Senior Anna Leigh was honored on the Floor Exercise Team, while freshmen Karleigh DiCello and Emerson Smith were recognized on the All-Freshman Team. The awards mark the first all-conference honor for a Mountaineer gymnast since Kendra Combs was named to the All-Big 12 All-Around Team in 2022.
Athletics
Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker issued a statement Tuesday (March 18) about the men’s basketball program.
The baseball team defeated James Madison, 11-1, in eight innings Tuesday (March 18) at Kendrick Family Ballpark, the 150th win for the Mountaineers at the site since its opening in 2015.
Chase Meyer with the baseball team received the honor after going 2-0 while striking out 12 in 5.2 innings against Towson and Oklahoma State, and not allowing a hit or a run in his two outings.
Freshman Sophia Rice with the gymnastics team was named Big 12 Conference Event Specialist of the Week after she led the WVU vault lineup in a huge way, scoring a pair of career-high scores across two meets.
With expected warm weather in the evening, the baseball game between WVU and James Madison at Kendrick Family Ballpark has been moved to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday (March 19). Fans with tickets for the originally scheduled afternoon game can use the same tickets for the night game.