Chambers College junior named next Mountaineer mascot

Braden Adkins, a junior economics major from Richwood, officially began serving as the 70th Mountaineer mascot during a Friday (April 26) ceremony at the Mountainlair.

WCHS-TV

https://www.wchstv.com/sports/wvu/nicholas-county-man-named-new-mountaineer-mascot-for-wvu

The Daily Athenaeum

https://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/i-m-going-to-miss-every-second-hager-moves-on-passes-rifle-to-adkins/article_9ca37c78-049e-11ef-881a-57d01d836082.htm

WV MetroNews, A “Statewide Sportsline” segment with Mikel Hager, the 69th Mountaineer mascot, starts at 33:00.

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sportsline-for-friday-may-3-2024--59808633

WBOY-TV

https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/watch-70th-mountaineer-braden-adkins-accepts-rifle/

WDTV-TV

https://www.wdtv.com/2024/04/28/new-mountaineer-gets-rifle-special-ceremony/

My Buckhannon

https://www.mybuckhannon.com/adkins-officially-takes-over-as-wvu-mountaineer-mascot-during-rifle-passing-ceremony/

The (Elkins) Inter-Mountain

https://www.theintermountain.com/news/local-news/2024/04/braden-adkins-becomes-new-wvu-mascot/

Lootpress

https://www.lootpress.com/adkins-officially-takes-over-as-wvu-mountaineer/

The (Beckley) Register-Herald

https://www.register-herald.com/news/state_region/adkins-officially-takes-over-as-wvu-mountaineer-mascot/article_6ccea524-0631-11ef-9b64-fb546c96d2c2.html

The Daily Athenaeum

https://www.thedaonline.com/culture/a-look-back-on-mikel-hagers-mascot-career/article_bc55d878-da72-11ee-866b-2fd76c8fb964.html

Lootpress

https://www.lootpress.com/mountaineer-mascot-participates-in-hometown-celebration/

WVNS-TV

https://www.wvnstv.com/news/local-news/wvu-mountaineer-brings-a-warm-gold-blue-welcome-to-ohms/

KGAN-TV

https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/march-madness-mascots-brighten-day-for-university-of-iowas-childrens-hospital-patients

Braden Adkins from Richwood will officially take over as the 70th Mountaineer mascot in April after serving for a year in the alternate mascot role.

The (Elkins) Inter-Mountain

https://www.theintermountain.com/news/communities/2024/03/west-virginia-university-names-new-mountaineer/

WAJR, "The Talk of the Town"

Listen to the segment.

The Daily Athenaeum

https://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/meet-the-2024-25-mountaineer-mascot-braden-adkins/article_f31d33aa-daff-11ee-9f04-fff2341dfe40.html

The Dominion Post

https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/03/04/richwood-native-to-put-on-the-buckskins/

The (Beckley) Register-Herald

https://www.register-herald.com/news/education/nicholas-county-native-named-70th-wvu-mountaineer-mascot/article_6997799e-da71-11ee-b600-03ceb3346adb.html

WDTV-TV

https://www.wdtv.com/2024/03/04/braden-adkins-named-70th-mountaineer-mascot/

West Virginia Daily News

https://wvdn.com/134657/

West Virginia Press Association

https://wvpress.org/wvpa-sharing/nicholas-county-native-named-70th-wvu-mountaineer-mascot/

WCHS-TV

https://wchstv.com/news/local/nicholas-county-native-to-serve-as-the-70th-wvu-mountaineer-mascot

WDTV-TV

https://www.wdtv.com/2024/03/04/wvu-names-70th-mountaineer-mascot/

Times West Virginian

https://www.timeswv.com/news/monday_news/student-from-nicholas-county-selected-to-serve-as-70th-wvu-mountaineer-mascot/article_c7d8b22e-d9af-11ee-b260-47da9079218b.html

WSAZ-TV

https://www.wsaz.com/2024/03/03/nicholas-county-native-named-70th-wvu-mountaineer-mascot/

The Daily Athenaeum

https://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/braden-adkins-chosen-as-70th-mountaineer-mascot/article_4fa87506-d904-11ee-9085-3f4af3f0d977.html

WOAY-TV

https://woay.com/nicholas-county-native-to-be-the-next-mountaineer-mascot/

WV News

https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/nicholas-countys-braden-adkins-selected-as-west-virginia-university-mountaineer/article_a4007ece-d8fe-11ee-bba2-8f1edd6a257f.html

WBOY-TV, Gold and Blue Nation

https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/braden-adkins-reflects-on-journey-to-becoming-70th-mountaineer/

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/wvu-selects-braden-adkins-as-70th-mountaineer-mascot/

Blue Gold Sports

https://www.bluegoldsports.com/2024/03/02/braden-adkins-announcedas-the-70th-mountaineer-mascot/

Lootpress

https://www.lootpress.com/richwood-native-named-70th-mountaineer-mascot/

WBOY-TV

https://www.wboy.com/news/monongalia/west-virginia-university/does-the-wvu-mountaineer-mascot-have-to-be-from-west-virginia/

Lootpress

https://www.lootpress.com/midland-trail-graduate-among-finalists-vying-to-be-next-mountaineer-mascot/

WBOY-TV

https://www.wboy.com/news/monongalia/west-virginia-university/wvu-reveals-finalists-for-70th-mountaineer-mascot/

West Virginia Daily News

https://wvdn.com/134094/

The Daily Athenaeum

https://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/mountaineer-mascot-contestants-set-to-face-off-at-wvu-ucf-basketball-matchup/article_a0bebcee-cd0f-11ee-9239-d7eef0f12655.html

The (Beckley) Register-Herald

https://www.register-herald.com/news/education/fayetteville-richwood-natives-to-compete-in-wvu-mountaineer-mascot-cheer-off-event/article_88aad5e6-cd20-11ee-8784-33765c40232c.html

West Virginia Press Association

https://wvpress.org/wvpa-sharing/finalists-to-compete-in-wvu-mountaineer-mascot-cheer-off-event/

The (Elkins) Inter-Mountain

https://www.theintermountain.com/news/local-news/2024/02/elkins-native-to-try-out-to-become-the-wvu-mountaineer/

Times West Virginian

https://www.timeswv.com/news/monday_news/finalists-to-compete-in-wvu-mountaineer-mascot-cheer-off-event/article_90d730b8-cec2-11ee-acf9-d70e9f76161f.html

WDTV-TV
https://www.wdtv.com/2024/02/20/cheer-off-be-held-bid-next-mountaineer/