Jan. 6, 2008: The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Valley Wrestling

The Utah Valley wrestling team went 1-3 on Saturday at the Lone Star Duals at South Grand Prarie, Texas, and now sit at 5-5 in duals this season. Benjamin Kjar (125 pounds) and Sam Allen (149 pounds) both won three out of the four matches they wrestled on the day for the Wolverines Against No. 14 Wisconsin, the Wolverines fell 28-7 with Kjar and Marc Fenwick picking up wins for UV. Kjar defeated Drew Hammen by major decision, 13-4 and Fenwick topped Matt Maciag in a 6-3 decision. Despite losing eight of 10 matches against the Big 10 Badgers, Utah Valley lost four of those matches by four points or less, including Jeff Newby's 3-2 decision against Kyle Ruschell. In the second dual of the day, against Brown, Kjar pinned Mike Piccimilo (1:53) before Brown tied the team score at six with consecutive decision wins.

Next weekend Utah Valley will host the 1st Utah Valley Open in the Shurian Family Activity Center.