Derek Thomas

	Class: Freshman
	Hometown: Layton, Utah
	High School: Layton HS

	Weight: 184
	Experience: RS

03/09/2013

Wolverines place third at NCAA West Regional/WWC Championships

Josh Wilson, Adam Fager and Jade Rauser all qualify for the NCAA Championships.

03/08/2013

Brackets released for Saturday's NCAA West Regional/WWC Championships

The NCAA qualifying tournament will begin at noon MT on Saturday at Wyoming's Arena-Auditorium.

03/06/2013

Wrestling heads to Laramie for NCAA West Regional/WWC Championships

The NCAA qualifying tournament will begin at noon on Saturday at Wyoming's Arena-Auditorium.

02/16/2013

UVU Takes Down No. 22 Air Force, 23-9

Jade Rauser began the night with a huge 6-5 win over No. 8 Josh Martinez.

02/13/2013

UVU Falls on Road to No. 21 Boise State

The Wolverines will return to Orem to take on Air Force Saturday at 7 p.m.

At Utah Valley University ...
FRESHMAN ~ (2012-13): 9-20 overall record (2-8 duals) ... placed fourth at the NCAA West Regional/WWC Championships with a 1-2 record on March 9 ... placed fourth at the UVU Open on Jan. 5 with a 2-2 mark ... also went 2-2 at the Cowboy Open on Nov. 3 and the Wolfpack Open in Raleigh, N.C. on Nov. 11 ... picked up dual wins over Stanford's Ryan Davies and Northern Colorado's Keith Johnson ... won three bouts by fall, two by major decision and four by decision.

REDSHIRT ~ (2011-12):Redshirted the season and went 12-8 while competing unattached at 184 pounds ... named to the WWC Coaches' Honor Roll.

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Layton High School in Layton, Utah ... finished 4th in state as a sophomore, first in state as a junior with a 44-1 record, and first in state as a senior after going 45-0 ... finished eighth at Junior Nationals and seventh at Senior Nationals ... team took second at state and had six finalists and four champions ... also played football at Layton High.

Personal ...
Born on March 24, 1993, in Ogden, Utah ... graduated from Layton High School in 2011 with a 3.7 GPA ... son of David Thomas ... was recruited by Southern Utah University and Snow College to play football ... is an only child.