Fifteen members of the gymnastics team were named 2024 Scholastic All-Americans by the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association. Additionally, WVU was recognized by the WCGA as one of 63 teams nationally to post a 3.5 or higher team grade-point average, as the Mountaineers tallied a 3.64 cumulative GPA during the 2023-24 school year.
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The men’s soccer team was tabbed to finish second in the 2024 Sun Belt Men’s Soccer Preseason Poll, and junior Marcus Caldeira was named the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year while seniors Max Broughton, Ryan Baer, and Frederik Jorgensen joined him on the Preseason All-Conference Team.
The women’s soccer team opens its 29th season of competition when it welcomes Delaware to Morgantown at 7 p.m. tonight (Aug. 15). In addition to marking the first contest of the season, the Mountaineers will be hosting a Back to School Drive. Fans will be given a raffle ticket to win women’s soccer gear for every three items donated.
The Dominion Post makes a request of members of the local community as University students begin to settle into their Morgantown homes.
Faculty, staff and students who are residents of Monongalia County are invited to compete in the numerous community exhibits that will be showcased at the Monongalia County Fair from Aug. 20-24 at Mylan Park.
With a passion for storytelling and exploring cultural similarities between Appalachia and the Arab world, Clara Haizlett of Bethany is one of approximately 2,200 college students and recent graduates selected to participate in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program. She departs at the end of August for Jordan, where she’ll embark on an international filmmaking journey documenting end-of-life rituals and aging in the country.