The 2014 fall semester was one to remember for the University of the Fraser Valley athletic department, and we take a look back with a video highlight package featuring all of the Cascades’ teams.
Archive | Wrestling
Phulka makes semifinals at Oregon tournament
Under different competitive circumstances than they’re used to, the University of the Fraser Valley wrestling team turned in a series of solid performances at a tournament in Oregon on the weekend. The Cascades were at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, for the Mike Clock Open, which featured opponents from NCAA and NAIA programs. They […]
UFV wrestlers storm podium at SFU International tourney
Gold medalist Jasmit Phulka led the charge for the University of the Fraser Valley wrestling team at the Simon Fraser University International tournament last weekend. Phulka, competing in the 86-kilogram senior men’s division, battled his way to the title, capping his run with a 10-1 triumph over Josh Kim of SFU. Fellow varsity athlete Rohit […]
Phulka, Purewal lead the charge for UFV wrestlers at Dinos Invitational
Individual gold medals from Jasmit Phulka and Devin Purewal highlighted a solid debut for the University of the Fraser Valley wrestling team at the Dinos Invitational, hosted by the University of Calgary on Saturday. In the varsity program’s first-ever official Canada West competition, the Cascades finished with 23 points in the aggregate men’s team standings, […]
UFV wrestlers off to Calgary for first-ever Canada West tournament
There’s been a palpable sense of excitement in the practice gym this week for the University of the Fraser Valley wrestling team. And rightly so – it’s a historic week for the fledgling program. This Saturday, the Cascades hit the mats at the University of Calgary for the Dino Invitational – the first Canada West […]
UFV Wrestling to host Indian national team coach P.R. Sondhi In Abby
UFV Wrestling coaches Arjan Bhullar and Raj Virdi have spent the last year building a CIS team from the ground up at a university that has never before had a wrestling program. For most coaches that would be enough of a challenge, but Bhullar and Virdi are men of significant vision. Their goal is not […]
UFV Wrestling aims for gold with first recruiting class
Abbotsford — Coaches Arjan Bhullar and Raj Virdi have one goal in the 2014-2015 wrestling season: to bring home a CIS wrestling banner to hang from the rafters of the Envision Athletic Centre.* It’s the first year of the program, the first year Bhullar and Virdi will be CIS coaches, and the first time BC […]
