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3 Mountaineers qualify for NCAA East Prelims
A trio of Mountaineers from the West Virginia University track and field team were selected to compete at the 2024 NCAA East Preliminary Round on May 22-25. This year’s preliminary round will be hosted by Kentucky at the Outdoor Track and Field Facility in Lexington, Kentucky. Redshirt junior Cassandra...
Softball Game Preview: Morgantown on Home-Turf
The Morgantown Mohigans will be playing at home against the University Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Morgantown's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so University's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Morgantown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with...
WVU’s Petal Palmer receives Wilma Rudolph Award
Senior Petal Palmer of the West Virginia University cross country and track and field teams has been honored as a recipient of the 2024 Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award by the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A). The N4A Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award honors student-athletes who...
WVU sitting in third place after Day 2 of NCAA Regional
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With Max Green leading the way, the WVU golf team is in third place in the 14-team NCAA Regional field after Day 2 in Rancho Santa Fe, California. West Virginia moved up three spots on Tuesday, and was the only team to shoot even- or under-par on the day. With an even-par team score Tuesday, the Mountaineers remain +5 (565) for the tournament, and are just two shots behind leader North Florida.
PFF History Review - Tight Ends
Taking a look at the top WVU performances over the last decade according to professional scouts. Back in the spring of 2020, COVID reared its ugly head, all sports were canceled, and there was no definitive answers on when anything was coming back. Here at EerSports, that led to a lot of stories around this time that were more 'evergreen' or at least not related to what was happening at that exact moment.... because nothing was happening, sports-wise, at that moment. Some of those stories are outdated. Some were obviously meant to just fill space. But a few I felt like we could go back to and rehash every couple years.
PFF History Review - Wide Receivers
Taking a look at the top WVU performances over the last decade according to professional scouts. Back in the spring of 2020, COVID reared its ugly head, all sports were canceled, and there was no definitive answers on when anything was coming back. Here at EerSports, that led to a lot of stories around this time that were more 'evergreen' or at least not related to what was happening at that exact moment.... because nothing was happening, sports-wise, at that moment. Some of those stories are outdated. Some were obviously meant to just fill space. But a few I felt like we could go back to and rehash every couple years.
WVU baseball at TCU: Probable starters, game times, more
Dates: May 16-18 Location: Lupton Baseball Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. WVU overall record: 31-19 (17-10 Big 12) TCU 2024 overall record: 30-17 (13-14 Big 12) Series history: TCU leads the all-time series 24-11. Game one — Thursday, May 16. Time: 7:00 p.m. ET. WVU probable starter: RHP Hayden...
WVU Hoops extends an offer to an elite, 4-star power forward
Coach DeVries and his staff extended a scholarship offer to 2025 big man Niko Bundalo on Tuesday, per his X (formerly Twitter) account. The offer marks the thirteenth high school prospect that has received a WVU scholarship since Darian DeVries arrived in Morgantown. Bundalo, a 6-foot-11, 195 pound power forward...
Freshman Joseph Fredericks revels in reliever role
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Most baseball players don’t dream of being a relief pitcher. Many are assigned to the role and in it have to learn to produce. West Virginia freshman southpaw Joseph Fredericks didn’t grow up dreaming of coming out of the bullpen, but decided years ago that it was his best path to success on the diamond.
WVU baseball stays put in May 15 bracket projections
While the bubble continues to shuffle on a week-to-week basis, the West Virginia University baseball team’s placement in the upcoming NCAA Tournament is becoming clearer by the week. WVU baseball, which is the No. 40 team in the RPI and tied for third place in the Big 12, is...
LISTEN: The Thursday Morning Q&A finishes the drive
Monday's Q&A episode was filled with questions about basketball, baseball and other West Virginia diversions, but that doesn't mean folks weren't curious about football. We pick up where we left off with today's follow-up devoted to Neal Brown's bunch and everything keeping them and us busy. How do the Mountaineers...
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