Athletics

West Virginia University and the University of Pittsburgh have agreed to a renewal of the Backyard Brawl rivalry in women’s basketball, Director of Athletics Shane Lyons announced today.

The NCAA announced today that West Virginia University will play host to the 2019 NCAA Rifle National Championships on March 8-9.

Following a fifth consecutive weekend series win, the West Virginia University baseball team is ranked nationally in five of the six major polls, highlighted by a No. 21 ranking in two polls.

The Big 12 Conference has announced the lineup for its sixth State of College Athletics Forum. To be held Wednesday, April 19, 4 p.m. ET, at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Ga., this Forum will focus on the topic of Race and College Athletics.

West Virginia University is hosting its annual Gold-Blue Spring Football Game on Saturday, April 15, at 1 p.m., at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.

West Virginia University sophomore All-American Ginny Thrasher will attend the 87th Annual AAU James E. Sullivan Award Ceremony tonight, at the New York Athletic Club.

West Virginia University senior All-American center Tyler Orlosky was named to the Hampshire Honor Society by The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, today, as announced by the organization.

For Doug Belk, giving up a good-paying full-time job at Valdosta State to become a graduate assistant coach for Nick Saban at Alabama was an opportunity too good to pass up.

The Big 12 Conference today named 11 West Virginia University student-athletes to the 2017 Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team.

West Virginia University men’s basketball guard Jevon Carter has been named the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Defensive Player of the Year at the annual AT&T NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show on Sunday evening at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix.