IRVING, Texas - A total of 121 student-athletes have been recognized with the 2021 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award - the Big 12 Conference’s highest academic honor. The award is in its 11th year and has recognized a total of 901 conference student-athletes. Kansas led the way with 18 honorees, followed
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Mountaineers Prepare for CCU Tournament in South Carolina
CONWAY S.C.- The WVU baseball team (2-2) will travel to Conway, South Carolina for their annual non-conference tournament starting this Friday. The Mountaineers have three scheduled games over three consecutive days against Kennesaw State, Coastal Carolina, and Bryant. The entirety of the tournament will take place at Coastal's’ Springs Brooks Stadium. The Owls
Mountaineers get rematch with 12th ranked Oklahoma Sooners
MORGANTOWN W.Va- The Mountaineers (14-5, 7-3) will try and defend home court Saturday afternoon as the Oklahoma Sooners (12-5, 7-4) look to repeat their impressive performance from earlier in the year. Now sitting at #12 in the poll, the Mountaineers have a golden opportunity at home to defeat a top-15 squad,
Mountaineers seek regular season sweep against 7th ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders
T.J. Simmons, Mike Brown victorious in Hula Bowl All-Star Game
HONOLULU HI- West Virginia Mountaineer graduates T.J. Simmons and Michael Brown added another victory to their resume Sunday night, as team Kai defeated team Aina 15-13 in the annual Hula Bowl in Hawaii. The postseason all-star game, which had been played yearly since 1947, took a 12-year hiatus until last January,
Mountaineer Running Back Alec Sinkfield to enter NCAA Transfer Portal
MORGANTOWN W.Va- West Virginia redshirt junior running back Alec Sinkfield has reportedly entered the NCAA transfer portal. Sinkfield was recruited by Dana Holgorson as part of the 2017 class and was a 3-star RB known for his big-play potential and special teams ability. Sinkfield, the Boynton Beach, Florida native, is coming off
Martinez, Gondrezick Lead Mountaineers to Seventh Straight Victory
LUBBOCK, TX- Esmery Martinez and the Big 12’s fourth leading scorer Kysre Gondrezick combined for 40 points Wednesday night, as the Mountaineers soundly defeated the Texas Tech Lady Raiders by a score of 73-53 marking their seventh straight victory. The Lady Raiders (8-8, 3-7 in Big 12) struggled to keep up
Kansas State traveling into Morgantown for first head-to-head matchup with Mountaineers
MORGANTOWN W.Va- Wednesday night, the Kansas State Wildcats (5-4) will fly into Morgantown to take on the Mountaineers (10-2) for the delayed, first head-to-head matchup between the two. The two were supposed to play on the fifth of January in Manhattan, before a COVID-19 outbreak in the Wildcat team paused play,
Mountaineers’ 2021 Slate Revealed
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Dec. 15, 2020) – West Virginia University Director of Athletics Shane Lyons announced the 2021 wrestling schedule on Tuesday. This year’s slate will accommodate for a shortened season, with most dates featuring multiple contests. The home schedule consists of one quad and one tri-meet, as well as duals against Big
Oklahoma dominates Oklahoma State in Bedlam win
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--On Saturday night, No. 18 Oklahoma thumped No. 14 Oklahoma State, 41-13, to take its sixth straight victory in the Bedlam series. Despite having two losses on the season, the Sooners looked like the team of previous seasons. They have now won five games in a row after starting 1-2