Wilson stepping up big time
Everyone stood on their feet as an overtime match between Steven Hernandez of Boise State and Josh Wilson of Utah Valley University commenced. Only fifteen seconds later, Wilson took down…
Wrestling
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Wrestling program earns passionate fan base
It was quite a spectacle. Nearly 2,000 fans cheered and chanted in unison, rooting on the hometown Wolverines. The energy was palpable, the anticipation was mounting and the chants of…
Wrestling looks for repeat win over Boise State
Monte Schmalhaus joked he would prefer not to remember the Wolverinesâ 2010 dual against Boise State. The then-freshman was matched against No. 1 nationally ranked Kirk Smith, who bolstered his…
Grapplers impress at annual intrasquad dual
Despite competing on the same night as both basketball teams, the wrestling team drew the biggest crowd of the night thanks in large part to this yearâs freshman class…
In the Zone: Big games form big opportunity
Michigan. Syracuse. Penn State. Santa Clara. Arkansas. What school is this again? Surely not Utah Valley, the school not good enough to get into the WAC, the school without…
College to cable: former wrestler Ramsey Nijem stars in “Ultimate Fighter”
From student wrestler to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, former Wolverine Ramsey Nijem has demonstrated his ability to adapt quickly to the world of mixed martial arts fighting. Nijem, a…
Wrestling success
The Utah Valley University wrestling team held an open tournament at UVU on Jan. 9. With approximately 120 grapplers in attendance, four UVU team members placed first in their weight…
Sports Briefs
Nothum named GWC student athlete of the month On Wednesday UVU cross country runner Mary Nothum was named the Great West Conference Womenâs Student Athlete of the Month for October….
Utah Valley wrestlers prepared for successful season
The UVU wrestling team began its season with the Annual Green-Gold intra-squad match earlier this month. This match gave the team an opportunity to gain experience before the official start…
Sports Briefs
Nothum honored as the GWC runner of the week UVU’s Mary Nothum and NJIT’s Umar Saeed have been selected as Great West Conference Runners of the Week for their performances…
