2x Big 12 champion Demetrius Romero (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Welcome to a new, regular feature for InterMat! Every day, for the next few months, we'll look into the recent history of a DI wrestling program with our "Ten Years of…" feature. Even if you're a die-hard supporter of a particular school, there will be good information you may have forgotten. For others, it's a quick way to learn about a program you may not be familiar with. We're going in alphabetical order for this one, so next up is...Utah Valley!
NCAA Qualifiers (35)
2022
#21 Taylor LaMont (125 lbs), #17 Haiden Drury (133 lbs), #24 Evan Bockman (197 lbs)
2021
#7 Taylor LaMont (125 lbs), #28 Ty Smith (133 lbs), #33 Cameron Hunsaker (149), #2 Demetrius Romero (174 lbs)
2020
#17 Taylor LaMont (133 lbs), #19 Kimball Bastian (174 lbs), #8 Tate Orndorff (285 lbs)
2019
#20 Matt Findlay (141 lbs), #9 Demetrius Romero (165 lbs), #14 Kimball Bastian (174 lbs), #20 Will Sumner (184 lbs), #19 Tanner Orndorff (197 lbs), #15 Tate Orndorff (285 lbs)
2018
#7 Taylor LaMont (125 lbs), Demetrius Romero (165 lbs), Kimball Bastian (174 lbs), Tanner Orndorff (197 lbs), Dustin Dennison (285 lbs)
2017
Tanner Orndorff (197 lbs), Dustin Dennison (285 lbs)
2016
Chasen Tolbert (125 lbs), Jade Rauser (133 lbs)
2015
#15 Chasen Tolbert (125 lbs), Jade Rauser (133 lbs), Ethan Smith (174 lbs)
2014
Jade Rauser (125 lbs), Avery Garner (141 lbs), Abner Cook (165 lbs), Adam Fager (285 lbs)
2013
Jade Rauser (125 lbs), Josh Wilson (149 lbs), Adam Fager (285 lbs)
NCAA Champions
None
All-Americans
2021: Taylor LaMont (125 - 5th), Demetrius Romero (174 - 6th)
2016: Jade Rauser (133 - 8th)
NCAA Round of 12 Finishers
Matt Findlay (2019 - 141)
Demetrius Romero (2019 - 165)
Taylor LaMont (2018 - 125)
Conference Champions
Big 12
2021: Demetrius Romero (174)
2019: Demetrius Romero (165)
West Region/WWC
2015: Jade Rauser (133)
2014: Avery Garner (141)
2013: Josh Wilson (149), Adam Fager (285)
Dual Record
2021-22: 5-6
2021: 2-4
2019-20: 3-11
2018-19: 10-14
2017-18: 8-6
2016-17: 5-6
2015-16: 4-10
2014-15: 2-9
2013-14: 6-9
2012-13: 6-4
Conference Tournament Placement
Big 12
2021-22: 12th
2021: 10th
2019-20: 11th
2018-19: 6th
2017-18: 8th
2016-17: 9th
2015-16: 8th
West Regional/WWC
2014-15: 4th
2013-14: 4th
2012-13: 3rd
NCAA Tournament Team Placement
2021-22: 52nd-tie (2 points)
2021: 21st (20.5 points)
2019-20: No Tournament
2018-19: 29th-tie (11.5 points)
2017-18: 43rd-tie (4 points)
2016-17: 53rd-tie (1.5 points)
2015-16: 38th (8 points)
2014-15: 58th-tie (1 point)
2013-14: 64th-tie (0.5 points)
2012-13: 46th-tie (3.5 points)
Head Coaching History
Greg Williams (2006 - present)
Best Lineup (Comprised of wrestlers from 2013-22)
125 - Taylor LaMont: 4x NCAA Qualifier (#7 x2, #17 seeds), 2021 NCAA All-American (5th), 2021 Big 12 Runner-Up, 2018 NCAA Round of 12 Finisher
133 - Jade Rauser: 4x NCAA Qualifier, 2016 NCAA All-American (8th), 2015 West Regional Champion, 2016 Big 12 3rd Place
141 - Matt Findlay: 2019 NCAA Qualifier, 2019 NCAA Round of 12 Finisher
149 - Josh Wilson: 2x NCAA Qualifier, 2013 West Regional Champion
157 - Danny Snediker
165 - Demetrius Romero: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#2 and #9 seeds), 2021 NCAA All-American (6th), 2x Big 12 Champion
174 - Kimball Bastian: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#14 and #19 seeds)
184 - Will Sumner: 2019 NCAA Qualifier
197 - Tanner Orndorff: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#19 seed)
285 - Tate Orndorff: 2019 NCAA Qualifier (#15 seed), 3x NCAA Qualifier and 2021 NCAA All-American (8th) for Ohio State
Recruiting
Number of Big Boarder's Per Year
2022: #176 Abel Nava (WA), #217 Mark Takara (CA)
2021: #234 Yusief Lillie (WA)
2020: #85 Braxton Mikesell (WA)
2016: #26 Taylor LaMont (UT), #96 Durbin Lloren (CA), #131 Gary Jantzer (UT)
2014: #47 Kimball Bastian (UT), #53 Roy Nash (UT)
2013: #45 Dalton Brady (AZ), #66 Grant LaMont (UT), #130 Jed Mellen (UT)
For past teams:
Air Force
American
Appalachian State
Arizona State
Army West Point
Binghamton
Bloomsburg
Brown
Bucknell
Buffalo
Cal Poly
Campbell
Central Michigan
Chattanooga
Clarion
Cleveland State
Columbia
Cornell
CSU Bakersfield
Davidson
Drexel
Duke
Edinboro
Franklin & Marshall
Gardner-Webb
George Mason
Harvard
Hofstra
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa State
Kent State
Lehigh
Lock Haven
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Missouri
Navy
NC State
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota State
Northern Colorado
Northern Illinois
Northern Iowa
Northwestern
Ohio
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Oregon State
Penn
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Princeton
Purdue
Rider
Rutgers
Sacred Heart
SIU Edwardsville
South Dakota State
Stanford
The Citadel
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