the college wrestling world still talking about UVU’s 22-20 upset at home last year, the Wolverines headed up to Boise State Feb. 4 to face some pretty upset Broncos. The duel was set to begin with the 141-pound weight class, and senior Justin Morrill started off right where the Wolverines left off last year, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Three Wolverine seniors and one junior tallied wins for Utah Valley Four individual match wins weren’t enough for the Utah Valley wrestlers to upset No. 25 Wyoming during the Wolverines’ second-to-last home match on Jan. 22, falling 23-15. Despite the loss, three Utah Valley seniors and one junior picked up individual wins. “Our older guys, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU wrestlers had a long day of competition ahead of them Jan. 15 when they competed at the Lone Star Duals in Arlington, Texas, picking up two team wins, but falling to No. 16 Nebraska. Other than Nebraska, the Wolverine Grapplers hit the mat against The Citadel and Appalachian State and are now 3-1, 1-0 […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Wolverine wrestling team made up for over a month’s worth of road matches, hosting two consecutive home meets over the weekend. UVU opened its two-day homestand Friday against conference rival Northern Colorado. The matchup featured two nationally ranked grapplers in Ben Kjar (12) and the Bears’ Justin Gaethje (13), though they competed in different […]