2022 WVU Track and Field Guide

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MOUNTAINEER TRACK & FIELD In The Spotlight A Championship Program Mountaineer All-Americans Big 12 Conference Athletic Training Community Service Student-Athlete Development Campus Life

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COACHING STAFF Head Coach Sean Cleary Assistant Coach Shelly-Ann Gallimore Assistant Coach Erin O’Reilly Support Staff

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PLAYER PROFILES 2022 Roster Returner Bios Freshman/Transfer Bios

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2020-21 Season Review 2020-21 Indoor Performance List 2020-21 Outdoor Performance List

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RECORD BOOK All-Time Indoor Records All-Time Outdoor Records Indoor Top Five Performers Outdoor Top Five Performers Mountaineer Track Records Shell Building Records Conference Champions NCAA Champions WVU All-Americans All-Time Coaches and Captains

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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY President Dr. E. Gordon Gee Director of Athletics Shane Lyons Athletics Senior Staff/Head Coaches Athletic Facilities What to Know When Covering WVU

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IN THE

SPOTLIGHT Choosing to become a Mountaineer studentathlete is special.

Without a professional sports team in the state, West Virginia residents and fans throughout the region love West Virginia University athletics.

The Mountaineers have the unique opportunity to represent themselves, their teammates and their university to news media, alumni, friends, family and the general public. The interaction with these groups is also part of their educational process.

By taking advantage of these opportunities, a positive impact on a student-athlete’s career at West Virginia is formed, which can lead into life after donning the Old Gold and Blue.

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A CHAMPIONSHIP

PROGRAM

In 15 seasons as the track and field head coach, Sean Cleary has led WVU to unprecedented national success and has been named Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year four times.

Kate Harrison crossed the line at the 2011 NCAA Championships in an all-time program best eighth place and helped lead the team to an eighth-place finish as well.

During Cleary’s first season in 2007, the Mountaineers became the fourth athletic program in school history to capture a Big East Championship title. Led by Marie-Louise Asselin, who placed second overall at the conference meet, WVU would go on to finish ninth at the NCAA Championships - the first top-10 finish in program history.

In 2014, the Mountaineers recorded an eighthplace finish at the NCAA Championships, where they earned two All-Americans (Jillian Forsey and Katie Gillespie), and an NCAA Elite 89 Award Winner (Kelly Williams). Gillespie joined Asselin and Bland in becoming three-time All-Americans, as she placed 26th overall at the National Championship.

Cleary has produced 15 of the program’s 16 AllAmerica titles and numerous all-conference runners.

The 2008 season saw WVU earn a school-best fourth place at the NCAA Championships and first at the Mid-Atlantic Regional. Asselin became the first Mountaineer runner to earn the individual title at the Big East Championship.

Keri Bland and Asselin became the first three-time All-Americans in cross country in 2009, leading the team to a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships after finishing in 31st and 34th place, respectively.

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Since then, Cleary has led four individuals – Millie Paladino (2015), Jillian Forsey (2016) and Maggie Drazba (2016), Ceili McCabe (2021) – to the NCAA Championships in the past five seasons.

In all, WVU has appeared in 11 NCAA Championships as a team, all of them with Cleary a part of the program in some capacity. The Mountaineers have finished in the NCAA top-10 five times since 2007.

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CHARITY WACHERA 1998

CLARA GRANDT 2009

KERI BLAND 2007, 2008, 2009

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ALL-AMERICANS West Virginia has produced 16 All-America selections from eight individuals, including 15 during the Sean Cleary head-coaching era. Each year, the Mountaineers’ roster is filled with talent, looking for the next All-American at WVU.

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MEGAN METCALFE 2002, 2004

KATE HARRISON 2011

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JILLIAN FORSEY 2014

KAITLYN GILLESPIE 2010, 2011, 2014

CEILI MCCABE 2021

MARIE-LOUISE ASSELIN 2007, 2008, 2009 WVUXCTF

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BIG 12

CONFERENCE The Big 12 Conference is comprised of 10 institutions and many of them share traditional rivalries throughout their histories. Member universities include Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech and West Virginia.

The Big 12 is a strong conference that, like WVU, values quality academic and athletic programs, and has a great tradition of success.

Since 1996, the Big 12 has had a men’s and women’s team finish in the top 10 every year at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

The conference office is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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ATHLETIC

TRAINING The West Virginia University athletic training program aims to get its student-athletes back on the field in a timely manner, all while providing quality health care for its studentathletes and coaches.

The scope of athletic training services encompasses various domains, including injury recognition, treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, education and counseling. These services enable student-athletes to maintain an optimal

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quality of life beyond the span of athletic competition.

Multiple athletic training rooms are available for student-athletes, furnished with the latest in technology and equipment.

The athletic training staff works in conjunction with team physicians and the athletic administration to assure the student-athletes receive quality care throughout their careers at WVU.

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Winning and working hard are important to the West Virginia University cross country team, but becoming successful and positive role models on and off the course is just as significant.

Each year, the Mountaineers work to give back to Morgantown and surrounding communities.

COMMUNITY

SERVICE

The WVU cross country team has donated its time to helping the Jerry Lewis Telethon, an event aimed toward helping kids with muscular dystrophy and related diseases. The Mountaineers do their part to help the cause by answering telephones, which are constantly ringing with supportive donors.

The Mountaineers also are frequent visitors to WVU Medicine Children’s and the Ronald McDonald House and help several different local community service projects.

The team also regularly donates its time and knowledge by hosting and teaching local youth the fundamentals of the sport. Along with strengthening the youngsters’ skills, the Mountaineers also teach the participants the importance of good sportsmanship, courage, determination and hard work.

Additionally, Coach Cleary’s student-athletes can be found reading to children at local elementary schools in the “Read Aloud” program. During their visits, the student-athletes read to students in several classrooms and encourage them to apply themselves to their studies.

Mountaineer coaches and players also take part in Relay for Life of Monongalia County, the American Cancer Society’s staple event, which offers everyone in the community an opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer.

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STUDENT-ATHLETE

DEVELOPMENT

West Virginia University offers a variety of services and programs to help student-athletes maximize their academic potential.

Department staff members work with coaches, on-campus student service providers and faculty to help student-athletes meet the unique demands of the classroom, the supporting arena and the personal-social challenges they face as developing adults.

While many of the headlines center around the Mountaineers’ accomplishments on the playing field, West Virginia studentathletes also have made some noteworthy strides in the classroom.

Some of the accolades include 16 consecutive years where the department has had at least one first team Academic All-American.

To help its student-athletes achieve academic success, one of the nation’s finest facilities resides in the WVU Coliseum – the Athletic Academic Performance Center. The 8,000-square foot facility provides individual and group study areas, a plethora of computer stations and the latest in fingerprint technology used when signing in.

A total of 341 student-athletes were represented on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in spring 2021, of which 90 of them registered a 4.0 GPA. Additionally, 14 student-athletes were named recipients of the Dr. Gerald Large Academic Achievement Award, the Big 12 Conference’s highest academic honor.

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More than 500 student-athletes were honored on WVU’s Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll last year. Implemented in 1989, the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll was created to recognize students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or better.

Since the program began in 1989, over 4,000 student-athletes have earned a place on the honor roll. Ford retired in 2011 after 44 years of service with the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Ten Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country First Team Antigone Archer, Bree Warren and Marianne Abdalah, Hayley Jackson, Charlotte Wood, Katherine Dowie, Samantha Hatcher, Hannah Lipps, Mikenna Vanderheyden and Ceili McCabe Three 4.0 GPAs.

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Mountaineer Track & Field CHARACTER Public, land-grant institution, founded in 1867.

RESEARCH CLASSIFICATION R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity, as described by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. One of only 130 schools to hold this designation.

ACCREDITATION WVU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Many programs hold specialized accreditation.

GOVERNANCE The WVU Board of Governors is the University’s governing body. The Higher Education Policy Commission in West Virginia is responsible for developing, establishing and overseeing the implementation of a public policy agenda for the state’s four-year colleges and universities. E. Gordon Gee is WVU’s 24th president.

CAMPUS LOCATIONS AND FACILITIES The WVU System is a family of distinctive campuses united by a single mission. From the groundbreaking research of our flagship in Morgantown (ranked R1,the highest research category institution) to the studentcentered focus of WVU Potomac State College in Keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley, we are united by a single mission — providing a quality education.

The WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley offers more than 35 majors, including one of the top 100 undergraduate engineering programs in the country, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.

WVU Potomac State College in Keyser has one of the lowest tuition rates of all the nation’s four-year institutions. Offering more than 60 majors, this campus combines the personal attention of a small college with the benefits of a major university.

The WVU System also includes WVU Health Sciences locations in Charleston and Martinsburg, as well as 13 farms and forests throughout the state and WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp.

The WVU Morgantown campus is located in a town named the “#1 Place to Live in West Virginia,” by Money magazine. Morgantown, population 30,000, has also been rated as the ninth-best college town in America by Business Insider and is within easy traveling distance of Washington, D.C., to the east, Pittsburgh, Pa., to the north, and Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, to the northwest. Other rankings: Kiplinger.com included Morgantown in their 10 great places to live list; ranked as the top STEM city in West Virginia by Insurify and the #15 “Top College Football Towns in the Country,” by Bleacher Report.

STUDENT PROFILE Fall 2019 WVU System enrollment was 29,933 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WVU ranks nationally for prestigious scholarships: 25 Rhodes Scholars, 24 Truman Scholars, 45 Goldwater Scholars, three George C. Marshall (British) Scholars,

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five Morris K. Udall Scholars, five USA Today AllUSA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), 26 Boren Scholars, 72 Gilman Scholars, 65 Fulbright Scholars, three Department of Homeland Security Scholars, 33 Critical Language Scholars, one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar, five National Institute of Standards and Technology Fellowships and 25+ National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

FACULTY AND STAFF PROFILE The student-to-faculty ratio at WVU Morgantown is 18:1. Seventy-six percent of full-time instructional faculty hold the highest academic degree in their field, and 64 percent of all WVU classes and 67 percent of all WVU non-laboratory classes are taught by full-time instructional faculty.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Fourteen Morgantown colleges and schools offer 360 majors in agriculture, natural resources and design; arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts; dentistry; education and human services; engineering and mineral resources; journalism; law; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; physical activity and sport sciences; public health. Hundreds of distance-education and online classes are available.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Students can choose from among 500+ student organizations or participate in an active intramural program or a variety of club sports.

SERVICE AND LEARNING The Center for Service and Learning develops and organizes service learning and volunteer opportunities for students and faculty. WVU is one of only 75 schools recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for community engagement.

PARENTS CLUB The Mountaineer Parents Club, with 20,000-plus members, connects parents and families with the student experience.

ALUMNI Chartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of more than 200,000+ graduates worldwide in some 135 nations.

PRIVATE SUPPORT The WVU Foundation recently completed the secondlargest year in private fundraising since its founding in 1954. A total of 20,857 donors contributed $177.4 million to West Virginia University during the 20182019 fiscal year. The Foundation has raised almost $600 million ($596.3 million) for WVU in the last five fiscal years.

ADMISSION AND APPLICATION TIMELINE Admission is based on a combination of high school GPA and ACT or SAT scores. Applications are processed beginning August 1 for admission the following fall.

March 1 is the deadline for West Virginia residents to submit PROMISE Scholarship applications. WVU has a rolling admissions policy, and there is no official application deadline.

2022 COACHES Head Coach Sean Cleary

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• 15th season as head coach and 29th overall • Coached a total of 19 athletes who competed at the World Track and Field, World Cross Country, World University Games and Pan American Championships • Coached 14 All-Big 12 cross country athletes • Coached three cross country runners to three career All-America honors – Marie-Louise Asselin, Keri Bland and Katie Gillespie • Three Big 12 Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award winners – Sarah Martinelli, Kaitlyn Gillespie and Jillian Forsey • Six NCAA Cross Country Championships team appearances in the last 11 seasons • Coached individuals to NCAA Championships in 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2021 • Five NCAA top-10 finishes since 2007 • Three-time Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year • Three straight top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships from 2007-09 • Five Top-10 NCAA finishes from 2007-2014 • Has won both Atlantic 10 and Big East team championships • 2007 Big East Coach of the Year • Served role in some capacity at WVU since 1991 (student-athlete, graduate assistant, assistant coach, head coach) • Named USTFCCCA President of Division I cross country in 2013 • Holds USATF Level I Certification COACHING EXPERIENCE

• West Virginia University, 1993-Present • Head coach, 2007-Present RUNNING EXPERIENCE

• West Virginia University, 1991-92 • Captain of 1991 Atlantic 10 title team • Earned all-conference honors in 1992 EDUCATION

• West Virginia University • Bachelor’s degree (physical education) – 1992 PERSONAL

• Wife, Heather • Son, Patrick • Daughter, Irelynn • Resides in Morgantown

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CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK & FIELD COACH • 15TH SEASON AND 29TH OVERALL Sean Cleary, one of the sport’s most talented coaches, enters his 15th season at the helm of the West Virginia University cross country and track and field teams in 2021-22. Cleary has been associated with both programs for over two-and-a-half decades. With his expertise in mentoring, training, conditioning and recruiting distance runners, the Georgetown, Ontario, native has built West Virginia’s cross country and track and field programs into national powerhouses, producing numerous All-America and all-conference honors.

ship with four trips to the podium in three events. McCabe led the team to their first-ever Big 12 Outdoor Championship victory in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:08.69.

Under Cleary’s guidance, the 2021 track and field season was highlighted with Ceili McCabe receiving All-American honors, with her sixth-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, at the 2021 NCAA Track and Field Championships. Her time of 9:37.39 ranked as the 12th-fastest time in NCAA history. Seven of those top 12 times were recorded at the 2021 NCAA Championships.

In 2019 the team placed third at the 2019 Big 12 Championship and fifth at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional. Candace Archer, Olivia Hill, Jackson and McCabe collected All-Big 12 honors for finishing inside the top-15 at the conference meet. Jackson, Archer and McCabe placed inside the top-25 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional to earn All-Mid-Atlantic Region accolades as well.

The Mountaineer cross country team is coming off a shortened, but successful 2020 campaign due to COVID-19. The team placed third at the 2021 Big 12 Cross Country Championship and were selected for the 2020 NCAA Cross Country Championships as a team for the first time since 2014. The Mountaineers finished 29th overall. Ceili McCabe, Katherine Dowie and Charlotte Wood collected All-Big 12 honors, finishing inside the top-15 at the conference meet.

After a successful freshman campaign, McCabe was named the 2019 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. She garnered All-Big 12 and All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors and was the first freshman to cross the finish line at the Big 12 Championship after finishing in 13th place. At the regional meet, McCabe finished 25th and was just the second rookie to cross the line.

Despite COVID-19, the indoor track and field season consisted of three away meets, along with the 2021 Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championship, where the team placed eighth overall. At the conference meet, the DMR team of McCabe, Hayley Jackson, Tessa Constantine and Jo-Lauren Keane claimed the Mountaineers’ first title since joining the conference. Eight Mountaineers were honored with All-Big 12 accolades.

Following a canceled 2020 outdoor track season, the Mountaineers hosted four home meets after only being able to host three meets since the Track and Field at Mylan Park opened in 2019.

WVU finished ninth as a team at the 2021 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Champion-

McCabe (steeplechase), Jackson (1,500m), Katherine Dowie (steeplechase), and Peter-Gay McKenzie (long jump) all ranked in the top 48 in their events and participated in the 2021 NCAA East Preliminary round.

McCabe was the only athlete to advance to the 2021 NCAA Championships.

Despite the 2020 outdoor track and field season being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mountaineer track and field team made significant strides during the indoor portion of the season. West Virginia registered a total of six podium finishes in eight events at the Big 12 Indoor Championship – three of which came from redshirt sophomore Hayley Jackson.

Additionally, five Mountaineers finished the season ranked in the program’s all-time indoor top-5 list in their respective events.

Jackson is third in the 800 meters (2:08.11), sophomore Sada Wright is third in the weight throw (16.50m), sophomore Myesha Nott is tied for fourth in the triple jump (12.46m), sophomore Peter-Gay McKenzie is fifth in the long jump (5.93m) and junior Ellie Gardner is fifth in the pole vault (3.88m).

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In 2018, Cleary led the cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the 2018 Big 12 Championship in Ames, Iowa. Hayley Jackson placed eighth overall at the meet, earning AllBig 12 honors. WVU went on to finish sixth as a team at the Mid-Atlantic Regional.

The track and field team earned ninth-place finishes at both the Big 12 Indoor and Outdoor Championships in 2018-19. Seven Mountaineers earned All-Big 12 indoor honors and five earned All-Big 12 outdoor accolades.

Madelin Gardner, Hayley Jackson and Faith Penny collected honors at both the indoor and outdoor championships.

Four Mountaineers qualified for the 2019 NCAA East Preliminary Round including Gardner, Jackson, Olivia Hill and Shamoya McNeil.

Gardner qualified for the 2019 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships, earning Second Team All-America honors in the pole vault at each meet. The Williamstown, West Virginia, native also holds the WVU program record in both indoor and outdoor pole vault. Under Cleary’s guidance, Gardner was named the USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Regional Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year.

WVU had another stellar academic year in 2018-19, as 18 Mountaineers were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team. Hill was selected for the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, the Big 12’s highest academic honor. Outstanding Senior Andrea Pettit also was named a recipient of WVU’s highest student honor, the Order of Augusta. Hill and Petit were named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District Track & Field/Cross Country Team, with Petit going on to be named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team. The Mountaineers were named an All-Academic Team by the USTFCCCA. In 2017, Cleary led the Mountaineer cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Championship in Round Rock, Texas.

Maggie Drazba led WVU with a sixth-place finish at the conference meet, while Amy Cashin placed 13th. Both earned All-Big 12 accolades before going on to nab All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors later in the season, helping West Virginia place seventh at the regional meet.

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Coaching Staff The 2017-18 track and field season saw a large amount of success at the regional and national level. Amy Cashin and Madelin Gardner represented WVU at the NCAA Indoor Championships in March, as well as the NCAA Outdoor Championships in June. The duo combined to record four total All-America honors on the year, including Gardner’s First Team performance in the pole vault at the outdoor meet. Gardner finished eighth in the event to earn a spot on the podium, while Cashin placed 13th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, earning a school-record time in the process.

At the NCAA Indoor Championships, Cashin finished ninth in the mile, while Gardner took ninth in the pole vault. Additionally, Gardner was named the Mid-Atlantic Region Indoor Field Athlete of the Year by the USTFCCCA. In a year that featured five new track and field records – including two events that were topped on multiple occasions – the Mountaineers also continued their strong showing academically. For the second consecutive year, Cashin was named the Big 12 Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She also earned Google Cloud Academic All-America First Team honors by CoSIDA as was one of 17 Academic All-Big 12 selections from WVU. The 2016 cross country season featured multiple runners reach the NCAA Cross Country Championships. Redshirt juniors Jillian Forsey and Drazba each raced in the Terre Haute, Indiana event, marking the first time since 2010 that multiple individuals qualified for the National Championship in the same season. Drazba placed 58th out of 250 runners, while Forsey finished 97th.

At the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals in State College, Pennsylvania, Forsey earned the silver medal (20:09), earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Championships. Drazba finished 11th, while redshirt junior Cashin placed 22nd. All three were named All-Mid-Atlantic Regional performers.

West Virginia also secured a third-place finish at the Big 12 Cross Country Championship in 2016. Forsey led the way for the Mountaineers, crossing the finish line in second place and earning All-Big 12 honors.

In track, the 2016-17 campaign saw a pair of student-athletes reach the NCAA Outdoor Championships, as Cashin and Shamoya McNeil represented the Mountaineers in Eugene, Oregon. Both earned All-America Third Team honors for their performances. Cashin placed 19th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, while McNeil took 22nd in the triple jump.

WVU broke three school records and placed six in the 2017 NCAA East Preliminary Regional. Gardner set the all-time Mountaineer outdoor best in the pole vault, while Danique Bryan took over the No. 1 mark in the triple jump. Cashin broke the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA East Prelims en route to punching her ticket to her first career NCAA Championships.

Academically, the squad was again stellar. Cashin and Forsey were CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team honorees, while the two were joined by Drazba as USTFCCCA All-Academic selections. The Mountaineers placed 11 on the Academic All-Big 12 team and saw Cashin win the Big 12 Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Award and WVU Order of Augusta Award, and Drazba earn the WVU Foundation Most Outstanding Senior honor. Forsey, meanwhile, was named the Big

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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDER CLEARY TRACK AND FIELD • 37 total All-America honors have been earned under Cleary’s leadership • Has coached eight Mountaineers to multiple AllAmerica honors as a head coach • Has coached five Academic All-America First Team selections, including Amy Cashin in 2017-18 • Coached Ceili McCabe to an All-America honor in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 2021 • The DMR team (Hayley Jackson, Tessa Constantine, Ceili McCabe and Jo-Lauren Keane) claimed the Mountaineers’ first title since joining the conference at the 2021 Big 12 Track and Field Championship crossing the finish line in a time of 11:21.35 • McCabe led the team to their first ever Big 12 Outdoor Championship victory in the steeplechase with time of 10:08.69 • The 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic • Coached Madelin Gardner to two All-America honors in pole vault in 2019 (indoor and outdoor) • Two CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 2019 – Andrea Pettit and Olivia Hill • Two student-athletes combined for four All-America honors in 2018 – Madelin Gardner, Amy Cashin (indoor and outdoor) • Led Madelin Gardner to USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Indoor (2018) and Outdoor (2019) Field Athlete of the Year honors during her career • Two All-Americans in 2017 – Amy Cashin, Shamoya McNeil • Coached 2017 and 2018 Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Amy Cashin • Coached 2016 Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Kelly Williams • One All-American in 2015 – Kaitlyn Gillespie • Academic All-America First Team (CoSIDA) in 2015 – Kelly Williams • Coached Kaitlyn Gillespie to program’s first Big 12 individual championship in 2015 – 10,000-meter run • Three All-Americans in 2014 – Sarah Martinelli, Stormy Nesbit, Allison Lasnicki • Coached former WVU runners to Olympic Trials – Clara Grandt, Aubrey Moskal • Three CoSIDA All-Americans in 2015 – Kaitlyn Gillespie, Kelly Williams, Jillian Forsey • Seven CoSIDA All-Americans since 2012 • Three All-America performances between Chelsea Carrier-Eades and Jessica O’Connell in 2012 • Four CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 2012 – Kate Harrison, Kaitlyn Gillespie, Kaylyn Christopher, Ahna Lewis • 13 All-American performances by eight athletes during the 2011 indoor and outdoor seasons • Sent a school-record NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2011 • Eight Big East Championships in 2011 • Tenth place at NCAA Indoor Championships in 2010 • Sixteenth place at NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2010 • 2010 Mid-Atlantic Region Field Athlete of the Year – Chelsea Carrier-Eades • Five conference champions in 2010 • Reached No. 3 during 2009-10 season, as 11 AllAmerica total honors were distributed • Keri Bland, Clara Grandt and Marie-Louise Asselin became first Mountaineers to achieve All-America status in three sports in same year in 2010 (cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field) • No. 5 on the 2010 Terry Crawford Program of the Year Award list • 2010 Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year • Nine Big East champions in 2009 • Four USTFCCCA All-Academic team members in 2009 • 2008-09 Mid-Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year – Clara Grandt • 2009 Big East Indoor Most Outstanding Track Performer – Clara Grandt • Four NCAA qualifiers in 2008

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CROSS COUNTRY • 2020 NCAA Cross Country Championship 29th place finish • 2020 Big 12 Championship third-place finish • Three All-Big 12 selections in 2020 - Ceili McCabe, Katherine Dowie and Charlotte; the honor was the second for McCabe and first for Dowie and Wood • Four All-Big 12 selections in 2019 - Hayley Jackson, Candace Archer, Olivia Hill and Ceili McCabe – the most in a single season in program history • Three All-Mid-Atlantic Region honorees in 2019 – Hayley Jackson, Candace Archer and Ceili McCabe • Two USTFCCCA All-Academic Athletes in 2019 – Candace Archer and Ceili McCabe • One All-Big 12 selection in 2018 – Hayley Jackson • 2018 and 2019 All-Academic Team (USTFCCCA) • Two All-Mid-Atlantic Region and All-Big 12 honorees in 2017 – Amy Cashin, Maggie Drazba • Two 2016 NCAA Cross Country Championships qualifiers – Jillian Forsey and Maggie Drazba • Three All-Mid-Atlantic Region performers in 2016 – Jillian Forsey, Maggie Drazba, Amy Cashin • 2016 Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Jillian Forsey • 2016 All-Academic Team (USTFCCCA) • Three 2016 All-Academic Individuals – Jillian Forsey, Maggie Drazba, Amy Cashin • Two Mountaineer graduates competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics – Sarah-Anne Brault (Triathlon), Jessica O’Connell (5,000m) • Clara (Grandt) Santucci raced at the 2016 Olympic Trials in L.A. • 2015 NCAA Cross Country Championship individual qualifier – Millie Paladino • Two all-region honors in 2015 – Millie Paladino and Savanna Plombon • 2014 NCAA Cross Country Championship eighth-place finish • 2014 Big 12 Championship and Mid-Atlantic Regional second-place finish • Coached 2014 NCAA Elite 89 Award winner Kelly Williams • 2014 Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Kaitlyn Gillespie • Two 2014 All-American honors – Jillian Forsey and Kaitlyn Gillespie • Jillian Forsey qualified for the World Cross Country team in 2014 • 2013 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional fourth-place finish • Three all-region and one all-conference runner in 2013 • 2013 Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Sarah Martinelli • 2012 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region fifth-place finish • 2011 NCAA Cross Country Championship eighth-place finish • 2011 Two All-Americans - Kate Harrison, Kaitlyn Gillespie • Coached 2011 NCAA Elite 89 Award winner Ahna Lewis • Five all-region and three all-conference runners in 2011 • 2010 All-American Kaitlyn Gillespie • NCAA Cross Country Championship sixth-place finish in 2009 • Highest weekly national ranking – No. 3 on Oct. 6, 2009 • Five All-Mid-Atlantic Region runners in 2009 • Three 2009 All-Americans – Marie-Louise Asselin, Keri Bland, Clara Grandt • Three 2009 All-Big East runners – Marie-Louise Asselin, Keri Bland, Clara Grandt • 2008 NCAA Cross Country Championship fourth-place finish • Coached 2008 Big East Individual Champion Marie-Louise Asselin • 2007 NCAA Cross Country Championship ninth-place finish • 12 All-America selections from six individuals • At least one All-American selection in five of the last eight seasons • 37 NCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors from 17 runners • At least one All-Mid-Atlantic Region honor every year since taking over program in 2007 • 13 All-Big East honors from six runners • Multiple 1,000 NCAA APR team scores • Three Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year honors (2004, 2007, 2008) • NCAA Mid-Atlantic team champions (2004, 2008) • Served as USTFCCCA president for Division I Cross Country • 2007 Big East Champions • 2007 Big East Coaching Staff of the Year WVUXCTF

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The 2015-16 season also saw many accomplishments academically and athletically.

Cleary led the Mountaineers to a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championship, attained two All-Mid-Atlantic Region honorees, coached an individual qualifier to the NCAA Cross Country Championships, had one Academic All-American First Team runner, two Academic All-District Team honorees, and 12 who were named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

At the Big 12 Cross Country Championship, three sophomores posted top-22 finishes on the 6k course in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Drazba crossed the finish line first for the Mountaineers and 19th overall (21:32.5), sophomore Millie Paladino placed 21st (21:34.30) and sophomore Brynn Harshbarger came in 22nd (21:40.40).

At the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional in Princeton, New Jersey, West Virginia finished in fifth place overall. The regional meet was highlighted by Paladino and senior Savanna Plombon’s All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors for posting top-25 finishes. Paladino led the Mountaineers, crossing the finish line in 11th place with a time of 21:16.20, and Plombon crossed the finish line in 23rd overall (21:25.20).

Paladino was the lone Mountaineer to qualify for the 2015 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, the second straight championship showing for Paladino at the time. She placed 77th overall with a career-best time of 20:41.60 on the 6k course at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park.

On the academic side, senior Kelly Williams was named to the 2016 Track and Field/ Cross Country Academic All-America First Team (selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)) for the second consecutive year while maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Additionally, Cashin and Williams were named to Academic All-District First Team.

With the guidance of Cleary, the 2014 season demonstrated true athleticism and dedication from young athletes. In the fall, he led the Mountaineers to a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championship for the second straight year. Forsey finished 12th, earning All-Conference honors, along with Kaitlyn Gillespie and Drazba.

The Mountaineers appeared in their ninth NCAA Championships and sixth under Cleary.

The veteran coach oversaw a top-8 national finish, two All-Americans and an Elite 89 Award winner. The team earned its fifth NCAA top-10 finish since 2007. Gillespie was honored as an All-American in her final race as a Mountaineer, finishing 26th, along with Forsey, who finished 14th overall.

Williams earned the Elite 89 Award for having the highest cumulative grade point average out of all participants at the NCAA Championships.

Cleary was named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) President for Division I Cross Country prior to the start of the 2013 cross country season. He guided the Mountaineers to their sixth NCAA appearance in seven seasons under his direction as well. West Virginia posted a second-place result at the Big 12 Championship, while senior Sarah Martinelli went on to claim All-Big 12 and All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors.

West Virginia entered into a more highly-competitive conference as it competed in the Big 12 for the first time in 2012. Cleary used the season to build on to his framework of confidence and winning at a higher level.

Sarah-Anne Brault returned from training for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London for her final season as a Mountaineer by running in her fourth consecutive NCAA Championships.

On the way, Brault garnered all-conference honors for the second time in her career, all-region honors for the third time and finished her career by becoming the 13th runner in program history to qualify individually for the NCAA Championships.

The Mountaineers finished No. 8 in the country in 2011 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships – their fourth top-10 national finish in five years. The team finished in fourth place at the Big East Championship and followed it with a third-place mark at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional. Cleary then led his team to its eighth-place finish at nationals where Kate Harrison and Gillespie became All-Americans, with Harrison finishing in eighth place, an all-time WVU best individual finish for the event.

In 2010, Cleary sent Gillespie and Brault to the NCAA Championships, where Gillespie became Cleary’s sixth All-American with a WVUXCTF

34th-place finish in 20:46. Brault arrived in 71st place. During indoor track season, three athletes were named All-Americans and all seven athletes who qualified for the outdoor NCAA Championships achieved All-America status. For the achievements, Cleary was named the NCAA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year for track and field.

The 2009-10 season was equally successful as the team achieved sixth place at the NCAA Championships, its third straight top-10 finish.

Clara Grandt, Keri Bland and Marie-Louise Asselin each earned All-America status for their successful campaigns. Asselin and Bland achieved the honor for the third time in their WVU careers, while Grandt earned her first.

Ranked in the top 10 all year, the team received its highest-ever ranking as a program at No. 3 midway through the season.

Between indoor and outdoor track that year, 11 All-America honors were distributed, while Bland, Grandt and Asselin became the first Mountaineers to achieve the status in three sports in the same year.

Overall, 17 All-American honors were given to WVU athletes between cross country, indoor and outdoor track in what became one of the most successful seasons in school history.

At the completion of the 2009-10 cross country and track seasons, WVU was recognized as the fifth-best team on the Terry Crawford Program of the Year Award list, announced by the United States Track and Field and Cross County Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The award is given annually to the most outstanding NCAA Division I women’s cross country and track and field programs and honors the institution that has achieved the most success in each academic year based on the institution’s finish at the NCAA Division I Championships over three seasons.

In 2008, the team had its best-ever finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, arriving in fourth after being ranked No. 5 most of the year. WVU won its second NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region championship and Cleary was named Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year.

Asselin became the first runner in school history to win an individual Big East title, helping the team finish in second.

In Cleary’s first season as head coach in 2007, he was named Big East Coach of the Year after the program’s first-ever conference cross country championship. Three runners were

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Coaching Staff named All-Big East as the team entered the top 25 for the first time in three years.

For the fourth year in a row, the Mountaineers were named an All-Academic Team by the USTFCCCA in 2007.

The group was ranked 17th in the nation in terms of overall grade point average (GPA) and had the second-highest GPA in the Big East with a 3.61 average.

Cleary previously had been the distance coach in 2005 and 2006 and was a full-time assistant from 2001-04, serving as the primary coach and trainer for the cross country team during that span. Prior to the 2001 season, Cleary served as a graduate assistant coach for eight seasons at WVU. His primary duties included recruiting and coaching the middle distance and long-distance runners.

WVU’s distance medley relay team qualified for nationals for seven consecutive years from 1998 to 2004, the second-longest streak in the nation at the time, under Cleary’s watch.

In all, Cleary has coached nearly two-dozen athletes who have competed at the World Track and Field, World Cross Country, World University Games and Pan American Championships.

Cleary worked closely with former head coach Dr. Martin Pushkin in building the women’s cross country and track and field teams into national contenders. Cleary was responsible for the recruitment and mentoring of NCAA mile champion Kate Vermeulen, as well as All-Americans Rebecca Stallwood, Merissa Sexsmith and 2005 NCAA outdoor champion Megan Metcalfe.

Under his guidance, Cleary’s coaching has produced several men’s All-America runners, including four-time All-American Bob Donker, NCAA cross country All-Americans Wynston Alberts, Mike Dudley and Steve Bohan, two-time NCAA qualifiers Jeff Metcaff and Bohan, NCAA qualifier Ian Collings and 5,000-meter All-American Mark Vilardo.

Cleary, who holds a USATF Level I Certification, is the primary recruiter for the cross country and track and field squads, attracting the best in-state, out-of-state and international athletes to Morgantown. He is also responsible for scheduling all meets and serves as the director for home meets.

He was a member of the Mountaineer team in 1991 and 1992, helping the 1991 squad capture the Atlantic 10 cross country title. Cleary earned all-conference honors in 1992.

Prior to WVU, Cleary attended Central Oregon Community College, where he helped lead the team to the National Junior College Athletic Association title. He received a bachelor’s degree in physical education from West Virginia in 1992.

Cleary resides in Morgantown with his wife, Heather. They have two children: a son, Patrick, and a daughter, Irelynn.

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SHELLY-ANN GALLIMORE ASSISTANT COACH • 15TH SEASON/17TH YEAR OVERALL

Shelly-Ann Gallimore enters her 15th season as an assistant coach with West Virginia University’s track and field coaching staff after working with the Mountaineers for two seasons as a graduate assistant.

two to the NCAA East Preliminary Regionals.

McNeil competed in Eugene, Oregon, against the nation’s best, finishing 22nd overall in the women’s triple jump and earning All-America Third Team recognition.

Her duties include designing and administering training plans for the horizontal and vertical jump groups, as well as assisting with meet management for all home track meets.

Under her tutelage, she has coached a USA Junior Trials qualifier, several NCAA Regional qualifiers in the high jump and NCAA Championship qualifiers in the triple jump.

McNeil was joined by Danique Bryan at regionals. Earlier in the year, Bryan set a school record in the triple jump, earning an outdoor career-best mark of 13.68 meters. Together, Bryan and McNeil rank 1-2 on the program’s all-time triple jump list.

During the 2016 season, eight Mountaineers qualified to compete at the NCAA East Preliminary Round, two of which were Gallimore’s jumpers, McNeil and Hannah Stone. McNeil competed in the triple jump, placing 30th overall and Stone placed 27th in the high jump. That same year, McNeil set a career best and the second-best mark in the triple jump in WVU indoor history at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, marking 12.82 meters and set the third best mark in outdoor history, marking 12.76 meters. Gallimore played an integral role

In 2021, Gallimore helped Abigale Mullings finish in fifth place at the 2021 Big 12 Championship in the high jump competition, with a height of 1.66 meter. She also coached Peter-Gay McKenzie to a 33rd place finish at the East Preliminary Championship in the long jump competition.

Despite the 2020 outdoor track and field season being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gallimore helped the jumpers reach new heights during the indoor portion of the 2019-20 season. A pair of Mountaineers finished the indoor season ranked inside the program all-time top-five list. Sophomore Myseha Nott made a name for herself in her first year at WVU, finishing the season tied for fourth place in the triple jump (12.46m).

Additionally, sophomore Peter-Gay McKenzie finished the indoor season ranked No. 5 in the long jump (5.93m).

Gallimore coached Faith Penny to All-Big 12 indoor and outdoor accolades in the high jump in 2019. Penny registered career-best marks at the indoor and outdoor championships to earn the honor. Shamoya McNeil also qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the triple jump and finished 28th overall.

In 2018, Gallimore helped Shamoya McNeil earn All-Big 12 honors in the triple jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championship. McNeil earned a mark of 12.85 meters, good for the Bronze medal.

Gallimore also guided one Mountaineer to the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships and

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Coaching Staff in assisting eight Mountaineers earn all-big 12 honors at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship and seven at the indoor championship.

In 2015, Gallimore coached McNeil to a qualifying triple jump mark of 12.81 meters, and a season best at the NCAA Preliminary rounds.

McNeil was ranked at No. 24 in the event going into the championship.

In 2014, Gallimore coached Stormy Nesbit to First Team All-America status and an eighth place showing in the triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

She also helped Marseille McBeam and Hannah Stone to top-five finishes in the High Jump at the Big 12 Championship.

She helped Nesbit break the school record in the triple jump as she earned a 13.07-meter jump at the 2012 ECAC Championships.

Three long jumpers (Chelsea Carrier-Eades, Nesbit, Meghan Mock) placed second through fourth at the Big East Outdoor Championships, and high jumper Sydney Cummings earned a career-best height of 1.77 meters at the NCAA East Regional, the fourth-best height in WVU history.

In 2011, she was instrumental in helping high jumper Katelyn Williams and long jumper Meghan Mock earn their first ever All-America honors through close supervision and strength and conditioning modifications.

In 2010, Gallimore aided multi-event student-athlete Chelsea Carrier-Eades with her jumps as she earned her first-ever All-America status in the pentathlon and Mid-Atlantic Field Athlete of the Year honors during the indoor season.

During the outdoor season, Gallimore saw junior Katelyn Williams to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, as the first high-jumper to represent WVU at the national championships since 1990.

In 2009, she aided Williams to the 2009 Canadian Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Toronto, where she cleared 1.71-meters, while Natasha Redman jumped a personal-best 1.75-meters at the Duke/Asics Invitational to qualify for the NCAA Regionals.

Gallimore, a native of Kingston, Jamaica, was successful as a student-athlete winning a 2001 NCAA Championship in the triple jump.

The All-American also was a two-time SEC champion in the triple jump for Auburn. After her 2004 graduation, Gallimore spent time as a volunteer coach at her alma mater.

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Gallimore also has years of international experience under her belt. She placed seventh in the triple jump at the 2000 World Juniors as part of the Jamaican National Team.

Gallimore earned her bachelors’ degree in marketing from Auburn and her master’s degree in physical education from West Virginia in 2008.

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ASSISTANT COACH • EIGHTH SEASON AT WVU Erin O’Reilly begins her 9th season as an assistant cross country and track and field coach at West Virginia University after re-joining the staff in August 2013.

Her familiarity with WVU has been beneficial to the team and its student-athletes as the programs continue to excel. O’Reilly has been a part of four individual NCAA cross country appearances with the Mountaineers, along with the team’s eighth-place finish at the 2014 NCAA Cross Country Championships.

She also works primarily with the long-distance sprinters and middle-distance runners for the track and field team.

O’Reilly helped lead a successful 2021 track and field season that was highlighted with Ceili McCabe receiving All-American honors, with her sixth-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, at the 2021 NCAA Track and Field Championships. Her time of 9:37.39 ranked as the 12th-fastest time in NCAA history. Seven of those top 12 times were recorded at the 2021 NCAA Championships.

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Despite COVID-19, the indoor track and field season consisted of three away meets, along with the 2021 Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championship, where the team placed eighth overall. At the conference meet, the DMR team of McCabe, Hayley Jackson, Tessa Constantine and Jo-Lauren Keane claimed the Mountaineers’ first title since joining the

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Following a canceled 2020 outdoor track season, the Mountaineers hosted four home meets after only being able to host three meets since the Track and Field at Mylan Park opened in 2019.

WVU finished ninth as a team at the 2021 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championship with four trips to the podium in three events. McCabe led the team to their first-ever Big 12 Outdoor Championship victory in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:08.69.

McCabe (steeplechase), Jackson (1,500m), Katherine Dowie (steeplechase), and Peter-Gay McKenzie (long jump) all ranked in the top 48 in their events and participated in the 2021 NCAA East Preliminary round.

McCabe was the only athlete to advance to the 2021 NCAA Championships.

In 2019, the squad placed third at the Big 12 Championship in Waco, Texas, and fifth at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Four Mountaineers – Candace Archer, Olivia Hill, Hayley Jackson and Ceili McCabe – earned All-Big 12 honors, while Archer, Jackson and McCabe went on to earn All-Mid-Atlantic Region accolades.

Even with the 2020 outdoor track and field season being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mountaineer track and field team made significant strides during the indoor portion of the season. West Virginia registered a total of six podium finishes in eight events at the Big 12 Indoor Championship – three of which came from redshirt sophomore Hayley Jackson. Additionally, O’Reilly helped lead Jackson to become one of five Mountaineers to finish the season ranking inside the program’s all-time indoor top-5 list. She closed the season ranked No. 3 in the 800 meters (2:08.11).

O’Reilly helped lead WVU to fourth-place finishes at the 2017 and 2018 Big 12 Cross Country Championships in Round Rock, Texas, and Ames, Iowa, respectively. In 2017, Maggie Drazba and Amy Cashin registered All-Big 12 and All-Mid-Atlantic Region performances, while Hayley Jackson earned All-Big 12 status in 2018.

A total of 17 Mountaineers were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country Team in 2017 and 2018. Cashin was selected to the

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2017-18 Google Cloud Track and Field/Cross Country Academic All-America First Team by CoSIDA, while Olivia Hill and Andrea Pettit were named to the Google Cloud Co-SIDA Academic All-District Track and Field/Cross Country Team in 2018-19. Petit went on to being named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team.

Three Mountaineers – Allie Diehl, Pettit and Hill – have earned the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, the Big 12 Conference’s highest academic honor, in the last two years.

On the track, the Mountaineers sent four athletes to the 2019 NCAA East Preliminary Round including second team All-America Madelin Gardner, Hill, Jackson and Shamoya McNeil. WVU finished ninth as a team at both the Big 12 Indoor and Outdoor Championships, where the Mountaineers had seven All-Big 12 indoor performances in four events and five All-Big 12 outdoor performances in four events.

O’Reilly was a part of a highly productive track and field season in 2017-18. Two Mountaineers – Cashin and Madelin Gardner – combined to tally four All-America accolades, while seven total members of WVU’s squad qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round. Additionally, West Virginia celebrated five school records in two events over the course of the season.

While the 2017-18 track and field season was record-setting on the track, the Mountaineers also excelled academically. Cashin was named the Big 12 Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season, leading a group of 17 Mountaineers to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

O’Reilly also was a huge contributor to WVU’s success during the 2016 cross country and track and field season both athletically and academically. In cross country, West Virginia qualified two runners to compete at the NCAA Championships, earned a silver medal at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals – thanks to redshirt junior Jillian Forsey – added three all-region honors and placed third at the Big 12 Cross Country Championship, led by Forsey who posted a runner-up finish to earn All-Big 12 honors.

The 2016-17 track and field season had eight Mountaineers qualify to compete at the NCAA East Region Preliminary Rounds, eight earn All-Big 12 honors at the outdoor cham-

pionship and seven indoor honorees. Eleven Mountaineers earn Academic All-Big 12 honors as well. Senior Kelly Williams was named to the 2016 Track and Field/Cross Country Academic All-America First Team selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), for the second consecutive year while maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Additionally, junior Amy Cashin and Williams were named to Academic All-District First Team.

West Virginia’s accomplishments in the classroom also led to three individual student-athletes being recognized by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for their academic success during the 2016-17 season. Cashin, Drazba and Forsey were named to the USTFCCCA Women’s All-Academic Individuals Team.

Additionally, the WVU squad was named an All-Academic Team for maintaining a cumulative 3.49 GPA. Forsey earned Big 12 Women’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the third award for the Mountaineer cross country team in the past five years. Additionally, nine Mountaineers were named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team, while Cashin was highlighted for her 4.0 GPA. During the 2015 cross country season, O’Reilly helped the Mountaineers to a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championship, guided two All-Mid-Atlantic Region honorees, assisted an individual qualifier to the NCAA Cross Country Championships and helped two earn Academic All-District Team. Twelve who were named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

The NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional meet was highlighted by sophomore Millie Paladino and senior Savanna Plombon’s performances that led to All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors for posting top-25 finishes. Paladino led the Mountaineers by crossing the finish line in 11th place with a time of 21:16.20, while Plombon placed 23rd overall (21:25.20).

Paladino also was the lone Mountaineer who qualified to compete at the 2015 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, the second-straight championships for Paladino. She placed 77th overall with a career-best time of 20:41.60 on the 6k course at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park.

In the 2014-15 track and field season, she helped guide seven Mountaineers to qualify for the NCAA East Region Preliminary Championships, as each were ranked in the top 48 in their respective events.

WVUSPORTS.COM At the 2015 Big 12 Outdoor Championship, O’Reilly coached four Mountaineer freshmen to top-five finishes, all of them earning spots on the podium. She also helped guide Kaitlyn Gillespie to All-America honors after finishing ninth in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Championships.

from WVU in 1993 with a degree in physical education. She was an integral part in the coaching of former Mountaineer Ailene Smith to All-America status in 2000-01.

Smith became a two time All-American as a member of the distance medley relay team and in the 4x800 relay.

In 2014, she led three Mountaineers to AllMid-Atlantic Region distinctions, three All-Big 12 recognitions and two All-America honors.

As a runner, she garnered many accolades while also serving as a team captain for cross country and track. O’Reilly finished third at the Atlantic 10 Championship as a junior and was named to the A-10 All-Conference Team. She was the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) champion and a NCAA provisional qualifier in the 1,000 meters in track during her senior year. O’Reilly held seven school records in cross country and track by the end of her career.

In her first season in 2013, O’Reilly oversaw three individual qualifiers to the NCAA Championships and five qualifiers to the NCAA East Regional.

O’Reilly was a member of the Mountaineer team in the early 1990s and graduated

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The Canton, Ohio, native, also served as a member of coach Cleary’s staff from 19942002. During that time, the Mountaineers registered 22 All-American honors and 13 Mid-Atlantic Region distinctions in cross country and track combined.

In 2003, O’Reilly joined the Boston College coaching staff as an assistant and held the position for 10 seasons. While on staff, she helped guide the Golden Eagles to multiple ECAC titles and numerous appearances at the NCAA Championships.

O’Reilly earned her master’s degree in athletic coaching education from WVU in 2004.

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CLARA SANTUCCI DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

GREG FEATHERSTON SPORT ADMINISTRATOR

Clara Grandt Santucci begins her first season as the director of operations for West Virginia’s track and field and cross country programs.

She has 11 years of experience in various aspects track and field as a professionally sponsored distance runner for Mizuno and Saucony, winning the Pittsburgh Marathon twice in 2014-15; she was the first American finisher at the 2013 Chicago Marathon (placing fifth overall) and qualified for three U.S. Olympic Trials in the women’s marathon in 2012, 2016 and 2020.

In the meantime, Santucci worked in aquatic therapy at Healthworks Rehab and Fitness in Morgantown while also volunteering as a Mountaineer coach.

Most recently, she served as graduate assistant director of operations for the WVU cross country and track and field teams while earning two master’s degrees, one in sport management and the other in sport education.

The West Union native completed her undergraduate degree in exercise physiology at West Virginia University in 2010, where she was a four-time All-American performer in track and cross country for the Mountaineers. She became just the third female runner in school history to earn three All-America honors in three sports in the same season in 2010.

In 2009, Grandt was named to the USA Cross Country team and captured first-place honors at the NACAC Cross Country Championships. She also took eighth place at the 2008 United States World Cross Country Trials with a time of 28:22.

Santucci was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.

She currently resides in Lawrence, Pennsylvania with her husband, Jason, and daughter, Jaysie (seven months).

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2021-22 ROSTER Name Position Emily Bryce Mid-Distance Katelyn Caccamo Pole Vault Jeanne Reix Charat Distance Tessa Constantine Hurdles Macey Crawford Sprints/Mid-Dist.

Lynsie Curtis Pole Vault Aubrie Custer Distance Amber Dombrowski Distance Katherine Dowie Distance Tazanna Epps Distance Ellie Gardner Pole Vault Samantha Hatcher Distance Erica Hegele Hurdles Ghamani Hogue Hurdles Hayley Jackson Mid-Distance Maria Kaylor Distance Jo-Lauren Keane Mid-Distance Peyton Kukura Distance Mikaela Lucki Mid-Distance Ceili McCabe Mid-Distance Peter-Gay McKenzie Multi Lilly McMullen Sprints/Mid-Dist.

Malina Mitchell Distance Lydia Moell Pole Vault Abigale Mullings Jumps Ellie Nesbit Distance Myesha Nott Jumps Emily Oiler Sprints-Mid-Dist.

Petal Palmer Distance Sylvia Russell Distance McKenna Smith Sprints Sarah Stair Pole Vault Kase Torchia Mid-Distance Mikenna Vanderheyden Mid-Distance Megan Weaver Distance Eden Williams High Jump Cassandra Williamson Mid-Distance Charlotte Wood Distance Sada Wright Throws Zara Zervos Mid-Distance

By State/Province Ireland 1 Canada 8 Australia 2 New Jersey 1 Jamaica 3 Ohio 4 West Virginia 13 Maryland 1 Illinois 1 Pennsylvania 3 Missouri 1 Virginia 1 France 1

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Height Class Hometown 5-7 Fr. Paisley, Ontario 5-8 Jr. Harmony, Pa. 5-5 5th Sonnay, Isere, France 5-7 Sr. Sydney, Australia 5-7 So. Pittsburgh, Pa. 5-2 So. Thompson, Mo. 5-5 Fr. Elkview, W. Va. 5-4 R-Jr. Morgantown, W.Va. 5-7 Sr. Carisbrook, Victoria, Australia 5-1 So. Charleston, W.Va. 5-3 R-Sr. Willamstown, W.Va. 5-2 Sr. Morgantown, W.Va. 5-9 Jr. Shady Spring, W.Va. 5-4 Fr. Richmond, Va. 6-0 R-Sr. Lusby, Md. 5-7 So. Cincinnati, Ohio 5-4 So. Corofin, Co. Clare, Ireland 5-5 R-Jr. Morgantown, W. Va. 5-11 R-Sr. Toronto, Canada 5-4 R-So. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Sr. Clarendon, Jamaica 5-6 So. Williamstown, W. Va. 5-6 R-Jr. McDonald, Ohio 5-5 So. West Liberty, Ohio 5-10 So. Rock River, Clarendon, Jamaica 5-4 Jr. Lock Haven, Pa. 5-7 Sr. Jamaica 5-6 So. Dublin, Ohio 5-9 So. Scarborough, Ontario, Canada 5-8 5th Ajax, Ontario, Canada 5-7 R-Sr. Bridgeport, W.Va. 5-8 R-So. Wheaton, Ill. 5-6 Fr. Oceanport, N.J. 5-7 Sr. Mount Brydges, Ontario, Canada 5-6 So. Morgantown, W.Va. 6-0 Fr. Fairmont, W. Va. 5-2 So. Ajax, Ontario, Canada 5-7 R-Jr. Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada 5-10 Sr. Glenville, W.Va. 5-6 Fr. Moundsville, W. Va.

By Class Fr. 6 So. 12 Jr. 3 Sr. 7 r-So. 2 r-Jr. 4 r-Sr. 4 Fifth Year 2

Pronunciation Guide Katherine Dowie Dow-ee Peyton Kukura Koo-kur-a Ceili McCabe Kay-lee Mikenna Vanderheyden Vander-hey-den Zara Zervos Zar-A Kase Torchia Case Tor-SHA Ghamani Hogue ga-MAHN-ee Hogue

(rhymes with rogue)

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ellie Gardner

5-3 • R-SENIOR POLE VAULT WILLIAMSTOWN, W.VA.

2020-21 (r-Jr.) Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Finished in first place in the pole vault competition at the Thundering Herd Invitational with a personal and team season best of 3.70 meters • Recorded a second-place finish at the Marshall Classic with a height of 3.55 meters Outdoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Placed first at the Mountaineer classic with a height of 3.75 meters • Finished 16th at the Big 12 Championships with a height of 3.60 meters • Placed 9th at the Mason Spring Invitational with a height of 3.53 meters

2019-20 Indoor Season (Jr.) • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Finished the season ranked No. 5 in the pole vault on the all-time indoor program top-5 list • Placed third after reaching a mark of 3.52 meters at the Penn State Tune-Up • Took second place in the pole vault after posting a jump of 3.80 meters at the YSU Collegiate Invitational • Grabbed her second-consecutive victory in the pole vault at the WVU Open, reaching a mark of 3.88 meters to win the event and enter the all-time program top-5 ranking in pole vault at No. 5 • Earned a victory in the pole vault at the Marty Pushkin Open, reaching a mark of 3.78 meters

2018-19 Outdoor Season (So.) • Academic All-Big 12 First Team

• Competed at the Big 12 Championship, finishing 21st with a mark of 3.47 meters • Took second place after jumping 3.82 meters at the Mountaineer Open • Captured second place at the Mountaineer Showcase with a jump of 3.82 meters • Jumped 3.57 meters to finish in 11th place at the Bison Outdoor Classic • Finished fourth at the Virginia Quad after registering a jump of 3.60 meters Indoor Season (r-Fr.) • Did not compete

2017-18 (Fr.) Outdoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Jumped 3.85 meters at the Bison Outdoor Classic for a fifth-place finish • Won at the Virginia Grand Prix with a jump of 3.81 meters • Tied for second at the Virginia Challenge with a mark of 3.71 meters • Earned a mark of 3.59 meters at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship • Secured a fourth-place finish at the Raleigh Relays, jumping 3.50 meters Indoor Season • Indoor season-best jump of 3.86 meters came at YSU College Invite, good for a second-place finish • Placed 11th at the Big 12 Indoor Championship after registering a mark of 3.84 meters • At the WVU Open, she finished second with a mark of 3.78 meters • Recorded a third-place finish at the Marshall Invitational (3.75 meters) • Finished second at the Penn State National Open with a mark of 3.50 meters • Made collegiate debut with a sixth-place finish in the Marty Pushkin Classic (3.70 meters)

High School • Ran track at Williamstown High School for coach Doak Markley and Tyler George • Two-time team captain (2016, 2017) • Three-time state pole vault champion (2015, 2016, 2017) and four-year state qualifier • School and state record holder in the pole vault (12 feet) • A member of Williamstown’s 2014 state championship team • Also played soccer at Williamstown, earning first team all-state honors as a senior

Personal • Daughter of Jeff and Lisa Gardner • Has one sister, Madelin, who is a former WVU track & field athlete • Birthday is April 29 • Majoring in aerospace and mechanical engineering • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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McKenna Smith 5-7 • R-SENIOR SPRINTS BRIDGEPORT, W.VA.

2020-21 (r-Jr.) Indoor Season • Did not compete Outdoor Season • Did not compete

2019-20 Indoor Season (Jr.) • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Did not compete

2018-19 Outdoor Season (r-Fr.) • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Redshirted Indoor Season (So.) • Competed in the 60-meter dash at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, finishing 23rd in the preliminaries in 7.85 • Tabbed a fourth-place finish in the 60-meter dash with a 7.97 showing at the Penn State Tune-Up • Placed 14th in 26.07 in the women’s 200 meters at the Akron Invitational • Finished ninth in the women’s 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:06.28 at the YSU College Invite • Helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a win in 4:06.56 and took second place in the 60-meter dash in 7.79 at the Marty Pushkin Classic

2017-18 (Fr.) Outdoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Took 18th place in the 400-meter dash at the Big 12 Championship; also finished 22nd in the 200-meter dash (24.73) • Took ninth in 200-meter dash (24.76) at Raleigh Relays • Outdoor season-best time in 200 meters came at Virginia Challenge (24.53); also placed ninth in 400 meters at the meet (55.89) • Finished ninth in 400-meter dash (56.11) and 11th in the 200-meter dash (24.66) at the Virginia Grand Prix • Began outdoor career at the 49er Classic, taking 10th in the 400-meter dash in 57.02 and 18th in 200-meter dash in 24.85 Indoor Season • Earned All-Big 12 honors with a fourth-place finish in the distance medley relay at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (11:28.20) • Won 200 meters at Marshall Invitational (24.66) and Penn State Tune-Up (24.73); also won the 400 meters at both meets • Helped DMR team win at the Marshall Invitational in 12:18.57 • Placed first in 400 meters (blue division) at the Akron Invitational, crossing the finish line in 57.08 • Earned a sixth-place finish in the 400 meters at the Penn State National Open in 58.05) • Began her WVU career with a win in the 500 meters at the Marty Pushkin Classic (1:20.20); later won the event at the WVU Open in 1:20.14

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High School • Ran track at Bridgeport High School for coach Emily Stout • Finished with 10 state championships during her high school career • Won four state championships as a senior, breaking four state records in the process (100 meters, 200 meters, 300 hurdles, 400 meters) • Won four state championships as a junior and two as a freshman • Helped Bridgeport to two Class AA state championships as a team • McCoy Award winner – West Virginia’s top track and field athlete • Also played soccer

Personal • Daughter of Jeremy and Naomi Smith • Has one brother • Birthday is March 31 • Majoring in occupational therapy • Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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Katherine Dowie

2019-20

5-7 • SENIOR DISTANCE CARISBROOK, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

2020-21 (Jr.) Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Saw action at the Big 12 Championships and placed 11th in the 3,000-meter run (10:04.30) Outdoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Recorded a top-five program time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Mountaineer Twilight to finish in second (10:15.75) • Placed sixth in the steeplechase at the EKU Twilight crossing the line in 10:17.37 • Earned a fifth-place finish (10:32.23) in the steeplechase at the Big 12 Championships • Placed 42nd (10:46.89) in the steeplechase at the NCAA East Preliminaries

Indoor Season (So.) • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Competed in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship, placing 13th overall with a time of 9:13.72 • Made her season debut at the Penn State Tune-Up, earning a victory in the mile after crossing the line in 4:56.56

2018-19 Outdoor Season (r-Fr.) • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Earned a 10th-place finish (11:19.97) in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big 12 Championship • Secured a victory in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:52.30 at the Mountaineer Open • Finished in 24th place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase after crossing the line in 11:05.43 at the Virginia Challenge • Won the 2,000-meter steeplechase in 6:54.92 at the Virginia Quad • Earned a fifth-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:35.96 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic • Captured first place in the 1,500-meter steeplechase with a time of 5:09.26 at the West Virginia Open Indoor Season (Fr.) • Competed in the 3,000-meter run at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, crossing the line in 10:13.26 to finish 24th overall • Crossed the finish line in 4:59.95 to take sixth place in the women’s mile at the Penn State Tune-Up • Tallied a sixth-place finish in the 3,000-meter run in 9:55.00 at the SPIRE Division I Classic • Finished third in the women’s mile (blue division) after crossing the line in 5:02.94 at the Akron Invitational; also, a member of the distance medley relay team, helping the team take sixth place with a time of 12:55.37 • Placed 11th in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:59.54 at the Penn State National Open • Tallied a 10th-place finish in the 800 meters after crossing the line in 2:22.28 at the YSU College Invite

2017-18 (Fr.) Outdoor Season • Enrolled in January 2018 • Redshirted

High School • Attended Ballarat Clarendon College and competed at Eureka Athletics Club for coach Rod Griffin • Won Ballarat Sportsperson of the Year Award in 2017 • Won two events at Victorian Championships – 5,000 meters and 3,000-meter steeplechase • Placed third in 3,000-meter steeplechase at Sydney Australian U20 Championships in 2017 • Earned three first-place finishes at Melbourne Victorian Championships in 2017 (1,500 meters, 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters) • Also participated in Perth Australian U18 Championships in 2016, finishing fifth in the 2,000-meter steeplechase and sixth in the 3,000 meters

Personal • Daughter of Alastair and Carlene Dowie • Has a twin sister • Birthday is April 3 • Majoring in exercise physiology • Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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Hayley Jackson 6-0 • R-SENIOR DISTANCE LUSBY, MD.

2020-21 (r-Jr.) Indoor Season • All-Big 12 Indoor First Team • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Earned a first-place finish at the conference championship in the women's distance medley relay, with the team of Tessa Constantine, Ceili McCabe and Jo-Lauren Keane who crossed the finish line in a time of 11:21.35 to gain the team’s first title since joining the conference • Placed second in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:09.3 at the Thundering Herd Invitational • Finished in second place (4:57.10) in the mile run at the Big 12 Championship Outdoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Recorded a season-best time in the 800-meter race at the Mason Spring Invitational, finishing in first place (2:08.87) • Placed first in the 800-meter at the WVU Last Chance, in a time of 2:09.68 • Recorded a 2:21.29 finish (56th place) in the 800-meter at the Raleigh Relays • Season best finish in the 1,5000-meter race with a time of 4:21.92 at the EKU Twilight to finish in fourth • At the NCAA East Preliminary round, she finished 38th in the 1,500-meter in a time of 4:27.50 • Recorded a seventh-place finish in the 1,500-meter at the Big 12 Championship in a time of 4:32.33 • Saw a 15th place finish and a personal and team season-high time of 16:20.50 in the 5,000-meter run at the Stanford Invitational

2019-20 (r-So.) • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (3/2/20) • Member of the distance medley team that placed third at the Big 12 Championship with a season-best time of 11:28.39 • Also placed second in the women’s mile (4:40.21) and seventh in the 3,000 meters (9:40.82) at the conference meet • Finished the season ranked No. 3 in the 800 meters on the all-time program top-5 list • Placed second in the 800 meters after posting a careerbest time of 2:08.11 at the Penn State Tune-Up • Earned a new career-best time of 4:39.80 in the women’s mile, placing 15th overall at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational • At the Penn State National Open, she competed in the 800 meters and finished seventh with a time of 2:09.18 • Made her season debut at the YSU Collegiate Invitational, earning a season-opening victory in the 800 meters with a time of 2:09.97

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2018-19 (r-Fr.) Outdoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Big 12 Women’s Athlete of the Week (3/20/19) • Took 35th overall in the 1,500 meters first round after finishing in 35:28.48 at the NCAA East Preliminary Round • Earned the silver medal in the 1,500 meters, crossing the finish line in a career-best time of 4:19.69 to earn All-Big 12 accolades at the Big 12 Championship • Secured a victory in the 800 meters after crossing the line in 2:08.66 at the Mountaineer Open • Took first place in the 1,500 meters in 4:26.38 and second place in the 800-meter run (2:13.51) at the Mountaineer Showcase • Competed in the 1,500 meters at the Virginia Challenge and finished in 13th after posting a time of 4:25.02 • Grabbed two first-place finishes in the 800 meters (2:10.68) and the 3,000 meters at the Virginia Quad • Finished 15th in the 5,000-meter run in 16:20.50 at the Stanford Invitational • Captured first place in the 800 meters after crossing the line in 2:10.15 at the West Virginia Open • Won the 1,500 meters in a time of 4:23.15 at the 49er Classic Indoor Season • Was a member of the third-place distance medley relay team at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, finishing in a season-best time of 11:40.42 and earning All-Big 12 accolades • Competed in the mile preliminary race at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, winning her heat and finishing third overall with a time of 4:55.97; in the finals, she registered a fourth-place finish in 4:51.24 to earn All-Big 12 honors • Competed in the women’s mile at the JDL DMR Invitational and finished fourth with a lifetimebest time of 4:43.49 (4:40.75 conversion) • Collected two victories at the SPIRE Division I Classic as a member of the distance medley relay team (11:52.96) and in the 3,000 meters (9:30.00) • Helped the distance medley relay team earn a victory in 11:54.35 and secured second place in the women’s 800 meters (gold division) with a lifetimebest time of 2:10.37 at the Akron Invitational • Grabbed a victory in the 1,000 meters in 2:48.70 and finished second as a member of the distance medley relay team with a time of 11:40.72 at the Penn State National Open • Helped the distance medley relay team finish second with a time of 11:40.72 at the Penn State National Open • Won the women’s 3,000 meters with a time of 9:54.40 at the YSU College Invite • Collected the first victory of her career in the 3,000-meter run (10:06.62) at the Marty Pushkin Classic

2017-18 (Fr.) Outdoor Season • Redshirted Indoor Season • Redshirted

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High School • Ran at Patuxent High for coach Kris Jost • Accumulated 14 total state championships in high school career • Won three 2A state cross country champions • Won three 2A track championships as a senior • Won Maryland state indoor track championships in the 800 and 1,600 as a senior • Recorded state-record time in indoor 1,600, the fastest time in the country in 2016-17 • Broke Maryland state outdoor record in two miles (10:14) as a senior • Finished eight at the Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals as a senior

Personal • Daughter of Leah Walker • Birthday is October 6 • Enrolled in multidisciplinary studies • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Tessa Constantine 5-7 • SENIOR HURDLES SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

2020-21 (Jr.) Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • All-Big 12 Indoor First Team • Earned a first-place finish at the conference championship in the women's distance medley relay, with the team of Hayley Jackson, Ceili McCabe and Jo-Lauren Keane who crossed the finish line in a time of 11:21.35 to gain the team’s first title since joining the conference • Placed first in the 200-meter dash at the Thundering Herd Invitational in a time of 25.94 • She also placed second in the 400-meter dash at the Thundering Herd Invitational in a time of 58.79 • Finished in third at the Marshall Classic in the 400-meter-dash (58.41) • Participated in the 4x400 relay with the team of Macey Crawford, Lilly McMullen and Jo-Lauren Keane, who finished in second at the Marshall Classic (3:53.95) • Participated in the 4x400 relay with the team of Amber Dombrowski, Lilly McMullen and Jo-Lauren Kean, who finished 10th at the Big 12 Championship (3:52.27) and second at the Thundering Herd Invitational (3:57.47) Outdoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Recorded a team-best time in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.45 to finish in third place at the Stan Romanoski Open • Finished in first place at the Stan Romanoski Open in the 400-meter dash in a time of 58.21 • Completed the 400-meter dash at the Virginia Challenge in 1:01.29, good for fifth place • Recorded a team season best time of 1:01.25 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Mountaineer Twilight to take second place • Finished in seventh place (1:01.30) at the Raleigh Relays in the 400-meter hurdles • At the Mason Spring Invitational, she finished in second with a time of 1:01.33 • Took 12th place (1:01.60) in the 400-meter hurdle at the Big 12 Championship

2019-20 (So.) Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Member of the distance medley relay team that placed third at the Big 12 Championship with a season-best time of 11:28.39 • Finished second in the 400-meter dash after posting a new personal best time of 57.55 at the Penn State Tune-Up • Competed as a member of the distance medley relay team that placed second (12:06.45) at the Akron Invitational; also competed in the 200-meter dash (17th – 25.88) and the 400-meter dash (5th – 57.82) • Competed in the 400-meter dash and placed 11th (58.43) at the Penn State National Open • Earned a pair of victories in the first meet of the season, the Marty Pushkin Open, placing first in the 500 meters (1:19.94) and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay (4:10.87)

2018-19 (Fr.) Outdoor Season • Redshirted Indoor Season • Competed in the 4x400-meter relay, helping the team place 14th in 3:55.69 at the Penn State National Open; also competed in the 200 meters (blue division) and finished 29th in 27.29 • Helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a victory in 4:06.56 at the Marty Pushkin Classic

High School • Attended Manly Selective Campus and ran for coach Matt Beckenham • Vice-Captain • 2017 Manly Sportsmanship Award winner • Represented Australia at the 2016 Melanesian Games • 2015 Australian All Schools 400-meter hurdles champion • Also was a competitive swimmer

Personal • Daughter of Greg Constantine • Has one sister • Birthday is March 16 • Majoring in general business • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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Samantha Hatcher 5-2 • SENIOR DISTANCE MORGANTOWN, W.VA.

2020-21 (Jr.) Indoor Season • Did not compete Outdoor Season • Did not compete

2019-20 (So.) Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Competed in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship, placing 23rd with a time of 9:59.37 • Posted a time of 9:51.14 to finish 76th overall at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational • Finished fourth in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:57.54 at the Penn State National Open • Made her season debut at the YSU Collegiate Invitational, competing in the 800 meters (8th – 2:17.62)

2018-19 (Fr.) Outdoor Season (Fr.) • Redshirted Indoor Season • Competed in the 3,000-meter run at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, finishing in 23rd after crossing the line in 10:12.36 • Tallied a sixth-place showing in 2:14.68 in the 800 meters at the Penn State Tune-Up • Earned a 15th-place finish in the 1,000 meters in 3:00.62 and took fifth in the mile at the SPIRE Division I Classic • Was a member of the distance medley relay team at the Akron Invitational and helped the team take first place with a time of 11:54.35; also tallied a seventh-place finish in the 800 meters (2:19.08) • Competed in the 3,000 meters invitational and crossed the line in 9:52.34 for sixth place at the Penn State National Open; also helped the distance medley relay team finish second with a time of 11:40.72 • Finished second in the 800-meters (2:19.55) in her collegiate debut at the Marty Pushkin Classic

High School • Ran at Morgantown High for coach Michael Ryan • Team captain • Led Morgantown High to four consecutive Class AAA cross country state runner-up finishes • Also helped the Mohigans to 2017 Class AAA state track and field championship • 11-time all-state selection, including 10 in track

Personal • Daughter of Dean and Judy Hatcher • Has one brother and one sister • Birthday is September 12 • Majoring in nursing • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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Peter-Gay McKenzie X-X, SENIOR MULTI CLARENDON, JAMAICA

2020-21 (Jr.) Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Finished in the second place in the long jump competition at the Marshall Classic with a distance of 5.49 meters • Placed ninth in long jump at the Thundering Herd Invitational with a distance of 3.89 meter Outdoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Completed the 100-meter dash in 12.28 at the Mountaineer Open, good for third place • Finished in second place (6.02 meters) in the long jump competition at the Mason Spring Invitational • Placed 16th (5.96 meters) in the Big 12 Championship long jump competition • Recorded a 5.88-meter distance in the long jump competition at the NCAA Preliminaries

2019-20 (So.) Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Finished the season ranked No. 5 in the long jump on the all-time indoor program top-5 list

• Registered a 20th-place finish in the long jump with a mark of 5.73 meters at the Big 12 Championship • Placed third in the long jump with a mark of 5.80 meters at the Penn State Tune-Up • Competed in the long jump at the Penn State National Open and finished in third place (5.93m) • Earned a first-place finish in the long jump with a mark of 5.88 meters at the YSU Collegiate Invitational • Claimed sixth place in the shot put with a distance of 10.12 meters at the Marty Pushkin Open

2018-19 (Fr.) Outdoor Season • Finished 19th in the long jump after earning a mark of 5.56 meters at the Big 12 Championship • Tallied a victory in the long jump with a mark of 5.68 meters at the Mountaineer Open; also finished third in the 100-meter dash (12.28) • Won the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.75 and jumped 5.35 meters (judge’s decision) to take fifth place at the Mountaineer Showcase • Placed ninth in the long jump after registering a jump of 5.65 meters at the Virginia Challenge • Finished in third place in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.82 at the Bison Outdoor Classic • Tallied a fifth-place finish in the 200 meters (25.29) and a sixth-place finish in the 200-meter hurdles (14.60) at the Virginia Quad • Competed in the women’s 100 meters at the Raleigh Relays and finished in 12.75 to take 49th • Grabbed a victory in the 100-meter dash in 12.46 and second place in the long jump with a 5.55-meter jump at the West Virginia Open • Notched a 12th-place finish in the long jump with a 5.25-meter jump at the 49er Classic Indoor Season • Competed in the women’s long jump preliminaries, earning 10th overall with a jump of 5.94 meters at the Big 12 Indoor Championship • Took ninth in the long jump with a 5.25-meter jump at the SPIRE Division I Classic • Earned a second-place finish in the long jump with a mark of 5.48 meters and took sixth in the 60-meter dash (blue division) with a time of 7.78 at the Akron Invitational • Competed in the first round of the 60-meter dash, clocking in with a time of 7.73 for 20th place at the Penn State National Open; also helped the 4x400-meter relay team finish 14th in 3:55.69 and placed fourth in the long jump with a mark of 5.73 meters • Placed second in the women’s 60-meter dash after crossing the line in 7.73 at the YSU College Invite; also helped the 4x400meter relay team to a ninth-place finish (4:06.28) • Helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a victory in 4:06.56 at the Marty Pushkin Classic; also collected a victory in the 60-meter dash (7.78)

High School • Attended Edwin Allen School and competed for coach Michael Dyke • Helped Edwin Allen win its fifth consecutive 4x100 Championship of America title at the Penn Relays • Won heptathlon at the 2018 Nassau CARIFTA Games in the Bahamas • Also competed at the 2018 Kingston ISSA Championships, winning the heptathlon

Personal • Daughter of Kevin McKenzie and Anastacia Edwards • One of five children • Birthday is August 23 • Majoring in nursing • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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Myesha Nott 5-7 • SENIOR JUMPS JAMAICA

2020-21 (Jr.) Indoor Season • Did not compete Outdoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Recorded a season best triple jump distance of 12.11 meters at the Big 12 Championship, good for 16th place • Finished first (12.06 meters) in the triple jump at the Mason Spring Invitational • Placed fifth (12.04 meters) in the triple jump at the Raleigh Relays

2019-20 (So.) Indoor Season • USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete • Finished the season tied for No. 4 in the triple jump on the all-time indoor program top-5 list • Tallied a win in the triple jump at the Penn State Tune-Up, reaching a distance of 12.46 meters to set a new personal best and rank No. 4 all-time at WVU • Jumped 12.45 meters in the triple jump to place second at the Akron Invitational • Recorded a victory in the triple jump at the Penn State National Open after reaching a mark of 12.42 meters • Finished in second place in the triple jump finals at the YSU Collegiate Invitational with a jump of 11.97 meters • Grabbed a victory in the triple jump with a jump of 12.10 meters at the WVU Open • Made her Mountaineer debut at the Marty Pushkin Open, earning a victory in the long jump with a distance of 5.18 meters • Western Kentucky (2018-19) • Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Dean’s List • Placed first in the triple jump at the Gene Edmonds Open with a distance of 12.08m • Recorded a triple jump distance of 12.60m good for first at the Indiana University Relays • Won the triple jump at the Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet after jumping 12.44m • Finished fourth in the triple jump at the C-USA Indoor Track & Field Championships with a distance of 12.72m

Personal • Birthday is January 29 • Majoring in medical laboratory science • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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Mikenna Vanderheyden 5-7 • SENIOR DISTANCE MOUNT BRYDGES, ONTARIO, CANADA

2020-21 (Jr.) Indoor Season • All-Big 12 Indoor First Team • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Finished in third place (2:48.16) in the 1,000-meter at the Big 12 Championship • At the Camel City Invitational, she placed sixth in the mile with a time of 4:51.57 Outdoor Season • Did not compete

2019-20 (So.) Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Member of the distance medley relay team that placed third at the Big 12 Championship • Crossed the finish line in 2:15.22 to finish in 66th place in the 800 meters at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational • Made her season debut at the Penn State National Open, competing in the 600-meter run and placing 12th with a time of 1:37.63

2018-19 (Fr.) Outdoor Season • Earned a 15th-place finish in the 800 meters, finishing in 2:10.61 at the Big 12 Championship • Grabbed a second-place finish in the 400-meter dash after crossing the line in 1:00.19 at the Mountaineer Open • Ran in the 1,500 meters and finished in 31st with a time of 4:33.50 at the Bison Outdoor Classic • Finished second in the 2,000-meter steeplechase in 6:59.74 at the Virginia Quad • Took 23rd place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:04.66 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic • Grabbed second place in the 1,500-meter steeplechase after crossing the line in 5:12.48 at the West Virginia Open Indoor Season • Was a member of the third-place distance medley relay team at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, finishing in a seasonbest time of 11:40.42 and earning All-Big 12 honors • Earned a second-place finish in the 600 meters after crossing the line in 1:35.25 at the Penn State Tune-Up • Helped the distance medley relay team earn first place (11:52.96) at the SPIRE Division I Classic; also took 12th in the 400-meter dash • Assisted in the distance medley relay team’s victory in 11:54.35 at the Akron Invitational • Helped the DMR team finish second with a time of 11:40.72 at the Penn State National Open; also finished second in the 600 meters (1:35.98) • Competed in the 500-meter run and captured fourth place with a time of 77.69 at the YSU College Invite • Finished first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:19.41 at the Marty Pushkin Classic

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/psychology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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Sada Wright

5-10 • SENIOR THROWS GLENVILLE, W.VA.

2020-21 (Jr.) Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • At the Big 12 Championship, she recorded a top-five program best distance of 17.55 meters in the weight throw competition, good for sixth place • Finished in second place in weight throw at the Thundering Herd Invitational with a distance of 16.03 meters Outdoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Recorded a program best top-three distance (46.02 meters) in the discus throw at the Mountaineer Classic, good for third place • Finished in fifth place (44.10 meters) in discus at the Mason Spring Invitational • Placed first (43.36 meters) in discus at the WVU Last Chance • At the Big 12 Championship, she finished in 13th in discus with a distance of 42.12 meters • Recorded a 13th place (41.71 meters) in discus at the Raleigh Relays • Saw a second-place finish (40.02 meters) in discus at the Stan Romanoski Open • Competed at the Mountaineer Twilight and recorded a 10th place finish (35.70 meters) in discus

2019-20 (So.) Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Finished the season ranked No. 3 in the weight throw on the all-time program top-5 list • Recorded a mark of 16.36 meters in the weight throw to finish 12th at the Big 12 Championship • Competed in the weight throw at the Penn State Tune-Up and finished in sixth place with a mark of 16.32 meters • Posted a distance of 14.84 meters to place 12th at the Akron Invitational • Finished in 16th place in the weight throw with a distance of 15.25 meters at the YSU Collegiate Invitational • Collected her second victory of the year at the WVU Open, posting a distance of 14.57 meters at the WVU Open • Earned her first victory of the season in the weight throw at the Marty Pushkin Open notching a throw of 16.50 meters, which now ranks No. 3 all-time in the program top-5 list

2018-19 (Fr.) Outdoor Season • Won the discus throw with a 45.17-meter throw at the Mountaineer Open • Grabbed second place in the discus throw at the Mountaineer Showcase with a throw of 42.33 meters • Finished 28th in the discus throw after registering a throw of 42.00 meters at the Raleigh Relays • Secured a first-place finish in the discus throw at the West Virginia Open with a throw of 42.22 meters Indoor Season • Competed in the women’s weight throw preliminaries at the Big 12 Indoor Championship and finished 11th with a throw of 14.30 meters

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• Placed seventh (15.01 meters) in the weight throw and 10th (10.19 meters) in the shot put at the SPIRE Division I Classic • Placed fifth in the discus throw (gold division) with a throw of 40.24 meters at the Akron Invitational • Earned a mark of 13.30 meters in the weight throw to place 33rd and took 32nd in the shot put (10.68 meters) at the Penn State National Open • Finished 18th in the shot put (10.86 meters) and 24th in the weight throw (13.19 meters) at the YSU College Invite • Tallied a win in the women’s weight throw with a mark of 13.59 meters and finished sixth in the shot put (10.33 meters) in her collegiate debut at the Marty Pushkin Classic

High School • Attended Gilmer County High and competed for father, coach Willard Wright Jr. • Four-time state champion during highly-decorated high school career • Two-time state champion in shot put • Two-time state champion in discus • West Virginia Class A discus state-record holder

Personal • Daughter of Willard and Michele Wright • Has one brother • Birthday is November 22 • Majoring in nursing • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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Amber Dombrowski

Peyton Kukura

5-4 • R-JUNIOR DISTANCE MORGANTOWN, W.VA.

5-5 • R-JUNIOR DISTANCE MORGANTOWN, W.VA.

2020-21 (r-So.)

2020-21 (r-So.)

Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Participated in the 4x400 relay with the team of Tessa Constantine, Lilly McMullen and Jo-Lauren Kean who finished 10th at the Big 12 Championship (3:52.27) and second at the Thundering Herd Invitational (3:57.47) • Placed second (1:38.77) in the 600-meter at the Thundering Herd Invitational Outdoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Finished in 19th place (1:00.07) in the 400-meter at the Mason Spring Invitational • Placed fourth in the 800-meter, with a time of 2:21.29, at the Mountaineer Classic

Indoor Season • Did not compete Outdoor Season • Did not compete

2019-20 (r-Fr.)

2018-19

Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Collected a new career-best mark in the 600 meters, finishing second with a time of 1:36.30 at the Penn State Tune-Up • Competed as a member of the distance medley relay team that placed second (12:06.45) at the Akron Invitational; also raced in the 400-meter dash (19th – 1:00.38) • Notched a ninth-place finish in the 600-meter run at the Penn State National Open with a time of 1:37.05 • Took third place in the 500 meters after crossing the line in 79.30 at the YSU Collegiate Invitational • Collected a victory in the 500-meter run with a time of 1:19.63 at the WVU Open • Made her Mountaineer debut at the Marty Pushkin Open, earning her first career victories in the 400-meter dash (1:02.14) and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay (4:10.87)

2019-20 (r-Fr.) Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Made her Mountaineer debut at the Akron Invitational, competing in the 3,000-meter run and placing 14th with a time of 10:58.88 Outdoor Season (Fr.) • Redshirted Indoor Season • Redshirted

High School • Ran at University High for coach Ed Frohnapfel • Part of four-time Class AAA state champion cross country team • Four-time All-Ohio Valley Athletic Conference in cross country • All-state honoree in 2017 (XC); second-team selection in 2014 • Placed eighth at the 2017 WVSSAC Class AAA State Cross Country Championship • Participated in 4x800 relay, 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters at 2018 WVSSAC State Track Meet • Raced at Footlocker South Regional Cross Country Championships as a junior

Personal • Daughter of Jeffrey and Lisa Kukura • One of four children • Birthday is May 1 • Majoring in elementary education • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

2018-19 (Fr.) Outdoor Season • Redshirted Indoor Season • Redshirted

High School • Ran at Morgantown High for coaches Michael Ryan and Steven Blinco • 11-time all-state selection • Won eight letters during high school career • Helped lead Morgantown to four consecutive Class AAA cross country state runner-up finishes • Also helped the Mohigans to 2017 Class AAA state track and field championship • Two-time state champion in the 4x800 relay • Competed at the New Balance Nationals (outdoor) in 2016 and 2017

Personal • Daughter of Martin and Lynn Dombrowski • Has one brother • Birthday is June 7 • Majoring in exercise physiology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll WVUXCTF

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Malina Mitchell

Charlotte Wood

5-6 • R-JUNIOR DISTANCE MCDONALD, OHIO

5-7 • R-JUNIOR DISTANCE BRACEBRIDGE, ONTARIO, CANADA

2020-21 (r-So.)

2020-21 (r-So.)

Indoor Season • Did not compete Outdoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Competed in the 1,500-meter at the Mountaineer Classic, where she finished 18th in a time of 5:10.74 • Placed fourth (10:50.99) in the 3,000-meter at the Stan Romanoski Open

Indoor Season • Did not compete Outdoor Season • Did not compete

2019-20 (r-Fr.) Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Made her Mountaineer debut at the YSU Collegiate Invitational, placing fourth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:12.29

2018-19 (Fr.) Outdoor Season • Redshirted Indoor Season • Redshirted

High School • Ran at McDonald High for coach Mike Richards • Helped McDonald to a Division III state cross country championship in 2014 • Also led the Blue Devils to a Division III state track title as a freshman and anchored state champion 4x400 relay team • 12-time all-state selection, including four in the 1,600 meters • Holds 1,600-meter school record and was part of school-record-setting 4x400 relay team • Represented Ohio at the Midwest Meet of Champions

Personal • Daughter of David Mitchell and Nancy Cassidy • Only child • Birthday is August 26 • Majoring in sport and exercise psychology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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2019-20 (r-Fr.) Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Did not compete

2018-19 (Fr.) Outdoor Season • Redshirt Indoor Season • Redshirted

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 • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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Katelyn Caccamo

Erica Hegele

5-8 • JUNIOR POLE VAULT HARMONY, PA.

5-9 • JUNIOR HURDLES SHADY SPRING, W.VA.

2020-21 (So.)

2020-21 (So.)

Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Finished tied for seventh (3.25 meters) in pole vault at the Marshall Classic • Placed 10th (3.00 meters) in pole vault at the Thundering Herd Invitational Outdoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Recorded a season best height of 3.40 meters in pole vault, at the Mountaineer Classic, good for fifth place • Finished in fourth place (3.39 meters) in pole vault at the WVU Last Chance • Saw a fourth-place finish (3.35 meters) in pole vault at the RMU Invitational • Placed third (3.24 meters) in pole vault at the Mountaineer Twilight • At the Mason Spring Invitational, she finished 17th (3.23 meters) in the pole vault competition

Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Recorded a season best time in the 60-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Championship, where she finished in ninth place (9.32) • Finished in fourth place (9.35) in the Thundering Herd Invitational 60-meter hurdle • Placed eighth in the Thundering Herd 200-meter in a time of 27.59 • Earned a seventh-place finish (2:29.90) in the 800-meter at the Big 12 Championship • Saw a high jump height of 1.43 meters at the Big 12 Championship (11th) and Thundering Herd Invitational (seventh) • Recorded a long jump distance of 4.93 meters at the Big 12 Championship (10th) and Marshall Classic (sixth) • In shot put, she recorded a sixth-place finish (10.72 meters) at the Big 12 Championship and a 10th place finish (9.89 meters) at the Marshall Classic Outdoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Recorded a sixth-place finish (15.55) in the 100-meter at the RMU Invitational • Finished in 12th place (27.01) in the 200-meter at the Stan Romanoski Open • Saw a team season-high time of 14.86 in the 100-meter hurdle at the Raleigh Relays • Recorded an eighth-place finish (14.88) in the 100-meter hurdles at the Mason Spring Invitational • At the Mountaineer Classic, she finished in second in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 15.23 • Placed sixth (4.94 meters) in the long jump at the RMU Invitational • Finished in seventh place (10.49 meters) in shot put at the Stan Romanoski Open

2019-20 (Fr.) Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Finished ninth in the pole vault (blue division) with a jump of 3.53 meters at the Akron Invitational • Competed in the pole vault (unseeded) and finished in fourth place (3.52 meters) at the YSU Collegiate Invitational • Made her Mountaineer debut at the WVU Open, notching a secondplace finish in the pole vault with a jump of 3.48 meters

High School • Attended Seneca Valley High School and competed for coach John Cashdollar • Served as pole vault team captain junior and senior years • Qualified for states in 2019 • Holds her high school’s pole vault record • Earned a Track & Field Scholarship • Also, a member of the swimming and diving team and served as diving team captain • Qualified for the diving state tournament in 2018 • Swimming and Diving Scholar Athlete Award

Personal • Daughter of Michael and Sharon Caccamo • Has one brother and one sister • Birthday is November 8 • Majoring in biology • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

2019-20 (Fr.) Indoor Season • Competed in her first career Big 12 Championship, placing 10th in the pentathlon after earning 3,112 points (60m hurdles – 9.29; high jump – 1.40m; shot put – 10.39m; long jump – 4.82m; 800m – 2:30.71) • Represented WVU in the 60-meter hurdles at the Penn State TuneUp, taking sixth place with a time of 9.43; also competed in the long jump and posted jump of 4.98 meters to finish seventh • Competed in the long jump (12th – 5.08m), 60-meter dash (37th – 8.56s) and the 60-meter hurdles (17th – 9.29s) at the Akron Invitational • Appeared in the indoor for the first time in her career at the Penn State National Open, placing fifth overall with 3,074 points after earning fifth in the 60-meter hurdles (9.29), sixth in the high jump (1.36m), first in the shot put (10.45m), sixth in the long jump (4.92m) and second in the 800 meters (2:32.92) • Finished in 29th place in the 60-meter hurdle prelims at the YSU Collegiate Invitational, posting a time of 9.83 seconds • Posted a victory in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.35 seconds at the WVU Open; also competed in the shot put (2nd – 10.38m) and the 200-meter dash (5th – 28.18)

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• Made her Mountaineer debut at the Marty Pushkin Open, earning a victory as a member of the 4x400-meter relay (4:10.87) and taking third place in the shot put (10.58 meters), sixth in the 60-meter dash prelims (8.56), fifth in the high jump (1.50 meters)

High School • Competed at Shady Spring High School for coach Vince Culicerto • Second Team All-State goalie as a freshman • Second Team Honorable Mention goalie as a senior • Played for the Capital City Striders in Charleston, W.Va. • Member of Flipstarz Gymnastics Club • Played for the KSI indoor soccer league

Personal • Daughter of Elizabeth Hegele • Has two brothers and one sister • Birthday is October 18 • Majoring in exercise physiology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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 September 17 • Majoring in sociology • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Ceili McCabe

Sarah Stair

5-4 • R-SOPHOMORE MID-DISTANCE VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

2020-21 (r-Fr.) Indoor Season • All-Big 12 Indoor First Team • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Earned a first-place finish at the conference championship in the women's distance medley relay, with the team of Tessa Constantine, JoLauren Keane and Hayley Jackson who crossed the finish line in a time of 11:21.35 to gain the team’s first title since joining the conference • Recorded a fourth-place program best DMR Split: 1,200 in a time of 3:24.51 to lead the team to a first-place finish at the Big 12 Championship • Recorded a top-five program best time in the 3,000-meter at the Big 12 Championship (second;9:25.32) Outdoor Season • All-American First Team • All-Big 12 Indoor First Team • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • NCAA Qualifier • Broke the 3,000-meter steeplechase program record after recording a 9:32.01 time at the Mylan Steeplechase Challenge • Recorded a sixth-place steeplechase finish at the NCAA Championships with a time of 9:37.39 • She tallied a 9th place semifinal time of 9:39.27 to advance to the NCAA finals • Placed third (9:51.81) at the NCAA East Preliminary round in the steeplechase • Finished in first place (9:58.62) in the steeplechase at the Mountaineer Twilight • Won the Big 12 Championship steeplechase in a time of 10:08.69 • Recorded a team season-high of 4:19.00 in the 1,5000-meter run at the Stan Romanoski Open to place second

2019-20 (Fr.) Indoor Season • Redshirted

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5-8 • R-SOPHOMORE POLE VAULT WHEATON, ILL.

2020-21 (r-Fr.) Indoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Placed third (3.55 meters) in the Marshall Classic pole vault competition • Recorded an eighth-place finish (3.30 meters) in pole vault at the Thundering Herd Invitational Outdoor Season • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Recorded a team season-best pole vault height of 3.75 meters at the Big 12 Championship, good for 13th place • Placed first (3.69 meters) in pole vault at the Mountaineer Twilight • Saw a height of 3.66 meters in the WVU Last Chance pole vault competition, where she finished first • At the Mountaineer classic, she placed third in pole vault with a height of 3.55 meters • Recorded a fifth-place finish (3.53 meters) in pole vault at the Mason Spring Invitational • Finished in third place (3.50 meters) in pole vault at the RMU Invitational • Placed sixth (3.30 meters) in pole vault at the Stan Romanoski Open

2019-20 (Fr.) Indoor Season • Redshirted

High School • Competed at Wheaton North High School for coach Jennie Lenk • Collected all-conference accolades sophomore, junior and senior years • Academic All-Conference all four years • Three-time state qualifier • Competed at USATF Nationals

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Lynsie Curtis

Personal • Daughter of Kerry and Ginny Stair • Has one sister and two brothers • Birthday is July 21 • Enrolled in undergraduate studies • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Emily Oiler

5-6 • SOPHOMORE SPRINT/MID-DISTANCE DUBLIN, OHIO

2020-21 (Fr.) Indoor Season • Placed fifth (42.73) in the 300-meter at the Marshall Classic Outdoor Season • Competed in the 200-meter dash at the Mason Spring Invitational and finished in 21st place, in a time of 26.51 • Finished in ninth place (26.87) in the 200-meter at the Stan Romanoski Open • At the WVU Last Chance she finished in second in the 200-meter (27.11) • Finished the 200-meter at the Mountaineer Twilight in 14th (27.29) and 10th at the RMU Invitational (27.61) • Took first place with a team season-high time of 58.00 in the 400-meter, at the WVU Last Chance • Placed third in four 400-meter races, including the Mountaineer Twilight (58.62), the Stan Romanoski Open (58.95), the RMU Invitational (59.41) and the Mountaineer Classic (1:01.55)

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Ran at Dublin Jerome High School for Coach Randi Beatty Was named All-Ohio junior year Took eighth place at states in 4x4 junior year Ran at New Balance Nationals junior year in 4x4, 59.2 PR in 400m Served as team captain junior and senior year Holds school record in 4x4 (3:55) Named MVP runner freshman year Received the leadership award junior year

5-2 • SOPHOMORE POLE VAULT THOMPSON, MO.

2020-21 (Fr.) Indoor Season • Took fifth place in pole vault (3.40 meters) at the Marshall Classic • Made her collegiate debut at the Thundering Herd Invitational, and tied for seventh (3.30 meters) in pole vault Outdoor Season • Tied for third place in pole vault at the Mountaineer Classic with a height of 3.55 meters

High School • Ran at Centralia High School for Coaches Luke Gramke and Brad Freidel • Ran for club team Blue Thunder with coach Cameron Cross • Two-time All-State pole vault, 2018 class three state pole vault champion, and current class three record holder • Two-time All-state 100-meter dash • Holds school record for 100-meter dash, 100-meter hurdles, pole vault and 4x2 meter relay • Placed third at AAU Junior Olympics with Blue Thunder track club • Participated in softball

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Daughter of JT and Christy Curtis Has three siblings Birthday November 4 Majoring in exercise physiology

Cassandra Williamson 5-2 • SOPHOMORE MID-DISTANCE AJAX, ONTARIO, CANADA

• Participated in volleyball

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Daughter of Ted and Jennifer Oiler Has one sibling Birthday May 30 Majoring in journalism

2020-21 (Fr.) Indoor Season • Did not compete Outdoor Season • 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

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Jo-Lauren Keane

• Was on Canada’s U18 national team • Was a bronze medalist in the 800m at the NACAC Championship in Queretaro, Mexico

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

Macey Crawford 5-7 • SOPHOMORE HURDLES/ RELAY PITTSBURGH, PA.

2020-21 (Fr.) Indoor Season • Participated in the 4x400 relay with the team of Tessa Constantine, Lilly McMullen and Jo-Lauren Keane who finished in second at the Marshall Classic (3:53.95) • Finished in sixth place (43.22) in the 300-meter at the Marshall Classic • Made her collegiate debut at the Thundering Herd Invitational and placed ninth (44.40) in the 300-meter dash Outdoor Season • Competed in the 400-meter hurdle and placed first at the WVU Last Chance, in a career-best time of 1:05.11 • Placed ninth (1:06.79) in the 400-meter hurdle at the Mountaineer Twilight • Finished first (1:06.88) in the 400-meter hurdle at the RMU Invitational

High School • Ran at Oakland Catholic High School for coach GeoPittsburgh, Pa.rge Rudolph • Ran for next Level Athletics club team with coach Jacqueline Smith

Personal • Daughter of Michael Crawford, Jacqueline Smith and Donald Smith • Crawford’s mother is in the Athletic Hall of Fame at Robert Morris University for track and field. Her stepfather played football at Pitt. Her brother played football at Michigan State and went on to play professionally for three years with the Washington Redskins. Her uncle is a WVU football Alumn and he went on to play in the NFL for three years • Has three siblings • Birthday June 25 • Majoring in finance • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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5-4 • SOPHOMORE MID-DISTANCE COROFIN, CO. CLARE, IRELAND

2020-21 (Fr.) Indoor Season • All-Big 12 Indoor First Team • Earned a first-place finish at the conference championship in the women's distance medley relay, with the team of Tessa Constantine, Ceili McCabe and Hayley Jackson who crossed the finish line in a time of 11:21.35 to gain the team’s first title since joining the conference • Her DMR 800 Split ranks fifth (2:09.1) in program history • Participated in the 4x400 relay with the team of Macey Crawford, Lilly McMullen and Tessa Constantine who finished in second at the Marshall Classic (3:53.95) • Participated in the 4x400 relay with the team of Amber Dombrowski, Lilly McMullen and Tessa Constantine who finished 10th at the Big 12 Championship (3:52.27) and second at the Thundering Herd Invitational (3:57.47) • Saw a team season-high time (58.07) in the 400-meter at the Marshall Classic finishing in second • Finished in first in the 600-meter at the Thundering Herd Invitational with a personal best time of 1:35.01 • Participated in the 800-meter dash and finished fifth (2:12.52) at the Camel City Invitational, and seventh (2:12.72) at the Big 12 Championship Outdoor Season • Competed in the 800-meter at the Mason Spring Invitational and placed fifth in a time of 2:10.83 • Finished in fourth (2:11.84) in the 800-meter at the EKU Invitational

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

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Lydia Moell

High School • Ran at Morgantown High School for coach Mike Ryan • 4x800 State Champion • West Virginia AAA girls team cross country champion (MHS)

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5-5 • SOPHOMORE POLE VAULT WEST LIBERTY, OHIO

• Daughter of Greg and Kisstaman Epps • Has three siblings • Birthday March 12 • Dual major in psychology and sociology

Abigale Mullings

2020-21 (Fr.) Indoor Season • Did not compete Outdoor Season • Did not compete

High School • Ran at West Liberty- Salem High School with Coach Hannah Ropp and Coach Ann Vogel • Ran for Buckeye Pole Vault Academy for coach Austin Hicks • School record holder in pole vault and long jump • Three-time conference champion-pole vault • Conference record holder-pole vault • Two-time District champion- pole vault • Regional Runner-Up- pole vault (2019) • Three-time team MVP • Fourth place state finish outdoor- pole vault (2019) • Team state champions- outdoor (2019) • Three-time indoor state qualifier • Academic All-Ohioan outdoor track (2019) • Served as senior Captain 2020

Personal • Daughter of Chris and Rebecca Moell • Her mother ran track and cheered at Taylor University in Indiana • Has two siblings • Birthday January 22 • Major is undecided • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Tazanna Epps

5-10 • SOPHOMORE HIGH JUMP ROCK RIVER, CLARENDON, JAMAICA 2020-21 (Fr.) Indoor Season • All-Big 12 Indoor Second Team • Placed ninth in the high jump at the Big 12 Championship and recorded a personal best height of 1.71 meters • Placed first (1.69 meters) in the high jump at the Marshall Classic • Made her career debut at the Thundering Heard Invitational and placed second (1.63 meters) in high jump Outdoor Season • All-Big 12 Outdoor First Team • Finished in first place (1.72 meters) in the high jump at the Mountaineer Twilight • Tied for second place (1.70 meters) in the high jump competition at the Raleigh Relays • At the Big 12 Championship, she tied for fifth (1.66 meters) in high jump • Tied for fifth (1.65 meters) in the high jump at the Virginia Challenge

High School • Ran at Edwin Allen High School for coach Michael Dyke

Personal • Daughter of Garth Mulligans and Patricia Reid • Birthday May 31 • Majoring in pre-psychology

5-1 • SOPHOMORE DISTANCE/MID-DISTANCE CHARLESTON, W.VA. 2020-21 (Fr.) Indoor Season • Made her collegiate debut at the Thundering Herd Invitational and placed sixth (1:54.05) in the 600-meter • Finished in 12th in the mile at the Marshall Classic with a time of 5:51.83 Outdoor Season • Did not compete

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Maria Kaylor

5-7 • SOPHOMORE DISTANCE CINCINNATI, OHIO

• Helped Morgantown High School win the 2019 AAA WV Cross Country Championship • Multiple competitor in the WV AAA State Meet with Morgantown High School • 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

2020-21 (Fr.)

Lilly McMullen

Indoor Season • Did not compete Outdoor Season • 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

Megan Weaver 5-6 • SOPHOMORE DISTANCE/ MID-DISTANCE MORGANTOWN, W.VA. 2020-21 (Fr.) Indoor Season • Opened her WVU career in the mile run at the Thundering Herd Invitational, where she placed fourth (5:20.60) Outdoor Season • Did not compete

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

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5-6 • SOPHOMORE SPRINTS WILLIAMSTOWN, W.VA. 2020-21 (Fr.) Indoor Season • Participated in the 4x400 relay with the team of Macey Crawford, Tessa Constantine and Jo-Lauren Keane who finished in second at the Marshall Classic (3:53.95) • Participated in the 4x400 relay with the team of Amber Dombrowski, Tessa Constantine and Jo-Lauren Kean who finished 10th at the Big 12 Championship (3:52.27) and second at the Thundering Herd Invitational (3:57.47) • Placed fourth (42.20) in the 300-meter at the Marshall Classic • Made her Mountaineer debut at the Thundering Herd Invitational, where she finished fourth (42.59) in the 300-meter Outdoor Season • Placed 18th (26.27) in the 200-meter dash at the Mason Spring Invitational • Finished in sixth place in the 200-meter at the Stan Romanoski open (26.28) and the RMU Invitational (26.55) • At the Mountaineer Twilight, McMullen placed ninth in the 200-meter with a time of 26.59 • Tallied a first place finish (27.08) in the 200-meter at the WVU Last Chance

High School • Ran at Williamstown High School for coaches Jill Bryant and Zach Hall • Helped lead her team to win the 2019 State Championship • 2018 State Champion in the 4x400 relay • 2019 State Champion in the 4x200 relay • 2019 State Champion in the 400-meter dash • 2019 State Champion in the 200-meter dash • State-record holder in the 100-meter dash

Personal • Daughter of Brad and Tina McMullen • Has two siblings • Played soccer and was 2019 All-State • Birthday December 27 • Majoring in exercise physiology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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2019 – At Mississippi State Outdoor • Finished fourth in the 1500m at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/22) with a then-personal-best time of 4:35.42 • Placed 18th in the 3000m steeplechase at the Raleigh Relays (3/29) with a time of 10:40.75 • Ran a personal-best 4:28.90 to place 10th in the 1500m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/11) • Finished 22nd in the 3000m steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/18) with a run of 10:43.09 …

• Won the 1500m in 4:30.98 at the Southern Miss Open (4/27) • Clocked a then-personal-best in the 3000m steeplechase to place fifth and score at the SEC Championships (5/10) in 10:26.27 • Also ran the 5000m in 16:53.49 • Ran a personal-best 10:21.79 in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA East Prelims (5/24) Indoor • Made her MSU debut in the 3000m at the Music City Challenge (2/9), running 9:59.35 • Placed 16th in the 3000m to be MSU’s highest finisher at the SEC Championships (2/23) with a personal-best time of 9:50.83

• Twice ran for Team Ontario • Was a member of the athletic council, graduated with honors and was an Ontario Scholar recipient • Three-year member of Durham Dragons Track Club • Played Field Hockey

Personal • • • •

Daughter of Clive and Lynda Russell Has two sisters Birthday is July 19 Majored in psychology

Emily Bryce

5-7, FR. PAISLEY, ONTARIO

2018 – At Mississippi State • Did not compete

2017 - At Buffalo

High School

Outdoor • Opened the season with an 11:10.28 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/24) • Clocked in at 4:48.70 in the 1500m at the Sam Howell Invitational (4/8) • Placed seventh at the Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14), running the 3000m steeplechase in 10:49.07 • Finished eighth in the 3000m steeplechase at the Jesse Owens University Classic (4/21) • Ran the 3000m at the Buffalo Invite (4/29) in 10:02.04 for second place • Placed fifth in the 3000m steeplechase at the MAC Championships (5/11) with a personal-best time of 10:29.07 • Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims (5/25) in the 3000m steeplechase.

Indoor Season • Ran the mile and was part of the third-place 4x800m relay team at the Upstate Challenge (1/21) to open the year • Ran a personal-best mile in 5:06.06 to place fifth at the SPIRE Midwest Open (1/27) where she also was a member of the third-place distance medley relay team • Was the runner-up in the 3000m at the Akron Invitational (2/3) with a personal-best 9:58.02 • Clocked a 5:06.12 mile at the SPIRE Indoor Invitational (2/10) • Ran the 3000m at the MAC Championships (2/24) in 10:12.23

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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 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

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Daughter of Wayne and Lori Bryce Has one sister Birthday is June 15 Majoring in physical education and kinesiology

Aubrie Custer

2016 – At Buffalo

5-5, FR. CHARLESTON, W. VA.

High School • Two-year captain at J. Clarke Richardson Colligate under head coaches Craig Burrell and Karen Briard • Named the cross country team MVP in each of her final three seasons • Named the Female Athlete of the Year in 2016 after winning the LOSAA and OFSAA Central Region steeplechase titles • Holds the 1500m steeplechase record for the LOSAA Region • Was an OFSAA medalist in the same event • Ran for her club team the Durham Dragons who were the provincial champions her freshman year • Dragons won the 2016 National Bronze Medal in cross country • Set her club’s record for the 1500m steeplechase

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 • Varsity Captain • 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)

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Eden Williams

• 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

Ghamani Hogue 5-4, FR. HOPEWELL, VA.

High School

• Ran at Maggie Walker Governor High School for coaches Ryan Webb, Deborah Snagg and Jim Holdren • 2020-2021 track and field captain • Part of the shuttle hurdle relay team and holds school record • 2020-21 55-meter hurdle state champion • 100-meter hurdle state champion runner up • 2020-2021 outdoor high jump regional champion • 2020-2021 outdoor long jump regional champion • 2020-2021 outdoor triple jump regional champion

6-0, FR. FAIRMONT, W. VA.

High School • Ran at Fairmont Senior High School for coaches Dayton McVicker and Joel Parker • 2021 State runner-up in Class AA high jump • 2021 Big 10 Champion • 2021 Marion County Champion • Two-time Regional Champion (2019, 2021) • Two-time Mountaineer Showcase Champion • Holds Marion County high jump record • Also played soccer • Member of 2020-2021 Class AA girls’ soccer runner-up team

Personal • Birthday is July 13 • Daughter of Ron and Connie Williams • Has two sisters • Studying biology • Hopes to become a medical pediatric oncologist

Zara Zervos

• Indoor and outdoor 4x4 relay team regional champions

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Daughter of Jamaine Hogue and Shate Cummings Has four brothers and one sister Was a captain and MVP on her varsity volleyball team in 2020-21 Birthday January 21 Majoring in neuroscience

Kase Torchia 5-6, FR. OCEANPORT, N.J.

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

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Daughter of Karl and Susan Torchia Has two sisters Her father ran track at WVU and her mother played soccer at Ithaca Birthday is January 30 Majoring in sport management

5-6, FR. MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA.

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)

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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

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SEASON REVIEW

• WVU finished 8th as a team at the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championship

shot put finish and seventh place finish in the women’s 1,000 meters

• Earned a first-place finish at the conference championship in the women’s distance medley relay, as the team of Hayley Jackson, Tessa Constantine, Ceili McCabe and Jo-Lauren Keane crossed the finish line in a time of 11:21.35

• Ceili McCabe also registered two podium finishes at the conference meet; as a member of the distance medley relay team and in the women’s 3,000 meters

• The DMR team claimed the Mountaineers’ first title since joining the conference • The Mountaineers registered a total of eight podium finishes in 14 events at the Big 12 Indoor Championship • Erica Hegele earned two podium finishes at the conference meet; Hegle took part in the pentathlon where she saw a sixth-place

MARIANNE ABDALAH • Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll ANTIGONE ARCHER • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll CANDACE ARCHER • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll KATELYN CACCAMO • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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• WVU finished 9th as a team at the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championship with four trips to the podium in three events • McCabe led the team to their first ever Big 12 Outdoor Championship victory in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with time of 10:08.69 • McCabe (steeplechase), Jackson (1,500 meter), Katherine Dowie (steeplechase), and Peter-Gay McKenzie (long jump) all ranked in the top 48 in their events

TESSA CONSTANTINE • DMR Team Indoor Big 12 Champion • All-Big 12 Indoor First Team • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll MACEY CRAWFORD • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll AMBER DOMBROWSKI • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll KATHERINE DOWIE • Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award • Competed at the Outdoor East Preliminary Round • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll

ELLIE GARDNER • Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll SAMANTHA HATCHER • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll ERICA HEGELE • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll OLIVIA HILL • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll

HAYLEY JACKSON • All-Big 12 Indoor First Team • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • DMR Team Indoor Big 12 Champion • Competed at the Outdoor East Preliminary Round MARIA KAYLOR • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll JO-LAUREN KEANE • All-Big 12 Indoor First Team • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll • DMR Team Indoor Big 12 Champion PEYTON KUKURA • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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and participated in the 2021 NCAA East Preliminary round • McCabe made her NCAA Outdoor Championships debut and broke the 3,000-meter steeplechase program school record after finishing in sixth overall in a time of 9:37.39 • McCabe took home her first outdoor track and field All-American Honors.

• Her time ranks as the 12th-fastest time in NCAA history. Seven of those top 12 times were recorded at the 2021 NCAA Championships.

• Sada Wright sits in second (48.46) and fifth (46.02) all-time in the discus throw • WVU hosted four outdoor track and field regular season home meets • The Mountaineers traveled to five regular season track meets; Raleigh Relays, Mason Spring Invitational, EKU Twilight, Virginia Challenge and the RMU Invitational

HANNAH LIPS • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll CEILI MCCABE • All-American First Team • All-Big 12 Indoor First Team • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • NCAA Qualifier • DMR Team Indoor Big 12 Champion • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll PETER-GAY MCKENZIE • Competed at the Outdoor East Preliminary Round • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll LILLY MCMULLEN • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll

MALINA MITCHELL • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll LYDIA MOELL • Matched her career high of 3.75 meter in pole vault two times • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll ABIGAIL MULLINGS • All-Big 12 Indoor Second Team • All-Big 12 Outdoor First Team MYESHA NOTT • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll PETAL PALMER • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll

AVIGAIL RADABAUGH • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll MICHELA ROSE • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll MCKENNA SMITH • Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll SARAH STAIR • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll MIKENNA VANDERHEYDEN • All-Big 12 Indoor First Team • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Big 12 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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PERFORMANCE LIST ^-School Record | p-Prelims | s-Semifinals | t-Tied

60-METER HURDLES Time 9.32 9.35 9.37 9.45

Athlete E. Hegele E. Hegele E. Hegele E. Hegele

200 METERS Time 25.94 27.59

Athlete T. Constantine E. Hegele

300 METERS Time 42.20 42.59 42.73 43.22 44.40

Athlete L. McMullen L. McMullen E. Oiler M. Crawford M. Crawford

400 METERS

Time 58.07 58.41 58.79

Athlete J. Keane T. Constantine T. Constantine

600 METERS

Time Athlete 1:35.01J. Keane 1:38.77A. Dombrowski 1:54.05T. Epps

800 METERS

Time 2:09.3 2:11.87 2:12.52 2:12.72 2:29.90

Athlete H. Jackson J.Keane J. Keane J.Keane E. Hegele

1,000 METERS

Time 2:48.16 2:52.73

MILE

Time 4:51.57 5:20.60 5:51.83 4:57.10

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Meet (Date) Place Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 1st Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 8th Meet (Date) Place Marshall Classic (Feb. 6) 4th Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 4th Marshall Classic (Feb. 6) 5th Marshall Classic (Feb. 6) 6th Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 9th Meet (Date) Place Marshall Classic (Feb. 6) 2nd Marshall Classic (Feb. 6) 3rd Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 2nd Meet (Date) Place Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 1st Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 2nd Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 6th Meet (Date) Place Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 1st Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27) 6th (p) Camel City Invitational (Feb. 19-20) 5th Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27) 7th Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27) 7th

Athlete M. Vanderheyden M. Vanderheyden

Meet (Date) Place Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27) 3rd Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27) 5th (p)

Athlete M. Vanderheyden M. Weaver Epps H. Jackson

Meet (Date) Place Camel City Invitational (Feb. 19-20) 6th Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 4th Marshall Classic (Feb. 6) 12th Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27) 2nd

3,000 METERS Time 9:25.32C 10:04.30 10:08.53 10:29.35 10:35.69

Meet (Date) Place Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27) 9th Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 4th Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 6th (p) Marshall Classic (Feb. 6) 9th (p)

Athlete McCabe K. Dowie M. Abdalah P. Palmer M. Abdalah

Meet (Date) Place Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27) 2nd Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27) 11th Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 1st Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 5th Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27).20th

5,000 METERS

Time Athlete 17:54.36 A. Archer

Meet (Date) Place Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27) 10th

4X400 RELAY Time 3:53.95

Athletes Meet (Date) Place Constantine, Crawford Marshall Classic (Feb. 6) 2nd McMullen, Keane 3:52.27 Constantine, Dombrowski Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27) 10th McMullen, Keane 3:57.47 Constantine, Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 2nd Dombrowski, McMullen, Keane

DMR

Time Athletes 11:21.35 Jackson, Constantine, Keane, McCabe

HIGH JUMP

Mark 1.71m 1.69m 1.63m 1.43m 1.43m

Athlete A. Mullings A. Mullings A. Mullings E. Hegele E. Hegele

LONG JUMP

Mark 5.49m 4.93m 4.93m 3.89m

Athlete P. McKenzie E. Hegele E. Hegele P. McKenzie

POLE VAULT

Mark 3.70m 3.55m 3.55m 3.40m 3.30m 3.30m 3.25m 3.00m

Athlete E. Gardner E. Gardner S. Stair L. Curtis L. Curtis S. Stair K. Caccamo K. Caccamo

SHOT PUT Mark 10.72m 9.89m

Athlete E. Hegele E. Hegele

WEIGHT THROW Mark 17.55m 16.03m

Athlete S. Wright S. Wright

Meet (Date) Place Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27) 1st

Meet (Date) Place Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27) 9th Marshall Classic (Feb. 6) 1st Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 2nd Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 7th Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27) 11th Meet (Date) Place Marshal Classic (Feb. 6) 2nd Marshal Classic (Feb. 6) 6th Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27) 10th Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) 9th Meet (Date) Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) Marshall Classic (Feb. 6) Marshall Classic (Feb. 6) Marshall Classic (Feb. 6) Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30) Marshall Classic (Feb. 6) Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30)

Place 1st 2nd 3rd(t) 5th 7th (t) 8th (t) 7th (t) 10th

Meet (Date) Place Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27 6th Marshal Classic (Feb. 6 10th Meet (Date) Place Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26-27 11th Thundering Herd Invitational (Jan. 30 2nd

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PERFORMANCE LIST

60 METERS 1.

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4.

5.

Stacian Brown Jessica Czaikowski Ciara Chic Chelsea Carrier Sabrina Cox

60-METER HURDLES 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Chelsea Carrier Stacian Brown Jessica Czaikowski Chene Townsend Pat Itanyi

200 METERS 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Stacian Brown Maxine Dawkins Marlene Dawkins Tammy Henderson April Rotilio

400 METERS 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

April Rotilio Tameca Williams Kristy Beans Connie Ellerbe Claudette Rodgers

500 METERS 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Connie Ellerbe Pamela Richardson Tamara Stoner Holly Workman Aileen Smith

600 METERS 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Keri Bland Brianna Kerekes Alyssa Scherich Jo-Lauren Kane Kelly Austin

800 METERS 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Kate Vermeulen Keri Bland Hayley Jackson Aileen Smith Jennifer Kemp

1,000 METERS 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Kate Vermeulen Kaylyn Christopher Millie Paladino Karly Hamric Megan Metcalfe

7.34 7.49 7.54 7.56 7.58

1999 2007 2003 2011 2000

8.08 8.22 8.23 8.38 8.42

2011 1999 2005 2013 1996

23.63 23.78 23.80 24.12 24.17

1999 1998 1997 1984 2009

54.29 54.79 55.09 55.18 55.24

2009 1998 1992 1991 1989

MILE 1.

2.

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4.

5.

Keri Bland Megan Metcalfe Kelly Williams Karly Hamric Kate Vermeulen

3,000 METERS 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Megan Metcalfe Amy Cashin Jessica O’Connell Marie-Louise Asselin Ceili McCabe

5,000 METERS 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Marie-Louise Asselin Clara Grandt Jillian Forsey Sarah-Anne Brault Tara Struyk

LONG JUMP 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Pat Itanyi Christine Brown Chelsea Carrier Danique Bryan Peter-Gay McKenzie

TRIPLE JUMP

1:12.84 1:12.93 1:14.35 1:14.42 1:14.56

1990 2005 1995 1986 2001

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Christine Brown Shamoya McNeil Stormy Nesbit Danique Bryan Myesha Nott

1:33.32 1:33.69 1:34.84 1:35.01 1:35.05

2010 2015 2013 2020 1985

2:06.42 2:06.72 2:08.11 2:08.81 2:09.55

1999 2009 2020 2001 2005

WEIGHT THROW

2:43.01 2:45.56 2:45.80 2:46.03 2:46.78

1999 2011 2016 2010 2004

SHOT PUT

HIGH JUMP

1. Sharon Pfister Sydney Cummings 3. Katelyn Williams Hannah Stone 5. Nancy Regalbuto Alethea Moody 1.

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3.

4.

5.

1.

2.

3.

4.

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Heather Adams Sada Wright Terina Miller Karissa Knabenshue Michele McGinnis Jodi Smith Karissa Knabenshue LaShawna Black Abbie Stechschulte Michelle McGinnis

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2009 2004 2013 2010 1999

8:58.17 9:11.24 9:14.12 9:14.44 9:25.32

2005 2018 2011 2008 2020

15:50.53 16:04.24 16:14.76 16:17.95 16:22.44

2010 2010 2016 2011 2004

6.48m 6.21m 6.10m 6.00m 5.94m

1996 2003 2010 2016 2020

13.13m 12.93m 12.69m 12.46m 12.46m

2000 2017 2014 2017 2020

1.78m 1.78m 1.75m 1.75m 1.74m 1.74m

1985 2013 2010 2014 2004 1988

18.18m 17.55m 16.73m 15.18m 15.05m

2013 2020 2012 2013 2004

14.80m 13.12m 13.10m 12.83m 12.53m

1984 2014 2008 2007 2003

POLE VAULT 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Madelin Gardner Erin Nett Sara Finfrock Katlyn Shelar Ellie Gardner

PENTATHLON 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Chelsea Carrier Pat Itanyi Abbie Stechschulte Sharon Pfister Meghan Jean-Baptiste

4.38m 4.07m 4.05m 3.98m 3.88m

2019 2001 2018 2014 2020

4,170 4,111 4,016 3,817 3,445

2011 1997 2007 1986 2018

4X800 RELAY

1. Keri Bland, Kaylyn Christopher 8:44.98 2010 Marie-Louise Asselin, Jessica O’Connell 2. Merissa Sexsmith, Ailene Smith, 8:50.10 2002 Rebecca Stallwood, Jennifer Davis 3. Karly Hamric, Kaylyn Christopher, 8:51.55 2009 Alison Spiker, Keri Bland 4. Jennifer Kemp, Rebecca Stallwood, 8:52.44 2002 Jennifer Davis, Ailene Smith 5. Jennifer Kemp, Rebecca Stallwood, 8:52.59 2002 Jennifer Davis, Merissa Sexsmith

DMR

1. Kaylyn Christopher, April Rotilio, 11:05.12 2009 Karly Hamric, Keri Bland 2. Marie-Louise Asselin, April Rotilio, 11:07.64 2008 Karly Hamric, Keri Bland 3. Keri Bland, April Rotilio, 11:09.28 2010 Kaylyn Christopher, Jessica O’Connell 4. Kaylyn Christopher, April Rotilio 11:11.33 2009 Karly Hamric, Keri Bland 5. Pam Richardson, Ailene Smith 11:11.98 2003 Jennifer Kemp, Megan Metcalfe

DMR SPLITS: 800 1.

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4.

5.

Jennifer Kemp Aileen Smith Merissa Sexsmith Karly Hamric Jo-Lauren Keane

DMR SPLITS: 1,200 1.

2.

3.

4.

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Megan Metcalfe Rebecca Stallwood Marie-Louise Asselin Ceili McCabe Keri Bland

DMR SPLITS: 1,600 1.

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3.

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5.

Megan Metcalfe Keri Bland Kate Vermeulen Jennifer Davis Marie-Louise Asselin

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2:05.75 2:07.89 2:08.50 2:08.89 2:09.01

2005 2003 2002 2009 2020

3:21.85 3:23.20 3:23.90 3:24.51 3:25.84

2004 2002 2008 2020 2010

4:33.50 4:35.94 4:36.15 4:39.50 4:39.60

2003 2008 1999 2005 2008

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All-Time Outdoor Records

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Indoor Top Five Performers

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Mountaineer Track Records

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Conference Champions

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NCAA Champions

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Event Holder 55 meters Tammy Henderson 60 meters Stacian Brown 55m Hurdles Pat Itanyi 60m Hurdles Chelsea Carrier 200 meters Stacian Brown 200m Hurdles Jeanna Johnson 300 meters Tammy Henderson 400 meters April Rotilio 500 meters Connie Ellerbe 600 meters Keri Bland 800 meters Kate Vermeulen 1,000 meters Kate Vermeulen Mile Keri Bland 3,000 meters Megan Metcalfe 5,000 meters Marie-Louise Asselin 4x200 Relay Marlene Dawkins, Pat Itanyi, Martina Miller, Jeanna Johnson 4x400 Relay Maxine Dawkins, Jeanna Johnson, Martina Miller, Tameca Williams 4x800 Relay Keri Bland, Kaylyn Christopher Marie-Louise Asselin, Jessica O’Connell DMR Kaylyn Christopher, Karly Hamric, Marie-Louise Asselin Keri Bland Long Jump Pat Itanyi High Jump Sharon Pfister Triple Jump Christine Brown Pole Vault Madelin Gardner Shot Put Jodi Smith Weight Throw Heather Adams Pentathlon Chelsea Carrier

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OUTDOOR RECORDS

Event Holder 100 meters Stacian Brown 200 meters Maxine Dawkins 400 meters April Rotilio 800 meters Jennifer Kemp 1,500 meters Megan Metcalfe 3,000 meters Megan Metcalfe Steeplechase Ceili McCabe 5,000 meters Megan Metcalfe 10,000 meters Clara Grandt 100 Hurdles Chelsea Carrier 400 Hurdles Connie Ellerbe 4x100 Relay Keisha Miller, Tameca Williams, Zane Francis, Stacian Brown 4x200 Relay Amanda Valentine, Maxine Dawkins, Jeanna Johnson, Marlene Dawkins 4x400 Relay Maxine Dawkins, Jeanna Johnson, Martina Miller, Tameca Williams 4x800 Relay Karly Hamric, Keri Bland, Jessica O’Connell, Kaylyn Christopher SMR Stacian Brown, Tameca Williams, Amanda Valentine, Rebecca Stallwood DMR Keri Bland, Abbie Stechschulte, Raeleen Hunter, Marie-Louis Asselin Long Jump Pat Itanyi High Jump Althea Moody Javelin Jodi Smith Shot Put Jodi Smith Discus Jodi Smith Hammer Throw Heather Adams Pole Vault Madelin Gardner Triple Jump Danique Bryan Heptathlon Chelsea Carrier

Bold indicates current runners Record 11.36 23.21 52.71 2:05.09 4:12.00 9:04.02 9:32.01 15:47.64 33:16.96 12.78 55.87 44.28 1:34.55 3:36.58 8:47.95 3:54.62 11:24.76 6.74m 1.83m 47.98m 14.22m 50.26m 56.96m 4.41m 13.68m 5,927 points

FAT - fully automatic time Year 1999 1998 2011 2002 2003 2004 2021 2005 2009 2012 1992 1999 1996 1998 2010 2000 2007 1995 1990 1984 1984 1984 2013 2018 2017 2011

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TOP FIVE PERFORMERS

60 Meters 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Stacian Brown Jessica Czaikowski Ciara Chic Chelsea Carrier Sabrina Cox

600 Meters

7.34 7.49 7.54 7.56 7.58

1999 2007 2003 2011 2000

8.08 8.22 8.23 8.38 8.42

2011 1999 2005 2013 1996

23.63 23.78 23.80 24.12 24.17

1999 1998 1997 1984 2009

54.29 54.79 55.09 55.18 55.24

2009 1998 1992 1991 1989

1:12.84 1:12.93 1:14.35 1:14.42 1:14.56

1990 2005 1995 1986 2001

60 Hurdles 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Chelsea Carrier Stacian Brown Jessica Czaikowski Chené Townsend Pat Itanyi Stacian Brown Maxine Dawkins Marlene Dawkins Tammy Henderson April Rotilio

Connie Ellerbe Pamela Richardson Tamara Stoner Holly Workman Aileen Smith

1. Kate Vermeulen 2. Keri Bland 3. Hayley Jackson 4. Aileen Smith 5. Jennifer Kemp

2:06.42 2:06.72 2:08.11 2:08.81 2:09.55

1999 2009 2020 2001 2005

1. Kate Vermeulen 2. Kaylyn Christopher 3. Millie Paladino 4. Karly Hamric 5. Megan Metcalfe

2:43.01 2:45.56 2:45.80 2:46.03 2:46.78

1999 2011 2016 2010 2004

1. Keri Bland 2. Megan Metcalfe 3. Kelly Williams 4. Karly Hamric 5. Kate Vermeulen

4:34.78 4:35.89 4:36.77 4:38.55 4:39.05

2009 2004 2013 2010 1999

Megan Metcalfe Amy Cashin Jessica O’Connell Marie-Louise Asselin Ceili McCabe

8:58.17 9:11.24 9:14.12 9:14.44 9:25.32

2005 2018 2011 2008 2020

Marie-Louise Asselin Clara Grandt Jillian Forsey Sarah-Anne Brault Tara Struyk

15:50.53 16:04.24 16:14.76 16:17.95 16:22.44

2010 2010 2016 2011 2004

1. Pat Itanyi 2. Christine Brown 3. Chelsea Carrier 4. Danique Bryan 5. Peter-Gay McKenzie

6.48m 6.21m 6.10m 6.00m 5.94m

1996 2003 2010 2016 2020

14.80m 13.12m 13.10m 12.83m 12.53m

1984 2014 2008 2007 2003

4.38m 4.37m 4.07m 4.05m 3.98m

2020 2018 2001 2018 2014

1.78m 1.78m 1.75m 1.75m 1.74m 1.74m

1985 2013 2010 2016 2004 1988

13.13m 12.93m 12.69m 12.46m 12.46m

2000 2017 2014 2017 2020

4,170 4,111 4,016 3,817

2011 1997 2007 1986

18.18m 17.55m 16.73m 15.18m 15.05m

2013 2020 2012 2013 2004

Shot Put 1. Jodi Smith 2. Karissa Knabenshue 3. LaShawna Black 4. Abbie Stechschulte 5. Michelle McGinnis

Pole Vault

3,000 Meters 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Long Jump

Mile

500 Meters 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

2010 2015 2013 2020 1985

1,000 Meters

400 Meters 1. April Rotilio 2. Tameca Williams 3. Kristy Beans 4. Connie Ellerbe 5. Claudette Rodgers

5,000 Meters

1:33.32 1:33.69 1:34.84 1:35.01 1:35.05

800 Meters

200 Meters 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

1. Keri Bland 2. Brianna Kerekes 3. Alyssa Scherich 4. Jo-Lauren Keane Kelly Austin

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High Jump 1. Sharon Pfister Sydney Cummings 3. Katelyn Williams Hannah Stone 5. Nancy Regalbuto Alethea Moody

Triple Jump 1. Christine Brown 2. Shamoya McNeil 3. Stormy Nesbit 4. Danique Bryan 5. Myesha Nott

Pentathlon 1.

2.

3.

4.

Chelsea Carrier Pat Itanyi Abbie Stechschulte Sharon Pfister

Weight Throw 1. Heather Adams 2. Sada Wright 3. Terina Miller 4. Karissa Knabenshue 5. Michele McGinnis

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SYDNEY CUMMINGS

4x800m Relay 1. Keri Bland, Kaylyn Christopher, Marie-Louise Asselin Jessica O’Connell 2. Merissa Sexsmith, Ailene Smith, Rebecca Stallwood, Jennifer Davis 3. Karly Hamric, Kaylyn Christopher, Alison Spiker, Keri Bland 4. Jennifer Kemp, Rebecca Stallwood, Jennifer Davis, Ailene Smith 5. Jennifer Kemp, Rebecca Stallwood, Jennifer Davis, Merissa Sexsmith

Distance Medley Relay 8:44.98 2010 8:50.10 2002 8:51.55 2009 8:52.44 2002 8:52.59 2002

DMR Splits 1200

1. Kaylyn Christopher, April Rotilio, Karly Hamric, Keri Bland 2. Marie-Louise Asselin, April Rotilio, Karly Hamric, Keri Bland 3. Keri Bland, April Rotilio, Kaylyn Christopher, Jessica O’Connell 4. Kaylyn Christopher, April Rotilio, Karly Hamric, Keri Bland 5. Pam Richardson, Ailene Smith, Jennifer Kemp, Megan Metcalfe

11:05.12 2009 11:07.64 2008 11:09.28 2010 11:11.33 2009 11:11.98 2003

DMR Splits 800 1. Jennifer Kemp 2. Aileen Smith 3. Merissa Sexsmith 4. Karly Hamric 5. Jo-Lauren Keane

2:05.75 2:07.89 2:08.50 2:08.89 2:09.01

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3:21.85 3:23.20 3:23.90 3:24.51 3:25.84

2004 2002 2008 2020 2010

4:33.50 4:35.94 4:36.15 4:39.50 4:39.60

2003 2008 1999 2005 2008

DMR Splits 1600 1. Megan Metcalfe 2. Keri Bland 3. Kate Vermeulen 4. Jennifer Davis 5. Marie-Louise Asselin

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100 Meters

1. Stacian Brown 2. Kay Iheagwam 3. Maxine Dawkins 4. Tammy Henderson 5. Trinese Summerlin

11.36 11.51 11.54 11.55 11.61

1999 1995 1998 1983 1994

12.78 13.20 13.27 13.29 13.44

2012 1995 2007 1999 2012

23.21 23.54 23.56 23.56 23.61

1998 1984 1995 1998 1999

52.71 52.92 53.70 54.10 54.35

2011 1999 1987 1988 1992

55.87 57.48 57.77 1:00.74

1992 2011 1999 2004

2:05.09 2:05.63 2:06.09 2:08.02 2:08.89

2003 2010 2007 2010 2002

4:12.00 4:13.54 4:13.61 4:14.52 4:15.00

2003 2010 2013 2010 2018

9:04.02 9:23.45 9:26.09 9:29.86 9:30.06

2004 2001 2007 2014 2012

15:47.64 15:53.93 16:00.27 16:01.18 16:05.89

2005 2010 2015 2010 2016

100 Meter Hurdles 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Chelsea Carrier-Eades Pat Itanyi Jessica Czaikowski Stacian Brown Chené Townsend

200 Meters 1. Maxine Dawkins 2. Tammy Henderson 3. Kay Iheagwam

Tameca Williams 5. Stacian Brown

400 Meters 1. April Rotilio 2. Tameca Williams 3. Holly Workman 4. Connie Ellerbe 5. Kristy Beans

400 Meter Hurdles 1.

2.

3.

4.

Connie Ellerbe Chelsea Carrier Martina Miller Pam Richardson

800 Meters 1. Jennifer Kemp 2. Keri Bland 3. Raeleen Hunter 4. Karly Hamric 5. Ailene Smith

1,500 Meters 1. Megan Metcalfe 2. Karly Hamric 3. Kelly Williams 4. Keri Bland 5. Amy Cashin

3,000 Meters 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Megan Metcalfe Rebecca Stallwood Marie-Louise Asselin Jillian Forsey Jessica O’Connell

5,000 Meters 1. Megan Metcalfe 2. Marie-Louise Asselin 3. Katie Gillespie 4. Clara Grandt 5. Jillian Forsey

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10,000 Meters 1. Clara Grandt 2. Kaite Gillespie 3. Allison Lasnicki 4. Kate Harrison 5. Sarah-Anne Brault

High Jump 33:16.96 33:44.08 33:46.22 33:48.64 33:51.14

2009 2015 2014 2011 2011

9:32.01 9:58.75 10:05.27 10:06.47 10:15.75

2021 2018 2014 2013 2021

5,927 5,647 5,60 5,141 4,523

2011 1997 2007 1986 1987

3,000 Meter Steeplechase 1. Ceili McCabe 2. Amy Cashin 3. Sarah Martinelli 4. Jordan Hamric 5. Katherine Dowie Chelsea Carrier Pat Itanyi Abbie Stechschulte Sharon Pfister Melinda Case

1.83m 1.79m 1.78m 1.78m 1.76m

1990 2011 1986 2013 2014

4.41m 4.10m 4.02m 4.00m 3.91m

2018 2013 2018 2002 2016

6.74m 6.42m 6.29m 6.28m 6.17m

1995 2011 2002 2017 2011

Pole Vault

Heptathlon 1.

2.

2.

4.

5.

1. Alethea Moody 2. Katelyn Williams 3. Sharon Pfister

Sydney Cummings 5. Marseille McBeam 1. Madelin Gardner 2. Katlyn Shelar 3. Sara Finfrock 4. Erin Nett 5. Tori Bertrand

Long Jump 1. Pat Itanyi 2. Chelsea Carrier 3. Christine Brown 4. Danique Bryan 5. Meghan Mock

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MEGAN METCALFE

Triple Jump 1. Danique Bryan 2. Shamoya McNeil 3. Christine Brown 4. Stormy Nesbit 5. Tessie Palmer

13.68m 13.21m 13.20m 13.19m 12.45m

2017 2017 2001 2014 1991

47.99m 43.09m 41.82m 40.00m

1984 2006 1997 1995

Javelin 1. Jodi Smith 2. Lindsey Clark 3. Kristen Snyder 4. Pat Itanyi

Discus 1. Jodi Smith 2. Heather Adams 3. Heather Adams 4. Karissa Knabenshue 5. Brittany Fink

50.26m 47.32m 46.29m 42.89m 42.31m

1984 2013 2012 2012 2010

14.22m 13.16m 12.67m 12.37m 11.80m

1984 2013 2006 2007 2011

56.96m 55.25m 53.29m 42.51m 42.24m

2013 2012 2012 2006 2012

Shot put 1. Jodi Smith 2. Karissa Knabenshue 3. Michelle McGinnis 4. Abbie Stechschultz 5. Terina Miller

4x100 Relay

4x400 Relay

1. Martina Miller, Tameca Williams, Zane Francis, Stacian Brown 44.28 1999 2. Haneefah Norman, Tameca Williams, Zane Francis, Stacian Brown 44.65 1999 3. Maxine Dawkins, Marlene Dawkins, Pat Itanyi, Martina Miller 44.88 1997 4. Jeanna Johnson, Tameca Williams, Martina Miller, Maxine Dawkins 45.27 1998 5. Maxine Dawkins, Pat Itanyi, Amanda Valentine, Marlene Dawkins 45.43 1996

1. Jeanna Johnson, Tameca Williams, Martina Miller, Maxine Dawkins 3:36.58 1998 2. Kristy Beans, Connie Ellerbe, Jennifer Scweizer, Tamara Stoner 3:41.62 1992 3. Jenna Barreto, Chelsea Carrier, Allison Tyree, April Rotilio 3:41.68 2011 4. Amanda Valentine, Kay Iheagwam, Tamara Stoner, Halima Sinceno 3:41.74 1995 5. Jeanna Johnson, Marlene Dawkins, Amanda Valentine, Maxine Dawkins 3:42.38 1996

4x200 Relay

4x800m Relay

1. Martina Miller, Tameca Williams, Haneefah Norman, Zane Francis 1:34.55 1999 2. Martina Miller, Maxine Dawkins, Tameca Williams, Jamillah Nock 1:35.41 1998 3. Junique Morris, Jamillah Nock, Shani Boone, Jessica Czaikowski 1:36.37 2006 4. Amanda Valentine, Maxine Dawkins, Jeanna Johnson, Marlene Dawkins 1:36.40 1996 5. Amanda Valentine, Pat Itanyi, Tamara Stoner, Kay Iheagwam 1:36.94 1995

1. Karly Hamric, Keri Bland, Jessica O’Connell, Kaylyn Christopher 8:47.95 2010 2. Merissa Sexsmith, Megan Metcalfe, Jennifer Kemp, Jennifer Davis 8:48.07 2003 3. Jennifer Zawaski, Merissa Sexsmith, Rebecca Stallwood, Kecia Herod 8:49.50 1999 4. Jennifer Kemp, Ailene Smith, Jennifer Davis, Megan Metcalfe 8:51.17 2002 5. Jennifer Davis, Jennifer Kemp, Megan Metcalfe, Ailene Smith 8:51.66 2002

Distance Medley Relay 1. Kaylyn Christopher, Katelyn Williams, Karly Hamric, Keri Bland 11:19.81 2008 2. Keri Bland, Abbie Stechshulte, Emma Hunter, Marie-Louise Asselin 11:24.76 2007 3. Jennifer Kemp, Stacian Brown, Ailene Smith, Megan Metcalfe 1:33.63 2002

Hammer throw 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Heather Adams Terina Miller Heather Adams Michele McGinnis Alanna Pritts

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TRACK RECORDS

Event Holder 100-meters Kay Iheagwam (WVU) 200-meters Debbie Bonner (Pitt) 400-meters Connie Ellerbe (WVU) 800-meters Keri Bland (WVU) 1,500-meters Keri Bland (WVU) 3,000-meters Susie Comer (WVU) 5,000-meters Jennifer Colgrove (All.CC) 10,000-meters Charlene Burstrom (WVU) 100 Hurdles Allison Williams (Unat) 400 Hurdles Connie Ellerbe (WVU) 4x100 Relay Pitt 4x200 Relay West Virginia 4x400 Relay West Virginia 4x800 Relay West Virginia Mile Relay West Virginia 2-Mile Relay Indiana, Pa. DMR West Virginia SMR West Virginia Long Jump Pat Itanyi (WVU) High Jump Alethea Moody (WVU) Triple Jump Tessie Palmer (WVU) Pole Vault Alex Acker Shot Put Jodi Reidel (Kent St.) Weight Throw Heather Adams (WVU) Discus Jodi Smith (WVU) Javelin Jodi Smith (WVU) Heptathlon Pat Itanyi (WVU)

West Virginia began competition at the Track & Field Complex at Mylan Park in 2019 Record 11.51 23.80 54.10 2:07.01 4:27.09 9:47.34 17:06.11 35:00.05 13.38 56.95 46.37 1:37.31 3:43.05 8:57.31 3:49.80 9:33.56 12:14.60 4:06.97 20’6 .5” 5’10” 40’ .75” 3.66m 44’10 .5” 16.53m 160’5” 157’5” 5647 points

SHELL BUILDING RECORDS Event Holder 55-meters Tammy Henderson (WVU) 55 Hurdles Pat Itanyi (WVU) 200-meters Tammy Henderson (WVU) 300-meters Janet Dodson (Morgan St.) 400-meters Edna Brown (Temple) 500-meters Connie Ellerbe (WVU) 600-meters Monica Egbuonu (Princeton) 800-meters Dorianne Lambelet-McClive (Cornell) 1,000-meters Kate Vermeulen (WVU) Mile Megan Metcalfe (WVU) 3,000-meters Alyse Holden (Allegheny) 5,000-meters Janice Brown (William & Mary) 4x400 Relay Temple 4x800 Relay Megan Metcalfe, Rebecca Stallwood,

Merissa Sexsmith, Jennifer Kemp (WVU) Long Jump Trecia Smith (Pitt) High Jump Becky Bryan (West Ontario) Triple Jump Najuma Fletcher (Pitt) Pole Vault Madelin Gardner (WVU) Pentathlon Pat Itanyi (WVU)

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Record 6.82 7.71 24.27 37.54 53.59 1:12.84 1:32.35 2:07.32 2:48.30 4:44.00 9:23.10 16:29.50 3:43.19

Year 1985 1996 1985 N/A 1983 1990 1982 1982 1999 2003 1992 1993 1982

9:00.45 20’10 .5” 5’10” 41’2.5” 13’7’’ 4,111

2002 1997 1994 1993 2017 1995

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CHAMPIONS

ATLANTIC 10

Atlantic 10 Team Indoor Champion

500-meter Run

1993 1995

1995 Tamara Stoner

Atlantic 10 Individual Indoor Champions

1993 Erin O’Reilly

One-mile Run

6.96 6.90 24.52 24.86

1995 M. Valentine, H. Sinceno, K. Iheagwam, T. Stoner

1995 Charity Wachera 1993 Erin O’Reilly

9:59.41 9:46.55

3:54.17

High Jump 1993 Chantel Dubois

5-04.25

Long Jump 1995 Patience Itanyi

20-04.50

5,000-meter Run 1995 Carisa Brown

200-meter Dash 1995 Kay Iheagwam 1993 Trinese Summerlin

4:55.90

3,000-meter Run

55-meter Dash 1995 Kay Iheagwam 1993 Trinese Summerlin

4x400-meter Relay 1:14.35

17:38.28

55-meter Hurdles 1995 Patience Itanyi

7.91

400-meter Dash 1995 Mandy Valentine 1993 Halima Sinceno

57.88 57.80

ECAC

INDOOR

Year Name Event 2008 Chelsea Carrier 60 meter hurdles 2007 Jessica Czaikowski 60 meter hurdles 2004 Megan Metcalfe 1,000 meters 2004 Tara Struyk 5,000 meters 2002 Rebecca Stallwood, Ailene Smith,

Schavia Felder, Megan Metcalfe DMR 2000 Christine Brown Triple Jump 2000 Stacian Brown 200 meters 2000 Merissa Sexsmith 1,000 meters 1998 Kristin Quackenbush Pole Vault 1996 Charity Wachera 5,000 meters 1993 Trinese Summerlin 55 meters 1992 Trinese Summerlin 55 meters 1990 Erin O’Reilly 1,000 meters 1983 Tammy Henderson 55 meters 1982 Tammy Henderson 55 meters

Time/Distance 8.46 8.36 2:47.11 16:22.44 11:14.25 12.95m 23.95 2:49.08 11’8” 16:39.87 6.88 6.92 2:53.01 6.89 7.02

OUTDOOR

Year Name Event 2012 Chelsea Carrier-Eades 100 meters 2012 Stormy Nesbit Triple jump 2009 Chelsea Carrier 100 meter hurdles 2008 Clara Grandt 10,000 meters 2008 Keri Bland 1,500 meters 2005 Jennifer Kemp 800 meters 2005 Jennifer Davis 3,000 meters 2003 Megan Metcalfe 1,500 meters 2003 Tara Struyk 10,000 meters 2002 Stacian Brown 100 meter hurdles 2002 Megan Metcalfe 3,000 meters 1999 Tameca Williams 400 meters 1998 Maxine Dawkins 100 meters 1998 Kristin Quackenbush Pole Vault 1998 Maxine Dawkins, Jenna Johnson,

Martina Miller, Tameca Williams 4x100 meter relay 1997 Pat Itanyi 100 meter hurdles 1997 Charity Wachera 10,000 meters 1996 Maxine Dawkins, Pat Itanyi,

Mandy Valentine, Marlene Dawkins 4x100 meter relay 1996 Maxine Dawkins 100 meters 1996 Charity Wachera 10,000 meters 1995 Kay Iheagwam 100 meters

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Time/Distance 11.82 13.0m 13:30 34:15.07* 4:19.02 2:06.33 9:33.61 4:21.81 35:02.44 13.51 9:20.17 52.93 11.69 11’4 1/4” 45.27 13.48 N/A 46.51 11.55 34:43.11 11.63 * ECAC meet record

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OUTDOOR

Outstanding Track Performer

Outstanding Track Performer

1999 Kate Vermeulen 2003 Megan Metcalfe 2008 Marie-Louise Asselin 2009 Keri Bland

1996 2011

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 100-meter Dash

Outstanding Field Performer 2011

1998 1999

Chelsea Carrier

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 60-meter Hurdles 2010 2011

Maxine Dawkins, 11.58 Stacian Brown, 11.62

200-meter Dash 1996 1998 1999

Chelsea Carrier, 8:31 Chelsea Carrier, 8.17

800-meter Run 2005

Marlene Dawkins Chelsea Carrier

Marlene Dawkins, 23.67 Maxine Dawkins, 23.44 Stacian Brown, 23.89

400-meter Dash

Jennifer Kemp, 2:10.26

2008 Keri Bland, 2:48.66

1996 1999 2000 2011

Mile Run

1,500-meter Run

1,000-meter Run

1999 Kate Vermeulen, 4:39.84 2009 Keri Bland, 4:34.78

1999 Kate Vermeulen, 4:25.72 2010 Karly Hamric, 4:28.02

3,000-meter Run 2002 2003 2008 2011 2002 2010

5,000-meter Run

Megan Metcalfe, 9:20.87 Megan Metcalfe, 9:15.25 Marie-Louise Asselin, 9:20.56 Jessica O’Connell, 9:21.09

5,000-meter Run

Marlene Dawkins, 54.57 Temeca Williams, 53.16 Tameca Williams, 53.55 April Rotilio, 52.71

2002 2009 2010 CLARA GRANDT

Rebecca Stallwood, 16:38.30 Marie-Louise Asselin, 15:58.15

Distance Medley Relay

Megan Metcalfe, 16:35.63 Clara Grandt, 16:07.55 Marie Louise Asselin, 16:31.04

10,000-meter Run 2003 Megan Metcalfe, 35:08.89 2010 Clara Grandt, 33:31.80 2011 Kate Harrison, 33:59.84

100-meter Hurdles

1999

R. Stallwood, T. Williams, M. Sexsmith, K. Vermeulen, 11:26.24 2000 R. Stallwood, T. Williams, A. Smith, M. Sexsmith, 11:33.03 2002 M. Metcalfe, S. Felder, A. Smith, R. Stallwood, 11:28.51 2008 E. Malloy, C. Staye, T. Woodward, B. Spies, 11:16.87

2006 2008 2011 2012

Jessica Czaikowski, 13.42 Chelsea Carrier, 13.48* Chelsea Carrier, 13.07 Chelsea Carrier-Eades, 12.93

400-meter Hurdles 2011

Chelsea Carrier, 57.48

Pole Vault

3,200 -meter Relay 1999 K. Herod, R. Stallwood, D. Simms, M. Sexsmith, 8:58.47

1998 Kristen Quackenbush, 3.61m (11’10”) 2001 Erin Nett, 3.80m (12’5.5”) 2002 Erin Nett, 3.95m (12’11.5”)

Long Jump

Long Jump

1996

Pat Itanyi, 6.41m (21-2.5)

2011

Pole Vault

400-meter Relay

1998 Kristen Quackenbush, 3.20m (10-6) 2000 Erin Nett, 3.55m (11-7.75) 2001 Erin Nett, 3.80m (12-5.5) 2002 Erin Nett, 3.90m (12-9.5)

1999 2000

Pentathlon 2006 2007 2010 2011

Abbie Stechschulte, 3,972 pts.

Abbie Stechschulte, 4,016 pts.

Chelsea Carrier, 3,994 pts.

Chelsea Carrier, 4,170 pts.

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CHAMPIONS

PAT ITANYI

1995 NCAA OUTDOOR LONG JUMP CHAMPION

In only her sophomore season, Pat Itanyi became the first female in West Virginia University women’s track and field history to win a national championship by taking top honors in the long jump at the 1995 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Knoxville, Tenn., with a leap of 22'1. Itanyi edged out George Mason’s Diane Guthrie-Greshman who had a jump of 22'0.25" and surpassed her WVU record of 21'10.25", a mark that placed her ranking second entering the meet. A native of Ukehe, Nigeria, Itanyi’s jump was the 10th longest in NCAA History at the time and set a school record in the finals that still stands to this day.

KATE VERMEULEN

1999 NCAA INDOOR MILE CHAMPION

As a freshman, Kate Vermeulen became the second female NCAA champion when she took top honors in the mile at the 1999 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis, Ind., with a time of 4:39.07. Vermeulen’s time was her best of the year as she edged out Mary Jayne Harrelson of Appalachian State who finished with a time of 4:39.53. The London, Ontario native is the only indoor champion for WVU and in only one year as a Mountaineer, Vermeulen tied other national champion Itanyi by setting six school records in one season.

MEGAN METCALFE

2005 NCAA OUTDOOR 5,000M CHAMPION

In her final season at WVU, Megan Metcalfe concluded an already stellar career as a Mountaineer by capturing the 5,000 meter title at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif., with a time of 16:31.88. Metcalfe used a final surge of energy to outkick the defending champion, Sara Bei of Stanford, defeating her by just 0.54 seconds. The Edmonton, Alberta native, finished her career as a nine-time All-American and still holds four school records to this day.

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ALL-AMERICANS Connie

Pat

ELLERBE

ITANYI

1988, 1989, 1991, 1992

1995, 1996, 1997

As a freshman, she became the first female track and field athlete in school history to earn All-America accolades when she finished seventh in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1988 NCAA Outdoor Championships at Oregon. She again earned All-America honors during her sophomore campaign – finishing ninth in the hurdles at the outdoor meet in Provo, Utah. After redshirting the 1989-90 season, she captured her third All-America honor by finishing fourth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.60. Ellerbe culminated her brilliant career in 1992 by finishing second in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA meet in Austin. She also competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1992 where her fifthplace finish in the 400-meter hurdles is the highest a WVU female track athlete has ever placed and she narrowly missed a spot on the U.S. roster.

Alethea

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Pat Itanyi ended her career at WVU with seven AllAmerica honors and six school records. In 1995, the Ukehe, Nigeria, native culminated a brilliant season by becoming the school’s first female national track champion. During the indoor season, Itanyi placed third in the long jump and fifth in the 55-meter hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Championships at Indianapolis to secure All-America status. At the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Knoxville, Tenn., the sophomore won the long jump with a leap of 22’1”, edging George Mason’s Diane Guthrie-Greshman for the national title. That jump was the 10th longest in NCAA history at that time. Itanyi took her fourth All-America honor in 1996 at the NCAA Indoor Championships by placing fifth in the long jump. To cap off her senior season at WVU, Itanyi brought home three All-America awards in 1997. She placed eighth in the long jump at the NCAA indoor meet in Indianapolis. During the outdoor season, Itanyi notched third in the long jump and fifth in the heptathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Bloomington, Ind., to once again earn All-America status.

1990 Moody earned All-America honors during the 1990 season when she placed sixth in the high jump with a leap of 5’ 11 1/4” at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Duke. Two weeks earlier, the junior won the high jump at the Penn Relays and at the ECAC Outdoor Championships; her victory at Penn Relays represented the first female WVU winner at the prestigious meet. She finished the season as the No. 1 ranked jumper in the East and was also selected to compete in the Olympic Sports Festival.

Trinese

SUMMERLIN 1993

WVU’s third female track All-American, Summerlin placed sixth in the 55-meter dash at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Indianapolis, blazing to a time of 6.85.

The honor capped off an indoor season that saw her take top honors in the 55-meter dash at the ECAC Indoor Championships, as well as the Fairfax Indoor Classic and the George Mason Collegiate Invitational.

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Kristin

QUACKENBUSH 1998

Kristin Quackenbush only participated in track for one season, but she left her mark as one of WVU’s most gifted athletes ever. Quackenbush earned All-America status in the pole vault during the outdoor season. Her mark of 12’1 1/2” was good enough for fourth at the NCAA Championships, and was her third-best effort on the season. Quackenbush also placed 10th at the NCAA Indoor Championships. She captured first place in the Big East and ECAC Championships during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Quackenbush was only one of three athletes in West Virginia history ever to earn AllAmerica status in two different sports at the time. This 1997 national Gymnast of the Year, excelled in gymnastics at WVU for four years. Her All-American honors in gymnastics include: 1994-95-96 floor, 1994 and 96 vault, and 1996 all-around. She was tied for the most individual All-America awards in West Virginia history with former track stars James Jett and Pat Itanyi.

Charity

WACHERA 1998

Charity Wachera was one of WVU’s best distance runners during her career. The Nairobi, Kenya, native earned All-America honors in the 10,000-meters during the outdoor season as she crossed the line with a time of 34:29.64, good enough for a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. She also held two school records.

She ran a 16:27.27 in the 5,000-meters and a 34:24.00 in the 10,000-meters during the 1998 outdoor track season, both good enough for first all-time. In 1997, Wachera finished 11th with a time of 17:00 to become WVU’s first female cross country All-American.

Kate

VERMEULEN 1999

Kate Vermeulen will go down as one of the most prolific distance runners in WVU history. Vermeulen took just one year to become the NCAA indoor champion in the mile, setting a then-school record with a time of 4:39.07.

She earned All-America honors during the indoor season and joins Pat Itanyi (long jump, 1995), Mike Mosser (1000-yards, 1972) and Megan Metcalfe (5,000-meters, 2005) as one of only four West Virginia track national champions. Vermeulen’s six school records ties Itanyi with the most of any track athlete in the University’s history.

During the outdoor season, she captured the 1,500-meters (4:22.89), and managed to run down five throughout the indoor season, which included the 800-meters (2:06.42), the 1000-meters (2:43.01) and the mile (4:39.07). She also anchored the 4x800 relay (8:58.47) and distance medley relay (11:15.50), which both captured school records. She was named Outstanding Track Performer at the Big East Championships and posted the fastest collegiate mile time (4:39.84) during the indoor season.

Merissa

SEXSMITH 1999, 2000, 2001

Sexsmith proved to be a picture of consistency throughout her freshman campaign as she earned AllAmerica honors for her participation on the distance medley relay team, where she ran the 800-meter leg of the relay. This team, made up of Rebecca Stallwood (1,200 meters), Tameca Williams (400 meters) and Kate Vermeulen (mile), became the first relay team to win a Big East Championship (11:15.40) and set the school

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record during the indoor season with that time. The team placed fifth at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Sexsmith was also a member of the 4x800 relay team that captured a Big East Championship and a school record.

Sexsmith became a two-time All-American when the distance medley team came in second at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2000. She earned her third All-America accolade as a member of the 2001 DMR team.

Tameca

WILLIAMS 1999, 2000

A transfer from Southern University, Williams quickly became West Virginia’s top 400-meter runner. She was part of the distance medley relay team, running the 400-meter leg, that captured the school record (11:15.40) and a Big East Championship during the indoor season.

She also holds the school record in the 400-meters outdoor with a time of 52.92. Williams earned her second All-America honor with her membership in the 2000 indoor distance medley relay team. Williams was part of the DMR that finished second at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 11:17.92.

Rebecca

STALLWOOD 1999, 2000

Stallwood was a fantastic two-sport athlete for West Virginia’s track and cross country teams for four years. As a freshman, she joined the 1997 women’s cross country team at the NCAA Cross Country Championship and had an equally successful season with the cross country team in 1999, with another NCAA Cross Country Championship appearance. She earned her All-America honors, for her contribution on the distance medley relay team, running the opening 1,200-meter leg. This team captured the Big East Championship and set a school record with a time of 11:15.40. The Burlington, Ontario, Canada, native earned her second All-America honor when the distance medley team finished second at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2000.

Christine

BROWN 1999, 2000

An athlete that coaches only dream about, Brown came from Jamaica as a freshman. In her first season, the talented athlete took the U.S. Collegiate track scene by storm. Then after taking a year off to work on her studies,

she decided to attend WVU, where in 2000, she went to the NCAA Championships as a top seed. There she earned her All-America honors with a sixth-place finish in the triple jump.

Ailene

SMITH 2000, 2001

Smith earned her All-America honors as part of the second-place distance medley relay team at the 2000 Indoor NCAA Championships. Smith, a transfer from Southern University, was all-Big East as a freshman and made a huge impact on the team’s relays. Smith ran the second leg of the 4x800 relay team that finished fourth at the Big East Indoor Championships in 2000 and finished eighth at the Big East Outdoor Championships in the 800 with a time of 2:11.88. Smith earned her second AllAmerica honor as a member of the 2001 distance medley relay team.

Ciara

CHIC

2003 by finishing fourth in the 3,000-meter at the indoor championships and was a part of the school-record setting distance medley relay team in that same meet. Her sixth and seventh awards came in March of 2004 when she was fifth in the 3,000-meter and again was a member of the DMR team. Metcalfe’s eighth and school-record winning All-America honor came at the 2004 NCAA Cross Country Championships where she recorded a 16th-place overall finish. Metcalfe capped off her brilliant career with a ninth All-America honor and a national championship when she won the 5,000 meters at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Jennifer

DAVIS 2004, 2005

Jennifer Davis, a native of Romney, W.Va., earned her first All-America honor as a part of the DMR team that finished fifth at the 2004 NCAA Indoor Championships.

The team recorded a time of 11:12.56 en route to a fifth place overall finish. Her second such honor came in the same event at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships.

The team finished sixth with a time of 11:13.07. Davis currently serves as an assistant coach for the WVU cross country and track teams.

2001 Ciara Chic, a Charleston, W.Va., native, was one of the top athletes to come out of West Virginia during the past decade. She earned her All-America honor during her freshman year as a member of the 2001 distance medley relay team, which finished eighth at the 2001 NCAA Indoor Championships.

Susan

DAVIS 2005

Susan Davis earned her All-America honor as a member of the WVU distance medley relay squad at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships. The Romney, W.Va., native helped the Mountaineers achieve a sixth-place finishing time of 11:13.07.

Megan

METCALFE 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Megan Metcalfe, a nine-time All-American, is one of the most prolific distance runners in Mountaineer women’s track and field history. The Edmonton, Alberta, native earned her first All-America accolade as a member of the 2001 distance medley relay team, which finished in eighth place. Metcalfe’s second All-America award, and first individual, came with a third-place finish in the 3,000-meter at the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Championships in a WVU record time of 9:09.95. Also an outstanding cross country runner, Metcalfe was named the 2000 Big East Freshman of the Year. Her third All-America honor came with a ninth-place finish at the 2002 NCAA Cross Country Championship, making her just the second female cross country All-American in school history and only the fourth Mountaineer to earn All-America honors in two sports.

She earned her fourth and fifth All-America accolades in

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2003, 2004, 2005 Jennifer Kemp was a three-time All-American as a member of the Mountaineers’ stellar distance medley relay team. The Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, native picked up her first honor in 2003 when she was a part of the school-record quartet that ran 11:11.19 at the NCAA indoor meet. In 2004, she was again a part of the DMR squad that finished fifth. For the third consecutive year, in 2005, Kemp helped the Mountaineer DMR team capture sixth place at NCAA Indoor Championships.

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RICHARDSON 2003, 2004, 2005

Pam Richardson was a three-time All-American as a member of the Mountaineer distance medley relay team.

The Atco, N.J., native earned her first honor in 2003 as part of the record-setting DMR team that finished fourth in a then school-record time of 11:11.19. She followed that performance by being a part of the 2004 DMR squad that finished fifth at the 2004 NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 11:12.56. In 2005, Richardson helped the WVU DMR team capture sixth place with a time of 11:13.07.

Abbie

STECHSCHULTE 2007

After three years of dedicated work, Abbie Stechschulte finally built herself a name in the track world, showing dominance as a multi-event athlete during the 2007 indoor and outdoor season. As proof, the Columbus Grove, Ohio, native won the 2007 Big East Indoor pentathlon crown and finished sixth at the NCAA Championships, earning her All-America honors.

During the 2007 outdoor season, Stechschulte nabbed an Olympic Trials ‘B’ standard at the 80th Annual Texas Relays, scoring 5,609 points in the heptathlon. At the end of her career, she ranked second in the WVU record book for the pentathlon (4,085 points) and the heptathlon (5,609 points).

Marie-Louise

ASSELIN

2008, 2009, 2010 One of the most talented and decorated distance runners to ever wear the Old Gold and Blue, as of 2010, Marie-Louise Asselin, a Sarnia, Ontario, native owns seven All-America medals, including three in cross county and four in track. Asselin’s last cross country season, 2009, was one for the record books as she became one of only two WVU runners to earn three All-America honors in the sport. Along with teammate Keri Bland, Asselin achieved the honor as she finished in 31st place (20:43) at the 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championship. The Mountaineers went on to finish sixth, marking the third-consecutive year that WVU finished in the top 10 at the national championships. Asselin also earned all-region honors for the fourth time in her career and all Big East honors for the third time. Her success continued into the track season

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as she posted a second-place finish in the 5,000-meter race at the NCAA Indoor Championships (15:50.53) and a second-place finish in the 5,000 meter at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (15:53.93).

In 2008, she led WVU to its most successful season in school history, as the Mountaineers took a historic fourthplace finish at the NCAA Championship, first at the NCAA all-Mid-Atlantic Regionals and second at the Big East Championship. Asselin became the first Big East Women’s Cross Country Individual Champion in 2008, as she took the top spot with a time of 20:10. She then placed 17th at the NCAA Championship race with a time of 20:27 to earn her second consecutive All-American honor. She earned her first All-American title in 2007 as the Mountaineers captured their first Big East Championship and finished ninth in the country. Even though she was just a sophomore at the time, Asselin became WVU’s third AllAmerican in the sport when she finished 17th (14th in the team standings) with a time of 20:39 at the 2007 NCAA Championship. It was a fitting ending to an outstanding season that saw her post the team’s highest finish in the final five meets. Asselin showed glimpses of her abilities just weeks earlier at the Big East Championship where she took second and at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional race, where she placed third in leading her team to an overall second-place finish. Asselin, an all-Big East and all-MidAtlantic region selection, was joined by Bland as an AllAmerican, marking the first time in program history that two teammates earned the honor in the same season. In the 2008 indoor season, Asselin went on to place seventh in the 3,000-meter to earn All-America honors and was on the All-America distance medley relay team that took fourth at nationals.

Keri

BLAND 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Keri Bland, a nine-time All-American, continued to leave her name in the WVU record books as the most decorated athlete in WVU track and field history. In 2011, Bland earned third-team All-America honors in the 1,500-meter run with an 18th-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 4:24. She aided the Mountaineers to a sixth-place finish at the 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships, marking the third-straight year WVU finished in the nation’s top 10. Bland, along with teammate Marie-Louise Asselin, became the only Mountaineers in school history to earn All-America honors for three seasons in cross county, as she finished 34th (20:45).

The Fairview, W.Va., native earned two All-America honors in the 2009 indoor track season, as she placed eighth in the mile and was a part of the distance medley relay team. Bland continued to dominate in the outdoor season, as she earned her fourth honor of the year by virtue of finishing as one of the top U.S. citizens in the

1,500-meter race, marking the second time she earned honors in all three seasons (cross county, indoor track and outdoor track). Bland was an essential part of the Mountaineers team in 2008, when she led WVU to its most successful season in school history as the squad placed fourth at the NCAA Championship, first at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals and second at the Big East Championship. She was the first Mountaineer to finish at the NCAA Championship, where she finished 14th with a time of 20:20.

In 2007, Bland and Asselin helped guide the Mountaineers to their first conference title and the highest finish at nationals in school history (ninth) in 2007. At nationals, Bland was the second Mountaineer to cross the line in 23rd at 20:58. Bland, along with Asselin, was named a first team All-American, marking the first time WVU’s cross country program had multiple All-Americans in the same year. Bland earned all-Big East and all-MidAtlantic region accolades during the season after finishing fourth and seventh, respectively, in those races. In the 2008 indoor track season, Bland was a part of the AllAmerica distance medley team that set a school record and placed fourth in the country. She finished the 2008 outdoor season by earning All-America honors in the 1,500-meters to become the first female in WVU history to earn All-America honors in three sports in the same year.

Karly

HAMRIC 2008, 2010

Bruceton Mills, W.Va., native Karly Hamric capped off an excellent career in 2010 as she earned her second AllAmerica honor with a sixth-place finish in the 1,500-meter run (4:17.78) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Hamric’s first honor came when she ran the 800-meter leg of the distance medley relay at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Championships to help the unit earn All-America honors.

Hamric’s 800-meter split was 2:10.82, as the DMR finished fourth with a school record time of 11:07.64. Hamric was joined by Marie-Louise Asselin, Keri Bland and April Rotilio on the squad. Owns a persona-best time of 4:23.54 in the 1,500-meter.

April

ROTILIO 2008, 2010, 2011

April Rotilio earned her third All-America honor in 2011 with a 19th-place finish in the 400-meter dash at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 53.47 seconds.

She qualified for NCAAs with a 10th-place finish in the 400-meter at the NCAA East Regional in 53.31 seconds.

Rotilio earned her best 400-meter time of the year at

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the Big East Championships, finishing in 52.71 seconds in first place and became the first Mountaineer since Tameca Williams in 2000 to win the event. Academically, she capped her career with third team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors and was named to the Capital One Academic all-district first team.

Rotilio captured her second All-America honor in 2010 as she once again aided the distance medley relay team (Rotilio, Keri Bland, Kaylyn Christopher and Jessica O’Connell) to an eighth-place showing (11:16.39) at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. In 2008, Rotilio earned her first honor as she ran the 400-meter leg of the DMR at the NCAA Indoor Championships, helping lead the Mountaineer unit to a fourth-place finish. The Bellaire, Ohio, native ran the 400-meter split in 55.14.

The group, who set a new school record with a time of 11:07.64, featured Marie-Louise Asselin, Keri Bland and Karly Hamric.

Clara

GRANDT 2009

Clara Grandt saved the best for last as she posted the finest season of her career and earned her first AllAmerica honor in cross country. The West Union, W.Va., native led the team to a sixth-place finish at the 2009 NCAA Championship, the first Mountaineer to cross the line in 13th place overall. Grandt also earned allregion and all-Big East honors and was named Big East Cross Country Athlete of the Week on Sept. 24, for her efforts in the Midwest Open. There she crossed the line in 17:00.1, 19 seconds before Louisville’s Tarah McKay (17:19.4), for the fastest course time in over 20 years.

In the track season, Grandt earned her second honor of the year by virtue of finishing as one of the top U.S. citizens in the 5,000-meter race at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships. She then capped off her final season as a Mountaineer with a fourth-place showing in the 10,000-meter race at the outdoor championships, giving her four total All-America honors. Grandt became WVU’s 24th track and field All-American as she earned the honors with a fourth-place showing in the 10,000-meter finals at the NCAA Championship in 2009. Grandt started off the race behind the lead pack before finding her stride around the 6,000-meter mark. The junior closed the gap, and finished with a time of 33:45.16.

by virtue of finishing as one of the top U.S. citizens in the mile, and as a member of the distance medley relay team at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Christopher captured her first honor with a 12th-place finish in the mile with a time of 4:46, to finish as one of the top eight Americans in the race. Later in the day, she returned to aid the DMR team (Christopher, Keri Bland, Jessica O’Connell and April Rotilio) to an eighth-place showing (11:16.39). Owns a personal-best time of 4:40.78 in the mile.

Jessica

O’CONNELL 2010, 2011, 2012

Another name to be added to the list of great WVU distance runners, Jessica O’Connell earned her first AllAmerica honors as a member of the distance medley relay team (O’Connell, Kaylyn Christopher, Keri Bland and April Rotilio) that finished in eighth place (11:16.39) at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. The Calgary, Alberta, native also was a vital asset in the NCAA Outdoor Regionals in 1,500-meter race, but was tripped on the last leg. O’Connell still managed to finish in 10th place in the semifinals (4:30.05). She is also a NCAA qualifier in the 3,000-meter race after running a life-time best of 9:16.22 at the NY Fast Times Invitational and went on to win the North American Championships in the 5,000-meter that summer.

Her second All-America honor came in the 3,000-meter at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships, when she finished in 16th place to earn second team All-America honors. To qualify for NCAAs, O’Connell earned her first ever Big East title in the 3,000-meter with a time of 9:21.09.

In 2012, she earned her third All-America honor at the NCAA Outdoor Championships where she placed 19th in the 5,000-meter run in 17:10.43 for an honorable mention accolade. That year she also finished eighth in the 5,000-meter at the Big East Indoor Championships and had two first-place marks in the 3,000-meter at the Wake Forest Open and the Larry Ellis Invitational.

Chelsea

CARRIER-EADES 2010, 2011, 2012

Kaylyn

CHRISTOPHER 2010

Kaylyn Christopher, a native of Kingwood, W.Va., received her first and second All-America honors in 2010,

Chelsea Carrier, an eight-time All-American, left her name in the WVU record books as one of the greatest track athletes in school history. In 2010, Carrier, a Buckhannon, W.Va., native earned her first and second All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Her first honor came after a fourth-place showing in the pentathlon. Carrier finished with one of her best performances with 4,133 total points. Later in the

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CHELSEA CARRIER-EADES day, Carrier earned her second honor with a sixth-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles (8.29). Earlier in the season, Carrier was named Mid-Atlantic Field Athlete of the Year after earning two Big East Champion honors and breaking the school record in the pentathlon at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge on Feb. 5. Carrier won the event with 4,136 points to break the school record previously set by AllAmerican Pat Itanyi in 1997 (4,111).

In 2011, Carrier earned first team All-America honors in the heptathlon after placing third with 5,761 points and also earned third team All-America in the 100-meter hurdles after placing 19th in 13.56 seconds. She was named the Mid-Atlantic Field Athlete of the Year, and before that earned three individual Big East titles in the long jump, 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles.

During the indoor season, Carrier earned All-America in the 60-meter hurdles with a fourth-place finish in 8.08 seconds, beating her personal record of 8.15 seconds. She notched another All-American award in the pentathlon with a fifth-place finish with 4,128 points, her second All-America award in the pentathlon. Her junior campaign saw her break the school records in the 60-meter hurdles, pentathlon, 100-meter hurdles and the heptathlon.

She also participated at the USA Track and Field Championships following the season, finishing 16th in the semifinals round in a time of 13.04 seconds.

Her 2012 senior campaign notched two All-America awards as she earned first team honors in both the heptathlon and the 100-meter hurdles. She placed third in the heptathlon with 5,839 points and seventh in the hurdles in 13.31. She earned a career- and school-best 12.78 in the 100-meter hurdles during the semifinals at NCAAs and also won the heptathlon for a second consecutive year at the Texas Relays.

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HARRISON 2011

Kate Harrison earned her first All-America honor as a track and field athlete at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships where she was first team All-America in the 10,000-meter run by way of a second-place finish in 34:30.35. She qualified for NCAAs with a firstplace finish for the event at the NCAA East Regional in 33:48.64, a personal best for the Toronto, Ontario, native.

The championship season began well for No. 16-ranked Harrison as she earned her first Big East title in the 10,000 with a time of 33:59.84, her best mark of the year at the time. Harrison also earned her first All-America honor during the 2011 cross country season with an eighth-place individual finish at the NCAA Championship.

Sarah-Anne

BRAULT 2011

Sarah-Anne Brault earned her first All-America honor in 2011 with a second team All-America achievement in the 10,000-meter run as she finished in 10th place in 35:05.36. To qualify for NCAAs, the Winnipeg, Manitoba, native placed sixth in the 10,000 at the NCAA East Regional with a time of 33:51.14, her best mark of the year for the event. Brault earned a second-place finish in 34:04.63 in the 10,000-meter at the Big East Championships and a solid 10th place in the 1,500-meter race in 4:35.07 at the prestigious Jesse Owens Classic. During the indoor season, Brault finished fourth in the 5,000-meter run in 16:17.95 at the Big East Championships. She also excelled academically by earning second team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors and was named to the Capital One Academic all-district first team.

Meghan

MOCK 2011

Meghan Mock capped off a stellar junior season by finishing with third team All-America honors in the long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a distance of 6.02 meters, good for 20th place among the nation’s elite jumpers. The Berkeley Springs, W.Va., native qualified for the NCAAs for the first time of her career by placing 11th in the long jump at the NCAA East Regional at a distance of 6.07 meters. Mock began the championship portion of the season well with an eighth-

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place mark for the event at 5.81 meters, advancing to the East regional for the first time. Her junior year was enhanced with a first-place finish in the long jump with a 6.17-meter mark at the Penn Relays, a personal-best and currently ranks third all-time at WVU. At the prestigious Stanford Invitational, she placed fourth in the long jump at 5.70 meters. During the indoor season, Mock finished fourth at the Big East Championships at a distance of 5.86 meters.

Katelyn

WILLIAMS 2011

Katelyn Williams earned third team All-America honors in the high jump with an 18th-place height of 1.76 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. To earn her second trip to NCAAs, the Chesterland, Ohio, native placed ninth at the NCAA East Regional, also at a height of 1.78 meters. She started the outdoor championship season well at the Big East Championships with a second-place finish in the high jump at 1.78 meters and placed third in the heptathlon with 5,044 points. In the heptathlon, she finished first in the high jump with a career-best 1.79-meter height, and had solid finishes in the shot put (3rd, 11.09m) and javelin (4th, 29.30m). At the prestigious Jesse Owens Classic, Williams placed third at 1.70 meters.

Her indoor season was highlighted with a fourth-place finish in the long jump at 5.08 meters at the WVU Holiday Classic.

Jordan

HAMRIC 2013

Jordan Hamric ended her career as a Mountaineer, earning second team All-America honors. The Bruceton Mills, W.Va., native posted a 12th-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2013 NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oreg. Hamric ended her career as the school record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, which she set at the 2013 NCAA semifinals with a time of 10:06.47. During her senior campaign, Hamric also placed second at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, third at the Penn Relays and seventh at the Stanford Invitational. It marked the first time in her career that she garnered All-America honors.

Kelly

WILLIAMS 2013

Kelly Williams wasted no time to ink her name into the Mountaineer record books. The freshman became the 33rd All-American in WVU track and field program history in 2013. The Chesterland, Ohio, native recorded a seventhplace finish in the mile at the 2013 Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Williams finished with a time one-mile time of 4:39.30 at the meet, just two seconds off her personal-best mile time of 4:36.77 set earlier in the season. That time ranks her No. 3 in WVU program history for the mile.

Stormy

NESBIT 2014

Stormy Nesbit completed her career as perhaps the greatest jumper in West Virginia University track and field history. The Roseville, Minnesota, native spent three seasons with the Mountaineers. Nesbit concluded her career with an eighth-place finish at the 2014 Division I NCAA Outdoor Track and field Championships in Eugene, Oregon in the triple jump. The finish earned her First Team All-America status. Nesbit ended her career as the WVU school record holder in the triple jump (13.19 meters).

Sarah

MARTINELLI 2014

Martinelli was named second team All-American in the 3,000 meter steeplechase event where she finished 11th place crossing the finish line in 10:12.73 at the 2014 NCAA Championships. Martinelli was a scholar and an athlete where she was recognized often for her success.

The Morgantown native was named the Big 12 Women’s Cross Country Scholar- Athlete of the Year, an Academic All-Big 12 First team selection while maintaining a 3.75 GPA, earned All-Big 12 honors by finishing eighth overall at the Big 12 Championships with a personal-best 6k time of 20:44.9 and earned All-Mid-Atlantic Region from finishing in 22nd place overall at the NCAA Regional Meet.

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Allison

LASNICKI 2014

Allison Lansnicki, a native of Canastota, N.Y., earned third team All-America honors in the 10,000 meter run where she placed 17th during the second day of the 2014 Division I NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. Lansnicki recorded the second fastest time in school history in this event with a time of 33:456.22.

Kaitlyn

GILLESPIE 2015

It’s recognized that distance runner Kaitlyn Gillespie is a strong-minded athlete shown by her many accomplishments throughout her collegiate career.

Gillespie earned second team All-America honors-the first of her career in the 10,000-meter run at the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. She placed ninth overall with a time of 33:44.08 for a new personal best, marking the second-fastest time in program history.

This marks Gillespie’s fourth time in her career of being honored an All-American

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Ceili McCabe set a school program record of 9:32.01 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, at the Mylan Steeplechase Challenge. McCabe earned her first All-America honor in 2021 with a first team All-America achievement in the steeplechase as she finished in 6th place in 9:37.39. To qualify for her first-ever NCAAs, the British Columbia, Canada native placed third in the steeplechase at the NCAA East Regional with a time of 9:51.81. McCabe helped lead the Mountaineers to their first-ever Big 12 Championship win in the steeplechase. During the indoor season, McCabe helped the DMR team of Hayley Jackson, Tessa Constantine and Jo-Lauren Kean earn the Mountaineers first-ever championship in the event. She also excelled academically by earning first team Academic All-Big 12 honors.

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COACHES AND CAPTAINS

Year Coach Captains Record 1978 Linda King None 1-2 1979 Linda King None 2-0 1980 Linda King None 1-0 1981 Linda King None 2-0 1982 Linda King None 2-1 1983 Pat Nicol None 1-0 1984 Kim Kemp Jean England, Kris Kavetski 1-0 1985 Kim Kemp Lisa Ayers, Kris Kavetski 1-0 1986 Laura Nardelli Karen Carpenter, Lori Smith 0-0* 1987 Laura Nardelli Charlene Burstrom, Karen Carpenter 0-0* 1988 Laura Nardelli Charlene Burstrom, Traci Purtell 0-0* 1989 Laura Nardelli Charlene Burstrom 0-0* 1990 Laura Nardelli Theresa Papa 0-0* 1991 Martin Pushkin Vicki Stum 0-0* 1992 Martin Pushkin None 0-0* 1993 Martin Pushkin Erin O’Reilly 3-4 1994 Martin Pushkin Kerryn Davidson, Joleen Tocci 8-0 1995 Martin Pushkin Carisa Brown 11-0 1996 Martin Pushkin Heather Bury, Mary Ann Myer 9-2 1997 Martin Pushkin Charity Wachera 14-8 1998 Martin Pushkin Nancy Knapp, Rebecca Stallwood 0-0* 1999 Martin Pushkin Rebecca Stallwood, Johanna Fisher 0-0* 2000 Martin Pushkin Rebecca Stallwood, Johanna Fisher 0-0* 2001 Martin Pushkin Rebecca Stallwood 0-0* 2002 Jeff Huntoon Stacian Brown 0-0* 2003 Jeff Huntoon Megan Metcalfe 0-0* 2004 Jeff Huntoon Tara Struyk 0-0* 2005 Jeff Huntoon Jennifer Kemp, Pam Richardson 0-0* 2006 Jeff Huntoon Jessica Czaikowski, Susan Davis 0-0* 2007 Jeff Huntoon Jessica Czaikowski, Abbie Stechschulte, Halimah Bashir, Alison Spiker 0-0* 2008 Sean Cleary Halimah Bashir, Alison Spiker 0-0* 2009 Sean Cleary Alison Spiker, Nicole DeStefano 0-0* 2010 Sean Cleary Marie-Louise Asselin, Keri Bland, Clara Grandt, Karly Hamric, April Rotilio 0-0* 2011 Sean Cleary April Rotilio, Chelsea Carrier-Eades 0-0* 2012 Sean Cleary Chelsea Carrier-Eades, Katelyn Williams 0-0* 2013 Sean Cleary Sarah-Anne Brault, Sydney Cummings 0-0* 2014 Sean Cleary Sarah Martinelli, Stormy Nesbit 0-0* 2015 Sean Cleary None 0-0* 2016 Sean Cleary Amy Cashin, Maggie Drazba, Kelly Williams, Bria Welker 0-0* 2017 Sean Cleary Amy Cashin, Maggie Drazba, Shamoya McNeil 0-0* 2018 Sean Cleary Jillian Forsey, Madelin Gardner, Olivia Hill, Shamoya McNeil 0-0* 2019 Sean Cleary None 0-0* 2020 Sean Cleary None 0-0* 2021 Sean Cleary None 0-0* Total 56-17 *no dual meets -- all invitational competition

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2022 INFORMATION GENERAL

President Dr. E. Gordon Gee

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Director of Athletics Shane Lyons

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Athletics Senior Staff/Head Coaches

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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

E. GORDON GEE, J.D., ED.D

Dr. E. Gordon Gee is one of America’s most prominent higher education leaders, having helmed universities for more than three decades. In 2009, Time magazine named him one of the top 10 university presidents in the United States. Recently, the website Great Value Colleges named him the nation’s top university president.

In 2014, Gee returned to West Virginia University, where his career as a university president began. His leadership goals include putting students first, advancing the university’s research agenda, partnering with West Virginia communities and making sure that 1.8 million West Virginians know in their hearts and minds that West Virginia University is their university.

Born in Vernal, Utah, Gee graduated from the University of Utah with an honors degree in history and earned his J.D. and Ed.D. degrees from Columbia University. He clerked under Chief Justice David T. Lewis of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals before being named a judicial fellow and staff assistant to the U.S. Supreme Court. In this role, he worked for Chief Justice Warren Burger on administrative and legal problems of the Court and federal judiciary.

Gee returned to Utah as an associate professor and associate dean in the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University and was granted full professorship in 1978.

One year later, he became dean of the West Virginia University College of Law, and, in 1980, was named West Virginia University president.

He served in that role until 1985.

He went on to lead the University of Colorado (1985-1990), Brown University (1998-2000) and Vanderbilt University (2001-2007). He served as president of The Ohio State University from 1990 to 1997 and again from 2007 to 2013.

Gee has been a member of several education-governance organizations and committees including the Big 12 Conference Council of Presidents, the Business-Higher Education Forum and the American Association of Universities. He was chair of the American Council on Education’s Commission on Higher Education Attainment and served as co-chair of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ Energy Advisory Committee. In 2009, Gee was

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invited to join the International Advisory Board of King Adbulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, and he currently serves on the Board of the Royal University for Women in Bahrain.

Active in many national professional and service organizations during his tenures, he has served on the boards for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. and Limited Brands. In 2011, Gee was appointed to serve as secretary on the Board of Directors of Ohio’s economic development program, JobsOhio. In 2011-2012, he was asked by Governor Kasich to chair both the Ohio Higher Education Capital Funding Collaborative and the Ohio Higher Education Funding Commission. In March 2015, he was elected to the board of directors of the American Council on Education, the nation’s largest higher education organization.

And he served as chair of the Big 12 Board of Directors Executive Committee for the 2017-18 year. Gee presently serves on the council of presidents for the Southern University Research Association.

Mentoring and inspiring youth is one of Gee’s highest priorities. He serves on the National Executive Board for Boy Scouts of America and on the Board of Trustees for the National 4-H Council. Through his leadership, West Virginia University has created a Youth Development Initiative office to expand its partnering

relationships with Boy Scouts, 4-H and similar organizations.

Gee has received many honorary degrees, awards, fellowships and recognitions. He is a fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest science organization. In 1994, Gee received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Utah, as well as from Teachers College of Columbia University. In 2013, he received the ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award and received the Outstanding Academic Leader of the Year Award on behalf of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This year, Boy Scouts of America gave him the Silver Buffalo Award, Scouting’s top honor for adult volunteers. Gee is the co-author of over a dozen books, including his two most recent, “Leading Colleges and Universities” and “Land-Grant Universities for the Future.”

In the summer of 2016, Gee announced his engagement to Laurie Erickson, leader of the Erickson Foundation. Gee’s daughter, Rebekah, is Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.

In addition to that role, she is a practicing gynecologist and Gratis Faculty at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Dr. Rebekah Gee is married to David Patrón and they have five children.

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS/ASSOCIATE VP

SHANE LYONS

In his seventh year as the director of athletics at West Virginia University, Shane Lyons’ vison for the athletic program is crystal clear and working. It’s a vision that focuses on the betterment of more than 500 student-athletes and the dayto-day needs that will help them succeed in the classroom and in competition.

His open lines of communications have made him a popular role model for WVU athletes and coaches. His honest, fair and caring approach has energized an entire department, which has led to great success on and off the field. Whether it’s regularly scheduled meetings with the student-athletes or his open-door office policy, Lyons has his finger on the pulse of his student-athletes, coaches and staff.

He devotes endless energy to his Climbing Higher facilities master plan that will keep West Virginia a strong Power 5 institution and position his department for growth and continued success. Lyons’ Climbing Higher facilities master plan isn’t about keeping up with the Joneses, it’s about taking what his department has, improving it and making it complete for the student-athlete. It’s an aggressive $100 million fundraising campaign centered on one of his core values, which is enhancing the student-athlete experience.

From training, nutrition, medical and competitiveness, Lyons’ vision is for future success, building winning programs and growing WVU’s strong reputation across the country.

He is about results, and he has already left a great deal of accomplishments in his rear-view mirror.

In 2019, West Virginia recorded its highest APR score ever at 985 and again finished higher than the national average.

The overall athletics department GPA was its highest at 3.26 with 13 teams over a 3.0 GPA for the year. Lyons commissioned and announced an Economic Impact study that showed Mountaineer Athletics produced more than $300 million to the state’s economy and more than $78 million to the local economy. And with the local economy in mind, Lyons’s department will assist with the formal opening of a new $45 million aquatic and track facility that will not only benefit WVU’s swimming and diving program, but also local high schools and the entire community.

Among the Mountaineer highlights in the 2019 campaign were 43 All-Americans, 81 All-Conference performers, three conference championships, 159 Academic All-Conference selections, seven teams to the NCAA postseason, a fourthplace finish for the Heisman Trophy and 22 professional draft picks among all sports.

In addition, Lyons’ department hosted for the first time in history both the NCAA Rifle Championships and the Big 12 golf championship as well as the NCAA baseball regionals for the first time since 1955. In total, WVU athletics hosted more than 160 events during the 2018-19 season.

From 2015-18, he spearheaded and finished more than $100 million in fan enhancements to Milan Puskar Stadium and the WVU Coliseum, completed a second phase Coliseum renovations, bringing the arena up to current ADA seating code, and for the first-time ever, introduced a second video board to Milan Puskar Stadium to provide information and improve fan entertainment.

Overseeing 18 varsity sports, a self-sustaining department budget of more than $93 million and 250 employees, under Lyons’ leadership, WVU athletics has implemented a Clinical and Sport Psychology unit with a full-time director and professional interns, added specialized learning assistants to the Student-Athlete Development unit and entered into a

partnership with WVU Medicine’s Neuroscience Department to assist in the training and recovery of student-athletes, all emphasizing his overall commitment to the well-being and performance of Mountaineer student-athletes.

Ask him and he’ll tell you it’s not his department, but West Virginia’s department, and he can tell you his vision to improve it not only for the coming year, but for three, five, seven and 10 years down the road. He cares, and the proof lies in what he has already accomplished in four years. The director hates to be last, and he rolls up his sleeves every day to make sure WVU is not last in anything.

Additionally, his work with WVU President E. Gordon Gee’s senior leadership team, as well as the Big 12 Conference and other national committees, has brought additional respect and positive exposure to his department and the University.

He currently serves on the Big 12 Administration Committee, Finance and Budget Committee and the Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee. In 2018, he chaired the overall athletic directors committee for the Big 12, was named again to the NCAA Division I Council and will serve as chair of the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee. He is also a member of the college football competition committee and locally serves on the board of directors for Mylan Park in Morgantown.

Lyons came to West Virginia after spending three years as the deputy director of athletics and chief operating officer at Alabama where he worked closely on day-to-day strategic leadership and direction of the Crimson Tide Athletic program.

During his time at Alabama, his responsibilities included oversight of a $120 million budget, management of the day-to-day operations of the department and oversight of the Crimson Tide’s 21 sports teams. In addition, he played a pivotal role in a historic renegotiation of Alabama’s multimedia rights agreement that started in 2014 and was involved in several significant capital projects totaling more than $85 million.

The Crimson Tide won seven national titles in five different sports during his time there – two in football, two in men’s golf, one in women’s golf, one in gymnastics and one in softball. He also played a critical role in the hiring of four Alabama head coaches.

Prior to joining the Alabama staff in November 2011, Lyons spent 10 years as an associate commissioner at the Atlantic Coast Conference. At the ACC, Lyons focused on conference-wide compliance and academic initiatives, providing direct assistance to the conference’s presidents, chancellors and athletics directors in matters dealing with NCAA regulatory matters.

In addition, he served as the ACC’s human resource manager and was responsible for the administration, negotiation and mediation of the employee benefits program and managing the conference’s organizational policies and procedures. He was part of the senior administrative team for ACC events, including the football championship game, the men’s basketball tournament and men’s and women’s NCAA basketball events.

Prior to working at the ACC, Lyons served as associate athletics director for compliance at Big 12 member Texas Tech from 1998 to 2001. During that time, Lyons assumed responsibility for the leadership, administration and implementation of a comprehensive NCAA compliance program with emphasis toward rules education and extensive moni-

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Before joining Texas Tech, Lyons worked at the NCAA for almost 10 years as a senior membership services representative, where he was responsible for the oversight and coordination of rules and interpretations for the 25 membership service representatives and was the staff liaison to various NCAA standing committees.

Lyons began his career in college athletics in July 1988 as assistant commissioner of the Big South Conference. With the Big South, he was in charge of conference-wide compliance and championships.

A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, and a graduate of Parkersburg High, Lyons was a standout basketball player for the Big Reds. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sport management from WVU in 1987 and 1988, respectively.

Lyons, the University’s 12th athletic director, and his wife, Emily, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have two children: Cameron and Brooke. Cameron is a member of the football team at Akron and Brooke attends Morgantown High School.

NATIONAL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

2000-01 Division I Satisfactory Progress Waivers Committee 2004-06 Division I Academics/Eligibility Compliance Cabinet 2004-06 Recruiting Subcommittee (Chair 1 year) 2004-08 Division I Interpretations Committee (Chair 2 years) 2005-07 Legislative Review Committee (Chair 2 years) 2006-08 Division I Management Council 2008-11 Division I Legislative Council (Chair 1 year) 2010-11 Division I Communications and Coordination Committee 2015-present Big 12 Administration Committee 2015-present Big 12 Finance and Budget Committee 2015-present Big 12 Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee 2017-present Big 12 Athletic Directors Council (Chair) 2018-present Division I Council 2018-present Division I Football Oversight Committee (Chair) 2018-present Division I Football Competition Committee

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ATHLETICS

SENIOR STAFF/ HEAD COACHES

KELI ZINN Chief Operating Officer Deputy Director of Athletics

STEVE URYASZ Deputy Director of Athletics

SIMON DOVER Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, Business Operations/CFO

MATT WELLS Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, External Affairs

GREG FEATHERSTON Senior Associate Athletics Director, Internal Affairs

MICHAEL FRAGALE Senior Associate Athletics Director, Communications

PATRICK GRAY Senior Associate Athletics Director, MAC Executive Director

APRIL MESSERLY Senior Associate Athletics Director, Capital Projects, Facilities and Event Management

NEAL BROWN Head Football Coach

JASON BUTTS Head Gymnastics Coach

MIKE CAREY Head Women’s Basketball Coach

SEAN CLEARY Head Cross Country/Track Coach

SEAN COVICH Head Golf Coach

TIM FLYNN Head Wrestling Coach

JON HAMMOND Head Rifle Coach

BOB HUGGINS Head Men’s Basketball Coach

NIKKI IZZO-BROWN Head Women’s Soccer Coach

JIMMY KING Head Rowing Coach

MIHA LISAC Head Tennis Coach

RANDY MAZEY Head Baseball Coach

VIC RIGGS Head Swimming and Diving Coach

DAN STRATFORD Head Men’s Soccer Coach

REED SUNAHARA Head VolleyballCoach

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ATHLETIC

FACILITIES

BASKETBALL PRACTICE FACILITY

CAPERTON INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY

CARY GYM

DICK DLESK SOCCER STADIUM

DREAMSWORK FIELD

MONONGALIA COUNTY BALLPARK

MOUNTAINEER FIELD AT MILAN PUSKAR STADIUM

MOUNTAINEER TENNIS COURTS

TRACK & FIELD COMPLEX AT MYLAN PARK

WVU BOATHOUSE

WVU COLISEUM

AQUATIC CENTER AT MYLAN PARK

WVU RIFLE RANGE

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WHAT TO KNOW

WHEN COVERING WVU

MEDIA SERVICES The West Virginia University athletics communications office will be available throughout the entire 2021 track and field season to accommodate any media requests. The following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the Mountaineers. Any additional questions should be directed to track and field/cross country contact Lindsay Auld.

CREDENTIALS Photographers and media members who wish to cover a meet at the Track and Field Complex at Mylan Park should contact Lindsay Auld (lindsay.auld@mail.wvu.edu) at least 24 hours in advance. Photographers may shoot anywhere at the Complex.

DURING THE WEEK Any member of the media wishing to interview a student-athlete or a member of the coaching staff during the week should contact Lindsay Auld via email (lindsay.auld@mail.wvu.edu) or by phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance. Cell phone numbers will not be provided, and all WVU student-athletes have been instructed not to conduct interviews without prior approval from the athletics communications staff.

RECEIVING INFORMATION Media members may receive WVU track & field press releases, notes and more via email. Please email Lindsay Auld (lindsay.auld@mail.wvu. edu) to be included on the distribution list.

WVUSPORTS.COM WVUsports.com is the place for media and fans to go for the latest on Mountaineer track & field. Player and coaching staff bios are available at the click of a finger by going to WVUsports.com. After each meet, WVUsports.com is updated with the latest statistics. Not only will you find this season’s stats, but you will also be able to find the WVU record book where you can gain historical insights.

SOCIAL MEDIA WVU Track & Field is active on various social media platforms – Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Visit facebook.com/WVUXCTF to like the Facebook page. To follow the Mountaineers on Twitter, visit Twitter. com/WVUXCTF. To follow the team on Instagram, visit Instagram.com/ WVUXCTF.

WVU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS The West Virginia University Athletics Communications Office is located in the WVU Coliseum near the Country Roads Gate. The main athletics communications office is Room 214.

MAILING ADDRESS

Athletics Communications Office West Virginia University PO Box 0877 Morgantown, WV 26507-0877

OVERNIGHT SHIPPING ADDRESS

WVU Athletics Communications 3450 Monongahela Blvd.

Room 217 Coliseum Morgantown, WV 26506

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PHONE INFORMATION Office: 304-293-2821 Fax: 304-293-4105

TRACK & FIELD CONTACT

Lindsay Auld Graduate Assistant Office: (304) 293-2821 E-mail: lindsay.auld@mail.wvu.edu

WVU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF MICHAEL FRAGALE Senior Associate Athletics Director/ Communications BRYAN MESSERLY Associate Athletics Director/ Communications JOHN ANTONIK Director of Athletics Content MIKE MONTORO Director of Football Communications JOE SWAN Director of Athletics Publications KRISTIN COLDSNOW Lead Designer TYLER SCHIEFELBEIN Athletics Graphic Designer

TANNER CAIN Assistant Director of Athletics Communications JOE MITCHIN Assistant Director of Athletics Communications OLIVIA SNEED Assistant Director of Athletics Communications LISA AMMONS Business Manager AMY PRUNTY Program Assistant REGHAN BAILEY Graduate Assistant MIKE CONWAY Graduate Assistant