2022 Mountaineer Profiles

Charlotte Wood

5-7, r-Sr. Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada

2021 (Sr.)

• Saw action in four meets • Opened the season at the Louisville Classic (5K) where she placed 147th in a time of 18:27.6 • Placed 53rd at the 2021 Big 12

Championship (23:45.0) • Competed at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, where she placed 102nd in a time of 22:55.7 • Closed out the season at the 2021 NCAA

Championships, where she placed 243rd in a season-high time of 22:33.0

2020 (Jr.)

• Finished 11th overall at the Big 12

Championship with a time of 21:27.5 • Made her season debut at the Panther

Open, taking second place with a season best time of 18:09.2

2019 (So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Competed at the Canadian National

Cross Country Championships • Represented the Mountaineers at the

NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, placing 50th with a time of 21:18.3 • Notched a time of 21:17.1 to finish in 17th place at the Big 12 Championship • Earned a season-best 6k time of 21:16.2 at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin

Invitational, finishing in 96th place • Made her season debut at the Chile

Pepper Cross Country Festival (5k), taking 24th place with a time of 17:19.5

2018 (Fr.)

• Big 12 Women’s Runner of the Week (9/4) • Competed at the IAAF/Mikkeller World

Cross Country Championship in Aarhus,

Denmark, while representing Team Canada • Finished 33rd overall at the NCAA Mid-

Atlantic Regional, recording a time of 21:54 – first Mountaineer to finish • Took 19th place at the Big 12 Championship, earning a season-best 6k time of 21:04.4 • Tallied a 57th-place finish at the Penn

State National Open in 21:33 (6k) • Logged a time of 21:38 at the Paul Short

Invite (6k), good for 39th place • Earned the victory in her collegiate debut, winning the Charlotte Opener in 18:17.2 (5k)

High School

• Ran at Bracebridge and Muskoka

Lakes Secondary School • Multiple-time competitor at Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association Championships • Recipient of 2017 Jim Quigley Memorial

Award-Bracebridge Athlete of the Year • Won GBSSA Cross Country

Championships as a senior • Has competed at Canadian Junior

Nationals, Espoire Games and

Athletics Ontario training camp • School-record holder in 800 and 1,500 meters

Personal

• Daughter of Dan and Laurie Wood • Father played hockey for Team

Canada in 1984 Winter Olympics • Has one brother and one sister • Birthday is June 13 • Majoring in exercise physiology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Katherine Dowie

5-6, r-Sr. Carisbrook, Victoria, Australia

2021 (r-Jr.)

• All-Mid-Atlantic Region • Academic All-Big First Team • Competed in five meets • Opened the season at the Louisville

Classic, where she placed 17th in a personal-best 5K time of 17:01.9 • Ran in the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational and placed 91st overall (21:13.0) • Placed 18th (21:46.5) in the 2021

Big 12 Championship • Tallied a 16th place finish in a time of 20:53.2 at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional • Recorded a personal-best time of 20:49.6 at the 2021 NCAA Championships to place 157th

2020 (r-So.)

• Academic All-Big First Team • Dr. Gerald Large Academic Achievement Award • Made her season debut at the Panther Open, notching a first-place finish after crossing the line with a season best 5K time of 17:58.1 • Competed at the Big 12 Championship, placing 10th in a time of 21:25.4 • Finished 45th overall at the FSU Winter

XC Classic in a time of 21:24.2 • Represented WVU at the NCAA Championships finishing 150th in a time of 21:51.7

2019 (r-Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Competed in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic

Regional, posting a season-best 6k time of 21:14.5 to finish in 47th place • Represented WVU in the Big 12 Championship and finished 25th with a 6k time of 21:36.3 • Finished in 35th place at the

Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, posting a 6k time of 22:00.6 • Placed 36th at Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival (5k) after crossing the finish line in 17:32.1 • Made her Mountaineer debut at the

Lock Haven Invitational, notching a top-10 finish after crossing the line in 21:21.3, good for seventh place

2018 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

High School

• Ran at Ballarat Clarendon College • Won state championship in 5k and 3,000-meter steeplechase in 2017 • Placed third at Australian

National Championship in 2017 (3,000-meter steeplechase) • Enrolled at WVU in January 2018

Personal

• Daughter of Alastair and Carlene Dowie • Has one sister • Birthday is April 3 • Majoring in exercise physiology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Mikenna Vanderheyden

5-7, r-Sr. Mount Brydges, Ontario, Canada

2021 (r-Jr.)

• Did not compete

2020 (r-So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Opened the season at the Panther Classic, taking fifth place with a season best time of 18:45.0 • Competed at the FSU Winter XC Classic, finishing in 76th in a time of 21:53.4 • Represented WVU at the NCAA Championships, taking 228th place in a time of 21:51.9

2019 (r-Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Competed at the Chile Pepper Cross

Country Festival (5k), crossing the line in 18:22.9 to finish in 98th place • Finished just outside the top-10 at the

Lock Haven Invitational, taking 11th place with a season-best 6k time of 21:29.4 • Made her Mountaineer debut at the

Spiked Shoe Invitational, finishing in 25th place after posting a time of 22:24

2018 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

High School

• Ran at Strathroy District Collegiate

Institute for coach Sandy Cooper Ryder • Also ran at London Legion Track Club • Captain of cross country and track teams • Named Athlete of the Year • Canadian Interscholastic record holder in 1,500-meter steeplechase

Personal

• Daughter of Chris and Jenn Vanderheyden • Has two brothers • Birthday is June 30 • Majoring in forensics and investigative sciences • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Ceili McCabe

5-4, r-Jr. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

2021 (Jr.)

• All-American • Mid-Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year • Big 12 Women’s Runner of the Year • All-Mid-Atlantic Region • All-Big 12 First Team • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • National Athlete of the Week (Oct. 19) • Big 12 Runner of the Week (Oct. 5) • WVU Student athlete of the Week (Oct. 4, Nov. 1, Nov.15, Nov. 22 and Dec. 6) • Competed in five meets • Went undefeated in the regular season • Finished in first place in four meets • Opened the season at the Louisville

Classic PLACING first in a 5K personal-best time of 16:27.8 • Placed first at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin

Invitational in a time of 19:57.4 • Became the first Mountaineer in program history to win the Big 12 individual title after finishing in a time of 20:44.2 at the 2021 Big 12 Championships • Recorded a first place finish at the NCAA

Mid-Atlantic Regional in a time of 20:05.7 • Earned All-American status following a third place finish at the NCAA Championships with a personal best time of 19:29.3 • Her NCAA finish was the highest by a Mountaineer at Nationals

2020 (So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Made her season debut at the

Big 12 Championship, finishing fourth with a time of 20:55.9 • Finished eighth at the FSU Winter

Classic in a time of 20:31.2 • Represented WVU at the NCAA Championships and finished 29th, in a time of 21:01.1

2019 (Fr.)

• Big 12 Women’s Newcomer of the Year • All-Big 12 • All-Mid-Atlantic Region • USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete • Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Competed at the Canadian National

Cross Country Championships, qualifying for the Canadian U20 team • Became the second freshman finisher at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, placing 25th with a season-best 6k time of 20:47 • At the Big 12 Championship, she finished in 13th place with a 6k time of 21:03.9, becoming the first rookie to cross the finish line • Finished 153rd after posting a time of 21:40.5 at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational • At the Chile Pepper Cross Country

Festival, she finished in 21st place, crossing the finish line in 17:14.3 • Made her Mountaineer debut and notched her first career top-five finish after coming in fifth place at the Lock Haven

Invitational, posting a time of 21:16.8

High School

• Ran at Little Flower Academy for coach Mark Wilkie • British Columbia high school steeple chase champion • Won the silver medal at the 2018 British

Columbia Cross Country Championships • British Columbia Club Champion in the 800 meters and 3,000-meter steeplechase • Won a bronze medal at the 2018 U-18 Canadian

National Cross Country Championships • 2019 U-20 Canadian Championships 3,000-meter steeplechase champion • Named MVP of high school basketball team • Was a multi-sport athlete all five years of high school

Personal

• Daughter of Bob and Kate McCabe • Father, Bob, played rugby at the

University of British Columbia • Has one brother • Birthday is Sept. 17 • Majoring in sociology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Cassandra Williamson

5-2, r-So. Mid-Distance

• Ajax, Ontario, Canada

2021 (So.)

• Did not compete

2020 (Fr.)

• Did not compete

High School

• Attended Dunbarton High School • Ran for Phoenix Athletics with coach Bill Stephens • Three-time LOSSA Cross Country champion • LOSSA & High School 800m record holder • OFSAA 800m Bronze medalist as a Junior • Participated on the U18 Ontario

Development Team • Was on Canada’s U18 national team • Was a bronze medalist in the 800m at the

NACAC Championship in Queretaro, Mexico

Personal

• Daughter of Leroy and Jacqueline Williamson • Has 3 siblings • Birthday December 3 • Majoring in Nursing • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Megan Weaver

5-6, r-So. Morgantown, Wv.

2021 (So.)

• Saw action in four meets • Opened the season at the Lehigh Invitational placing 26th in a season-high time of 22:46.0 • Placed 68th at the LHU Invitational in a time of 23:55.3 • Recorded a 325th place finish at the

Louisville Classic in a 5K time of 19:48.4 • RanINt the 2021 Big 12 Championship, where she placed 78th in a time of 25:14.9

2020 (Fr.)

• Made her Mountaineer debut and notched 20th place, posting a career-best time 20:37.4 • Competed at the FSU Winter XC Classic, finishing 38th in a time of 23:28.0

High School

• Ran at Morgantown High School for coach Mike Ryan • Ran with the West Virginia Flyers for coach Jonathan Wright • John Rocks Award-Student Athlete with the highest cumulative GPA • AP Scholar • Served as team captain for Morgantown

High School Cross Country • Helped Morgantown High win the 2019

AAA WV Cross Country Championship • Multiple competitor in the WV AAA

State Meet with Morgantown High • All Conference OVAC (Morgantown High School)

Personal

• Daughter of Bryan and Darlene Weaver • Has two siblings • Birthday January 31 • Majoring in engineering • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Petal Palmer

5-9, r-Fr. Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

2021 (So.)

• Did not compete

2020 (Fr.)

• Made her Mountaineer debut and notched her first career top-10 finish after coming in 10th place at the Panther Open, posting a season best time of 19:25.0 • Competed at the FSU Winter XC Classic, placing 125th in a time of 23:29.7 • Represented WVU at the NCAA Championships, finishing in 245th in a time of 23:20.0

High School

• Ran at St. Mother Teresa Catholic

Academy for coach Jason Gill • Ran for Blue Devils Athletics with coach Ryan Finn • OFSAA 2017 Silver and Bronze Medalist in

Midget Girls 1500m and 800m respectively • OFSAA 2018 Silver Medalist in Junior Girls’ 1500m • OFSAA Silver Medalist in 2019

Senior Girls’ 6k Cross Country • High school athlete of the year in track and field and cross country • Served as captain of her high school track and field and cross country team • Was the valedictorian for her 2020 class with a 94% average • Athletic Ontario (AO) 2017 champion in

Midget Girls 800m with the Blue Devils • Canadian Youth Nationals 2017 Bronze

Medalist in U16 girls, 1200m • AO Champion Indoor 2020 Championships in the U20 Women’s 3000m • Seventh place at the 2019 Canadian National

Cross Country in U20 Junior Women’s, 6K • Member of Team Canada at Pan Am

Cross Country Championships in 2020 • Seventh place at Pan Am Cross Country

Championships in U20/ Juniors Women’s 6K Cross Country, which contributed to Canada winning the team title • City TV athlete of the week • AO’s Midget Girls’ Distance

Athlete of the year in 2017

Personal

• Daughter of Gavin and Karen Palmer • Has one sister and one brother • Birthday February 10 • Majoring in exercise physiology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Jo-Lauren Keane

5-4, r-So. Corofin, Co. Clare, Ireland

2021 (So.)

• Did not compete

2020 (Fr.)

• Did not compete

High School

• Ran at St. Flananns College for Pat Hogan • Ran for Ennis Track club team • Was named athlete of the year in high school • Named national Champion 10 times • Bronze medalist at UK schools • Was a world Junior semi-finalist • European Junior semi-finalist

Personal

• Daughter of Brian and Cher Keane • Has two siblings • Birthday December 23 • Major is undecided • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Maria Kaylor

5-7, r-So. Cincinnati, Ohio

2021 (So.)

• Academic All-Big First Team • Competed in all seven meets • Made her Mountaineer debut at the Lehigh

Invitational placing 18th in a time of 22:27.9 • Recorded a personal-best time 21:33.6 for a fifth place finish at the LHU Invitational • Ran at the Louisville Classic, where she placed 75th in a 5K time of 17:53.8 • Completed the Nuttycombe Wisconsin

Invitational 6K in a time of 22:15.1 (210th place) • Placed 29th at the 2021 Big 12

Championship in a time of 22:32.7 • Recorded a 59th place finish at the NCAA

Mid-Atlantic Regional in a time of 22:05.2 • Made her NCAA Championships debut placing 241st in a time of 22:25.0

2020 (Fr.)

• Did not compete

High School

• Ran at Princeton High School for coaches

Joe Zeinner and Darren Bradix • Holds a high school record in the Cross

Country 5k, 1600m, and 4x800m relay • 2019 Cincinnati Girls Cross

Country Runner of the year • Two-time Southwest District Regional Champion • Greater Miami Conference Girls Cross Country

Champion/ Runner of the year 2017 • Third place finish at the 2019 Ohio OHSAA

D1 Cross Country State Championships • Sixth place finish at the 2020 Ohio

OATCCC Indoor State Championships

Personal

• Daughter of Kathy Kissing • Has one sister • Her sister, Angelina, plays soccer at Fairmont State University • Nine- year varsity skater for the

Cincinnati Junior Roller Girls • Birthday January 16 • Majoring in accounting • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Mikaela Lucki

5-11, 6th Toronto, Canada

2021 (r-Sr.) – At West Virginia University

• All-Mid-Atlantic Region • All-Big 12 First Team • Competed in five meets • Made her Mountaineer debut at the Louisville

Classic placing 34th in a 5k time of 17:23.9 • Placed 124th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin

Invitational finishing in a time of 21:27.9 • Recorded a 14th place finish at the Big 12 Championship in a time of 21:38.5 • Ran in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional and placed 17th in a time of 20:54.0 • Tallied a season-best time of 20:31.6 (105th) at the NCAA Championships

2021 (Sr.) – At University of Illinois

• Placed 23rd at the Big Ten Championships, the fifth Illini to finish. Her time was 21:13.9

2020 (Jr.) – At University of Illinois

• Season canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

2019 (So.) – At University of Illinois

• Competed at four meets for the Illini • Ran PR 5K time of 18:09.1 at the

Illini Open to place 16th overall • Recorded season-best 6K finish time of 22:29.9 at the Bradley Pink Classic • Academic All-Big Ten

2018 (Fr.) – At University of Illinois

• Competed at Big Ten Championships for the Illini • Set her personal-best in the 6K at the

Bradley Pink Classic, timing 22:50.7 • Recorded her 5K PR at the Loyola Lakefront

Invitational with a finish time of 18:18.85 • Academic All-Big Ten

High School

• 2017 Canadian U20 800m finalist • 2017 Ontario Provincials 4x400m

Relay Gold Medalist • 2016 New Balance Nationals Indoor 800m 12th • 2016 New Balance Nationals Indoor 1 Mile 14th • Coached by Gary Westgate and Mike Housley

Personal

• Born January 24, 1999 • Daughter of John and Gail Lucki • Bachelor of Science in Accounting`` • Master’s in accountancy • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Emily Bryce

5-7, r-Fr. Paisley, Ontario

2021 (Fr.)

• Did not compete

High School

• Ran at Saugeen District Senior

School for coach Joe Chappel • Also ran for Saugeen Track and Field

Club for coach Brian Hilbers • Gold OFSAA 3000m 2018 • Gold OFSAA XC and 3000m 2019 • Saugeen District Senior School record holder in 3000m and 1500m • Part of the Ontario team in 2019 for nationals and won a gold medals in the mixed relay as the 800m leg with a time of 2:15 • Provincial Legion champion in 3000m from 2018-2020 • Athletics Ontario Champion for 3000m in 2018-2020 indoor and outdoor. • Saugeen Track and Field Club record holder for 3000m

Personal

• Daughter of Wayne and Lori Bryce • Has one sister • Birthday is June 15

• Majoring in Physical Education and Kinesiology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Aubrie Custer

5-5, r-Fr. Charleston, W. Va.

2021 (Fr.)

• Did not compete

High School

• Ran at Charleston Catholic High School for coaches Scott Welch and Hilton Ingrahm • Also ran for the West Virginia Flyers for coach Jonathan Wright • Captain on varsity • 3-time All-State at the West Virginia

State Cross Country Championship in

A-AA (2018: 7th; 2019:7th; 2020:8th) • 4x8 West Virginia State Track

Champion Single A (2018) • 4x8 Runner Up West Virginia State

Track Meet Single A (2019) • 2x WV State Track Meet single A

All-State 1600 (2018,2019) • 3x WV State Track Meet Single A All-

State 3200 (2018, 2019, 2021)

Personal

• Daughter of Ian and Nichole Custer • Has one sister • Birthday is March 7 • Majoring in Exercise Physiology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Kase Torchia

5-6, r-Fr. Oceanport, N.J.

2021 (Fr.)

• Did not compete

High School

• Ran at Red Bank Catholic High

School for coach Rob DeFilippis • Finished 800m run in 2:19.4 • Team captain for cross country/ track and field (2020 and 2021) • Won the Warren Gordon Award

Personal

• Daughter of Karl and Susan Torchia • Has two sisters • Her father Karl ran track at WVU, and her mother Susan played soccer at Ithaca • Birthday is January 30 • Majoring in Sports Management • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Zara Zervos

5-6, r-Fr. Moundsville, W. Va.

2021 (Fr.)

• Did not compete

High School

• Ran at John Marshall Highschool for coaches Jenna Dompa, Hunter

Ankrom, Andy Fletcher, Ted Zervos • Three-Year cross country Captain • All-OVAC Cross Country (2017, 2018, 2019) • All-State Cross Country (2018, 2020) • Finished ninth at States in 2018 and 10th in 2020 for cross country • All-Valley Cross Country Team Captain (2018, 2020) • John Marshall 800m and 1600m record • All-OVAC Track and Field (2018,2019,2021) • All-Valley Track and Field (2018,2019,2021) • All-State Track and Field (2018, 2019, 2021)

Personal

• Daughter of Ted and Shawna Zervos • Has one sister • Also was on the swim team and played soccer in high school • Birthday is March 9 • Majoring in Mechanical and

Aerospace Engineering • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Jeanne Reix Charat

5-5, r-Sr. Sonnay, Isere, France

2020-21 (Jr.) – At EKU

• Finished 22st at the OVC Cross

Country Championships in March

2019-20 (So.) – At EKU

• Placed 39th at the OVC Championships with a 5K time of 19:15.8 • Ran a season-best 5K time of 18:29.01 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational • Finished fifth on the team and 145th overall at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a season-best 6K time of 22:46.9

2018-19 (Fr.) – At EKU

• Finished 24th at the OVC Championships • Placed 108th overall at the NCAA

Southeast Region Championships with a personal-best 6K time of 21:53.9

High School

• Ran for Entente Athletique Car Rhodia In

France and Stade de Geneve In Switzerland • Competed in the French U-20 cross country championship, finishing 11th ... holds personal best times of 4:47.80 for 1500m; and, 10:31 for 3,000m.

Personal

• Daughter Theirry Reix and Marielle Charat • Has one brother • Her father ran the steeplechase for the Youth French Team U18-U20 • Birthday is March 14 • Majoring in Pharmacy

Rachel Butler

5-8, r-Sr. Dublin, Ohio

2021 (r-Jr.) At Xavier

• Finished her career ranked second all-time at

Xavier in the 5K with a time of 16:50.50 • Finished her career ranked fifth all-time at

Xavier in the 6K with a time of 20:40.20 • Won the Butler Twilight on Sept. 3, the first cross country race of her career • Placed second at the Bradley

Pink Classic on Oct. 15 • Placed ninth at the Greater

Louisville Classic on Oct. 2 • Placed 18th at the BIG EAST Championships on Oct. 29, earning All-BIG EAST honors.

Personal

• Daughter of Brian Butler and Susan Windle • Pursuing her Master’s in Business Administration

Alex Fleck

5-1, Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa.

High School

• Ran at Montour high School for coach Robert Naylor • 2021 PA Team State Champion • 2021/2022 Track State Qualifier • Captain for cross country and track her sophomore, junior and senior years

Personal

• Daughter of Beth and Todd Fleck • Has two sisters • Birthday is July 7 • Majoring in Pharmacy

Maya Fuller

5-3, Fr. Plain City, Ohio

High School

• Ran at Dublin Jerome High School for coaches Randi Beatty and Calvin McRae • All-State in Ohio in 2019 and 2022 • Finished 5th in 2022 • All-conference 2019, 2021 and 2022 • All-district 2019, 2021 and 2022 • Four-year varsity soccer player

Personal

• Daughter of Jerry and Stacie Fuller • Has one sister • Majoring in Psychology

Grace Wu

5-6, Fr. Mars, Pa.

High School

• Ran at Mars Area High School for coaches

Joseph Cioc and Scott Bowes • Butler County Athlete of the Week for

Cross Country and Track and Field • Recorded the 3rd fastest cross country time in Mars Area School District History • Finished 7th at WPIAL for 4x800

Personal

• Daughter of Chris and Annette Wu • Has one brother • Majoring in Psychology

Abbey Yuhasz

5-0, r-So. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

High School

• 2019-20 OFSAA XC Champion • 2019-20 U20 Ontario XC champion • 2019-20 4th at Canadian XC Nationals • 2018-19 U20 Nationals 3k Champion • 2018-19 U20 Nationals 5k champion • 2018-19 U20 Provincials 3k Champion • 2018-19 U20 Provincials 5k champion

Personal

• Daughter of Mike and Monique Yuhasz • Has one sister • Majoring in Coaching and Performance Science

2021 REVIEW

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