UVU Athletics - Orem Utah - Sports in Orem
Wolverine athletics are a highlight of campus life and a source of school pride for both students and the community. The University’s 8,500-seat UCCU Arena is home to both men’s and women’s basketball, and a baseball facility adjacent to I-15 is home to Wolverine baseball as well as the Orem Owlz, a minor league affiliate to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
At UVU, spectators enjoy the University’s 13 competitive sports including the only collegiate wrestling team in Utah. There are also more than 25 intramural sports teams and many club teams for students to participate in.
In 2009, NCAA Membership Services notified UVU that the governing body for collegiate athletics unanimously approved UVU's acceptance as an official member of NCAA Division I. The move came after a seven-year provisional period and completed UVU's unprecedented move straight from NJCAA to the top level of NCAA competition. Utah Valley, with an enrollment of 33,000, became the first institution to leap to Division I directly from junior college status.
Utah Valley University joined the Great West Conference in 2008 to start competition in 2009. The Great West Conference was made up of 10 intercollegiate institutions that ranged geographically from Utah and New Jersey to Texas and California.
In late 2012, UVU accepted the invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Beginning in July of 2013, fourteen of the Wolverines’ 15 intercollegiate sports – all except wrestling – began competing in the WAC.
“It’s a great opportunity for our school,” Utah Valley athletic director Mike Jacobsen said. “We’ve worked long and hard for the past five years to bring this to fruition. The WAC has always been No. 1 on our list. We’ve always wanted to be a part of them.”
At UVU, spectators enjoy the University’s 13 competitive sports including the only collegiate wrestling team in Utah. There are also more than 25 intramural sports teams and many club teams for students to participate in.
In 2009, NCAA Membership Services notified UVU that the governing body for collegiate athletics unanimously approved UVU's acceptance as an official member of NCAA Division I. The move came after a seven-year provisional period and completed UVU's unprecedented move straight from NJCAA to the top level of NCAA competition. Utah Valley, with an enrollment of 33,000, became the first institution to leap to Division I directly from junior college status.
Utah Valley University joined the Great West Conference in 2008 to start competition in 2009. The Great West Conference was made up of 10 intercollegiate institutions that ranged geographically from Utah and New Jersey to Texas and California.
In late 2012, UVU accepted the invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Beginning in July of 2013, fourteen of the Wolverines’ 15 intercollegiate sports – all except wrestling – began competing in the WAC.
“It’s a great opportunity for our school,” Utah Valley athletic director Mike Jacobsen said. “We’ve worked long and hard for the past five years to bring this to fruition. The WAC has always been No. 1 on our list. We’ve always wanted to be a part of them.”
UVU Women's Soccer
Women's Soccer Team - Utah Valley University
UVU Women's Soccer Team
In 2011, UVU's Women's Soccer completed its most successful season ever, setting a school record for wins while also claiming the Great West Conference's regular season and tournament titles.
In 2012, The Wolverines return five of the eight players to receive first or second team all conference including the Offensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year in the league, Natalie Young and the Defensive Player of the Year, Lauren Sack.
The Woverines will play six home matches during the regular season and will host the 2012 Great Western Conference Tournament 2012 schedule features two matches with 2011 NCAA Tournament qualifiers and four in-state fixtures. "We've got a great schedule this year," said Coach Anderson. "We're playing some quality competition from all around the country and I know the team is excited about the opportunities and challenges we will face."
- Home: UVU Clyde Field
- Affiliation: NCAA Division 1
- Conference: Great West Conference (GWC)
- Coach: Brent Anderson (43-49-6)
- Team Size: 26 Team Members and 2 Coaches
In 2011, UVU's Women's Soccer completed its most successful season ever, setting a school record for wins while also claiming the Great West Conference's regular season and tournament titles.
In 2012, The Wolverines return five of the eight players to receive first or second team all conference including the Offensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year in the league, Natalie Young and the Defensive Player of the Year, Lauren Sack.
The Woverines will play six home matches during the regular season and will host the 2012 Great Western Conference Tournament 2012 schedule features two matches with 2011 NCAA Tournament qualifiers and four in-state fixtures. "We've got a great schedule this year," said Coach Anderson. "We're playing some quality competition from all around the country and I know the team is excited about the opportunities and challenges we will face."
UVU Men's Soccer Club
Men's Soccer Club - Utah Valley University (UVU)
UVU Men's Soccer Club
The Utah Valley University Men’s soccer club is a student run organization sponsored and endorsed by the university and other corporations and donations.
Many of the UVU Men's Soccer Club team members have moved on to NCAA, PDL, or semi-pro teams. Some have even earned tryouts for Utah’s Professional soccer team: Real Salt Lake.
Beyond their regular season, they occasionally travel around the state and country attending and winning tournaments and trophies. The men’s soccer club selects only the finest players from UVU’s student body.
The Utah Valley University Men’s soccer club is a student run organization sponsored and endorsed by the university and other corporations and donations.
Many of the UVU Men's Soccer Club team members have moved on to NCAA, PDL, or semi-pro teams. Some have even earned tryouts for Utah’s Professional soccer team: Real Salt Lake.
Beyond their regular season, they occasionally travel around the state and country attending and winning tournaments and trophies. The men’s soccer club selects only the finest players from UVU’s student body.
UVU Men's Baseball
Men's Baseball - Utah Valley University (UVU)
UVU Men's Baseball Team
UVU Men's Baseball finished the 2012 season with an outstanding 47-12 record that included a 32-game win streak and led the country in batting average (.350), on base percentage (.436) and slugging (.523). 2012 was UVU's third straight Great West Conference regular season and tournament titles.
Under Coach Eric Madsen, the Wolverines have gone 141-86 (.621) in his four seasons. Since 2010, Utah Valley has won nearly 71 percent of its games, going 123-51 and winning conference regular season and tournament championships in each of the league's three seasons. Madsen recently received his third straight Great West Conference Coach of the Year award.
Coach Madsen developed All-Americans in 2010, 2011, and 2012 including first-team All-American and Dick Howser Trophy finalist Goose Kallunki and Academic All-America selection Billy Burgess in 2012.
- Home: Brent Brown Field
- Affiliation: NCAA Division 1
- Conference: Great West Conference (GWC)
- Coach: Eric Madsen (W:94 - L:74)
- Team Size: 44 Team Members and 4 Coaches
UVU Men's Baseball finished the 2012 season with an outstanding 47-12 record that included a 32-game win streak and led the country in batting average (.350), on base percentage (.436) and slugging (.523). 2012 was UVU's third straight Great West Conference regular season and tournament titles.
Under Coach Eric Madsen, the Wolverines have gone 141-86 (.621) in his four seasons. Since 2010, Utah Valley has won nearly 71 percent of its games, going 123-51 and winning conference regular season and tournament championships in each of the league's three seasons. Madsen recently received his third straight Great West Conference Coach of the Year award.
Coach Madsen developed All-Americans in 2010, 2011, and 2012 including first-team All-American and Dick Howser Trophy finalist Goose Kallunki and Academic All-America selection Billy Burgess in 2012.
UVU Track & Field
Track and Field at Utah Valley University (UVU)
UVU Men's Track & Field
2012 was Coach Scott Houle's fifth and most successful season as head coach of the UVU's cross country and track programs. Houle capped off the year as he led his men's and women's track and field teams both to Great West titles at the inaugural GWC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
UVU Women's Track & Field
2012 was Coach Scott Houle's fifth and most successful season as head coach of the UVU's cross country and track programs. Houle capped off the year as he led his men's and women's track and field teams both to Great West titles at the inaugural GWC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
- Home: UVU Hal Wing Track (Corner of 800 S & Campus)
- Affiliation: NCAA Division 1
- Conference: Great West Conference (GWC)
- Coach: Scott Houle
- Team Size: 59 Men Team Members and 5 Coaches
UVU Women's Track & Field
- Home: UVU Hal Wing Track (800 S & Campus, Orem, UT)
- Affiliation: NCAA Division 1
- Conference: Great West Conference (GWC)
- Coach: Scott Houle
- Team Size: 53 Women Team Members and 5 Coaches
UVU Women's Volleyball
UVU Women's Volleyball Team
- Home: UVU Shurion Activity Center
- Affiliation: NCAA Division 1
- Conference: Great West Conference (GWC)
- Coach: Sam Atoa (W:272 - L:126)
- Team Size: 17 Team Members and 3 Coaches
UVU Women's Softball
UVU Women's Softball Team
UVU Men's Wrestling
UVU Men's Wrestling in the Shurian Activity Center - Orem UT
UVU Men's Wrestling Team
- Home: Shurian Family Activity Center (PE Building)
- Affiliation: NCAA Division 1
- Conference: Western Wrestling Conference (WWC)
- Coach: Greg Williams (W41-L33 -T5)
- Team Size: 35 Wrestlers and 3 Coaches
Shurian Family Activity Center
Shurian Activity Center
Located in the Physical Education Building
Home to:
UVU Women's Volleyball
UVU Men's Wrestling
The 2,000 seat Shurian Family Activity Center is a multi-purpose athletic complex and is home to UVU's volleyball and wrestling teams. The facility was named after the family of Chris and Stephanie Shurian in the fall of 2006. It also houses the school's intramural sports program and includes racquetball courts, weight-lifting and aerobic training rooms, athletic offices, locker rooms, an indoor jogging track, dance rooms and a martial arts area.
Located in the Physical Education Building
Home to:
UVU Women's Volleyball
UVU Men's Wrestling
The 2,000 seat Shurian Family Activity Center is a multi-purpose athletic complex and is home to UVU's volleyball and wrestling teams. The facility was named after the family of Chris and Stephanie Shurian in the fall of 2006. It also houses the school's intramural sports program and includes racquetball courts, weight-lifting and aerobic training rooms, athletic offices, locker rooms, an indoor jogging track, dance rooms and a martial arts area.
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