Skip To Main Content

Utah Valley University Athletics

Home of the Utah Valley University Wolverines

2026-27 Wrestling Roster

Moses Espinoza-Owens

  • Weight:
    174
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Woods Cross, Utah
  • Highschool:
    Viewmont HS

Summary

Biography

Before Utah Valley …
NCAA qualifier in first season as starter at South Dakota State in 2025-26 at 174 pounds and was the No. 14 seed … finished 2-2 at the tournament with wins over No. 30 Riley Davis (Wyoming) and No. 20 Daschle Lamer (Oregon State) … placed fifth at Big 12 Championships after going 4-2 with wins over national qualifiers Riley Davis and Cael Valencia (ASU) … earned upsets during the season over No. 8 Cam Steed (Missouri), No. 12 Beau Mantanona (Michigan), and No. 20 Ethan Riddle (Minnesota) … fourth-place finish at Cliff Keen … third place at Tiger Style Invitational … went 29-10 overall and 15-2 in duals … had a nine-match win streak from Dec. 21 through Feb. 1 … named SDSU’s Most Valuable Wrestler … went 14-13 as redshirt freshman and finished third at Cyclone Open … Academic All-Big 12 in 2024-25 … took fifth at U23 Nationals at 79kg … redshirted first season (2023-24) and went 13-7 … champion at Dragon Open and Worthington Open at 157 pounds … won seven of his bouts as a redshirt with bonus point wins.

Personal …
Twin to teammate Marcus with both winning three Utah 5A state titles at Viewmont High School … his state titles were in succession, claiming titles at 152 pounds as a sophomore (30-4), 157 pounds as a junior (40-2) and 165 pounds as a senior (41-3) ... career record was 137-19, also adding a runner-up finish at 145 pounds as a high school freshman in ending the year with a 26-10 record.
 

Media Highlights

There is no related content available.

Videos Snapshot
  • snapshot video snapshot video

Headlines Snapshot
  • snapshot stories
Photos Snapshot

Facilities