UTAH VALLEY vs. CSU BAKERSFIELD
Orem, Utah  |  Lockhart Arena (PE Building)
Thursday, Jan. 19  |  7 p.m. MT
TV: UVU TV
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UTAH VALLEY REMAINS HOME TO HOST CSU BAKERSFIELD THURSDAY
OREM, Utah – The Utah Valley University wrestling team will take a break from conference action when Pac-12 foe CSU Bakersfield comes to town on Thursday for a non-conference dual. The Big 12 versus Pac-12 showdown will begin at 7 p.m. at UVU's newly named and renovated Lockhart Arena (PE Building).
 
The home dual meet will be televised live locally on UVU TV and streamed online at WolverineGreen.com/watch. Live results will also be available by visiting TrackWrestling.com.
 
The Wolverines will enter the contest with a 3-2 overall record and tied for second in the Big 12 standings with a 1-0 conference clip after pulling out a tightly contested 18-15 contest over league foe Air Force at home last weekend. UVU won six of the 10 bouts en route to earning the victory against the Academy.
 
Trailing 15-12 after eight matches, 197-pound redshirt freshman Tanner Orndorff and junior heavyweight Dustin Dennison both pulled out must-win matches to help the Wolverines earn their first-ever Big 12 Conference victory. Orndorff defeated AFA senior Parker Hines -- who has been ranked as high as 13th in the nation this season -- by a score of 6-1, while Dennison put together a strong final period on his way to beating Air Force heavyweight Kerry Powers, 6-3.
 
Redshirt sophomore Mitch Brown (125 pounds), senior Trevor Willson (141), and redshirt freshmen Grant LaMont (149) and Kimball Bastian (174) also picked up individual victories against Air Force. All four Wolverines won their bouts by decision, as Brown defeated 2016 NCAA qualifier Drew Romero 8-4, Willson beat John Twomey in overtime (4-2), LaMont shut out Jerry McGinty (6-0) and Bastian pulled out a 7-3 win over Michael Billingsley.
 
Junior heavyweight Jordan Karst paces UVU on the season with a 21-5 record, while fellow upper weights Dennison and Orndorff are next with respective 16-6 and 16-10 clips. Utah Valley will enter Thursday having won two straight dual meets and also holds a perfect 2-0 record at home.
 
ABOUT CSU BAKERSFIELD
The Roadrunners will come to Orem with a 3-2 overall record and a 0-1 start to Pac-12 action after falling to No. 15 Stanford, 22-15, on Jan. 8. Prior to suffering the setback to the ranked Cardinal, CSUB picked up a 19-18 win over fellow Big 12 foe West Virginia in Bakersfield thanks to earning six individual victories. The 'Runners went 11-4 overall a year ago, 4-1 in Pac-12 competition and finished third at the Pac-12 Championship with 101 points.
 
A trio of 'Runner grapplers will enter Thursday's dual ranked in the top-20 of the latest InterMat and FloWrestling polls. Russell Rohlfing leads the way as he comes in at 17th at 141 pounds with a 17-8 record, while Matt Williams is 19th at 197 with a 14-6 clip and 165-pound Lorenzo De La Riva is 20th with a 12-9 record. Coleman Hammond is CSUB's lone returning NCAA qualifier and he'll enter Thursday's contest with a 13-5 clip at 149 pounds.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. CSU BAKERSFIELD
Thursday's contest will mark the fourth all-time meeting between the Wolverines and 'Runners on the mat. CSUB will enter the match with a 2-1 series lead after handing UVU a 27-19 setback in Bakersfield last season. Thursday will also mark the first all-time meeting between the two teams in Orem.
 
Jan. 16, 2016 – CSUB 27, UVU 19 (Bakersfield, Calif.)
Nov. 30, 2013 – UVU 19, CSUB 16 (Palo Alto, Calif.)
Jan. 10, 2005 – CSUB 41, UVU 3 (Tempe, Ariz.)
 
UP NEXT FOR UVU
Utah Valley will conclude its three-match homestand against Big 12 foe Wyoming on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. at Lockhart Arena. Following the Wyoming dual, the Wolverines will hit the road for Big 12 duals at No. 24 North Dakota State on Feb. 3 and No. 19 South Dakota State on Feb. 4.
 
PROBABLE MATCHES
125 – Mitch Brown (12-8) vs. Sean Nickell (16-7)
133 – Jarod Maynes (8-12) vs. Carlos Herrera (12-8)
141 – Trevor Willson (6-9) OR Chase Call (9-10) vs. #17 Russell Rohlfing (17-8)
149 – Grant LaMont (13-9) vs. Coleman Hammond (13-5)
157 – Raider Lofthouse (12-8) vs. Jacob Thalin (11-6)
165 – Koy Wilkinson (12-10) OR Dalton Harmon (2-4) vs. #20 Lorenzo De La Riva (12-9)
174 – Kimball Bastian (15-9) vs. Matt Penyacsek (7-7)
184 – Will Sumner (10-10) vs. Bryan Battisto (10-8)
197 – Tanner Orndorff (16-10) vs. #19 Matt Williams (14-6)
285 – Dustin Dennison (16-6) OR Jordan Karst (21-5) vs. Dominic Balmer (7-7)