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Robert Gillespie went to south Florida in search of a big inside linebacker to fill one of two positions on West Virginia's defense in 2013. The player he found at American Heritage Plantation is even bigger
Mountaineers are trying to stand out in a growing list of offers for this American Heritage Plantation linebacker.
Former West Virginia University Fullback Owen Schmitt signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders. Schmitt worked out for the Raiders on Tuesday and was quickly signed by Oakland.Raiders Offensive
Schmitt signed a contract shortly after completing a workout for the Raiders
Former West Virginia University Linebacker Najee Goode has inked a four-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Goode was a sixth-round draft pick by the Bucs and recently participated in Buccaneers rookie
Najee Goode and Keith Tandy have both signed four-year contracts with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
If the recent history of conference realignment in college sports has taught us anything it is that it tends to happen in waves. The rumblings and rumors of more realignment are starting to register on
Florida State could be a key player in the next round of conference realignment
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Two top-20 finishes byWest Virginia runners led the No. 24 Mountaineers to an eighth-place finish at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic on Saturday morning in Louisville,Ky.
Redshirt junior Stephanie Aldea finished firstfor the team in 15th place
out of 262 runners with a 5k time of 17:26. Redshirtsenior Ahna Lewis,
racing in her first event of the year, arrived close behindin 19th place
in 17:34.
The Mountaineers finished with 247 points for aneighth-place mark out of
30 teams, while No. 13 Michigan won the event with 81points as three
Wolverines finished in the top 10. Second-place Ferris Stateearned 190
points, while Ole Miss (202), Purdue (228), USF (232), Alabama (240)and
Illinois State (246) finished in front of WVU. East Carolina (263)
andVanderbilt (325) rounded up the top 10.
"As the weeks go by, we can see the puzzlecoming together," says WVU
coach Sean Cleary. "(Stephanie) Aldea went out andran a race that is a
much better reflection of her shape. The return of AhnaLewis to the team
is allowing us to feel more comfortable with our depth.Through the
entire group, we are starting to see the improvements that areexpected
come October."
Redshirt sophomore Sarah Martinelli was thethird WVU runner to cross the
finish line in 67th place in 18:13, whileteammates Aubrey Moskal (73rd)
and Jordan Hamric (77th) arrived soon after toscore the remaining points
for WVU.
Mountaineers Allison Pettit (18:24), Hallie Portner(18:33), Stephanie
Caruso (18:48) and Chelsea Jarvis (19:10) also raced the 5kcourse at
E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park. West Virginia will return to the courseon
Oct. 29 to compete for the BIG EAST championship.
"Three BIG EAST teams beat No. 1 Georgetowntoday at the Paul Short
Invitational, which is just silly," Cleary says. "TheBIG EAST race will
be a monster. All we can do is stick to our plan and makesure we have
our ‘A' game when we return to Louisville in a month."
The Mountaineers next compete at the Penn StateNational Invitational on
Oct. 14 in State College, Pa.
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Foradditional information, contact:
Daniel Whitehead, 304-293-9906
Daniel.Whitehead@mail.wvu.edu
Women'sGold 5k race
1 Univ.of Michigan 81
2Ferris State Univ. 190
3 Ole Miss 202
4Purdue Univ. 228
5 USF 232
6 Univ. of Alabama 240
7 Illinois State Univ. 246
8 West Virginia Univ. "B" 247
9 EastCarolina Univ. 263
10 Vanderbilt "B" 325
WestVirginia
Stephanie Aldea 15th 17:26
Ahna Lewis 19th 17:34
Sarah Martinelli 67th 18:13
Aubrey Moskal 73rd 18:16
Jordan Hamric 79th 18:19
Allison Pettit 91st 18:24
Hallie Portner 110th 18:33
Stephanie Caruso 151st 18:48
Chelsea Jarvis 200th 19:10
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