Senior Justin Heimes of the men's swimming and diving team has been named the 2024 Big 12 Winter Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's swimming and diving.
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To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 20% of their team's scheduled contests.
Rifle team members Molly McGhin, a graduating senior majoring in psychology, and Natalie Perrin, a rising senior majoring in multidisciplinary studies, were named to the 2024 Academic All-District At-Large Teams.
For the second year in a row, golfer Will Stakel, a graduating senior majoring in finance, has been named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District At-Large Team.
For the third time in his career, former head baseball coach Randy Mazey has been named the 2024 ABCA East Region Coach of the Year, sponsored by ATEC Sports. In his final season, Mazey led WVU to new heights as the Mountaineers reached an NCAA Super Regional for the first time in program history.
In just more than two months, WVU will play its most eagerly anticipated home opener since 1998 when the No. 11-ranked Mountaineers faced No. 1 Ohio State under the lights at what was then known as Mountaineer Field.