Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU men’s soccer head coach Greg Maas is establishing himself and his program as one of the best in the country. On Feb. 3, all Maas did was sign the 12th-best recruiting class in the nation. Maas added four “richly talented” players to a roster that returns all but one player from a team that […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes When Utah Valley University hired Mark Pope as its men’s basketball coach in March, Athletic Director Vince Otoupal said, “It is a great day to be a Wolverine.” It was the start of a new era as Pope was replacing Dick Hunsaker, who had been the men’s basketball coach since 2003. What Pope brought with […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes On December 17, the Utah Valley University athletic department announced they had signed men’s soccer coach Greg Maas to a five-year contract extension. In his first two seasons, Maas has led the soccer team to an overall record of 23-13-4. Extending the contract of Greg Maas is the best thing that UVU could do for […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Feature photo courtesy of Brooke Morrill With the coming of a new semester means we take a look at the Top 10 storylines in UVU athletics at the midway point of the year. 1. Men’s Cross Country 3-Peat. Senior Jason Lynch crossed the finish line in a time of 23:58.86 to win the individual WAC […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Going to temple square, races highlight just a few traditions for two athletes While there are many different holidays around this time of year that people celebrate, the overwhelming majority celebrates Christmas whether it is in a spiritual or commercial sense. That is no exception for the Utah Valley University student-athletes. During this time of […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Cross-country, Soccer teams highlight a tremendous fall season For Utah Valley University athletics, it might have been the greatest three months in school history to start the 2015-16 school year. In just its second season of competing at the NCAA Division I level, the men’s soccer team earned a top-25 national ranking and were […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wolverines shut out for only the fourth time all season In just their second year of competition, the Utah Valley University men’s soccer team found themselves playing Southern Methodist University in the NCAA tournament after receiving an at-large berth. However, the Wolverines season ended in a 2-0 loss to the Mustangs in their opening round […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Part 3 of 3 in a series regarding the finances for UVU athletics There are many people who might say that money should go to other places first before it goes into the athletic department. They might complain that the teams aren’t winning enough or that there are more important things that money could go […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Kyle McDonald | Sports editor | @kylesportsbias In a season that saw them earn the schools first top-25 national ranking and come within three minutes of winning their first Western Athletic Conference championship, the Utah Valley University men’s soccer team accomplished another goal in only their second year. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Late penalty call in regulation costs Wolverines an automatic NCAA bid Kyle McDonald | Sports Editor | @kylesportsbias After playing to a 1-1 tie in regulation and two overtime periods for the Western Athletic Conference men’s soccer championship, it all came down to penalty kicks. Seattle University won the penalty kick shootout 5-4 over Utah Valley University […]