WOLVERINES TO BATTLE PAC 12 BEAVERS IN CORVALLIS
Utah Valley travels to Corvallis, Oregon this week for a dual against Pac 12 Oregon State at 2 p.m. PT/3 p.m. MT from Gill Coliseum. The dual will air live on FloWrestling with results available via TrackWrestling, with links to both available on GoUVU.com. The match up is the first of two road duals in five days, with the Wolverines also slated to open Big 12 competition on Thursday, Nov. 20 at California Baptist.

LAST TIME OUT
UVU had four second-place finishers at last Saturday's Cyclone Invitational at Iowa State University. Bridger Ricks (125 pounds), David Evans (149), Caleb Uhlenhopp (184), and Kael Bennie (197) each advanced to the finals against top-10 opponents, while Haiden Drury earned a third-place finish at 141. 

Evans notched a 5-0 shutout over then-No. 14 Joseph Zargo of Wisconsin before falling to No. 4 Paniro Johnson of Iowa State in the final. Caleb Uhlenhopp also notched a win over a ranked opponent, coming from behind to defeat Wisconsin's No. 30 Cale Anderson, 11-9, in the closing seconds. He wrestled No. 9 Isaac Dean (ISU) in the final, falling in a narrow 2-1 decision. Bennie, along with true freshman Ian Fritz, each collected three wins in Ames. Bennie drew No. 2 Rocky Elam in the final and fell 13-2. Ricks' bout in the final came against No. 9 Nicolar Rivera (WIS) in a 5-1 decision.

RANKINGS UPDATE
The Wolverines had two new entries into the national rankings this week with Ricks and Uhlenhopp joining Drury and Evans. Ricks is ranked No. 27 at 125 pounds by FloWrestling while Uhlenhopp is 32nd on Intermat and 33rd on FloWrestling at 184. Drury sits at No. 25 in FloWrestling's 141-pound rankings while Evans is 12th in both polls (149) after his runner-up finish in Iowa.

ABOUT THE BEAVERS
Oregon State will open its home and dual schedule with Sunday's contest against the Wolverines. The Beavers had three wrestlers take first place at the Princeton Open last weekend in their opening competition. No. 9 Justin Rademacher (197),  No. 17 Maximo Renteria (125), and No. 25 Daschle Lamer (174) each won their weight class.  Renteria, No. 22 Nash Singleton (141), No. 28 TJ McDonnell (184) and Rademacher are all among the ranked probables for Sunday.

Utah Valley and Oregon State have met seven times prior to Sunday in duals, with the Wolverines going 3-4 all-time against the Beavers. UVU defeated OSU last year in Orem, 20-14, winning six of the 10 matches. There are two potential rematches from last year's dual, at 141 and 184. Drury defeated Singleton by major decision, 11-2, and Uhlenhopp scored an 8-3 decision over McDonnell in the dual in Orem.

UP NEXT
Thursday's match up at CBU will start at 6 p.m. PT/7 p.m. MT and is the first of six Big 12 duals on the schedule. The match will air on FloWrestling. 

HALL ANNOUNCES SIGNING CLASS
Utah Valley University head wrestling coach Adam Hall has announced the signing of seven future Wolverines to his program. Thunder Beard of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Chris Dennis of Furlong, Pennsylvania; Nate Gugelman of American Falls, Idaho; Owen Proper of Marana, Arizona; Czar Quintanilla of Spokane, Washington; and Elijah Schunke of Brandon, South Dakota, will all join the UVU wrestling program in 2026. Matt King of Bonney Lake, Washington will arrive and enroll at Utah Valley prior to the spring semester after transferring following one semester at the University of Dubuque. Beard and Dennis are the first two Pennsylvania natives to sign with Utah Valley, with Dennis also ranked No. 18 at 175 pounds by FloWrestling in the latest prep rankings.