OREM, Utah – Utah Valley wrestling will have the final regular season road dual on Feb. 4 against Wyoming. The dual will start at 1:00 p.m. MT from the UniWyo Federal Credit Union Sports Complex. The dual will be streamed on the Mountain West Network or FloWrestling (Subscription Required). Live Results will be available via TrackWrestling.
The Wolverines split duals a week ago, defeating Snow College 43-6 before dropping the nightcap to Air Force 33-3. UVU dominated the Badgers, only losing one match in the dual.
Sam Edelblute and
Jack Forbes won by pin in their two matches. Freshmen
Kyler Lake and
Caleb Uhlenhopp added a tech fall and a major decision, respectively. In the dual against Air Force,
Ty Smith picked up his third straight win with a 6-2 decision over Garrett Kuchan.
RANKED WOLVERINES
Demetrius Romero was ranked No. 8 in the NCAA Panel Rankings as teammate
Evan Bockman came in at 20. The pair was also ranked in both the FloWrestling and InterMat polls with Romero coming in at 13/9 and Bockman at 21/25. Heavyweight
Chase Trussell came in honorable mention for the second straight week.
WILLIAMS REACHES 100
UVU head coach Greg Williams picked up his 100
th career dual victory in the win over Snow. Williams has been at UVU for 17 years and has coached five NCAA All-Americans.
UVU RECEIVES VOTES
Utah Valley received votes in the NWCA Division I Mid-Major Poll. It is the second time that UVU has been ranked or received votes in the poll. Three Big 12 teams were in the top 10 of the poll, with North Dakota State coming in second. Cornell was voted first.
ABOUT THE COWBOYS
Wyoming is coming off a 22-10 loss to California Baptist on Jan. 28. The Cowboys are led by three nationally ranked wrestlers, with No. 16 Jore Volk at 125, who is 15-7 on the year. 157-pounder No. 11 Jacob Wright is currently 12-4 on the season. No. 28 Hayden Hastings enters the dual with a 12-4 record on the year.
Wyoming won last year's dual in Orem by a narrow 23-17 margin. The Wolverines will enter Laramie looking to get revenge on the loss last year.
UP NEXT
The Wolverines will return home for senior night on Feb. 10 against No. 21 Northern Colorado. UVU will then turn its attention to the Big 12 Tournament on March 4-5 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
