Reading Time: < 1 minute Photo credit: Mike Smith/MatShots Wolverine wrestler Taylor LaMont will be representing the United States at the 2018 Junior World Championships in Slovakia from Sept. 17-23. Since securing a place on the U.S. Greco-Roman World Team in June, he hopes to claim the top spot on the podium during this year’s tournament. The Utah native, who […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Mike Smith/ Courtesy of Matshots Taylor LaMont was one win shy of an All-American finish at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, March 15-17. Demetrius Romero and Kimball Bastian followed LaMont, making it to the second day of competition. LaMont started off the tournament as the highest ranked wrestler that UVU has […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Five wrestlers headed to NCAA Championships Photo courtesy of UVU Athletics UVU’s wrestling team broke the top 25 and are sending five members of the squad to the NCAA Championships — both are firsts in program history. Taylor LaMont, Demetrius Romero, Kimball Bastian, Dustin Dennison and Tanner Orndorff have all earned the right to participate […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy of UVU Athletics The Wolverines season was one to remember as they made history being ranked in the top 25 for the first time and have several ranked wrestlers to represent them in the postseason. Dustin Dennison, Taylor LaMont, and Demitrius Romero led the team to much success this season. Each of the three […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes After a successful road trip that saw the Wolverines earn victories over Fresno State and CSU Bakersfield, the UVU wrestling team returned home Jan. 4 to host Oklahoma in Big 12 dual meet action. Both teams entered the contest receiving top 25 votes, as UVU hosted a core Big 12 member for the first time […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes After a historic team tournament title at the Clarion Open to open the season, the UVU wrestling team returned to action as they headed to Raleigh, North Carolina. The Wolverines took part in the Wolfpack Duals on Nov. 18 before competing in the Wolfpack Open on Nov. 19. In the duals, UVU was matched up […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo courtesy of UVU Athletics The UVU wrestling team kicked off the 2017-18 campaign in Clarion, Penn., as it took part in the Clarion Duels Nov. 3 and the Clarion Open Nov. 5. In the duals, UVU faced three opponents during the same afternoon, and nearly came away unscathed. The Wolverines defeated Big 12 foe […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold When the sun is out and the temperature is high, theme parks overflow with families from all parts of the world looking to make memories that will last a lifetime. This, however, is not the case for UVU’s student athletes. Their respective seasons may be over, but the hard work continues […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Photo courtesy UVU Athletics After participating in the Southern Scuffle one week ago, the UVU wrestling team took part in another tournament as it hosted the tenth annual UVU Open on Saturday at the Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah. “We’re always excited to host this tournament. It’s a great chance for our redshirts and younger […]