Redshirt senior Mikenna Vanderheyden with the track and field team is slated to compete in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase during the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Competition continues through Saturday (June 8).
Athletics
Steve Slaton, consensus All-American running back, Aaron Beasley, consensus All-American cornerback, and former Mountaineer coach Jim Carlen are under consideration for this year's induction class.
For the first time in program history, the baseball team has advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals after defeating Grand Canyon, 10-6, Sunday (June 2) in the Tucson Regional Final at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Arizona.
The allure of coaching in the Big 12 and recruiting to a state-of-the-art, 50-meter pool were big draws to WVU for Brent MacDonald, the newly hired Mountaineer swimming and diving coach. “I love the potential here,” he said.
The baseball team begins NCAA Regional play today (May 31) against Dallas Baptist from Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Arizona. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
Highlighting the home schedule this year, the Aug. 31 WVU-Penn State season opening game has been selected by FOX as its BIG NOON SATURDAY game. The BIG NOON KICKOFF pregame show is also coming to Morgantown. Additionally, game times are set for 6 p.m. Sept. 7 for the Albany game in Morgantown and 3:30 p.m. Sept. 14 for the 107th Backyard Brawl against Pitt in Pittsburgh.