2024-25 West Virginia University Intercollegiate Athletics Annual Report

A MESSAGE FROM

WREN BAKER

VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

It is with great honor that I present Mountaineer fans all over the world with this 2024-25 annual report. Our department turned in a great year, and I am so proud of the effort.

Our student-athletes love to wear the West Virginia name on their uniform. They know they represent the entire state and trust me, they do not take it lightly. These annual reports serve as a historical tool that documents the yearly results of our athletic programs and the accomplishments of our student-athletes.

We finished No. 42 in the final Director’s Cup standings, which is our fifthbest finish ever and our highest mark since 2011. In the Big 12 Conference, our Director’s Cup standing was sixth out of the 16 teams.

Rifle won the nation’s leading 20th national championship in the sport and congratulations to coach Jon Hammond on bringing back home the national championship trophy where it belongs. First-year baseball head coach Steve Sabins had a nice debut. Not only did he set the program’s record for wins in a season but led the Mountaineers to a second straight NCAA Super Regional Appearance.

And don’t forget our women’s track and cross country programs under coach Sean Cleary. The No. 2 national finish in cross country was followed by a No. 9 finish in track. Coach Mark Kellogg put together another 25-win season in year two and again had his program challenging for the top spot in the Big 12. Overall, seven teams participated in NCAA tournament play and another 13 student-athletes qualified for individual NCAA participation.

Yes, we did have head coaching changes in our football and men’s basketball programs. Rich Rodriguez is determined to bring his alma mater back to its winning ways in his second stint as head coach, and I have great confidence that Ross Hodge is the perfect leader for our men’s basketball team.

Individually, two NCAA individual titles were won and 22 student-athletes received All-American honors. Another 72 received all-conference selections and 13 were crowned Big 12 champions.

On the academic side, our department continues to excel with a 989 APR – well above the national average. More than 120 athletes received academic All-Conference accolades, and 10 were named academic All-Americans.

It’s also important to note that our department turned in its highest cumulative GPA ever among our 18 varsity sports at 3.37, marking our 14th straight year with an overall department GPA greater than 3.0. More that 400 student-athletes made the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and 144 graduated from WVU. Our graduation rate stands at 96%, giving us nothing but success on the academic side.

Overall, it was a great year and there is more growth and improvement to come. We are committed to full revenue share that’s permissible by the NCAA under the House settlement. Also, the newly formed Gold & Blue Enterprises will be a valuable asset for future athlete NIL opportunities. I don’t know of any other way to put it other than 2024-25 was a successful year allaround, and there is a lot to be excited about when it comes to West Virginia University Athletics.

All this information and much more will be highlighted in the upcoming pages of this 2024-25 Annual Report. There is a lot of new and positive energy in our department, and this year needs to serve as a springboard for athletic and academic success for years to come.

Let’s Go!

Wren Baker Vice President and Director of Athletics. West Virginia University

WVU ATHELTICS POSTS OUTSTANDING 2024-25

Rifle’s NCAA-record 20th national championship and Ceili McCabe’s national title in the indoor 3,000 meters highlighted another outstanding year for Mountaineer athletics.

College rifle’s winningest program, led by coach Jon Hammond, rallied on the second day of competition to defeat Kentucky by one point to end its eight-year title drought. Hammond has also led WVU to national championships in 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Team members Gavin Barnick, Ashlyn Blake, Camryn Camp, Griffin Lake, Natalie Perrin and Lauri Syrja earned All-America honors.

On the strength of its rifle title, Wren Baker’s athletics department finished 42nd in the final Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings released last week, which marks the fifth-best finish in school history and its highest since placing 40th in 2010-11.

This year also represents the ninth time the Mountaineers have finished in the top 50 since the Directors’ Cup was established in 1994. There were 303 schools listed in the 2025 standings.

Rifle was one of seven West Virginia University teams to qualify for NCAA championships during the 2024-25 academic year.

Women’s cross country was a mere 17 team points shy of capturing its first-ever national title at the 2024 NCAA Championships in Madison, Wisconsin. McCabe (sixth), freshman Joy Naukot (17th) and senior Sarah Tait (34th) earned All-America honors in the process.

Two weeks prior, McCabe established a Penn State Blue and

White course record with a winning time of 19:11.2 to help coach Sean Cleary’s Mountaineers claim their third regional title and their first since 2008.

The success continued on the track as the Mountaineers earned top-25 finishes in the indoor and outdoor meets. Naukot (third in 10,000-meter run) and Tait (fourth

in the 3,000-meter steeplechase) helped WVU to 24th-place at the outdoor nationals in Eugene, Oregon, following the team’s 23rdplace finish at indoor nationals in Virginia Beach, Virginia. That came on on the strength of McCabe’s title - just the fourth in school history and first at 3,000 meters, which also marked her 10th All-America honor during her illustrious career.

Overall, WVU was ninth in the Program of the Year Awards from the US Track and Field Coaches Association.

First-year West Virginia University baseball coach Steve Sabins continued the success retiring coach Randy Mazey enjoyed in 2024 when he led the Mountaineers to the program’s first-ever NCAA Super Regional appearance.

This season, Sabins, the 2025 ABCA East Regional Coach of the Year guided WVU to a school-record 44 victories, the program’s first outright conference regular season title and a return to the Super Regionals where it fell to eventual national champion LSU.

West Virginia cracked the national rankings in early March and got to as high as No. 13 in the USA Today coaches’ poll before ending the season ranked 17th –marking the first time in 61 years

NATIONAL CHAMPION

CEILI MCCABE

that WVU baseball has completed back-to-back seasons in the national rankings.

Speaking of polls, men’s soccer achieved a program milestone when it reached No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll on Sept. 3, 2024. WVU remained there the following week, returned on Oct. 15, and finished the season ranked 16th.

Coach Dan Stratford led the Mountaineers to Sun Belt Conference regular and postseason titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round before falling at Virginia. Max Broughton and Sergio Ors Navarro capped off great seasons by earning AllAmerica accolades.

Women’s soccer, too, qualified for the NCAA Tournament after placing third in the Big 12 with an 8-2-1 conference mark. The Mountaineers finished 12-5-3 overall and made their 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance since 2000 under veteran coach Nikki Izzo-Brown’s leadership.

Women’s basketball spent the entire season in the national rankings and returned to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season under coach Mark Kellogg, who owns a stellar 50-16 record at WVU. Led by honorable mention AllAmerican guard JJ Quinerly, West

Virginia once again won 25 games and saw its season end on the home floor of a higher-seeded opponent in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Men’s basketball, with 19 regular-season victories and a .500 record in Big 12 Conference play, was snubbed by the NCAA Tournament selection committee

despite having strong postseason credentials. Based on its victories over Gonzaga, Kansas and Iowa State, bracketologists had rated West Virginia’s tournament resume much better than some of the teams that made the field of 68, and its exclusion sparked great controversy. The snubbing overshadowed a great season put forth by AllBig 12 guard Javon Small, who averaged 18.6 points, 5.6 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game for the Mountaineers.

Wrestling, led by veteran coach Tim Flynn, had five competitors qualify for NCAAs, including 165-pound All-American Peyton Hall, whose third-place finish helped the Mountaineers end the championships 18th overall. Hall, who tied the program’s all-time wins record while earning his third All-America honor, and 125-pounder Jett Strickenberger, also claimed Big 12 individual titles.

CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICAN WYATT MILUM

WVU’s 10-7 dual match record was good enough to place 23rd in the final Wrestle Stat rankings and marked the first time since 1990-91 it has had consecutive double-digitwin seasons.

Women’s gymnastics, led by senior Anna Leigh, made its 44th NCAA Regional appearance in school history by competing in the Pennsylvania Regional. It was veteran coach Jason Butts’ 11th regional appearance at the helm. Leigh and freshmen Sophia Rice and Karleigh DiCello individually qualified for regionals as well.

Mountaineer football made its fourth bowl appearance in the last five seasons and 41st overall in 2024. Offensive tackle Wyatt Milum became the school’s 14th consensus

Team honors for their performances at the 2025 Big 12 Championships held in Federal Way, Washington.

Women’s tennis, under veteran coach Miha Lisac, produced a pair of conference victories as did volleyball coach Jen Greeny, in her first season rebuilding the Mountaineer program.

recruiting efforts for 2025 include signing outstanding four-star prospect Sarah Pfiffner from Frisco, Texas.

All-American and was taken in the third round of the NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

WVU produced its sixth winning campaign in Big 12 play since joining the conference in 2012.

In golf, Kaleb Wilson became the second NCAA individual qualifier in program history and coach Sean Covich’s Mountaineers earned a top-five finish at this year’s National Invitational.

Owen Recker was the first male diver since 2022 to qualify for the NCAA Championships, highlighting coach Brent MacDonald’s first season at the helm of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs.

Additionally, Danny Berlitz and Justin Heimes earned All-Big 12 First

Greeny enjoyed great success at Washington State where she led the Cougars to three straight 20-win seasons, including a 26-8 record in 2023, which was one of six times her teams finished ranked in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 poll. Greeny’s

And women’s rowing, overseen by veteran coach Jimmy King, saw 10 of its athletes named to the 2025 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Team and has consistently ranked among the most active programs for community service in the country on Helper Helper.

The rowers have won WVU’s Community Service Award for athletics during the past three years.

THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICAN PEYTON HALL

CLEMSON REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

YEAR IN REVIEW

BASEBALL:

44-16, 19-9 Big 12; Big 12 Regular Season Champions; NCAA Super Regionals

MEN’S BASKETBALL: 19-10, 10-10 Big 12; T7th in Big 12

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL:

25-8, 13-5 Big 12; T4th in Big 12; NCAA Second Round

CROSS COUNTRY:

NCAA Runner-up; 2nd at Big 12 Championship; 1st at NCAA MidAtlantic Regionals;

FOOTBALL:

6-7, 5-4 Big 12, 5th in Big 12; Frisco Bowl

GOLF: 13th at Big 12 Championship; 5th at National Golf Invitational

GYMNASTICS:

4-14, 0-6 Big 12; 7th at Big 12 Championship, NCAA Regionals

ROWING: 6th at Big 12 Championship

RIFLE:

13-0, 5-0 GARC; National Champions; GARC Regular Season and Tournament Champions

MEN’S SOCCER: 13-2-7, 5-0-4 Sun Belt; Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament Champions; NCAA 2nd Round

WOMEN’S SOCCER: 12-5-3, 8-2-1 Big 12; 3rd in Big 12; NCAA Tournament

MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING: 1-4; 7th at Big 12 Championships

WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING: 1-5; 9th at Big 12 Championships

WOMEN’S TENNIS:

8-17, 2-11 Big 12; 15th in Big 12

TRACK AND FIELD: 4th at Big 12 Indoor Championships; 13th at Big 12 Outdoor Championships

VOLLEYBALL:

8-22, 2-16 Big 12; 15th in Big 12

WRESTLING:

10-7, 4-6 Big 12; 6th at Big 12 Championships; T18th at NCAA Championships

National Champions

Rifle Team

Ceili McCabe, 3,000 Meters (Indoors)

Conference Team Champions

Baseball (Regular Season

Rifle (Regular Season and Tournament)

Men’s Soccer (Regular Season and Tournament)

NCAA Team Qualifiers

Baseball

Women’s Basketball

Cross Country

Gymnastics

Rifle

Men’s Soccer

Women’s Soccer

MEN’S SOCCER

SUN BELT REGULAR SEASON AND TOURNAMENT CHAMPS

Conference Individual Champions

Gavin Barnick, Rifle (smallbore)

Ashlyn Blake, Rifle (air rifle)

Peyton Hall, Wrestling

Ceili McCabe, Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field

Joy Naukot, Outdoor Track and Field

Kishay Rowe, Indoor Track and Field

Jett Strickenberger, Wrestling

Sarah Tait, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field

Carlene Temple, Indoor Track and Field

NATIONAL CHAMPION

CEILI MCCABE

Indoor Track

3,000 Meters

CONFERENCE MAJOR AWARD WINNERS

GAVIN BARNICK Rifle

GARC Shooter and Senior of the Year ASHLYN BLAKE Rifle GARC Rookie of the Year

CEILI MCCABE

Cross Country

Big 12 Women’s Runner of the Year

COLLEGE SPORTS COMMUNICATORS ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS

MARCUS CALDEIRA

Men’s Soccer First Team

RYAN BAER Men’s Soccerl First Team

MAX BROUGHTON Men’s Soccer First Team

WYATT MILUM Football

Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year

CEILI MCCABE Cross Country/Track Second Team

LAURI SYRJA Rifle Secons Team

SEAN CLEARY

JOY NAUKOT

Cross Country

Big 12 Women’s Newcomer of the Year

SERGIO ORS NAVARRO Men’s Soccer Sun Belt Player/ Offensive Player of the Year

SCHOLAR-AHLETES OF THE YEAR

MARCUS CALDEIRA Men’s Soccer

CSC Academic All-America Team Member of the Year

SERGIO ORS NAVARRO Men’s Soccer United Soccer Coaches

National Scholar Athlete of the Year

COACHING HONORS AND AWARDS

SEAN CLEARY Cross Country/Indoor Track & Field

Mid-Atlantic Women’s Coach of the Year

JJ QUINERLY

Women’s Basketball

Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year

JOSIAH TROTTER Football

Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year

LAURI SYRJA Rifle

GARC Scholar Athlete of the Year

JON HAMMOND Rifle

GARC Coach of the Year

STEVE SABINS Baseball

ABCA East Region Coach of the Year

DAN STRATFORD

Men’s Soccerl

Sun Belt Coach of the Year

ALL-AMERICANS

FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM

- CRCA Smallbore/Air Rifle/ Combined

PEYTON HALL

Wrestling - NCAA 165 Pounds

Rifle - CRCA Smallbore

BLAKE

- CRCA Smallbore

CEILI MCCABE

Cross Country/ Indoor TrackNCAA

- CRCA Air Rifle

JOY NAUKOT

Cross Country/ Outdoor TrackNCAA

- CRCA Air Rifle/Combined

WYATT MILUM Football - 4 Teams

THIRD-TEAM

- CRCA Smallbore

SERGIO ORS NAVARRO

Men’s Soccer - United Soccer Coaches

Rifle - CRCA Air Rifle

LAURI SYRJA Rifle - CRCA Smallbore/Air Rifle

SARAH TAIT

Cross Country/ Outdoor TrackNCAA

AUSTIN BRINKMAN Football - Phil Steele

GRIFFIN KIRN Baseball - NCBWA

Men’s Basketball - Field of 68 Men’s Soccer - United Soccer Coaches

FOURTH-TEAM

ASHLYN

CAMRYN CAMP

TJ JACKSON II Fotball - Phil Steele

JAVON SMALL

WYATT MILUM Football

AWARDS AND HONORS

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICANS

Javon Small, Men’s Basketball (Associated Press)

JJ Quinerly, Women’s Basketball (Associated Press & WBCA)

FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN

Josiah Trotter, Football (FWAA)

PROFESSIONAL DRAFT PICKS & SIGNINGS

Ryan Baer, Men’s Soccer (First Round, MLS - Seattle Sounders)

Austin Brinkman, Football (Free Agent, NFL - Houston Texans)

Max Broughton, Men’s Soccer (Free Agent, USL, Pittsburgh Riverhounds)

Garrett Greene, Football (Free Agent, NFLTampa Bay Buccaneers)

Dilary Heredia-Beltran, Women’s Soccer (Free Agent - Tigres Femenil, Mexico)

Garnett Hollis Jr., Football (Free Agent, NFL - Tennessee Titans)

TJ Jackson II, Football (Free Agent, NFLSeattle Seahawks)

Frederik Jorgensen, Men’s Soccer (Free Agent, Akademisk Boldklub Gladsaxe, Denmark)

Jack Kartsonas, Baseball (Free Agent, MLB - Tampa Bay Rays)

Skylar King, Baseball (15th round, MLBBoston Red Sox)

Griffin Kirn, Baseball (14th Round, MLBAthletics)

Annika Leslie, Women’s Soccer (Feree Agent, Halifax Tides FC, Canada)

Lilly McCarthy, Women’s Soccer (Free Agent, USL Super League - Fort Lauderdale United FC

Wyatt Milum, Football (Third Round, NFL - Jacksonville Jaguars)

Fatorma Mulbah, Football (Free Agent, NFL - New York Jets)

Sergio Ors Navarro, Men’s Soccer (Free Agent, USL, Union Omaha)

Robby Porco, Baseball (13th Round, MLBLos Angeles Dodgers)

JJ Quinerly, Women’s Basketball (Third Round, WNBA - Dallas Wings)

Logan Sauve, Baseball (Seventh Round, MLB - Athletics)

Javon Small, Men’s Basketball (Second Round, NBA - Memphis Grizzlies)

Kole Taylor, Football (Free Agent, NFLCincinnati Bengals)

Kyle West, Baseball (13th Round, MLBNew York Yankees)

Sam White, Baseball (Free Agent, MLB, Toronto Blue Jays)

NATIONAL AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Austin Brinkman, Football (Patick Mannelly Award semifinalist)

Garrett Greene, Football (AFCA Allstate Good Works Team & Wuerffel Trophy semifinalist)

Wyatt Milum, Football (Outland Trophy semifinalist)

Josiah Trotter, Football (Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year semifinalist)

JJ Quinerly, Women’s Basketball (Naismith Defensive Player of the Year finalist,

Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Top 10, USBWA Ann Meyers Dreysdale Midseason Watch List, Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List)

REGIONAL AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Ceili McCabe, Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field (Mid-Atlantic Region Women’s Athlete of the Year)

Ceili McCabe, Cross Country (All MidAtlantic Region Team)

Joy Naukot, Cross Country (All MidAtlantic Region Team)

Sarah Tait, Cross Country (All Mid-Atlantic Region Team)

Emily Bryce, Cross Country (All MidAtlantic Region Team)

Madison Trippett, Cross Country (All MidAtlantic Region Team)

Ryan Baer (First Team All-Southeast Region)

Max Broughton (First Team All-Southeast Region)

Marc Bonnaire (All-Southeast Region)

Marcus Caldeira (Second Team AllSoutheast Region)

Sergio Ors Navarro (All-Southeast Region)

Annika Leslie, Women’s Soccer (United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region)

Lilly McCarthy, Women’s Soccer (United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region)

JJ QUINERLY

Armani Guzman, Baseball (NCAA Clemson Regional MVP)

Sam White, Baseball (ABCA/Rawlings AllEast Region First Team)

Griffin Kirn, Baseball (ABCA/Rawlings AllEast Region Second Team)

Jack Kartsonas, Baseball (ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region Second Team)

Joy Naukot, Outdoor Track and Field (USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Women’s Track Athlete of the Year)

Todd Duncan, Golf (PING All-Midwest Region Team)

Kaleb Wilson, Golf (PING All-Midwest Region Team)

CONFERENCE MAJOR AWARDS

Joy Naukot, Cross Country (Big 12 Women’s Newcomer of the Year)

Gavin Barnick, Rifle (GARC Shooter of the Year, GARC Senior of the Year)

Ashlyn Blake, Rifle (GARC Rookie of the Year)

Wyatt Milum, Football (Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year (Coaches) & Big 12 Offensive Tackle of the Year (College Football Network))

Sergio Ors Navarro (Sun Belt Player and Offensive Player of the Year)

Josiah Trotter, Football (Big 12 Conference Defensive Freshman of the Year)

JJ Quinerly, Women’s Basketball (Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year)

Ceili McCabe, Cross Country (Big 12 Women’s Runner of the Year)

NCAA QUALIFIERS

Owen Recker, Men’s Swimming and Diving

Ian Bush, Wrestling

Peyton Hall, Wrestling

Dennis Robin, Wrestling

Jett Strickenberger, Wrestling

Jordan Titus, Wrestling

Kaleb Wilson, Golf

Anna Leigh, Gymnastics

Sophia Rice, Gymnastics

Karleigh DiCello, Gymnastics

Ceili McCabe, Indoor Track and Field

Sarah Tait, Outdoor Track and Field

Joy Naukot, Outdoor Track and Field

ALL-CONFERENCE

(LEAGUE ONLY)

FIRST TEAM

Danny Berlitz, Men’s Swimming and Diving

Justin Heimes, Men’s Swimming and Diving

Gavin Barnick, Rifle (All-GARC smallbore, air rifle, combined)

Ashlyn Blake, Rifle (All-GARC smallbore, air rifle, combined)

Griffin Lake, Rifle (All-GARC smallbore)

Natalie Perrin, Rifle (All-GARC air rifle)

Lauri Syrja, Rifle (All-GARC smallbore, air rifle, combined)

Javon Small, Men’s Basketball

JJ Quinerly, Women’s Basketball

Annika Leslie, Women’s Soccer

Lilly McCarthy, Women’s Soccer

Austin Brinkman, Football (Phil Steele)

TJ Jackson II, Football (Coaches, AP, Phil Steele)

Wyatt Milum, Football (Coaches, AP, Phil Steele)

Tomas Rimac, Football (College Football Network)

Ryan Baer, Men’s Soccer (Sun Belt)

Max Broughton, Men’s Soccer (Sun Belt)

Sergio Ors Navarro, Men’s Soccer (Sun Belt)

Violet Hewett, Rowing

Logan Sauve, Baseball

Griffin Kirn, Baseball

SECOND TEAM

Danny Berlitz, Men’s Swimming and Diving

Miranda Kirtley, Women’s Swimming and Diving

Griffin Lake, Rifle (All-GARC air rifle, combined)

Natalie Perrin, Rifle (All-GARC combined)

Jacob Wisman, Rifle (All-GARC air rifle)

AJ Rodriguez, Women’s Soccer

Taylor White, Women’s Soccer

Tomas Rimac, Football (Phil Steele)

Marcus Caldeira, Men’s Soccer (Sun Belt)

Mark Bonnaire, Men’s Soccer (Sun Belt)

Jack Kartsonas, Baseball

Kyle West, Baseball

THIRD TEAM

Jordan Harrison, Women’s Basketball

FRESHMAN TEAM

Gianna Koss, Women’s Soccer

Karleigh DiCello, Gymnastics

Emerson Smith, Gymnastics

BIG

12 SPECIALITY TEAM

JJ Quinerly, Women’s Basketball, Big 12

Defensive Player of the Year, All-Big 12 Defensive Team

Kyah Watson, Women’s Basketball, All-Big 12 Defensive Team

Sencire Harris, Men’s Basketball, Big 12 All-Defensive Team

Anna Leigh, Gymnastics, All-Big 12 Floor Exercise Team

ALL-TOURNAMENT PERFORMERS

Cassidy Tanton, Volleyball, Wake Forest Invitational All-Tournament Team, MVP

Alexis Finnvold, Volleyball, Wake Forest Invitational All-Tournament Team

Laila Ibrahim, Volleyball, Liberty Tournament All-Tournament Team

Hailey Green, Volleyball, Liberty Tournament All-Tournament Team

Tucker DeVries, Men’s Basketball, Battle 4

Atlantis All-Tournament Team

Javon Small, Men’s Basketball, Battle 4 Atlantis All-Tournament Team

Jordan Harrison, Women’s Basketball, Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team

JJ Quinerly, Women’s Basketball, Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team

JJ Quinerly, Women’s Basketball, All Big 12 Tournament Team

Sophia Rice, Gymnastics, Big 12 AllChampionship Team (Floor Exercise)

Griffin Kirn, Baseball, Big 12 AllTournament Team

Kyle West, Baseball, Big 12 All-Tournament Team

Armani Guzman, Baseball, Clemson Regional All-Tournament Team

Griffin Kirn, Baseball, Clemson Regional All-Tournament Team

Brodie Kresser, Baseball, Clemson Regional All-Tournament Team

Logan Sauve, Baseball, Clemson Regional All-Tournament Team

JAVON SMALL

COLLEGE SPORTS COMMUNICATORS

ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT

Lauren DeLo, Volleyball

Hailey Green, Volleyball

Ryan Baer, Men’s Soccer

Max Broughton, Men’s Soccer

Marcus Caldeira, Men’s Soccer

Felix Ewald, Men’s Soccer

Max Trethewey, Men’s Soccer

Chloe Adler, Women’s Soccer

Gianna Koss, Women’s Soccer

Annika Leslie, Women’s Soccer

Lilly McCarthy, Women’s Soccer

Mackenzie Smith, Women’s Soccer

Hayden Apel, Men’s Swimming and Diving

Owen Recker, Men’s Swimming and Diving

Justin Heimes, Men’s Swimming and Diving

Max Nielsen, Men’s Swimming and Diving

Mia Walters, Women’s Swimming and Diving

Elysa Grossman, Women’s Swimming and Diving

NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION HAMPSHIRE HONOR SOCIETY

Caden Biser, Football

Austin Brinkman, Football

Reid Carrico, Football

CJ Cole, Football

Preston Fox, Football

Michael Hayes II, Football

Garrett Greene, Football

Wyatt Milum, Football

Oliver Straw, Football

Kekoura Tarnue, Football

Jarel Williams, Football

UNITED SOCCER COACHES SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICA

FIRST TEAM

Max Broughton, Men’s Soccer

Sergio Ors Navarro, Men’s Aoccer

Sarah Krusinski, Women’s Swimming and Diving

Abigail Sullivan, Women’s Swimming and Diving

Kylee Blacksten, Women’s Basketball

Maja Dodik, Tennis

Michaela Kucharova, Tennis

Bailey South, Rowing

Grace Terlion, Rowing

Ian Bush, Wrestling

Natalie Perrin, Rifle

Lauri Syrja, Rifle

Maximus Duncan, Rifle

Logan Sauve, Baseball

Brodie Kresser, Baseball

Reese Bassinger, Baseball

Lily Haught, Track and Field

Ceili McCabe, Track and Field

Kishay Rowe, Track and Field

Sarah Tait, Track and Field

Madison Trippett, Track and Field

SECOND TEAM

Ryan Baer, Men’s Soccer

Marcus Caldeira, Men’s Soccer

THIRD TEAM

Lilly McCarthy, Women’s Soccer

INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS ASSOCIATION SCHOLARATHLETES

Julie Bousseau

Lyla Byers

Maja Dodik

Mille Haagensen

Michaela Kucharova

Tatiana Lipatova

Susannah Su

Laura Villanueva Morillo

RYAN BAER

ALEXIS MITCHELL

NATIONAL WRESTLING COACHES ASSOCIATION

SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS

Ian Bush

Michael Dolan

Caleb Dowling

Peyton Hall

Mason Kernan

Rune Lawrence

Tommy Maddox

Jace Schafer

COLLEGE RIFLE COACHES ASSOCIATION SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICANS

Maximus Duncan

Natalie Perrin

Lauri Syrja

Jennifer Kocher

COLLEGIATE ROWING COACHES ASSOCIATION SCHOLAR-ATHLETES

Jessica Gaston

Emma Higgins

Adriana Hogan

Raquel Iga

Ksenia Kaludjerovic

Alexis Mitchell

Lauren Mueller

Bailey South

Grace Terlion

Teegan Wendley

COLLEGE SWIMMING AND DIVING COACHES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS

FIRST TEAM

Owen Recker

SECOND TEAM

Sarah Krusinski

Abigail Sullivan

Miranda Kirtley

Conner McBeth

Justin Heimes

UNITED STATES TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY COACHES ASSOCIATION

ALL-ACADEMIC ATHLETES

Madison Trippett

Ceili McCabe

Emily Bryce

Sarah Tait

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES

HONOR COURT

Jake Auer

Tucker DeVries

Jaris Elezovic

Toby Okani

Joseph Yesufu

ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE

Maddy McGrath, Volleyball

Kristen McBride, Volleyball

Lauren DeLo, Volleyball

Hailey Green, Volleyball

Quincey Coyle, Volleyball

Lauren Bodily, Volleyball

Emily Bryce, Cross Country

Aubrie Custer, Cross Country

Mary Delaney, Cross Country

Alexis Lamb, Cross Country

Ceili McCabe, Cross Country

Eva Rinker, Cross Country

Sarah Tait, Cross Country

Kase Torchia, Cross Country

Zara Zervos, Cross Country

Chloe Adler, Women’s Soccer

Aria Bilal, Women’s Soccer

Emma Dotson, Women’s Soccer

Nyema Ingleton, Women’s Soccer

Annika Leslie, Women’s Soccer

Lilly McCarthy, Women’s Soccer

Abbey Olexa, Women’s Soccer

Jacey Rase, Women’s Soccer

AJ Rodriguez, Women’s Soccer

Lisa Schöppl, Women’s Soccer

Olivia Shertzer, Women’s Soccer

Mackenzie Smith, Women’s Soccer

Jordyn Wilson, Women’s Soccer

Leighton Bechdel, Football

Derek Berlitz, Football

Caden Biser, Football

Austin Brinkman, Football

CJ Cole, Football

CJ Donaldson Jr., Football

Preston Fox, Football

Michael Hayes II, Football

Nick Krahe, Football

Landen Livingston, Football

Nick Malone, Football

Colin McBee, Football

Wyatt Milum, Football

Fatorma Mulbah, Football

Oliver Straw, Football

Tomas Rimac, Football

Edward Vesterinen, Football

Avery Wilcox, Football

Jarel Williams, Football

Anthony Wilson, Football

Kylee Blacksten, Women’s Basketball

Jordan Harrison, Women’s Basketball

Zya Nugent, Women’s Basketball

Kaylei Adams, Gymnastics

Brooke Alban, Gymnastics

Julia Brown, Gymnastics

Brooke Irwin, Gymnastics

Jurnee Lane, Gymnastics

Anna Leigh, Gymnastics

Jayden McDonnell, Gymnastics

Carlee Nelson, Gymnastics

Hayden Apel, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Preston Bennett, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Riley Brown, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Jamin Harlan, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Justin Heimes, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Reilly Keaney, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Frankie McCutchan, Men’s Swimming & Diving

AJ RODRIGUEZ

Adam McDonald, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Ian McKinney, Men’s Swimming & Diving

William Mullen, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Max Nielsen, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Braden Osborn, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Owen Recker, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Alvaro Santiago, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Wesley Schauer, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Parker Sterlitz, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Sarah Krusinski, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Gabriela Martin, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Maddie Smutny, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Abigail Sullivan, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Mia Walters, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Makenna Wozny, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Ian Bush, Wrestling

Brody Conley, Wrestling

Caleb Dowling, Wrestling

Peyton Hall, Wrestling

Jace Schafer, Wrestling

Spencer Barnett, Baseball

Cole Fehrman, Baseball

Ellis Garcia, Baseball

Armani Guzman, Baseball

Grant Hussey, Baseball

Brodie Kresser, Baseball

Ben Lumsden, Baseball

Michael Perazza, Baseball

Robby Porco, Baseball

Logan Sauve, Baseball

Kyle West, Baseball

Sam White, Baseball

Hugh Donegan, Golf

Todd Duncan, Golf

Max Green, Golf

Pierce Grieve, Golf

Jake Young, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Amari Brown-Swint, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Morgan Burton, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Delaney Cox, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Elysa Grossman, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Victoria Kidney, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Miranda Kirtley, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Adriana Hogan, Rowing

Grace Holliday, Rowing

Raquel Iga, Rowing

Ksenia Kaludjerovic, Rowing

Kendall Kirkwood, Rowing

Samantha Krankowski, Rowing

Olivia Kuntz, Rowing

Cylie Leidy, Rowing

Alexis Mitchell, Rowing

Lauren Mueller, Rowing

Bailey South, Rowing

Samantha Spencer, Rowing

Marley Sullivan, Rowing

Grace Terlion, Rowing

Teegan Wendley, Rowing

Mariella Renee Wilson, Rowing

Abigail Yingling, Rowing

Maja Dodik, Tennis

Michaela Kucharova, Tennis

Tatiana Lipatova, Tennis

Catherine Wassick, Tennis

Emily Bryce, Track and Field

Olivia Cress, Track and Field

Aubrie Custer, Track and Field

Mary Delaney, Track and Field

Tazanna Epps, Track and Field

Izayah Everett, Track and Field

Audrey Hall, Track and Field

Lilian Haught, Track and Field

Sierra Heisey, Track and Field

Ghamani Hogue, Track and Field

Alexis Lamb, Track and Field

Victoria Marston, Track and Field

Carson Kammann, Golf

Harrison Thompson Golf

Kaleb Wilson, Golf

Anneliese Carney, Rowing

Nikolina Djordjevic, Rowing

Grace Fay, Rowing

Jessica Gaston, Rowing

Greta Giuliano, Rowing

Arianna Hannan, Rowing

Violet Hewett, Rowing

Emma Higgins, Rowing

Ceili McCabe, Track and Field

Annishka McDonald, Track and Field

Tatiana Moura, Track and Field

Abigale Mullings, Track and Field

Mae Nelson, Track and Field

Cate Pickering, Track and Field

Eva Rinker, Track and Field

Kishay Rowe, Track and Field

Sarah Tait, Track and Field

Kase Torchia, Track and Field

Madison Trippett, Track and Field

IAN BUSH

Eden Williams, Track and Field

Abbey Yuhasz, Track and Field

Zara Zervos, Track and Field

ACADEMIC ALL-ROOKIE

Tucker DeLisle, Baseball

David Hagen, Baseball

Bryson Hoff, Baseball

Benjamin Hudson, Baseball

Gavin Kelly, Baseball

Jorge Valdes, Baseball

Bryant Yoak, Baseball

Destiny Agubata, Women’s Basketball

Feryal Atli, Women’s Basketball

Jordan Thomas, Women’s Basketball

Clayton Ash, Football

Israel Boyce, Football

Makai Byerson, Football

Dom Collins, Football

Nathanael Gabriel, Football

Curtis Jones Jr., Football

Elijah Kinsler, Football

Brandon Rehmann, Football

Jack Sammarco, Football

Rickey Williams, Football

Ryan Leach, Golf

Nicholas Turowski, Men’s Golf

Karleigh DiCello, Gymnastics

Riley Maness, Gymnastics

Sophia Rice, Gymnastics

Kaelyn Skeel, Gymnastics

Emerson Smith, Gymnastics

Taylor Tuohy, Gymnastics

Eden Webster, Gymnastics

Ashlyn Blake, Rifle

Camryn Camp, Rifle

Nicole Barringer, Rowing

Kate Conard, Rowing

Alanna Dunnigan, Rowing

Brooke Plummer, Rowing

Lucille Pratt, Rowing

Emerson Riley, Rowing

Beverly Staples, Rowing

Annabelle Wagner, Rowing

Tristan Pusztahegyi, Men’s Soccer

Isaac Scheer, Men’s Soccer

Emily Akpebu, Women’s Soccer

Madeline Levy, Women’s Soccer

Alexis Re, Women’s Soccer

Alicia Riggins, Women’s Soccer

Patton Graziano, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Levi Hellmann, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Carter Kegle, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Noah Ott, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Kurt Petruzzi, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Joseph Stebbins, Men’s Swimming & Diving

Zachary Zornan Ferguson, Men’s

Swimming & Diving

Kendall Butler, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Michael Gilligan, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Logan Leckner, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Victoria Santino, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Lyla Byers, Women’s Tennis

Susannah Su, Women’s Tennis

Laura Villanueva Morillo, Women’s Tennis

Sabria Jones, Women’s Track and Field

Tecla Lokrale, Women’s Track and Field/ Cross Country

Joy Naukot, Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country

Jennifer O’Palko, Women’s Track and Field/ Cross Country

Carlene Temple, Women’s Track and Field/ Cross Country

Nina Horning, Volleyball

Eily Painter, Volleyball

Anthony Clem, Wrestling

Mason Kernan,Wrestling

Terry Langley, Wrestling

Rune Lawrence, Wrestling

ACADEMIC TEAM AWARDS

Baseball, ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award

Cross Country, USTFCCA NCAA Division I All-Academic Team

Golf, GCAA Presidents Special Recognition for team GPA of 3.5 or above

Men’s Soccer, United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award

Women’s Soccer, United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award

Men’s Swimming & Diving, CSCAA Scholar A ll-America Team

Women’s Swimming & Diving, CSCAA Scholar All-America Team

Women’s Tennis, ITA All-Academic Team

Volleyball, AVCA Team Award

Wrestling, NWCA Scholar All-America Team

BIG 12 INDOOR DMR CHAMPS - SARAH TAIT, CEILI MCCABE, CARLENE TEMPLE AND KISHAY ROWE

JERRY WEST’S FAMOUS NO. 44 RETIRED FROM ALL WVU ATHLETIC COMPETITION

As an everlasting tribute to Jerry West, the greatest Mountaineer ever, the No. 44, will be retired by the Athletics Department in all sports.

Previously, the famous number was retired in men’s basketball only. After a special vote and subsequent approval by the WVU Athletics Council, director of athletics and vice president Wren Baker has now retired the No. 44 in perpetuity for all WVU sports. In honor of West’s memory and legacy, no Mountaineer studentathlete will ever wear No. 44 again.

“Through his generosity, advice, time and overall encouragement, Jerry West has always given back to our University and our studentathletes,” Baker said. “He never sought the recognition, but all our student-athletes have benefited from his love for his home state and University.

“His legacy will continue to touch and enhance the lives of our student-athletes through

scholarships, our academic center in the Coliseum and his overall vision to compete and represent the West Virginia jersey with pride,” Baker added. “He was proud of his alma mater, and No. 44 will always stand for excellence here at WVU. There will never be another Jerry West.” His life accomplishments are endless. Sixty-five years after his three-year Mountaineer career ended, West still holds 17 school records, including rebounding and scoring. He is the only person in history to ever be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for three separate categories. During his career, he won an Olympic Gold Medal, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019 and beside being perhaps the greatest executive in NBA history, West is well-known as the famous Logo of the NBA.

All 18 varsity sports paid homage to West’s memory this season by wearing a No. 44 commemorative patch on their game-day attire. Any student-

athlete currently wearing the No. 44 will be allowed to finish his or her career with the number, but upon their eligibility completion, the number will be retired in that sport.

West Virginia athletics paid tribute to West’s memory on Jan. 18 in a special Jerry West Day at the Coliseum for the men’s basketball game against Iowa State. The Mountaineers wore

throwback uniforms that were replicas of the one West wore when he played, and members of West’s family were in attendance for a pregame reception hosted by the Mountaineer Athletic Club before a special halftime ceremony honored him before a sellout crowd. The Mountaineers punctuated the celebration by knocking off the second-ranked Cyclones 64-57.

Additionally, Steve and Connie Ballmer, owners of the Los Angeles Clippers, presented the WVU Foundation with a $5 million gift in West’s name. Half of the Ballmer gift establishes a new fund in West’s name to support completion grants, which provide monetary assistance for WVU students at risk of leaving the University due to financial challenges. The goal is

to encourage students to remain in school and complete their degrees. The remaining funds will bolster the Jerry West Scholarship, which goes to undergraduate students from West Virginia with demonstrated financial need. First awarded in 1971, the scholarship has enabled generations of Mountain State natives to graduate from WVU.

KAREN WEST, WIFE OF THE LATE JERRY WEST, AND THIER GRANDDAUGHTER MAKENNA

WVU ATHLETICS LAUNCHES GOLD AND BLUE ENTERPRISES

The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has launched Gold & Blue Enterprises, an initiative designed to revolutionize the student-athlete experience and enhance the Mountaineers’ competitive edge in the evolving landscape of collegiate athletics.

Gold & Blue Enterprises will play a central role in advancing the mission of WVU Athletics by focusing on strategic initiatives that drive success in competition and in the evolving Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) landscape. By serving as a key partner in the development of a comprehensive, innovative and sustainable NIL and revenue-generating ecosystem, Gold & Blue Enterprises will support Mountaineer studentathletes and position WVU as a national leader in the future of collegiate athletics.

Don Robinson, a successful 25-year veteran of the financial industry, has been named as the first chief executive officer of GBE Robinson comes to West

Virginia Athletics from MVB Financial Corp., where he had served as its president since 2022. Joining MVB in 2011, he played a pivotal role in transforming the institution from a $350 million bank in North Central West Virginia to a $3 billion bank with nationwide operations.

A native of Moundsville, West Virginia, Robinson has lived and worked throughout his home state. However, he began his career as an audit manager with Arthur Andersen in Washington, D.C. and later became a partner at the accounting firm of Toothman Rice overseeing audits. Transitioning to the banking industry, he served as a commercial regional manager for Huntington Bank’s West Virginia region before joining MVB.

Before being appointed president in 2022, Robinson previously served as executive vice president, chief financial officer and corporate development officer for MVB Financial and MVB Bank. He also led MVB’s

listing on Nasdaq, marking the first for a West Virginia bank in 18 years. In growing MVB, he oversaw more than 15 mergers and acquisitions throughout his tenure to strengthen the corporation’s place in the financial industry.

Robinson, his wife, Carrie, and their children, reside in Morgantown, where he is active in the community, along with being a strong proponent of local youth sports organizations and tournaments.

Gold & Blue Enterprises will operate with two primary priorities: to generate new and diversified revenue streams that fuel the continued success of WVU Athletics, and to harness the strength and visibility of the WVU brand to elevate the personal and professional opportunities available to Mountaineer studentathletes.

“The launch of Gold & Blue Enterprises is a major breakthrough for WVU Athletics and its student-athletes. We are taking a hands-on approach to maximize Name, Image and Likeness opportunities for our students and develop innovative partnerships to generate the revenues we need to thrive,” Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker said. “I want to thank everyone involved with helping to create and launch this proactive business venture that will work to keep WVU relevant and winning

on the national stage. In today’s competitive NIL industry, the launch of GBE is a victory for all Mountaineers.”

Key Features of Gold & Blue Enterprises:

• Comprehensive NIL Support: Offering a full suite of services, including education, compliance guidance and personalized brand development to support studentathletes in maximizing their NIL opportunities.

• Strategic Partnerships: Collaborating with leading marketing and advertising agencies to connect studentathletes with corporate partners, facilitating meaningful endorsement opportunities and brand alignments.

• Innovative Business Structure: Operating with a private-sector approach, Gold & Blue Enterprises integrates sales, media, marketing and business operations to drive revenue and support the long-term sustainability of WVU Athletics.

• Leadership and Governance: A dedicated leadership team will oversee Gold & Blue Enterprises, ensuring alignment with WVU’s mission and values while fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.

Gold & Blue Enterprises draws inspiration from successful models at peer institutions, adapting best practices to meet the unique needs of WVU student-athletes and the broader Mountaineer community. This initiative underscores WVU’s proactive approach to the changing collegiate athletics landscape,

emphasizing the importance of adaptability, strategic planning and student-athlete empowerment.

WVU APR TOPS NCAA AVERAGE

West Virginia University’s varsity athletic teams have a combined Academic Progress Rate (APR) score of 989 according to data released by the NCAA.

WVU’s average APR score of 989 is five points higher than the NCAA’s overall four-year APR average score of 984.

“I would like to congratulate the rifle, cross country and track & field teams for their perfect four-year scores,” Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker said. “Our teams continue to excel in the classroom and in competition, and we are all proud of the high level of academic success with our student-athletes and their commitment to West Virginia University.”

The APR is based upon eligibility and retention of student-athletes on a semester-by-semester basis and is an assessment of real-time academic success. The results of the fall and spring semesters, in a given year, are calculated as that year’s APR score and averaged with the respective scores from the previous three years to provide a four-

year (multi-year) snapshot of academic achievement.

Any student-athlete receiving athletic aid in a varsity sport can earn up to four points per year for being academically eligible and remaining enrolled in the institution. A team’s APR is the total points earned on the roster divided by that squad’s total possible points, multiplied by 1,000.

Teams must achieve a 930 multi-year APR to avoid immediate penalties (involving the possible reduction of practice time and access to postseason competition).

The current multi-year APR scores for WVU’s varsity teams (2020-21 to 2023-24): baseball 976; men’s basketball 988; women’s basketball 973; cross country 1,000; football 980; golf 993; gymnastics 995; rifle 1,000; rowing 990; men’s soccer 982; women’s soccer 991; men’s swimming and diving 998; women’s swimming and diving 998; tennis 965; track and field 1,000; volleyball 994; and wrestling 993.

NEW COACHES HIRED IN FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL

For the first time in nearly 65 years, West Virginia University will be beginning a season with new coaches in football and men’s basketball at the same time. Not since George King and Gene Corum patroled the sidelines in Morgantown have the Mountaineers had new head coaches in those two sports in the same season.

A name familar to Mountaineer fans is making his return to lead the West Virginia football program.

Rich Rodriguez, a former Mountaineer player (1982-84) and head coach (2001-07), winner of 190 career games and 12 outright or shared conference or division championships, returned to WVU on Dec. 13, 2024 at press conference aired live on “The Pat McAfee Show,” a popular sports talk show on ESPN and YouTube hosted by his former kicker and punter Pat McAfee.

During his first tenure in Morgantown, Rodriguez was 60-26, won the Big East Conference championship four times (2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007) and was the Big East’s Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2005. The Mountaineers also won the 2006 Sugar Bowl and the 2008 Fiesta Bowls.

All told, Rodriguez has guided six different schools during his head coaching tenure, He has earned conference or national coach of the year honors seven times (WVIAC 1993, 1994; Big East 2003, 2005; Pac-12 2014; C-USA 2024 and NAIA National Coach of the Year in 1993). He has led his squads to eight or more wins 15 times, 10 or more wins five times and has won the conference or division championship seven times (Glenville State 1993-96, West Virginia 2003-05, ‘07, Arizona 2014, Jacksonville State 2022, ‘24).

He has led his programs to 14 bowl games, including three BCS games (2006 Sugar, 2008 Fiesta, 2014 Fiesta) and two NAIA Division I playoff appearances (the championship game in 1993 and the quarterfinals in 1994). He has coached offenses that have produced 10 conference players of the year, has coached 56 NFL players and more than 30 All-Americans during his career.

RICH RODRIGUEZ

“I have thought about this moment,” Rodriguez said. “I get to coach at the greatest University in the country. I get to live in the greatest state in the union. And more importantly, I get to be around the greatest people that you can be around. Thank you very much.”

“We are thrilled to welcome Coach Rich Rodriguez and his family back home,” Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker said. “Coach Rodriguez understands what it takes to win at West Virginia, and I believe he will pour his heart, soul and every ounce of his energy into our program. I am convinced Coach Rodriguez wants what is best for West Virginia, WVU and West Virginia football, and I am excited about the future of our program.”

On the baskeytball side, Baker tapped his North Texas roots in naming Ross Hodge as WVU’s latest men’s basktball coach.

Hodge, 44, spent the last eight seasons at North Texas, including the last two as head coach, posting a 46-24 (.657) record.

“Ross Hodge is a proven winner and leader who has demonstrated success at every stop of his career,” Baker said. “His teams play with toughness and grit and Mountaineer Nation will love the passion his players have for the game.

Overall, Hodge has compiled a record of 192-48 (.800) in seven seasons as a head coach.

Considered one of the country’s defenisve masterminds, Hodge led the Mean Green to 27 wins this past season and the NIT semifinals. The 27 wins were the second-most in

school history and his 46 wins in two seasons were the most by a UNT coach in his first two seasons.

In his six seasons at UNT prior to being named head coach, Hodge served as the associate head coach under current Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland. Hodge helped lead the Mean Green to a 13565 record, and North Texas won the 2020 Conference USA regular season championship, 2021 CUSA Tournament championship and 2022 CUSA regular season title.

UNT is just one of six schools in the country to have won a national postseason game in each of the last five years, joining Baylor, Creighton, Gonzaga, Houston and Oregon.

Prior to North Texas, Hodge served as the associate head coach under McCasland at Arkansas State for the 2016-17 season. Prior to Arkansas State, Hodge spent four seasons with Larry Eustachy at Colorado State. He joined the Division I coaching ranks when he was hired by Eustachy as an assistant at Southern Miss in 2011-12 season.

From 2006-11, Hodge was one of the nation’s top junior college head coaches, compiling a 146-24 (.858) overall record with stops at Paris Junior College and Midland College.

“It is with great honor and humility that I accept the head men’s basketball coaching position at West Virginia University,” Hodge said. “I have such respect for the toughness, grit and pride of the people of West Virginia, and my hope is that we can reflect that with how our team competes on the court.”

ROSS HODGE

BASEBALL

44-14/19-9 BIG 12

BIG 12 REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS

NCAA SUPER REGIONALS

» Finished the year with a 44-14 overall record and 19-9 mark in Big 12 play in Steve Sabins’ first season as head coach

» Won the outright Big 12 regular season title, it’s second conference championship in three years after sharing the crown in 2023

» Won the NCAA Clemson Regional and advanced to its second consecutive Super Regional

» It was the first time since 1961-64 that WVU has made back-to-back-to-back regional appearances

» In Clemson, the Mountaineers went 3-0, defeating Kentucky, Clemson, and Kentucky again to win the regional title

» Advanced to the Baton Rouge Super Regional to play No. 6 LSU where the Mountaineers fell in two games

» Set a new program record with 44 wins, surpassing the mark set in 1994 and 2023

» For the ninth consecutive season, WVU was ranked in the Top 25, peaking at No. 4 by Perfect Game

» Offensively, the Mountaineers finished top 50 in the country in doubles (123, 36th), hits (616, 34th), runs (470, 41st), sacrifice flies (34, 17th), and stolen bases (111, 44th)

» On the mound, WVU finished top 50 in ERA (4.60, 36th), hits allowed per nine innings (8.07, 21st), K/9 (9.3, 42nd), and WHP (1.40, 45th)

» Also finished 15th in the country with 50 double plays

» Redshirt senior Griffin Kirn was named to the All-Big 12 First Team after going 5-3 with a 3.36 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 99.0 innings

» Kirn was also named to NCBWA All-America third team

» Junior catcher Logan Sauve was named to the All-Big 12 First Team after hitting .276 with eight home runs, 36 RBI, and 46 runs scored

» Senior Kyle West earned a spot on the All-Big 12 Second Team after .339 with a team-high 11 home runs, 38 RBI, and 43 runs scored while leading the team with a 1.088 OPS

» Graduate student Jack Kartsonas was named to the All-Big12 Second Team after going 6-4 on the mound with a 3.66 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 66.1 innings pitched

» Gavin Kelly earned a spot on the Big 12 All-Freshman Team after hitting .299 with two home runs, 37 RBI, 38 runs scored, and 16 stolen bases

» Junior Sam White, senior Reese Bassinger, senior Jace Rinehart, and sophomore Chase Meyer were named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention, meaning they received at least one vote from other Big 12 coaches

» Sophomore Armani Guzman was named the Clemson Regional MVP after going 8-for-12 on the weekend with six RBI

» Kirn, Sauve, Guzman and senior Brodie Kresser were named to the Clemson Regional All-Tournament Team

» Kirn and West were named to the Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team.

» White was named to the ABCA AllEast Region first team while Kirn and Kartsonas were named to the second team.

» Bassinger, Sauve, and Kresser were all named CSC Academic All-District.

» Sabins was named the ABCA East Region Coach of the Year

» Seven players were drafted or signed professionally after the season (Sauve, Athletics; West, Yankees; Porco, Dodgers; Kirn, Athletics; King, Red Sox; Kartsonas, Rays; White, Blue Jays

LOGAN SAUVE

REESE BASSINGER

» Academic All-Big 12

REESE BASSINGER

» All-Big 12 Honorable Mention

» CSC Academic All-District

COLE FEHRMAN

» Academic All-Big 12

ELLIS GARCIA

» Academic All-Big 12

ARMANI GUZMAN

» NCAA Clemson Regional MVP

» NCAA Clemson Regional AllTournament Team

» Academic All-Big 12

GRANT HUSSEY

» Academic All-Big 12

BRODIE KRESSER

» Academic All-Big 12

BEN LUMSDEN

» Academic All-Big 12

BEN MCDOUGAL

» WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (April 28)

CHASE MEYER

» All-Big 12 Honorable Mention

MICHAEL PERAZZA

» Academic All-Big 12

ROBBY PORCO

» Academic All-Big 12

JACK KARTSONAS

» All-Big 12 Second Team

» ABCA All-East Region Second Team

» WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (May 5)

GAVIN KELLY

» Big 12 All-Freshman Team

GRIFFIN KIRN

» All-Big 12 First Team

» NCBWA All-America Third Team

» ABCA All-East Region Second Team

» Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team

» NCAA Clemson Regional AllTournament Team

» Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (March 3)

» WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (May 26)

BRODIE KRESSER

» NCAA Clemson Regional AllTournament Team

» CSC Academic All-District

JACE RINEHART

» All-Big 12 Honorable Mention

» Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist

» WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (May 12)

LOGAN SAUVE

» All-Big 12 First Team

» Academic All-Big 12

» NCAA Clemson Regional AllTournament Team

» CSC Academic All-District

» Big 12 Player of the Week (April 14)

GAVIN VAN KEMPEN

» NCBWA Preseason All-America Third Team

KYLE WEST

» All-Big 12 Second Team

» Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team

» Academic All-big 12

SAM WHITE

» All-Big 12 Honorable Mention

» ABCA All-East Region First Team

GRIFFIN KIRN

KYLE WEST

CROSS COUNTRY

NCAA RUNNER-UP • BIG 12 RUNNER-UP

MID-ATLANTIC REGION CHAMPS

» Competed in six regular season meets, followed by the Big 12 Championship, NCAA-Mid Atlantic Regional Championships and the NCAA Championship in the postseason

» Finished second out of 16 teams at the Big 12 Championship on Nov. 1 in Waco, Texas

» Graduate student Ceili McCabe took first place at the Big 12 Championship after posting a personal and program record time of 19:02.60, followed by freshman Joy Naukot in third place with a time of 19:18.09

» McCabe, Naukot and graduate student Sarah Tait all earned All-Big 12 conference honors

» In addition to their conference honors, McCabe was named the Big 12 Women’s Runner of the Year while Naukot earned the Women’s Newcomer of the Year title

» West Virginia went on to finish first out of 30 teams at the NCAA MidAtlantic Regional Championships on Nov. 15, this marked the team’s first regional championship win since 2008

» Additionally at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships, WVU

posted its lowest score at a regional championship with 41 total points

» McCabe won the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship meet for the third time in her career, with a course record time of 19:11.2

» McCabe, Naukot, Tait, redshirt junior Emily Bryce and graduate student Madison Trippett all earned All-Mid Atlantic Region honors after finishing in the top 25 at the NCAA MidAtlantic Regional Championships

» After the successful regional meet, McCabe was named the Mid-Atlantic Region Women’s Athlete of the Year while head coach Sean Cleary was named the regional Coach of the Year

» The Mountaineers concluded the season as runners-up at the NCAA Championship on Nov. 23, the highest finish in program history

NCAA RUNNER-UP

» McCabe finished sixth at the NCAA Championship, with a time of 19:41.2. With the finish, McCabe garnished First Team All-America honors and marked the second time she has earned a top-10 finish at the championship meet

» Additionally, Naukot and Tait earned First Team All-American honors at the NCAA Championships

» Bryce, McCabe, Tait and Trippett were named All-Academic Athletes by the U.S.T.F.C.C.A.

» Emily Bryce, Aubrie Custer, Mary Delaney, Alexis Lamb, Ceili McCabe, Eva Rinker, Sarah Tait, Kase Torchia and Zara Zervos were all named to the Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

» The Mountaineer earned the U.S.T.F.C.C.A 2024 NCAA D1 Women’s XC All-Academic Team Award

» The cross country and track & field combined programs were ranked No. 9 nationally in the Terry Crawford Program of the Year Award rankings by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

EMILY BRYCE

» All-Mid Atlantic Region

» U.S.T.F.C.C.A. All-Academic Athlete

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

AUBRIE CUSTER

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

MARY DELANEY

» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

ALEXIS LAMB

» All Mid-Atlantic Regional honors

» Led the Mountaineers at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals with a time of 20:11.1, finishing 14th overall

CEILI MCCABE

» First Team All-American

» CSC Second-Team Academic AllAmerican

» CSC Academic All-District

» All-Mid Atlantic Region

» All-Big 12

» Mid-Atlantic Region Women’s Athlete of the Year

» Big 12 Women’s Runner of the Year

» 2024 Big 12 Champion

» 2024 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Champion

» U.S.T.F.C.C.A. All-Academic Athlete

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

JOY NAUKOT

» First Team All-American

» All-Mid Atlantic Region

» All-Big 12

» Big 12 Women’s Newcomer of the Year

EVA RINKER

» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

KISHAY ROWE

» CSC Academic All-District

SARAH TAIT

» First Team All-American

» All-Mid Atlantic Region

» All-Big 12

» CSC Academic All-District

» U.S.T.F.C.C.A. All-Academic Athlete

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

KASE TORCHIA

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

MADISON TRIPPETT

» All-Mid Atlantic Region

» CSC Academic All-District

» U.S.T.F.C.C.A. All-Academic Athlete

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

SARAH TAIT

CEILI MCCABE

JOY NAUKOT

FOOTBALL

6-7/5-4

BIG 12 T8TH

» The Scooter’s Frisco Bowl was WVU’s 41st bowl appearance in school history. The Mountaineers are one of 13 Power 4 teams to have reached a bowl game in 20 of the past 23 years

» Offensive tackle Wyat Milum became WVU’s third consensus All-American in five years and 14th overall. He was selected in the third round of the NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars

» Milum was also the Big 12 Conference’s Offensive Lineman of the Year, the third Mountaineer to win it and the first outright

» Milum and T.J. Jackson II were All-Big 12 Conference First Team

» According to PFF College, Milum ranked as the No. 4 offensive tackle in the nation, grading out at 90.0. His pass-blocking grade (90.0) was No. 3 and his run-blocking grade was No. 4 (87.4). He did not allow a sack or a quarterback hit and only gave up eight pressures

» As rated by PFF College, TJ Jackson II had an 87.7 grade against the run, ranking No. 6 nationally among FBS edge rushers and an overall grade of 80.4, tied for No. 38

» Quarterback Garrett Greene was named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team for excellence in the community

» WVU was one of two FBS teams that had three players who rushed for 730 yards or more (C.J. Donaldson Jr. Garrett Greene and Jahiem White)

» Neal Brown’s six-year tenure as the Mountaineers football coach finished after the 2024 regular season. He compiled a 37-36 record and led the program to bowl games in 2000, 2021, 2023 and 2024

» Rich Rodriguez returned to West Virginia University as the 36th head football coach on Dec. 12, 2024. He returned to West Virginia after leading Jacksonville State to outstanding success, guiding the Gamecocks from NCAA FCS level to the FBS ranks over the past three seasons

» The Frisco Bowl marked the final game for 21 Mountaineer senior football players: Leighton Bechdel (H/P/LS), Tyrin Bradley Jr. (SPUR), Austin Brinkman (LS), Aubrey Burks (S), Dontez Fagan (CB), Ty French (SPUR), Garrett Greene (QB), Michael Hayes II (K), Garnett Hollis Jr. (CB), Ja’Quay Hubbard (OL), TJ Jackson II (DL), Nick Malone (OL), Sean Martin (DL), Wyatt Milum (OL), Fatorma Mulbah (DL), Justin Robinson (WR), Taurus Simmons (DL), Kekorua Tarnue (Spear), Kole Taylor (TE), Anthony Wilson Jr. (S) and Brandon Yates (OL)

LEIGHTON BECHDEL

» Academic All-Big 12

DEREK BERLITZ

» Academic All-Big 12

CADEN BISER

» NFF Hampshire Honor Society

» Academic All-Big 12

TYRIN BRADLEY JR.

» Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Kansas)

AUSTIN BRINKMAN

» NFF Hampshire Honor Society

» Academic All-Big 12

» Phil Steele All-America (Third Team)

» Patick Mannelly Award Semifinalist

» All-Big 12 Conference First Team (Phil Steele)

REID CARRICO

» NFF Hampshire Honor Society

» Big 12 Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Baylor)

WYATT MILUM

CJ COLE

» NFF Hampshire Honor Society

» Academic All-Big 12 Conference

CJ DONALDSON JR.

» Academic All-Big 12 Conference

PRESTON FOX

» NFF Hampshire Honor Society

» Academic All-Big 12 Conference

MICHAEL HAYES II

» NFF Hampshire Honor Society

» Academic All-Big 12

GARRETT GREENE

» NFF Hampshire Honor Society

» AFCA Allstate Good Works Team

» Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist

TJ JACKSON II

» Phil Steele All-America (Fourth Team)

» All-Big 12 Conference First Team (Coaches, AP, Phil Steele)

» All-Big 12 Conference Third Team (CollegeFootballNetwork)

» Big 12 Conference Newcomer Player of the Week (Pitt)

NICK KRAHE

» Academic All-Big 12

LANDEN LIVINGSTON

» Academic All-Big 12

NICK MALONE

» Academic All-Big 12

» All-Big 12 Conference Third Team (CollegeFootballNetwork)

» All-Big 12 Conference Fourth Team (Phil Steele)

COLIN MCBEE

» Academic All-Big 12 Conference

WYATT MILUM

» NFF Hampshire Honor Society

» Academic All-Big 12

» NCAA Consensus First Team AllAmerican

» Walter Camp FB Foundation AllAmerica (First Team)

» AFCA All-America (First Team)

» The Sporting News All-America (First Team)

» FWAA All-America (First Team)

» Associated Press All-America (Second Team)

» College Football Nework All-America (First Team)

» Phil Steele All-America (Second Team)

» Sports Illusstrated All-American First Team

» Bleacher Report All-America (First Team)

» USA Today All-America Second Team

» FOX Sports All-America Second Team

» Outland Trophy Semifinalist

» All-Big 12 Conference First Team (Coaches, AP, Phil Steele)

» Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year (Big 12 Coaches)

» Big 12 Offensive Tackle of the Year (CollegeFootballNetwork)

FATORMA MULBAH

» Academic All-Big 12 Conference

OLIVER STRAW

» NFF Hampshire Honor Society

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (UCF)

TOMAS RIMAC

» Academic All-Big 12 Conference

» All-Big 12 Conference First Team (CollegeFootballNetwork)

» All-Big 12 Conference Second Team (Phil Steele)

KEKOURA TARNUE

» NFF Hampshire Honor Society

JOSIAH TROTTER

» FWAA Freshman All-American

» Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Semifinalist

» Big 12 Conference Defensive Freshman of the Year

» All-Big 12 Conference Third Team (CollegeFootballNetwork)

» All-Big 12 Conference Fourth Team (Phil Steele)

EDWARD VESTERINEN

» Academic All-Big 12 Conference

AVERY WILCOX

» Academic All-Big 12 Conference

JAREL WILLIAMS

» NFF Hampshire Honor Society

» Academic All-Big 12 Conference

ANTHONY WILSON JR.

» Big 12 Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Cincinnati)

GARRETT GREENE

GOLF

13TH AT BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP

5TH AT NATIONAL GOLF INVITATIONAL

» Finished fifth at the National Golf Invitational, WVU’s first appearance in the event

» Kaleb Wilson became the second WVU golfer to participate as an individual at the NCAA Regional Championships

» Won the inaugural Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational

» Todd Duncan tied the school mark for best finish (11th) and best round (67) at the Big 12 Golf Championship

» Three golfers won individual championships: Kaleb Wilson won the inaugural Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational, freshman Nick Turowski won the Red Flash Invitational and freshman Ryan Leach won The Stono

» Defeated Colorado and UCF and tied No. 24 Utah at the Big 12 Match Play Championship

» GCAA Presidents Special Recognition for team GPA of 3.5 or above

HUGH DONEGAN

» Academic All-Big 12

TODD DUNCAN

» Named to the Division I PING All-Midwest Region Team

» Cobalt Golf All-Americ Scholar

» Academic All-Big 12

» Was in WVU’s lineup for every regular season competition

» Played in 30 rounds for an average of 72.23

» Had five rounds in the 60’s, including the last two of his collegiate career at the Big 12 Championship

» Tied for WVU’s best finish (11th) and best round (67) at the Big 12 Championship, finishing with rounds of 77-77-67-68=286 (+6)

» Was WVU’s top finisher at the Mountaineer Invitational, tying for 11th place with rounds of 76-72-75=223 (+7)

» Shot 75-71-66=212 to finish tied for 12th place at 4-under-par at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate

» Won two matches at the Big 12 Match Play Championship with wins over Colorado and Utah

» Tied for runner-up at the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational with rounds of 72-6971=212 (-4)

MAX GREEN

» Academic All-Big 12

» Was in WVU’s lineup for the entire regular season tournament schedule

» Played 30 rounds for an average of 72.93

» Recorded rounds of 72-69=141 (+1) to finish tied for 13th place at The Johnnie-O at Sea Island

» Shot 74-72-66=212 to finished tied for 12th place at 4-under-par at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate

» Was WVU’s top finisher at the Gators Invitational, tying for 26th place with rounds of 73-70-71=214 (+4)

» Tied for sixth place at the Battle at Briar’s Creek at -5 with rounds of 7071-70=211

» Posted rounds of 67-71-72=210 to finish tied for 13th place at -6 at the White Sands Collegiate

» Won three matches at the Big 12 Match Play Championship with wins over Colorado, UCF and Houston

PIERCE GRIEVE

» Academic All-Big 12

» Was in WVU’s lineup five times

» Played 18 rounds for a 75.05 average

» Competed as an individual at the Mountaineer Invitational and tied for 27th with rounds of 81-72-76=229 (+13)

» Won three matches at the Big 12 Match Play Championship with wins over Colorado, UCF and Utah

» Shot 71-75-69=215 (-1) and tied for fourth place at the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational

CARSON KAMMANN

» Academic All-Big 12

» Was in WVU’s lineup in eight tournaments, including the Big 12 and National Golf Invitational Championships

» Had an average of 75.37 in 27 rounds of competition

» Shot rounds of 73-74-80=227 (+11) at National Golf Inviitational

» Competed in three matches at the Big 12 Match Play Championship

» Played as an individual at the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational and tied for 13th with rounds of 71-8070=222 (+5)

RYAN LEACH

» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

» Academic Achievement Award from the WVU golf team

TODD DUNCAN

» Competed in 26 rounds for an average of 73.15

» Had five rounds in the 60’s, including the low score of 65 by a WVU golfer during the season

» Competed in six events as an individual and three events in the team lineup

» Posted WVU’s low score at the National Golf Invitational, finishing ninth with rounds of 73-67-73=213 (-3)

» Was a substitute at the Big 12 Championship

» Competed as an individual at The Stono and shot 10-under-par (68-6573=206) to win the event

» Became the seventh different WVU golfer to win a collegiate event

» Marks the 10th time a WVU golfer has won a collegiate tournament

» Was an individual at the White Sands Collegiate and finished tied for 22nd place (71-72-70=213, -3)

» Competed in two matches at the Big 12 Match Play Championship

» Played as an individual and tied for a runner-up finish at the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational with rounds of 73-67-72=212 (-4)

WESTY MCCABE

» Received the Most Improved Golfer award from the team

» Had 23 rounds of competition for a 75.21 average

» Played in four events as an individual

» Competed in the National Golf Invitational and tied for 12th place with rounds of 70-72-73=215 (-1)

» Competed as an individual at the White Sands Collegiate and tied for 18th place with rounds of 72-6772=211 (-5)

HARRISON THOMPSON

» Academic All-Big 12

» Played in six rounds for an average of 75.83

» Was in WVU’s lineup at the National Golf Invitational and finished tied for 28th place with rounds of 71-7177=219 (+3)

» Competed as an individual at the Mountaineer Invitational and shot 7481-81=236 (+20)

NICK TUROWSKI

» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

» Competed as an individual in three events and in the team lineup three times

» Played 17 rounds for an average of 74.64

» Was in the lineup for the National Golf Invitational and finished tied for 28th place with rounds of 75-71-73=219 (+3)

» Won his first collegiate tournament competing as an individual at the Red Flash Invitational

» Was the only golfer under par at the Red Flash Invitational with rounds of 70-69=139 (-1)

» Recorded a seventh-place finish in his first collegiate tournament at the Minnesota Golf Classic with rounds of 71-71-75=217 (+1)

KALEB WILSON

» Named to the Division I PING AllMidwest Region Team Academic All-Big 12

» Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar

» Became the second Mountaineer alltime to be selected as an individual for NCAA Regional (Mark Goetz, 2021)

» Player of the Year on the WVU golf team

» Was in WVU’s lineup all season long

» Had the lowest average on the team at 71.72 in 33 rounds of competition

» Recorded nine rounds in the 60’s, including a 68 six on different occasions

» Tied for 55th at the NCAA Regional with rounds of 71-76-74=221 (+11)

» Tied for 13th at Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 77-7473=224 (+8)

» WVU’s top finisher at the Schenkel Invitational with rounds of 74-7072=216 (Even) to tie for 23rd place

» Shot 70-69=139 (-1) to tie for eighth place at The Johnnie-O at Sea Island

» Tied for eighth place at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate at -5 with rounds of 72-69-70=211

» Tied for 21st place at the Battle at Briar’s Creek with rounds of 71-7074=215 (-1)

» Finished -9 (68-71-68=207) to finish in 10th place at the White Sands Collegiate

» Went 3-1-1 at the Big 12 Match Play Championship with wins over UCF, Houston and BYU and a tie against Utah

» Won his first collegiate tournament at the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational and was the only golfer to shoot under par in all three rounds (71-6870=209) to finish -7

» Finished tied for 19th place at the Gopher Invitational with rounds of 72-68-78=218 (+5)

KALEB WILSON

GYMNASTICS

4-14/0-6 BIG 12

NCAA REGIONALS

» Finished the 2025 season with a 4-14 overall record and an 0-6 mark in Big 12 Conference competition

» The Mountaineers earned a bid in the 2025 NCAA Regional Championships, competing in the First Round of the Pennsylvania Regional in University Park, Pa.

» Posted three scores of 196.0 or higher to qualify for the regional championships with a 195.855 National Qualifying Score (NQS)

» Anna Leigh (floor), Karleigh DiCello (vault, beam) and Sophia Rice (vault) also qualified as individual event specialists in the NCAA Regional Championships

» The Mountaineers finished the season ranked No. 33 overall in the final Road to Nationals poll of the year, posting a final NQS of 391.180

» West Virginia finished in seventh place at the 2025 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship, tallying a 194.875 in West Valley City, Utah

» Rice earned a spot on the All-Big 12 Championship Team after posting a 9.9 on floor to finish in a tie for second place on the event

» Leigh was recognized on the All-Big 12 Team on floor exercise, boasting a 9.905 NQS on floor to rank No. 4 in the Big 12

» DiCello and Emerson Smith were recognized on the conference’s inaugural AllFreshman Team

» Leigh capped an impressive four-year career in 2025, leading the Mountaineers with 417.725 points, 13 podium finishes and seven event wins on the season

» Her senior season was highlighted by earning a career-best 9.95 on floor exercise at Central Michigan on Jan. 12, which included a perfect 10.0 from one judge

» Brooke Alban also finished a storied four-year career, finishing with a 1,106.25 career points and tying for No. 10 all-time with 52 career meets competed

» Rice earned a career-best 9.975 on vault on March 16, marking the highest vault score for a Mountaineer since 2005 and the highest score on any event since 2019

» WVU earned three Big 12 weekly honors throughout the season, including Leigh, who was honored as the Event Specialist of the Week on Jan. 13, and Rice, who earned a pair of awards as the Newcomer (Jan. 6) and Event Specialist (March 18) of the Week

» Fourteen of the 18 Mountaineers who saw competitive time reached the podium, as WVU tallied 64 podium finishes on the year

» Nine gymnasts made their Mountaineer debut in 2025, including seven freshmen

» Eight Mountaineers earned a spot on the 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 First Team, including Brooke Alban who was recognized with a 4.0 grade point average

ANNA LEIGH

KAYLEI ADAMS

» Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

BROOKE ALBAN

» Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

» Surpassed 1,000 career points

JULIA BROWN

» Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

KARLEIGH DICELLO

» Big 12 All-Freshman Team

BROOKE IRWIN

» Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

JURNEE LANE

» Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

ANNA LEIGH

» All-Big 12 Floor Exercise Team

» Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week (Jan. 13)

» Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

» WVU Student Athlete of the Week (Jan. 13, April 7)

AMBER LOWE

» Surpassed 500 career points

JAYDEN Mc DONNEL

» Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

CARLEE NELSON

» Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

SOPHIA RICE

» Big 12 All-Championship Team (Floor Exercise)

» Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week (March 18)

» Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 6)

EMERSON SMITH

» Big 12 All-Freshman Team

SOPHIA RICE

BROOKE ALBAN

19-13/10-10 BIG 12

MEN’S BASKETBALL

» Defeated No. 2 Iowa State, No. 3 Gonzaga, at No. 7 Kansas and No. 24 Arizona

» Finished third in the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis

» Defeated two top-10 teams away from home, marking the first time that happened in the same season since 2005-06

» Three top-10 wins tied for the most in a season in school history, along with the 2016-17 & 2005-06 teams

» Broke into the AP rankings at No. 21 on Jan. 6

» Ranking marked WVU’s first appearance in the AP poll since Dec. 26, 2022

» WVU has been ranked in at least one poll in 16 of the last 20 seasons

» Averaged 10,899 fans at the WVU Coliseum

» Only four players played in every game this season – Javon Small, Toby Okani, Jonathan Powell and Sencire Harris

» Honored the memory and legacy of Mountaineer great Jerry West at the WVU-Iowa State game on Jan. 18

» Won at Allen Fieldhouse for the first time in school history

» Played three consecutive overtime games in The Bahamas at Atlantis, marking the first time that happened in school history

DARIAN DEVRIES

» Named the 23rd head men’s basketball coach at WVU on March 24, 2024

» Recipient of the Jim Phelan Award ‘Mid-Season’ honor, presented annually to the top head coach in Division I college basketball

JAKE AUER

» NABC Honor Court

JAVON SMALL

TUCKER DEVRIES

» Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Dec. 2)

» Battle 4 Atlantis All-Tournament Team

» Set a Battle 4 Atlantis game record with eight 3’s in win over No. 24 Arizona

» Julius Erving Preseason Watch List

HARRIS ELEZOVIC

» NABC Honor Court

SENCIRE HARRIS

» Big 12 All-Defensive Team

TOBY OKANI

» NABC Honor Court

JONATHAN POWELL

» Made the most 3-point field goals by a WVU freshman in school history (64)

JAVON SMALL

» All-Big 12 First Team

» Third Team All-American by the Field of 68

» Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press

» Named to the Top 10 for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award and the Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List

» Named to the John R. Wooden Late Midseason Top 20 Watch List and Naismith Trophy Midseason Team

» Midseason Second Team All-America selection by The Sporting News and The Athletic

» Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Jan. 21)

» Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 2, Jan. 6 and Jan. 20)

» NCAA March Madness and the Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (Jan. 6)

» Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Dec. 2)

» Battle 4 Atlantis All-Tournament Team

» Scored 595 points, marking the 50th time a WVU player scored 500 or more points in a season

» Tied for the Big 12 regular season scoring title with 572 points

» Drafted in the second round by the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies

JOSEPH YESUFU

» NABC Honor Court

SENCIRE HARRIS

MEN’S SOCCER

13-2-7/5-0-4 SUN BELT

REGULAR SEASON AND TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

NCAA SECOND ROUND

» Baer was taken in the first round of the 2025 MLS SuperDraft, going No. 28 overall to Seattle Sounders FC, becoming the fourth first round pick in the last two seasons for West Virginia

» Broughton signed a professional contract with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Championship while Ors Navarro signed with Union Omaha of USL League One

» Ors Navarro led the Sun Belt and was fourth in the nation with 15 goals on the season while finishing fifth in the nation with 34 points

» Caldeira was fourth in the Sun Belt and 22nd in the country with 11 goals

» Senior Frederik Jorgensen led the Mountaineers with six assists

» Graduate student Simon Carlson had four goals and five assists while freshman Isaac Scheer had three goals and five assists

» Finished 13-2-7 overall and 5-0-4 in the Sun Belt in head coach Dan Stratford’s fifth season at the helm

» Won the Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament titles for the first time in their third season in the league

» Erned a spot in the NCAA Tournament and defeated North Florida before falling to No. 11 Virginia in the second round

» Reached No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches poll for the first time in program history.

» Graduate students Sergio Ors Navarro and Max Broughton were named United Soccer Coaches All-Americans with Ors Navarro landing on the first team while Broughton earned a spot on the second team

» Ors Navarro, Broughton, and graduate student Ryan Baer were all named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First Team while junior Marcus Caldeira and redshirt senior Marc Bonnaire were named to the second team

» Ors Navarro was named a MAC Herman Trophy semifinalist

» Swept the major national academic awards with Caldeira being named the College Sports Communicators Academic All-American of the Year while Ors Navarro was named the United Soccer Coaches National Scholar Player of the Year

» Baer and Broughton joined Caldeira on the CSC Academic All-America First Team, becoming the 14th, 15th, and 16th Academic All-America first team selections in program history

» Broughton joined Ors Navarro on the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America First Team while Caldeira and Baer were named to the second team. All four players were named to the Scholar All-South Region

» Ors Navarro was named the Sun Belt Player and Offensive Player of the Year

» Stratford was named the Sun Belt Coach of the Year for the first time

» Ors Navarro, Baer, and Broughton were named to the All-Sun Belt First Team while Caldeira and Bonnaire were named to the second team

» Defeated Marshall in penalty kicks in the Sun Belt Championship game after a scoreless 110 minutes

» Ors Navarro was named the Sun Belt Tournament Most Outstanding Performer of the Championship while senior Otto Ollikainen, senior Carlos Hernando, and junior Felix Ewald joined him on the All-Tournament Team

» Bonnaire started 21 games in goal, making 40 saves while allowing 1.09 goals per game and tallying eight shutouts, ninth most in the nation

» Rcognized with the Team Academic Award by the United Soccer Coaches for the 16th consecutive year

MARCUS CALDEIRA

TEAM

» United Socceer Coaches Team Academic Award

RYAN BAER

» United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First Team

» United Soccer Coaches Scholar AllAmerica Second Team

» United Soccer Coaches Scholar AllSouth Region

» College Sports Communicators Academic All-America First Team

» College Sports Communicators Academic All-District

» All-Sun Belt First Team

» Drafted No. 28 overall by Seattle Sounders FC in the first round of the 2025 MLS SuperDraft

MARC BONNAIRE

» United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Second Team

MAX BROUGHTON

» United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team

» United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First Team

» United Soccer Coaches Scholar AllAmerica First Team

» United Soccer Coaches Scholar AllSouth Region

» College Sports Communicators

Academic All-America First Team

» College Sports Communicators Academic All-District

» All Sun Belt First Team

» Signed professional contract with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

MARCUS CALDEIRA

» United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team

» College Sports Communicators Academic All-American of the Year

» College Sports Communicators Academic All-District

» United Soccer Coaches Scholar AllAmerica Team Second Team

» United Soccer Coaches Scholar AllSouth Region

» All-Sun Belt Second Team

FELIX EWALD

» Sun Belt All-Tournament Team

» College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team

CARLOS HERNANDO

» Sun Belt All-Tournament Team

OTTO OLLIKAINEN

» Sun Belt All-Tournament Team

SERGIO ORS NAVARRO

» United Soccer Coaches All-America First Team

» United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First Team

» United Soccer Coaches National Scholar Athlete of the Year

» United Soccer Coaches Scholar AllAmerica First Team

» United Soccer Coaches Academic AllSouth Region

» MAC Herman Trophy Semifinalist

» Sun Belt Player of the Year

» Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year

» All-Sun Belt First Team

» Sun Belt Tournament Most Outstanding Performer

» Sun Belt All-Tournament Team

» Signed professional contract with Union Omaha

MAX TRETHEWEY

» College Sports Communicators

Academic All-District

SERGIO ORS NAVARRO

MAX BROUGHTON

RIFLE

13-0/5-0 GREAT AMERICAN RIFLE CONFERENCE

GARC REGULAR SEASON/TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

NATIONAL CHAMPOIONS

» Finished with a 13-0 record, including a 5-0 mark inside the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC). It marks the 29th time in program history that WVU has finished with a perfect regular season record.

» Won the program’s 20th NCAA National Championship. The mark leads the nation.

» Claimed its 17th GARC Tournament Championship and the second straight.

» Also claimed its 16th GARC Regular Season Title.

» During the regular season, West Virginia defeated four top 10 opponents, including three top five teams and 10 ranked opponents.

» Also won 10 or more matches for the 15th time under coach Jon Hammond, who improved his career record to 210-21 (.909) in 2024-25.

» Senior Natalie Perrin and Lauri Syrja became the ninth and tenth shooters in program history to shoot a perfect 600 in air rifle. The marks also tied the school and NCAA records in the relay. Perrin hit her mark on Nov. 9, 2024, against Army while Syrja hit his against Kentucky on Feb. 8, 2025.

» Shot an NCAA Qualifying Score of 9496, which helped them earn their 17th consecutive bid to the NCAA Rifle Championships. WVU entered the field as the second-ranked team.

» At the 2024-25 GARC Championships, hosted by WVU, the Mountaineers shot a 2350 smallbore and 2388 in air rifle for a combined score of 4738 to finish first at this year’s championships across all three disciplines.

» Before the GARC Championships, seven Mountaineer shooters earned a combined 25 honors on this year’s All-GARC teams.

» Of WVU’s 24 All-GARC honors this year, six student-athletes made the smallbore team, seven made the air rifle team and seven were a part of the combined (smallbore and air rifle) team.

» Coach Jon Hammond was named the conference’s coach of the year for the fourth time.

» Additionally, senior Gavin Barnick was named the GARC’s Shooter and Senior of the Year, after averaging scores of 593 in smallbore, 597.2 in air rifle, and 1190.2 overall. It marks the third straight season a Mountaineer has collected both honors with Mary Tucker and Matt Sanchez collecting both honors in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

GAVIN BARNICK

» Barnick is the 12th student-athlete in program history to be named the conference shooter of the year. He is also the 14th in program history named senior of the year.

» Freshman Ashlyn Blake was named the GARC Rookie of the Year for her performance this season. Her marks of 588.8 in smallbore, 596.6 in air rifle, and 1185.4 combined average gave her the honor.

» Blake is the 10th Mountaineer to earn the distinction and the first second straight after Griffin Lake earned the honor last season.

» Sophomore Lauri Syrja represented West Virginia in the GARC’s Scholar-Athlete category.

» The Mountaineers concluded their season by shooting a 4738 at the 2025 NCAA Rifle Championships, hosted by Kentucky, and finished first at the event.

» WVU’s 2350 in smallbore at the NCAA Championships was good for third place in the discipline while their 2388 in air rifle was the top mark.

» Griffin Lake and Natalie Perrin each qualified for the smallbore final, finishing in sixth and eighth place. Ashlyn Blake and Perrin qualified for the air rifle final and finished in third and fifth place respectively.

» Following the season, seven student-athletes took home 15 combined All-America honors from the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association.

» Blake was named the CRCA Rookie of the Year and Gavin Barnick was named the CRCA Senior of the Year.

» Barnick is the third senior of the year in program history and Blake is the third rookie of the year.

GAVIN BARNICK

» CRCA Senior of the Year

» CRCA All-America First Team (Smallbore)

» CRCA All-America First Team (Air Rifle)

» CRCA All-America First Team (Combined)

» GARC Shooter of the Year

» GARC Senior of the Year

» All-GARC First Team (Smallbore)

» All-GARC First Team (Air Rifle)

» All-GARC First Team (Combined)

ASHLYN BLAKE

» CRCA Rookie of the Year

» CRCA All-America First Team (Smallbore)

» CRCA All-America Second Team (Air Rifle)

» CRCA All-America Second Team (Combined)

» GARC Rookie of the Year

» All-GARC First Team (Smallbore)

» All-GARC First Team (Air Rifle)

» All-GARC First Team (Combined)

CAMRYN CAMP

» CRCA All-America First Team (Air Rifle)

» All-GARC Honorable Mention (Smallbore)

» All-GARC Honorable Mention (Air Rifle)

» All-GARC Honorable Mention (Combined)

MAX DUNCAN

» CSC Academic All-District

GRIFFIN LAKE

» CRCA All-America First Team (Smallbore)

» CRCA All-America Second Team (Air Rifle)

» CRCA All-America Second Team (Combined)

» All-GARC First Team (Smallbore)

» All-GARC Second Team (Air Rifle)

» All-GARC Second Team (Combined)

NATALIE PERRIN

» CRCA All-America First Team (Air Rifle)

» All-GARC Honorable Mention (Smallbore)

» All-GARC First Team (Air Rifle)

» All-GARC Second Team (Combined)

» CSC Academic All-District

LAURI SYRJA

» CRCA All-America First Team (Smallbore)

» CRCA All-America First Team (Air Rifle)

» CRCA All-America Second Team (Combined)

» GARC Scholar-Athlete of the Year

» CSC Second Team Academic AllAmerican

» CSC Academic All-District

» All-GARC First Team (Smallbore)

» All-GARC First Team (Air Rifle)

» All-GARC First Team (Combined)

JACOB WISMAN

» CRCA All-America Second Team (Air Rifle)

» All-GARC Second Team (Air Rifle)

» All-GARC Honorable Mention (Combined)

NATALIE PERRIN

ASHLYN BLAKE

ROWING

» Led all WVU sports, men and women, for most hours of community service

» Has been in the top 3 nationally for the fifth year in a row for the Helper Helper Award

» Senior Bailey South and junior Grace Terlion were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team. To qualify, student-athletes must have a 3.50 GPA, be in their second year at that school, and play in at least 50% of the team’s contests

» Senior Jayden Gray and sophomores Arianna Hannan and Teegen Wendley were selected as MVPs

» The Sarasota 2k at Sarasota, Florida, showed all four boats advancing from the heats on Friday to the third finals, resulting in the 1V8+ taking fourth, the 2V8+ securing fourth, the 1V4+ coming in at fourth and the 2V4+ earning third

» At the George Washington Invitational on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C, consisted of dual racing with George Washington, Old Dominion and Georgetown

» The weekend started Saturday with George Washington where the 1V4+ came away with first place. The 1V8+, 2V8+, 3V8+ and 2V4+ each finished in second. On Sunday morning, the Mountaineers were matched up with Old Dominion. The 2V8+ and 1V4+ secured victories against ODU while the 1V8+ and 2V4+ finished second. Sunday afternoon ended in a sweep for Georgetown has the Mountaineers’ 1V8+, 2V8+, 1V4+ and 3V8+ all placed second

» West Virginia’s first appearance in the Ford Lake Cup in Ypsilanti, Michigan, was shortened due to the weather. The final standings showed WVU in fifth place out of eight teams. The 1V8+ started the day with a fourthplace finish in the second heat. It advanced to the B Finals which were then cancelled due to the wind and weather conditions. The 2V8+ had a solid showing, earning a second-place finish to Bucknell and advanced to the A finals where it finished in fourth. The 1V4+ took second in its heat resulting in a fifth-place finish in the A finals. The 2V8+ was the best race of the day for WVU in the second heat recording a second-place finish to Bucknell. It went on to take fourth in the A finals. The 1V4+ followed that with a second-place finish, as well, in the first heat and came in at fifth in the A finals. The 2V4+ and 3V8+ races were canceled

» The Mountaineers earned 19 team points to finish sixth at the Big 12 Championships

» Hewett earned All-Big 12 First Team honors for the second consecutive year. She is the second rower in

school history to be named to multiple All-Big 12 teams (Lydia Nicolai, 2022 and 2023)

» Ten student-athletes were named to the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete team

» Juniors Emma Higgins, Grace Terlion and Adriana Hogan earned a spot on the CRCA Scholar-Athlete for the second consecutive year and seniors Ksenia Kaludjerovic and Bailey South and sophomores Jessica Gaston, Raquel Iga, Alexis Mitchell, Lauren Mueller and Teegan Wendley made their first appearance on the team

GRACE FAY

» Academic All-Big 12

» Every Person Every Time Award from WVU Medicine

JESSICA GASTON

» Academic All-Big 12

» CRCA Scholar-Athlete

GRETA GIULIANO

» Academic All-Big 12

JAYDEN GRAY

» MVP Award and Hammer Award

ARIANNA HANNAN

» Academic All-Big 12

» MVP Award and Flame Award

VIOLET HEWETT

» All-Big 12 First Team

EMMA HIGGINS

» CRCA Scholar-Athlete

ADRIANA HOGAN

» CRCA Scholar-Athlete

GRACE HOLLIDAY

GRACE HOLLIDAY

» Academic All-Big 12

RAQUEL IGA

» Academic All-Big 12

» Wake Award

» CRCA Scholar-Athlete

KSENIA KALUDIEROVIC

» Academic All-Big 12

» CRCA Scholar-Athlete

KENDALL KIRKWOOD

» Academic All-Big 12

SAMANTHA KIRKWOOD

» Academic All-Big 12

SAMANTHA KRANKOWSKI

» Academic All-Big 12

OLIVIA KUNTZ

» Academic All-Big 12

CYLIE LEIDY

» Academic All-Big 12

ALEXIS MITCHELL

» Academic All-Big 12

» CRCA Scholar-Athlete

LAUREN MUELLER

» Academic All-Big 12

» Flame Award

» CRCA Scholar-Athlete

EMERSON RILEY

» Wake Award

BAILEY SOUTH

» Academic All-Big 12

» CSC All-District

» CRCA Scholar-Athlete

» WVU Outstanding Senior Award

SAMANTHA SPENCER

» Academic All-Big 12

MARLEY SULLIVAN

» Academic All-Big 12

GRACE TERLION

» Academic All-Big 12

» CSC All-District

» CRCA Scholar-Athlete

TEEGEN WENDLEY

» Academic All-Big 12

» MVP Award and Hammer Award

» CRCA Scholar-Athlete

MARIELLA RENEE WILSON

» Academic All-Big 12

ABIGAIL YINGLING

» Academic All-Big 12

(LEFT TO RIGHT): GRACE TERLION, ABIGAIL YINGLING, AND TEEGAN WENDELY

SWIMMING & DIVING

MEN: 1-4/7TH BIG 12

WOMEN: 1-5/9TH BIG 12

» Head coach Brent MacDonald completed his first season as the head coach of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams

» The men’s team placed seventh at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships, while the women’s team placed ninth

» Was recognized as a Scholar All-America Team for the spring 2025 semester and six Mountaineers were named Scholar All-Americans by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (Owen Recker – First Team; Justin Heimes, Miranda Kirtley, Conner McBeth, Abigail Sullivan and Sarah Krusinski -Second Team)

» Recker became the first male WVU diver to compete at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships since 2022

» Recker placed 51st in prelims with 214.50 total points on the 3-meter and 37th in prelims with 274.70 total points on platform at the championships

» Senior Danny Berlitz was the only Mountaineer on either team to place in the top three in an event at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships. He also swam the second fastest time in program history while placing third in the 200-yard backstroke (1:41.20) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Berlitz also set a program record in the 200-yard freestyle (1:34.93) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Berlitz won the 400-yard individual medley (2:46.51) at the U.S. Open Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina

» Senior Justin Heimes placed fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (46.07) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships and also swam the third fastest time in program history in the 100-yard backstroke (46.02) at the Big 12 Championships

» Senior Miranda Kirtley was the highest placing WVU female swimmer at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships, finishing fifth in the 1650-yard freestyle event

» Four divers qualified for the 2025 NCAA Zone A Diving Championships held in Piscataway, N.J.: Owen Recker, Levi Hellmann, Sarah Krusinski and Abigail Sullivan

» Recker placed fourth in the platform event with 634.60 points and placed 12th on 3-meter with 662.25 points at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships

» Eight members of the program were named to the College Sports Communicators 2024-25 Academic All-District Team: Hayden Apel, Owen Recker, Justin Heimes, Max Nielsen, Sarah Krusinski, Elysa Grossman, Mia Walters and Abigail Sullivan

HAYDEN APEL

» Won on platform (245.20) at the Rutgers Diving Invitational

» Named to the College Sports Communicators 2024-25 Academic All-District Team

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

PRESTON BENNETT

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team (4.0 GPA)

DANNY BERLITZ

» Swam the second fastest time in program history while placing third in the 200-yard backstroke (1:41.20) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Set a program record in the 200-yard freestyle (1:34.93) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Part of the 800-yard freestyle relay team that set a program record (6:24.88) at the Big 12 Championships

» Part of the 400-yard medley relay team that swam the third fastest time in program history (3:09.06) at the Big 12 Championships

» Swam the seventh fastest time in program history in the 50-yard freestyle (19.83) at the Big 12 Championships

» Placed eighth in the 200-yard freestyle at the Big 12 Championships

» Won the 400-yard individual medley (2:46.51) at the U.S. Open Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina

» Placed fourth in the 200-yard individual medley (1:45.80) at the U.S. Open Championships

» First Team All-Big 12

» Second Team All-Big 12

DANNY BERLITZ

PATTON GRAZIANO

» Swam the seventh fastest time in program history in the 200-yard backstroke (1:45.55) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Swam the 10th fastest time in program history in the 100-yard backstroke (48.13) at the Big 12 Championships

» Represented WVU at the U.S. Open Championships

JAMIN HARLAN

» Competed in the C final in the 200yard IM (1:47.94) and the 200-yard butterfly (1:48.54) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

JUSTIN HEIMES

» Second-Team Scholar All-American (CSCAA)

» Placed fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (46.07) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Swam the third fastest time in program history in the 100-yard backstroke (46.02) at the Big 12 Championships

» Placed fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (47.72) at the U.S. Open Championships

» First Team All-Big 12

» College Sports Communicators 202425 Academic All-District Team

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

LEVI HELLMANN

» Qualified for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships: 1-meter, 3-meter, Platform

» Set a program record (336.80) while placing third in the men’s team diving event at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Placed second in the B final of the platform event (308.80) at the Big 12 Championships

TREVOR HUDSON

» Swam the seventh fastest time in program history in the 1650-yard freestyle (15:30.48) and the ninth fastest time in program history in the 500-yard freestyle (4:26.47) at the Big 12 Championships

TUCKOR LAMBERT

» Placed second in the 100-yard freestyle (45.85) against Villanova

NICK LUGO

» Part of the 800-yard freestyle relay team that set a program record (6:24.88) at the Big 12 Championships

» Represented WVU at the U.S. Open Championships

CONNER MCBETH

» Second-Team Scholar All-American (CSCAA)

» Part of the 800-yard freestyle relay team that set a program record (6:24.88) at the 2025 Big 12 Championships

» Swam the fourth fastest time in program history in the 50-yard freestyle (19.65) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

FRANKIE MCCUTCHAN

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

ADAM MCDONALD

» Placed third in the C final of the

200-yard breaststroke (2:00.55) and eighth in the C final of the 100-yard breaststroke (55.84) at the U.S. Open Championships

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

IAN MCKINNEY

» Swam the seventh fastest time in program history in the 1000-yard freestyle (9:24.43) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Competed in the 5k event at the 2025 U.S. Open Water National Championships and placed 34th

» Represented WVU at the U.S. Open Championships

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

WILLIAM MULLEN

» Competed in the 5k and 10k events at the 2025 U.S. Open Water National Championships

» Placed 33rd in the 10k (2:01.53) and 35th in the 5k (1:01.48)

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

MAX NIELSEN

» Represented WVU at the U.S. Open Championships

» Named to the College Sports Communicators 2024-25 Academic All-District Team

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

BRADEN OSBORN

» Represented WVU at the U.S. Open Championships

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

ERIK PETRUZZI

» Swam the eighth fastest time in program history in the 100-yard breaststroke (54.08) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Placed fourth in the B final of the 100-yard breaststroke at the Big 12 Championships

» Represented WVU at the U.S. Open Championships

OWEN RECKER

» First-Team Scholar All-American (CSCAA)

» Became the first male WVU diver to compete at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships since 2022

» Placed 51st in prelims with 214.50 total points on the 3-meter and 37th in prelims with 274.70 total points on platform at the championships

OWEN RECKER

» Qualified for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships: 1-meter, 3-meter, Platform

» Placed fourth in the platform event with 634.60 points and placed 12th on 3-meter with 662.25 points at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships

» Set a program record (336.80) while placing third in the men’s team diving event at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Won the B final of the platform event (351.20) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Named Big 12 Men’s Diver of the Week (Oct. 9, 2024)

» Named to the College Sports Communicators 2024-25 Academic All-District Team

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

ALVARO SANTIAGO

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

ROANOKE SHIRK

» Part of the 800-yard freestyle relay team that set a program record (6:24.88) at the Big 12 Championships

» Represented WVU at the U.S. Open Championships

CHRISTIAN SIMPSON

» Part of the 800-yard freestyle relay team that set a program record (6:24.88) at the Big 12 Championships

» Swam the fourth fastest time in program history in the 200-yard backstroke (1:43.78) at the Big 12 Championships

» Swam the eighth fastest time in program history in the 200-yard freestyle (1:36.55) at the Big 12 Championships

» Swam the ninth fastest time in program history in the 200 IM (1:47.73) at the Big 12 Championships

JOEY STEBBINS

» Swam the ninth fastest time in program history in the 200-yard backstroke (1:45.80) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Swam the 10th fastest time in program history in the 400-yard individual medley (3:52.42) while placing second against Penn State

» Placed third in the B final of the 200yard individual medley (1:47.97) at the U.S. Open Championships

» Named Big 12 Men’s Co-Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 5, 2025)

PARKER STERLITZ

» Swam the sixth fastest time in program history in the 1000-yard freestyle (9:23.81) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Swam the ninth fastest time in program history in the 1650-yard freestyle (15:31.24) at the Big 12 Championships

» Competed in the 5k event at the 2025 U.S. Open Water National Championships, placing 21st

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

CHRISTIAN TORRES

» Set a program record (336.80) while placing third in the men’s team diving event at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Won the 1-meter (283.05) and the 3-meter (292.85) at the Rutgers Diving Invitational

» Named Big 12 Men’s Diver of the Week (Dec. 11, 2024)

JAKE YOUNG

» Part of the 400-yard medley relay team that swam the third fastest time in program history (3:09.06) at the Big 12 Championships

» Swam the eighth fastest time in program history in the 200-yard individual medley (1:47.65) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Won the 100-yard breaststroke (54.82) against Villanova

» Named to the College Sports Communicators 2024-25 Academic All-District Team

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

ZACH ZORNAN FERGUSON

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

AMARI BROWN-SWINT

» Won her first collegiate diving event on the 1-meter (254.45) against Villanova and Duquesne

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

MORGAN BURTON

» Swam the eighth fastest time in program history in the 200-yard individual medley (2:02.51) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

OLIVIA BUSCH

» Swam the ninth fastest time in program history in the 500-yard freestyle (4:50.72) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Placed 12th in the 1650-yard freestyle (16:47.41) at the Big 12 Championships

MIRANDA KIRTLEY

DELANEY COX

» Swam the sixth fastest time in program history while winning the 200-yard backstroke (1:57.50) at the WVU Invitational

» Swam the sixth fastest time in program history while placing second in the 100-yard backstroke (54.33) at the WVU Invitational

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

SOFIA DESTE

» Swam the ninth fastest time in program history in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.43) while placing third against Penn State

ELYSA GROSSMAN

» Named to the College Sports Communicators 2024-25 Academic All-District Team

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team (4.0 GPA)

CHLOE HICKMAN

» Swam the eighth fastest time in program history during a time trial of the 400-yard individual medley (4:22.64) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

VICTORIA KIDNEY

» Swam the sixth fastest time in program history in the 100-yard butterfly (54.02) while placing fifth in the B final at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

MIRANDA KIRTLEY

» Second-Team Scholar All-American (CSCAA)

» Was the only individual medalist for the women’s team at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Placed fifth in the 1650-yard freestyle (16:38.70) at the 2025 Big 12

Swimming and Diving Championships

» Placed fifth in the B final of the 500yard freestyle (4:51.54) at the Big 12 Championships

» Second Team All-Big 12

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

EMILY KNORR

» Placed 13th in the 1650-yard freestyle (16:48.77) at the Big 12 Championships

SARAH KRUSINSKI

» Second-Team Scholar All-American (CSCAA)

» Qualified for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships: 1-meter, 3-meter, Platform

» Named to the College Sports Communicators 2024-25 Academic All-District Team

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

MADELINE SMUTNY

» Swam the fifth fastest time in program history the 200-yard butterfly (1:59.02) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Swam the 10th fastest time in program history in the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.58) at the Big 12 Championships

» Won the B final of the 200-yard butterfly at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Swam the ninth fastest time in program history while winning the 500-yard freestyle (4:51.02) at the WVU Invitational

» Finished fourth in the A final of the 200-yard butterfly (1;59.65) at the U.S. Open Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

ABIGAIL SULLIVAN

» Second-Team Scholar All-American (CSCAA)

» Qualified for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships: 3-meter, Platform

» Placed fourth in the B final of the platform event (228.65) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Named to the College Sports Communicators 2024-25 Academic All-District Team

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

JAYLA THOMPSON

» Competed in multiple events at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

MIA WALTERS

» Named to the College Sports Communicators 2024-25 Academic All-District Team

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

NATASHA WHITTALL

» Competed in the C final of the 100-yard backstroke (54.77) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

» Swam the ninth fastest time in program history in the women’s 100yard backstroke (54.48) during a time trial at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

MAKENNA WOZNY

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

MADELINE SMUTNY

TENNIS

8-17/2-11 BIG 12

» For the 12th straight year, West Virginia was named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Team, and eight Mountaineers were named ITA ScholarAthletes (Lyla Byers, Maja Dodik, Mille Haagensen, Michaela Kucharova, Tatiana Lipatova, Laura Villanueva Morillo and Susannah Su)

» West Virginia earned two Big 12 Conference road wins for the first time since joining the conference

» This marked the first time since WVU joined the Big 12 that it won multiple conference matches in back-to-back seasons

» Prior to the 2024-25 season, WVU had never won a road match in Big 12 play

» Senior Michaela Kucharova ended her WVU career ranked No. 11 in program history in career wins with 128

» Kucharova ranks 15th in program history in career singles wins with 60

» Kucharova notched 30 wins for the season, becoming just the second Mountaineer to record three 30-win seasons in program history

» Kucharova and freshman Laura Villanueva Morillo were the only players to win three Big 12 matches in singles play

» Senior Mille Haagensen won the 2024 Bedford Cup and the WVU UTR Women’s Open Singles title during the fall season

» Two Mountaineers were named to the College Sports Communicators 2024-25 Academic All-Distrct Team: Maja Dodik and Michaela Kucharova

JULIE BOUSSEAU

» Spring 2025 -Finished 15-23 overall, including 7-13 in singles play and 8-10 in doubles play

» Primarily played as the No. 2 seed in singles

LYLA BYERS

» Finished 10-23 overall, including 4-8 in singles play and 6-15 in doubles play after joining the program in January 2025

» ITA Scholar-Athlete

MAJA DODIK

» Academic All-Big 12

» Finished 19-28 overall for the 2024-25 season

» Spring 2025 - Finished 7-21 overall, including 5-11 in singles play and 2-10 in doubles play

» Fall 2024 - Finished 12-7 overall, including 5-5 in singles play and 7-2 in doubles play

» Played with Michaela Kucharova in doubles

» Named to the College Sports

Communicators 2024-25 Academic All-District Team

» ITA Scholar-Athlete

MILLE HAAGENSEN

» Finished 26-35 overall for the 2024-25 season

» Spring 2025 - Fnished 14-26 overall, including 6-15 in singles play and 8-11 in doubles play

» Primarily played at No. 1 singles

» Primarily played with Julie Bousseau or Lyla Byers in the No. 1 seed doubles spot

» Fall 2024 - Finished 12-9 overall, including 7-6 in singles play and 5-3 in doubles play

» 2024 Bedford Cup (College Park, Maryland) Singles Champion

» WVU UTR Women’s Open Singles Champion

» Played with Laura Villaneuva Morillo in doubles

» ITA Scholar-Athlete

MICHAELA KUCHAROVA

» Academic All-Big 12

» Ends her WVU career with 128 wins, ranking 11th all-time in program history

» Ranked 15th in program history with 60 career singles victories

» Finished 30-20 overall for the 2024-25 season

» Only Mountaineer to win at least 30 total matches for the 2024-25 season

» Became just the second Mountaineer to win at least 30 matches three times during her career

» Spring 2025 - Finished 19-13 overall, including 7-9 in singles play and 12-4 in doubles play

MAJA DODIK

» One of two Mountaineers to win three Big 12 matches in singles play

» Primarily played as the No. 3 seed in singles

» Fall 2024 - Finished 11-7 overall, including 4-5 in singles play and 7-2 in doubles play

» Played with Maja Dodik in doubles

» Named to the College Sports Communicators 2024-25 Academic All-District Team

» ITA Scholar-Athlete

TATIANA LIPATOVA

» Academic All-Big 12

» Spring 2025 - Finished 6-8 overall, including 2-1 in singles play and 4-7 in doubles play

» ITA Scholar-Athlete

SUSANNAH SU

» Spring 2025 - Finished 2-12 overall, including 2-6 in singles play and 0-6 in doubles play

» Joined the program in January 2025

» ITA Scholar-Athlete

LAURA VILLANUEVA MORILLO

» Finished 29-22 overall for the 202425 season

» Spring 2025 - Finished 18-14 overall, including 8-9 in singles play and 10-5 in doubles play

» One of two Mountaineers to win three Big 12 matches in singles play

» Led the team with eight singles victories in the spring

» Primarily played as the No. 4 seed in singles

» Fall 2024 - Finished 11-8 overall, including 6-5 in singles play and 5-3 in doubles play

» Finished as runner-up at the 2024 UTR Sports Thunder in the Mountains Tournament

» Played with Mille Haagensen in doubles

» ITA Scholar-Athlete

CATHERINE WASSICK

» Academic All-Big 12

» Fall 2024 - Finished 0-2 in singles play

MICHAELA KUCHAROVA

LAURA

VILLANUEVA MORILLO

TRACK & FIELD

» Graduate student Ceili McCabe won the national championship and earned her 10th First Team All-America honor at the national championships, becoming the first Mountaineer in program history to win the women’s 3,000 meters with a facility record time of 9:01.18

» West Virginia finished with its highest placement in program history at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, placing fourth with 56 total points

» McCabe additionally took home the 3,000-meter title at the conference championship and aided in the Mountaineers distance medley relay win, alongside graduate student Sarah Tait, sophomore Kishay Rowe and freshman Carelene Temple. The DMR team broke the meet record with a time of 11:09.42

» The cross country and track & field combined programs were ranked No. 9 nationally in the Terry Crawford Program of the Year Award rankings by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

» The USTFCCCA Program of the Year Award honors the institution that has achieved the most success in each academic year, spanning the cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field seasons. The award is based on the institution’s finish at their respective championships.

» Freshman Joy Naukot qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships after finishing eighth overall in the 10,000 meters with a time of 32:51.33. Additionally, Tait punched her ticket to Eugene after winning the third heat of the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:42.14, placing third overall

» At the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Naukot earned a bronze in the women’s 10k, with a program record time of 31:34.34. The freshman secured First Team AllAmerican honors. Additionally, Tait finished fourth overall in the women’s steeplechase, with a personal best and No. 2 all-time finish of 9:27.80 to earn First Team All-American honors

EMILY BRYCE

» Academic All-Big 12

» NCAA East First Round Qualifier

» Indoor All-Big 12 team

» Outdoor All-Big 12 team

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

MACEY CRAWFORD

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

OLIVIA CRESS

» Academic All-Big 12

» Indoor All-Big 12 team

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

AUBRIE CUSTER

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

MARY DELANEY

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

TAZANNA EPPS

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

AUDREY HALL

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

LILY HAUGHT

» Academic All-Big 12

» CSC Academic All-District

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

SIERRA HEISEY

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

GHAMANI HOGUE

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

» Chiara Judis

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

NAOMI KEMBOI

» NCAA East First Round Qualifier

» Indoor All-Big 12 team

» Outdoor All-Big 12 team

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

ALEXIS LAMB

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

TECLA LOKRALE

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

NATIONAL CHAMPION

CEILI McCABE

SOPHIA LUDWIG

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

VICTORIA MARSTON

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

CEILI MCCABE

» 3,000 Meters National Champion (Indoors)

» First Team All-American (Indoors)

» CSC Second-Team Academic AllAmerican

» U.S.T.F.C.C.A. Mid-Atlantic Region Indoor Women’s Track Athlete of the Year

» Indoor All-Big 12 team

» Big 12 Women’s Indoor 3,000 Meters Champion

» Big 12 Women’s Indoor Distance Medley Relay Champion

» CSC Academic All-District

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

ANNISHKA MCDONALD

» NCAA East First Round Qualifier

» Outdoor All-Big 12 team

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

CLAUDIA MOORE

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

TATIANA MOURA

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

ABIGALE MULLINGS

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

JOY NAUKOT

» First Team All-American (Outdoors)

» Finished third in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

» Set the program record in the 10,000 meters with a time of 31:34.34

» USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Women’s Track Athlete of the Year

» NCAA East First Round Qualifier

» Indoor All-Big 12 team

» Outdoor All-Big 12 team

» Big 12 Outdoor Women’s 10,000 Meter Champion

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

MAE NELSON

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

JENNIFER O’PALKO

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

CATE PICKERING

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

EVA RINKER

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

KISHAY ROWE

» NCAA East First Round Qualifier

» Indoor All-Big 12 team

» Big 12 Women’s Indoor Distance Medley Relay Champion

» Academic All-Big 12

» CSC Academic All-District

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

SARAH TAIT

» NCAA Division I Outdoor First Team All-American

» Finished fourth in the steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship

» No. 2 all-time in the steeplechase with a time of 9:27.80

» NCAA East First Round Qualifier

» Indoor All-Big 12 team

» Outdoor All-Big 12 team

» Big 12 Outdoor Women’s 3,000-Meter Steeplechase Champion

» Big 12 Women’s Indoor Distance Medley Relay Champion

» Academic All-Big 12

» CSC Academic All-District

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

CARLENE TEMPLE

» Indoor All-Big 12 team

» Big 12 Women’s Indoor Distance Medley Relay Champion

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

KASE TORCHIA

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

MADISON TRIPPETT

» Academic All-Big 12

» Indoor All-Big 12 team

» CSC Academic All-District

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

ELLA WHITE

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

EDEN WILLIAMS

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

» Abbey Yuhasz

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

ABBEY YUHASZ

» Academic All-Big 12

ZARA ZERVOS

» Academic All-Big 12

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

JOY NAUKOT

VOLLEYBALL

8-21/2-16 BIG 12

» Head coach Jen Greeny completed her first season at West Virginia

» The Mountaineers earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award

» WVU notched back-to-back conference wins over UCF, 3-1 on Oct. 16 and at Colorado, 3-1 on Oct. 23

» During the match against Navy on Aug. 30, the Mountaineers set the Big 12 record with 18 services aces in the 3-1 win

» Additionally, junior Quincey Coyle tied the program’s Big 12 match record with six service aces against UCF on Oct. 16

» West Virginia was named victors of the Wake Forest Invitational, after defeating Navy, 3-1 on Aug. 30 and Hofstra, 3-1 on Sept. 1

» Four student athletes finished the season in the top 10 of four Big 12 statistical categories: Redshirt junior Cassidy Tanton finished No. 7 in service aces, with 34 aces in 93 sets, averaging 0.37 aces per set. Junior Laila Ibrahim finished No. 9 in blocks, averaging 1.06 blocks per set after leading the team with 113 total blocks. Redshirt sophomore Alexis Finnvold finished No. 10 in assists, tallying 586 assists across 68 sets to averages 8.62 helpers per set. Graduate student Sydney Reed finished No. 10 in digs, after collecting 398 digs across 111 sets, averaging 3.59 digs per set.

» Lauren DeLo and Hailey Green were named to the CSC Academic All-District Team

» Additionally, six Mountaineers were named to the Fall Academic All-Big 12 Team, while sophomore Maddy McGath was honored to the 2023-34 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

TEAM

» American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award

LONDYNN BETTS

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garret Ford Academic Honor Roll

LAUREN BODILY

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 Team

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garret Ford Academic Honor Roll

QUINCEY COYLE

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 Team

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garret Ford Academic Honor Roll

LAUREN DELO

» CSC Academic All-District Team

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 Team

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garret Ford Academic Honor Roll

ALEXIS FINNVOLD

» Wake Forest Invitational AllTournament team

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garret Ford Academic Honor Roll

HAILEY GREEN

» Liberty Tournament All-Tournament Team

» CSC Academic All-District Team

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 Team

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garret Ford Academic Honor Roll

HAILEY GREEN

TALLY GRISSOM

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garret Ford Academic Honor Roll

NINA HORNING

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garret Ford Academic Honor Roll

LAILA IBRAHIM

» Liberty Tournament All-Tournament Team

CHALINA LEDERER

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garret Ford Academic Honor Roll

KRISTEN MCBRIDE

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 Team

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garret Ford Academic Honor Roll

MADDY MCGATH

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 Team

» 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garret Ford Academic Honor Roll

EILY PAINTER

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garret Ford Academic Honor Roll

SYDNEY REED

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garret Ford Academic Honor Roll

CASSIDY TANTON

» MVP of the Wake Forest Invitational All-Tournament team

» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

» Garret Ford Academic Honor Roll

ALEXIS FINNVOLD

CASSIDY TANTON

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

25-8/13-5 BIG 12

NCAA SECOND ROUND

» WVU made the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship as the No. 4 seed in Kansas City

» The Mountaineers made their 16th appearance in the NCAA Tournament

» WVU played eight ranked opponents and finished the year with a NET Ranking of No. 13

» The Mountaineers knocked off three AP Top-25 opponents this season, giving WVU 60 wins over top-25 teams in program history

» WVU collected ranked wins over No. 24 Oklahoma State, No. 12 Kansas State and No. 20 Kansas State

» West Virginia began the season with eight consecutive victories, marking the longest win streak of the season

» WVU had two athletes reach the 1,000 career point mark this season in Jordan Harrison and Zya Nugent

» JJ Quinerly became the programs first player to record 2,000 points and 300+ assistssteals-rebounds in a career. She is the fourth Mountaineer in program history to score more than 2,000 career points

» Quinerly was named an Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year semifinalist. She was also named a Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Finalist and to the WBCA Player of the Year Top 40

» Quinerly was also named a AP and WBCA Honorable Mention All-American

» Quinerly was named to the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, All-Big 12 First Team and added All-Big 12 Defensive Team honors

» Harrison was named an All-Big 12 third team selectio

» Kyah Watson was named to the Big 12 All-Dfensive team and an all-conference honorable mention

» Quinerly named Big 12 Conference Player of the Week Jan. 20 and March 3

» 66,350 total attendances, highest in program history

» 4,146 average attendances, highest in program history

» Finished with a 16-0 record at home

» Made third straight and 16th NCAA Tournament Appearance

» Produced back-to-back 25-win season for the first time in program history

» Managed a program record 450 steals for the season

» Scored 2,477 points during the season; the sixth-most points scored by a team in program history

» Averaged 75.06 points per game; tied for fourth-most in a single season in program history

» Shot .445% from field goal range; the ninth highest in a single season in program history

» Made 230 three-pointers; tied for fourth-most in a single season in program history

» Recorded 450 steals, the most in a season in program histor

JJ QUINERLY

KYLEE BLACKSTEN

» CSC Academic All District

JORDAN HARRISON

» Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Preseason Watchlist

» Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team

» 2025 Big 12 Third Team

JJ QUINERLY

» Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year Preseason Watch List

» Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List

» Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Finalist

» Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Preseason Watch List

» Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Top 10

» Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List

» 2025 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year

» 2025 Big 12 First Team

» 2025 Big 12 Defensive Team

» USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Midseason Watch List

» Unanimous selection to All-Big 12 Preseason Team

» All Big 12 Tournament Team

» Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team

» Big 12 Conference Player of the Week Jan. 20 and March 3

» USBWA Player of the Week March 3

KYAH WATSON

» 2025 Big 12 Honorable Mention AllBig 12

» 2025 Big 12 All-Defensive Team

JORDAN HARRISON

KYAH WATSON

WOMEN’S SOCCER

12-5-3/8-2-1 BIG 12

NCAA TOURNAMENT

» In the programs’s 29th season, secured the 400th all-time win with a 2-0 victory at Baylor on Oct. 13. The all-time mark now stands at 402-143-76

» WVU received an at-large bid in the 2024 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament, which marked the squad’s 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance in program history

» Additionally, the Mountaineers have now qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 23 of the last 25 seasons

» West Virginia also earned a spot in the 2024 Big 12 Tournament as the No. 3 seed

» WVU recorded a nine-match unbeaten streak from Sept. 1 through Oct. 4

» The unbeaten streak included a 5-0-1 start in Big 12 play, its best start in conference play since 2016

» Five Mountaineers were selected to the 2024 All-Big 12 Teams, led by defender Annika Leslie and midfielder Lilly McCarthy on the First Team

» Midfielder AJ Rodriguez and forward Taylor White were named to the Second Team, while defender Gianna Koss rounded out the group on the All-Freshman Team

» Leslie and McCarthy also were recognized on the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Team

» The Mountaineer defense recorded eight shutouts in 2024, including seven at home

» WVU was 8-1-1 at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in 2024, while also finishing the nonconference season unbeaten at home with a 4-0-1 mark

» Academically, five Mountaineers were named Academic All-District selections by the College Sports Communicators

» West Virginia placed 13 student-athletes on the Fall Academic All-Big 12 Team

» A trio of Mountaineers moved on to the professional ranks following the 2024 campaign. Dilary Heredia-Beltran signed a professional contract with Tigres Femenil (Mexico), Annika Leslie signed with Halifax Tides (Canada) and Lilly McCarthy signed with Fort Lauderdale United FC of the USL Super League.

» The group moved WVU’s all-time count of professional players to 44.

CHLOE ADLER

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

» CSC Academic All-District Team

DILARY HEREDIA-BELTRAN

» Signed professional contract with Tigres Femenil in Mexico

ARIA BILAL

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

EMMA DOTSON

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

NYEMA INGLETON

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

GIANNA KOSS

» Big 12 All-Freshman Team

» CSC Academic All-District Team

» Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Oct. 23)

ANNIKA LESLIE

» All-Big 12 First Team

» United Soccer Coaches AllMidwest Region Team

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

» CSC Academic All-District Team

» Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 9)

» Signed professional contract with Halifax Tides FC in Canada

LILLY MCCARTHY

» United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American

» United Soccer Coaches AllMidwest Region Team

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

» CSC Academic All-District Team

» Signed a professional contract with Fort Lauderdale United FC in the USL Super League

ABBEY OLEXA

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

JACEY RASE

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

AJANAE RESPASS

» Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11)

» WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 9, Sept. 29)

AJ RODRIGUEZ

» All-Big 12 Second Team

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

» WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 23)

» Preseason All-Big 12 First Team

LISA SCHÖPPL

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

OLIVIA SHERTZER

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

» WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Oct. 14)

MACKENZIE SMITH

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

» CSC Academic All-District Team

TAYLOR WHITE

» 2024 All-Big 12 Second Team

» WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Oct. 28)

» Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 29)

JORDYN WILSON

» Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team

ANNIKA LESLIE

WRESTLING

10-7/4-6 BIG 12

» Won 10 or more matches for the third consecutive season for the first time since 1985-88

» Finished its third consecutive season ranked in a final dual poll

» For the first time in program history, two wrestlers won a conference title at the same Big 12 Wrestling Championships

» Fifth-year Peyton Hall won his first title at 165 pounds and senior Jett Strickenberger won his first title at 125 pounds

» Six Mountaineers finished on the podium as redshirt sophomore Ian Bush (197) placed fourth, redshirt junior Jordan Titus (141) placed sixth, fifth-year Sam Hillegas (149) placed seventh and fifth-year Caleb Dowling (157) placed eighth

» As a team, WVU placed sixth at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships for the second consecutive season, tying its best finish at the conference championships since the conference expanded

» For the third year in a row, five Mountaineers competed at the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships

» West Virginia had two wrestlers in the quarterfinals (Hall and Strickenberger) for the first time since 2022

» Hall placed third at the wrestling championships as he became the highest-placing Mountaineer at the championships since 2015

» He also tied Greg Jones for the most wins at the NCAA Tournament in program history with 17

» Hall became the winningest Mountaineer in the history of WVU wrestling with 136

» Hall also became just the third three-time All-American with his top-three finish at the NCAA Championships

» Hall became the first Mountaineer to compete at five NCAA Championships in program history

» Has had an All-American in six consecutive seasons for the first time since 2002-07

» As a team, WVU placed in the top 20 at the wrestling championships for the second year in a row, marking the first time since 2004-05

» Hall became just the third Mountaineer to earn a win at the NWCA All-Star Classic

» West Virginia placed 11th at the Cliff Keen Invitational, marking the program’s highest finish since placing 12th in 2007

» Hall became the first Mountaineer to win a title at the Cliff Keen Invitational since Greg Jones won in 2002

» West Virginia set a program record with eight National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-Americans: Bush, senior Michael Dolan, Dowling, Hall, freshman Mason Kernan, freshman Rune Lawrence, fifth-year Tommy Maddox, redshirt junior Jace Schafer

IAN BUSH

» NCAA Qualifier at 197 pounds

» Placed fourth at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships (197)

» Nationally ranked in the top 33 multiple times throughout the season

» Southeast Open champion (184)

» Fifth place finisher at Midlands Championships

» Team’s Mountain Man

» Team’s Iron Mountaineer

» NWCA Scholar All-American

» Academic All-Big 12

BRODY CONLEY

» Competed at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships (174)

» Nationally ranked in the top 30 throughout the season

» Academic All-Big 12

MICHAEL DOLAN

» Second place finisher at the Purple Raider Open

» Fifth-place finisher at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open

» Fifth-place finisher at the Edinboro Open

» Fifth-place finisher at Zingo Nationals

» NWCA Scholar All-American

CALEB DOWLING

» Placed eighth at Big 12 Wrestling Championships (157)

» NWCA Scholar All-American

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

BRIAN FINNERTY

» Competed at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships (HWT)

PEYTON HALL

SASHA GAVRONSKY

» Southeast Open champion (157)

» Fourth-place finisher at Zingo Nationals

PEYTON HALL

» Program leader in wins (136)

» Tied first in program history with 17 wins at the NCAA Championships

» NCAA All-American

» Big 12 Champion at 165 pounds

» Nationally ranked in the top four throughout the season

» Southeast Open champion (165)

» Became just the third Mountaineer to earn a win at the NWCA All-Star Classic

» Cliff Keen Invitational Champion

» Team’s Most Outstanding Wrestler

» Team’s Takedown leader

» Team’s Wins leader

» NWCA Scholar All-American

» Academic All-Big 12

SAM HILLEGAS

» Placed seventh at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships (149)

MASON KERNAN

» Bob Del Rosa Ohio Intercollegiate Open champion

» Fifth place finisher at Southeast Open (133 – freshman/sophomore division)

» NWCA Scholar All-American

RUNE LAWRENCE

» Team’s Rookie of the Year

» Team’s Falls leader

» Purple Raider Open champion

» Edinboro Open champion

» Sixth-place finisher at Southeast Open (197)

» Eighth-place finisher at Midlands Championship

» NWCA Scholar All-American

TOMMY MADDOX

» Competed at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships (133)

» Bobby Kauffman Open champion

» Third place finisher at the Bob Del Rosa Ohio Intercollegiate Open

» NWCA Scholar All-American

DENNIS ROBIN

» NCAA Qualifier at 184 pounds

» Competed at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships (184)

» Nationally ranked in the top 33 throughout the season

» Bob Del Rosa Ohio Intercollegiate Open champion

» Fifth-place finisher at Southeast Open (184)

» Seventh place finisher at Cliff Keen Invitational

JACE SCHAFER

» Third-place finisher at Southeast Open (125)

» NWCA Scholar All-American

» 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team

JETT STRICKENBERGER

» Big 12 Champion at 125 pounds

» NCAA Qualifier at 125 pounds

» Advanced to the quarterfinals at the NCAA Championships

» Nationally ranked in the top 33 throughout the season

» Second place finisher at Southeast Open (125)

» Team’s Most Improved

SHAWN TAYLOR

» Purple Raider Open champion

» Second-place finisher at the Kent State Open

» Fifth place finisher at the Bobby Kauffman Open

JORDAN TITUS

» NCAA Qualifier at 141 pounds

» Placed sixth at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships (141)

TY WATTERS

» Southeast Open champion (149)

MICHAEL WOLFGRAM

» Fourth place finisher at Southeast Open (HWT)

ATHLETICS STAFF

Wren Baker, Vice President/Director of Athletics

SENIOR ADMINISTRATION

Rob Alsop, Senior Deputy Director of Athletics

Omar Banks, Deputy Director of Athletics/Chief Financial Officer

Ben Murray, Deputy Director of Athletics/Chief Development Officer

Natasha Oakes, Deputy Director of Athletics/ Senior Woman Administrator

Matt Wells, Deputy Director of Athletics/ External Affairs

Michael Fragale, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/Communications

April Messerly, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/Capital Projects, Facilities & Event Management

Brittney O’Dell, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/Student-Athlete Services and Wellness

Erin Gibson, Senior Associate Athletics Director/Marketing

David Kooger, Senior Associate Athletics Director/Governance and Compliance

Cathy Martin, Director’s Office Administrator

BUSINESS OFFICE

Omar Banks, Deputy Director of Athletics/Chief Financial Officer

Fabia Dillon, Associate Athletics Director/ Strategic Finance and Budget

Graham Reger, Assistant Athletics Director/ Business Operations

Angelica Tabares, Director of Business Reporting

Tiffany McDowell, Accounting Assistant

Jackie Bowser, Accounting and Personnel Assistant

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

Michael Fragale, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/Communications

Bryan Messerly, Associate Athletics Director/ Communications

Mike Montoro, Assistant Athletics Director/ Director of Football Communications

John Antonik, Sr. Director of Athletics Content

Joe Swan, Sr. Director of Athletics Publications

Phil Lynch, Director of Athletics Graphic Design

Chris Coombs Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

Adam Grossman, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

Charles Montgomery, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications/Operations

Aniebiet Okon, Assistant Director of Athletics Graphic Design

Olivia Sneed, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

Lisa Ammons, Business Manager

Amy Prunty, Program Assistant

DIGITAL MEDIA

Ross Marra, Assistant Athletics Director

Joe Mitchin, Director of Social Strategy

Carson Reynolds, Associate Director of Creative Content

Caroline Bond, Assistant Director of Creative Content

Jakob Ryan, Creative Content Producer

Will Davidson, Content Creator

ATHLETICS COMPLIANCE

David Kooger, Senior Associate Athletics Director/Governance and Compliance

Michael Derringer, Assistant Athletics Director/ Governance & Compliance

Kendall Smith, Director of Compliance

Martha Harris, Associate Director of Compliance

Keaton Black, Assistant Director of Compliance

Cindy Smith, Compliance Assistant

ATHLETICS MARKETING

Erin Gibson, Senior Associate Athletics Director/Marketing

Noah Smith, Assistant Athletics Director of Marketing

Corie Apodaca, Associate Director of Marketing

Jasmine Werninger, Assistant Director of Marketing

SPORTS MEDICINE

Dr. A.J. Monseau, Medical Director/Head Team Physician

Travis Randolph, Clinical Director of Sports Medicine

Randy Meador, Assistant Athletics Director/ Head Athletic Trainer, Basketball

Lindsay Brinza, Assistant Athletics Director/ Head Athletic Trainer, Olympic Sports

Michael Polascik, Assistant Atheltics Director/ Head Athletic Trainer/Football

Dillon Byrum, Associate Director of Sports Medicine

Kelly Kessler, Associate Director of Sports Medicine

Steven Rosier, Associate Director of Sports Medicine

Jaren Olsen, Assistant Director of Sports Medicine

Matt Pahls, Assistant Director of Sports Medicine

Andy Pham, Assistant Director of Sports Medicine

Hailee Settle, Assistant Director of Sports Medicine

Collin Hauschild, Athletic Trainer

Jimmy Mattocks, Atheltic Trainer

Alex Shaw, Sports Physical Therapy Fellow

CLINICAL AND SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

Dr. Sofia Espana Perez, Clinical and Sport Behavior Health Therapist

Dr. Diane Benish, Clinical and Sport Behavioral Health Specialist

Karla Zavala, Clinical and Sport Psychology Fellow

EQUIPMENT

Dan Nehlen, Director of Football Equipment Operations

Kyle Keesler, Director of Basketball and Olympic Sports Equipment Operations

Austin Blake, Assistant Director of Football Equipment Operations

Michael Stokes, Assistant Director of Baseball Equipment Operations

Ryan Schmitt, Assistant Director of Olympic Sports Equipment Operations

Drew Sams, Assistant Director of Equipment Operations

FACILITY OPERATIONS

April Messerly, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/Capital Projects, Facilities & Event Management

Zach Eckert, Assistant Athletics Director for Facilities/Operations

Greg Iversen, Maintenance Supervisor

Jimmy DelGatto, Director of Facilities/ Operations

Anthony Vellucci, Assistant Director of Facilities and Operations

Doug Himes, Director of IT

Brett Collins, Assistant Director of IT

Ryan Guthrie, Electronic Media Technician

Senior

David Ratzer, Electronic Media Technician

Drew Dirda, Turf Grass Manager

Kevin Klunk, Assistant Turfgrass Manager

Jeff Barnette, Athletics Maintenance

Bill Brandt, Athletics Maintenance

Tony Cavender, Athletics Maintenance

Jim Ford, Athletics Maintenance

Greg Ridgway, Athletics Maintenance

Ben McClain, Athletics Maintenance

Zackry Arnold, Trades Specialist

Rick McDonald, Trades Specialist/HVAC

David Isner, Trades Specialist/HVAC Technician

David Dusenberry, HVAC Technician

David Stout, Trades Specialist

Amy Hagedorn, Administrative Secretary

Senior

HUMAN RESOURCES

Kim Thaler, Assistant Atheltics Director for Strategic Initiatives and Administration

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

Mike Joseph, Assistant Athletics Director, Head Coach for Strength and Conditioning

Kaitlin Sweeney, Assistant Athletics Director, Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports

Ryan Horn, Strength and Conditioning Coach for Basketball

Tanner Kolb, Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports

Zack Allen, Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning

Aaron McLaurin, Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning for Football

Hannah Danielsen, Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports

Alex Mitchell, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Football

Nick Meadows, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Football

Vince Ippoliti, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Football

Chandler Geller, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Olympic Sports

Carson Clark, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

SPORTS NUTRITION

Haley Bishop, Director of Sports Nutrition, Football

Bailey Kassner, Dietitian, Football

James Burns, Director of Nutrition, Olympic Sports

Victoria Paszel, Assistant Director of Nutrition for Olympic Sports

STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

Brittney O’Dell, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/Student-Athlete Services and Wellness

Zach Seger, Assistant Athletics Director, Student-Athlete Development

Sandy Cole-DeMent, Assistant Director, Student-Athlete Development

Lucy Mariani, Assistant Director, StudentAthlete Development

Kristen Thomas, Director of Learning Support Services

Donovan Parker, Senior Academic Counselor

Hunter Gorrell, Senior Academic Counselor

Meredith Bolinger, Academic Counselor

Regan Braun, Academic Counselor

Brandon Hardy, Academic Counselor

Jeremy Lannon, Academic Counselor

Bree Porter, Academic Counselor

Katie Wilkins, Academic Counselor

Kristie Mills, Learning Specialist

Ann Griffin Mohammadi, Assistant Learning Specialist

TICKET SALES

Michael Honeywell, Associate Athletics Director for Ticket Operations

Nate Black, Director of Ticket Operations

Zach Coonick, Assistant Director of Ticket Operations

Gina Ezelle, Ticket Assistant

Brandon Larsen, Ticket Assistant

MOUNTAINEER ATHLETIC CLUB

Ben Murray, Deputy Director of Athletics/Chief Development Officer

John Patterson, Senior Associate Athletics Director/Executive Director

Doug Wallace, Associate Athletics Director/ Development

Cory Chambers, Senior Director of Development

Matt Waggoner, Director of Development/ Annual Giving

Madison Clayton, Director of Donor Relations and Communications

Kyle Poland, Associate Director of Development/Major Gifts

Jake Prady, Associate Director of Development

Connor Smith, Assistant Director of Premium

Seating and Annual Giving

Tyler Flood, Development Specialist

Lisa Thomas, Program Assistant

ATHLETICS VIDEO PRODUCTIONS

Scott Bartlett, Assistant Athletics Director/ Broadcast Productions

Chris Ostien, Assistant Director, Big Screens

Sean Merinar, Assistant Director, Athletics Video Productions

Aaron Shackelford, Production Manager

Rodney Swisher, Broadcast Engineer

BASEBALL

Steve Sabins, Head Coach

Jacob Garcia, Assistant Caoch

Jimmy Roesinger, Assistant Coach

Justin Oney, Assistant Coach

Joey Cuomo, Director of Baseball Operations

Christopher Reilly, Director of Pitching & Pitching Personnel

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Darian Devries, Head Coach

Chester Frazier, Associate Head Coach

Tom Ostrom, Assistant Coach

Kory Barnett Assistant Coach

Nick Norton, Assistant Coach

Cavel Witter, Assistant Coach

Nelson Hernandez, Director of Player Personnel/ Recruiting

Garrett Sturtz, Director of Operations

Jalen Cannadyed, Video Coordinator

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Mark Kellogg, Hayhurst Family Head Coach

JC Carter, Associate Head Coach

Erin Grant, Assistant Head Coach

Jessica Grayson, Assistant Coach

Missa Anderson, Director of Recruiting/ Assistant Coach

Caden Roberts, Video Coordinator/Assistant Coach Kayla Scott, Director of Basketball Operations/Assistant to the Head Coach

Trystan Layton, Assistant Director of Creative Content

CHEERLEADING

Christy Davis, Head Coach

FOOTBALL

Neal Brown, Head Coach

Matt Moore, Assistant Head Coach (Offensive Line)

Jordan Lesley, Assistant Coach (Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers)

Chad Scott, Assistant Coach (Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs)

ShaDon Brown, Assistant Coach (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs)

Jeff Koonz, Assistant Coach (Special Teams Coordinator/Inside Linebackers)

Tyler Allen, Assistant Coach (Quarterbacks)

Victor Cabral, Assistant Coach (Defensive Line)

Andrew Jackson, Assistant Coach (Defensive Line)

Bilal Marshall, Assistant Coach (Receivers)

Blaine Stewart, Assistant Coach (Tight Ends)

Coleman Barnes, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Football External Affairs

Patrick Johnston, Assistant Athletics Director for Football Operations

Drew Fabianich, General Manager

Rasheed Marshall, Director of Player Relations

Trey Neyer, Director of Player Personnel

Taylor West, Director of On-Campus

Recruiting/Associate Director of Football Operations

Ken Signoretti, Assistant Director of Recruiting

Tyler Haywood, Recruiting Analyst

Morgan Montgomery, Recruiting Analyst

Ian Scaffidi, Recruiting Analyst

Jake Herron, Associate Director of Creative Design

Ty Hundley, Assistant Director of Creative Content

Andrew Malewicz, Assistant Director of Creative Video

Cameron Hall, Assistant Director of Recruiting Communications

Zach Fincher, Associuate Director of StudentAthlete Enhancement

Alex Leveille, Associate Director of Video and Technology

Jake Deaton, Assistant Director of Football Video

Ryan Nehlen, Senior Offensive Assistant/Pass Game Specialist/Special Assistant to the Head Coach

Randy Wilkins, Senior Defensive Assistant/ Pass Rush Specialist/Game Manager

Tre Bell, Pass Game Specialist/Spears Coach

Jens Danielsen, Run Game Specialist/Centers Coach

Tony Thompson, Associate Special Teams Coordinator/ Specialists Coach

Tolbert Nance, Associate Director of Scouting

Davis Velilla, Assistant Director of Scouting

Lori Rice, Administrative Associate

GOLF

Sean Covich Head Coach

Will Koras, Assistant Coach

GYMNASTICS

Jason Butts, Head Coach

Travis Doak, Associate Head Coach

Kaylyn Millick, Assistant Coach

Jessica Yamzon, Assistant Coach

Abbie Pierson, Director of Operations

RIFLE

Jon Hammond, Hayhurst Family Head Coach

Jean-Pierre Lucas, Assistant Coach

ROWING

Jimmy King, Head Coach

Tina Griffith, Assistant Coach

Mikie Sevick, Assistant Coach

Ciara Devenuto-Wyeth, Assistant Coach

MEN’S SOCCER

Dan Stratford, Head Coach

Andy Wright, Associate Head Coach

Nick Noble, Assistant Coach

Nolan Sheldon, Technical Director

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Nikki Izzo-Brown, Head Coach

Lisa Stoia, Senior Associate Head Coach

Eric Beltran, Assistant Coach

Liesa Seifert, Assistant Coach

Katie Stakem, Director of Operations

SWIMMING & DIVING

Brent MacDonald, Head Coach

Mark Butcher, Diving Coach

Michael Walker, Associate Head Coach

Sydney Pickrem, Assistant Coach

James Washbish Assistant Coach

David Dent, Assistant Coach

TENNIS

Miha Lisac, Head Coach

Logan Blair, Assistant Coach

TRACK/CROSS COUNTRY

Sean Cleary, Head Coach

Shelly-Anne Gallimore, Associate Head Coach

Erin O’Reilly, Assistant Coach

Clara Santucci, Director of Operations

VOLLEYBALL

Jen Greeny, Head Coach

Burdette Greeny, Associate Head Coach

Aubrey Becker, Assistant Coach

Mike Becker, Assistant Coach

WRESTLING

Tim Flynn, Head Coach

Cliff Moore, Assistant Head Coach

Mitchell Port, Assistant Coach

Kyle Bratke, Director of Operations