January 10, 2006
Opponent: Portland State
Location: Portland, Oregon
Date: Wednesday, January 11th - 8:00pm MST
Tournament: Oregon Classic
Location: Redmond, Oregon
Date: Friday, January 13th
Opponents, Time: Pacific (Oregon), 1:30pm MST ~ Oregon, 3:30pm MST
Results: www.WrestleOregon.com
What's on Tap ...
The Utah Valley State wrestling team continues the busiest stretch of its season this week when they travel to Oregon to take on Portland State on Wednesday before competing in the Oregon Classic on Friday. They will wrestle Oregon and Pacific University, a Division III school from Forest Grove Oregon, at the Classic which takes place in Redmond, Oregon.
"Portland State is a Pac-10 team so it would be great for us to bounce back and have a good showing," said Wolverine head coach Cody Sanderson. "Oregon is a tough team too. But with the way we match up hopefully we can give them a good fight."
The Wolverines are coming off of a tough tournament at the Lone Star Duals that saw them lose four times, three of which came against ranked opponents including #3 Oklahoma.
Senior Erkin Tadzhimetov went 3-1 in matches at the Lone Star Duals, including an 8-2 win over #3 (D-II) Earl Jones.
Utah Valley is in the middle of a stretch that has them wrestling eight duals in 10 days, ending with Northern Colorado next Monday at home.
Rawle Earns Scholar-Athlete for December ...
Junior Justin Rawle has been named Utah Valley State's Scholar-Athlete of the Month for December. The award is given by the athletic department each month to a student athlete based on academic excellence, leadership, and performance in the field of competition.
Rawle had a fall semester GPA of 3.94 that placed him on the athletic department's Honor Roll. He has a cumulative GPA of 3.54.
"He's just a great kid, a hard worker...both on and off the mat," said Sanderson. "On the mat he's very tough and aggressive and doesn't back down. He's had a lot of success, which is remarkable considering the fact we moved him up to 149 (from 141 lbs.)."
The Wolverine junior has been equally impressive on the wrestling mat. Rawle had an impressive month of December by recording a 7-4 record. Six of the wins came in the Las Vegas Invitational and the Reno Tournament of Champions. Both tournaments are highly regarded on the national level. His other win came in a dual meet against Western State.
Up Next ...
Utah Valley State will host Northern Colorado next Monday, the 16th in the Activity Center at 7:00pm.
