MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Six former West Virginia baseball stars appear on the 60-man MLB Player pools announced over the weekend. They are Alek Manoah (Toronto Blue Jays), Jedd Gyorko (Milwaukee Brewers), John Means (Baltimore Orioles), Michael Grove (Los Angeles Dodgers), David Carpenter (Cincinnati Reds) and Ryan McBroom (Kansas City Royals). Due to Covid-19, the baseball
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Huggins names his top players in 10 categories
West Virginia men's basketball head coach Bob Huggins (who really needs no introduction) was recently a guest on the March Madness 365 podcast with Andy Katz. Huggins was asked to break down his top players in ten categories over the course of his collective 29 years coaching between Cincinnati (16)
Will Grier provides Black Student-Athlete Scholarships in West Charlotte
2019-2020 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team Recognizes 856
Irving, Texas - A total of 856 student-athletes have been named to the 2019-20 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, which honors conference competitors who are new, incoming freshmen at their respective league institution. Oklahoma State led the way with 107 honorees, while Texas followed with 101 and Oklahoma 100. A total of 102
Mountaineers Tabbed Scholar All-American Team
Mountaineers Tabbed Scholar All-America Teams LINK: https://wvusports.co/2ZC7pdV CSCAA RELEASE: https://wvusports.co/3ijuI4r MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (June 30, 2020) – The West Virginia University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have been named Scholar All-America Teams by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for their success in the classroom during the 2020 spring semester. West Virginia
Lynch Named to 2020 All-Big 12 Preseason Team
IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 announced its 2020 volleyball preseason awards, including the All-Big 12 Team, Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Baylor’s Yossiana Pressley was tabbed the Preseason Player of the Year, while Kansas’ Caroline Crawford was named the Preseason Freshman of the Year. Eight of the
Eight Rowers Named CRCA Scholar-Athletes
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (June 29, 2020) – Eight members of the West Virginia University rowing team were honored by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) as Scholar-Athletes for 2020. “We’re always proud of our national scholar-athletes who truly embody that term considering the stringent qualification standards,” WVU coach Jimmy King said. “The consistency
Mountaineers land second European recruit
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--West Virginia University head coach Neal Brown heads across the ocean once again in the 2021 recruiting season, landing defensive lineman Edward Vesterinen from Finland. https://twitter.com/vesEdward/status/1277605422921326594?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet The 6-foot-4, 240-pound Vesterinen was offered by the Mountaineers on Monday and became the 12th commit in the class. The defensive end has a 40-yard
WVU Men’s Basketball Student-Athlete Tests Positive for COVID-19
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (June 29, 2020) – The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced today that one Mountaineer men’s basketball student-athlete has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and has entered a self-isolation period for 14 days. Voluntary workouts for Mountaineer men’s basketball student-athletes who have tested negative for the COVID-19
