Reading Time: 3 minutes 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 recent contestant and finalist on UFC’s “The Ultimate Fighter” television show, started his professional MMA career while he was attending classes at UVU. Without any […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute 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 classes. Those winning titles included freshman Josh Wood weighing 197, Wyatt Ray at 141 and 149-pound Ikeru Abe. Jeb Clark, a junior weighing 165, also […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Nothum named GWC student athlete of the month On Wednesday UVU cross country runner Mary Nothum was named the Great West Conference Women’s Student Athlete of the Month for October. This marks the second consecutive month that Nothum has won the conference honor. Nothum, a junior from Washington, Mo., was named the Great West Women’s […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 of the season, which began Nov. 14 in Laramie, Wyo. at the Cowboy Open. UVU’s fourth year head coach, and 14-time coach of the Utah […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 last weekend. The awards were announced Wednesday by the conference office. Nothum won the Montana State Invitational, helping the Wolverines to a second place finish […]