| Utah Valley Wolverines | |
| University | Utah Valley University |
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| Conference(s) | Great West Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletics director | Michael Jacobsen |
| Location | Orem, UT |
| Varsity teams | |
| Basketball arena | UCCU Center |
| Baseball stadium | Brent Brown Ballpark |
| Nickname | Wolverines |
| Fight song | |
| Colors | Green and Gold
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| Homepage | Utah Valley Athletics |
The Utah Valley Wolverines represent Utah Valley University in college athletics. The Wolverines participate in the Great West Conference.[1]
The school mascot is the Wolverine, and the colors are green and gold.
The school competes in most major sports at various levels. The school's NCAA sports are Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Track and Field, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Men's and Women's Golf, Baseball, Wrestling, Softball, Women's Soccer, and Women's Volleyball. The school also fields several club teams including Men's Ice Hockey (plays in the ACHA), Men's Soccer, Men's Volleyball, Men's Lacrosse, and Men's and Women's Rugby.
The Wolverines play their home basketball games in the 8,500 seat UCCU Center. The Men's Basketball team finished the 2007-08 season with a 15-14 record which capped off its 25th winning season in a row. The UCCU Center is also home to the Utah Flash of the NBA D-League.[2]
The baseball team plays at the newly re-named Brent Brown Ballpark, a 2,500 seat facility (up to 3,000 additional fans can sit on a grass berm that wraps around third base and left field for a grand total of 5,500) that opened on March 25, 2005. Brent Brown Ballpark is also the home of the Orem Owlz, a minor-league affiliate of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, that competes in the Pioneer Baseball League.
The school's club hockey team, which competes in the ACHA Division 2, plays their home games at the Peaks Ice Arena a 2002 Winter Olympics Hockey Venue.
The athletic program is in the NCAA Division I. After many years of being an independent, the Wolverines affiliated with the Great West Conference.[3]
The UVU Rodeo Team was ranked No. 1 in the nation by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association in March 2007.
Utah Valley added wrestling in 2003, but was not eligible for the postseason until 2009-10. In their second year of eligibility, 125-pounder Ben Kjar took fourth at the 2011 NCAA tournament and became the school's first All-American.
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