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ellie Gardner
5-3 • R-SENIOR POLE VAULT WILLIAMSTOWN, W.VA.
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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
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 • A member of winning 4x400 meter relay team at
Pushkin Classic (4:14.0 – hand timed)
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
Katherine Dowie
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
2019-20
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
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
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
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
2020-21 (Jr.)
Indoor Season
• Did not compete
Outdoor Season
• Did not compete
Samantha Hatcher
5-2 • SENIOR DISTANCE MORGANTOWN, W.VA.
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
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
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
Mikenna Vanderheyden
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
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 • 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
Amber Dombrowski
5-4 • R-JUNIOR DISTANCE MORGANTOWN, W.VA.
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
2019-20 (r-Fr.)
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)
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
2020-21 (r-So.)
Indoor Season
• Did not compete
Outdoor Season
• Did not compete
Peyton Kukura
5-5 • R-JUNIOR DISTANCE MORGANTOWN, W.VA.
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
2018-19
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
Malina Mitchell
5-6 • R-JUNIOR DISTANCE MCDONALD, OHIO
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
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
2020-21 (r-So.)
Indoor Season
• Did not compete
Outdoor Season
• Did not compete
Charlotte Wood
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
Katelyn Caccamo
5-8 • JUNIOR POLE VAULT HARMONY, PA.
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
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
Erica Hegele
5-9 • JUNIOR HURDLES SHADY SPRING, W.VA.
2020-21 (So.)
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
• 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 Tune-
Up, 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)
• 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
Ceili McCabe
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, Jo-
Lauren 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
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
Sarah Stair
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
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)
High School
• 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 • Participated in volleyball
Personal
• Daughter of Ted and Jennifer Oiler • Has one sibling • Birthday May 30 • Majoring in journalism
Lynsie Curtis
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
Personal
• Daughter of JT and Christy Curtis • Has three siblings • Birthday November 4 • Majoring in exercise physiology Cassandra Williamson
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
• Was on Canada’s U18 national team • Was a bronze medalist in the 800m at the NACAC
Championship in Queretaro, Mexico
Personal
• Daughter of Leroy and Jacqueline Williamson • Has 3 siblings • Birthday December 3 • Majoring in nursing • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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
Jo-Lauren Keane
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
2020-21 (Fr.)
Indoor Season
• Did not compete
Outdoor Season
• Did not compete
Lydia Moell
5-5 • SOPHOMORE POLE VAULT WEST LIBERTY, OHIO
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
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
High School
• Ran at Morgantown High School for coach Mike Ryan • 4x800 State Champion • West Virginia AAA girls team cross country champion (MHS)
Personal
• Daughter of Greg and Kisstaman Epps • Has three siblings • Birthday March 12 • Dual major in psychology and sociology
Abigale Mullings
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
2020-21 (Fr.)
Indoor Season
• Did not compete
Outdoor Season
• Did not compete
Maria Kaylor
5-7 • SOPHOMORE DISTANCE CINCINNATI, OHIO
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
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 • 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
Lilly McMullen
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
