Reading Time: 2 minutes After winning most of his matches so far on the season, including winning his weight class at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open by pinning No. 12 ranked Colin Jensen of Nebraska, junior heavyweight Dustin Dennison is a big part of what UVU’s wrestling team is doing this season. Dennison has big goals, despite playing in […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU wrestling team finished its regular season with a dominating performance at home against Grand Canyon University. UVU won every single match against GCU, winning the dual, 39-0. The night started with UVU’s Jarod Maynes at 141-pounds. Mayne ended up pulling off an unlikely victory with next to no time left when he escaped from his opponent, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes As seniors on the Utah Valley University wrestling team, Derek Thomas and Chasen Tolbert are working hard to earn a trip to Nationals at Madison Square Garden in New York City March 17-19. They are not just looking for a spot in the competition, but for spots on the podium. It is this level of […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Head coach Greg Williams knows what it means to wrestle against the best When the Utah Valley University wrestling team announced in July that they would be joining the Big 12 Conference beginning in 2015, head coach Greg Williams said that it would take the program to the next level. “Utah Valley now has a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This weekend the UVU Wrestling team went to Las Vegas to wrestle in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. The team placed 25th out of 39 teams, an improvement over last season where they placed 29th out of 37 teams. Chasen Tolbert, 125, won his first match in the round of 32. In his second round match, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes OREM, Utah – In their 2015-16 season home opener, the Utah Valley University wrestling team beat the Boise State Broncos 22-12 in a dual meet on Saturday afternoon in front of 1,789 fans. 197-pounder Derek Thomas sealed the victory with a 15-0 technical fall win that took the score to 19-12. The Wolverines improved to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Upsets 18th-ranked Oregon State, lose to 15th-ranked Rutgers Corvallis, OR — When Utah Valley University heavyweight wrestler Dustin Dennison stepped onto the mat in the final match of a dual meet with 18th-ranked Oregon State, all he had to do was win or not lose via pin or technical fall. 5th-ranked Amarveer Dhesi did all […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tolbert, Thomas undefeated on the day Kyle McDonald | Sports writer | @kylesportsbias Ypsilanti, Mich. — The Utah Valley University wrestling team started their 2015-16 campaign off with a bang by defeating Big 10 Conference opponent Michigan State 30-6 in the first of three dual meets at the Eastern Michigan Duals on Saturday morning. The Wolverines […]