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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
For years, West Virginia University supporters have been looking for a more competitive league schedule. Rarely did the rest of the Big East step up to deliver one. There was the occasional game against
WVU is moving to a more difficult football conference with a very different schedule. But, just how different is it in terms of strength of schedule and travel?
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After five weeks of competition,
the West Virginia cross countryteam is ranked No. 19 in the United
States Track and Field and CrossCountry Coaches of America (USTFCCCA)
national poll released Tuesday.
Ranked No. 19 two weeks ago, the mark is the second time thisseason the
Mountaineers have been given the tab. WVU is coming off aneighth-place
finish over the weekend at the Greater Louisville Cross CountryClassic
in which the team earned 247 points with 30 schools competing in
thewomen's gold 5k race.
"We seem to be hovering around the No. 20 spot all season," saysWVU
coach Sean Cleary. "Our sport is broken into three distinct seasons:
Septemberis preseason, October is regular season and November marks the
championshipseason. Things will become much clearer after the regular
season. For now, weare satisfied with where our preparations are."
Redshirt junior Stephanie Aldea was the first Mountaineer to finish
inLouisville, arriving in 15th place in 17:26, while redshirt senior
Ahna Lewiscame in 19th place in 17:34. Sarah Martinelli, Aubrey Moskal
and Jordan Hamricalso scored team points in the race.
West Virginia moved up one spot to No. 4 in the NCAA
Mid-AtlanticRegional standings released Monday, swapping with Princeton.
In the nationalrankings, Villanova moved up to No. 1 from No. 5 after
coming in second placeat the Paul Short Invitational to No. 2
Providence. No. 3 Florida State rosefour spots after winning the Notre
Dame Invitational over No. 2 New Mexico andNo. 18 Arkansas.
BIG EAST foe Syracuse is No. 8, while Georgetown went from No. 1to No.
5. The BIG EAST and Pac-12 each have six teams in the national top 30
tolead the way among conferences. The ACC and Big Ten follow with five
teamsapiece.
Next week is slated to be a repeat week, meaning allpositions on this
week's poll will carry to next week.
The Mountaineers next compete on Friday, Oct. 14, at the PennState
National in University Park, Pa. The team's first 6k race of the year
beginsat 9 a.m.
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For additionalinformation, contact:
Daniel Whitehead, 304-293-9906
Daniel.Whitehead@mix.wvu.edu
Week 4 USTFCCCA National Poll
Rank
Institution (PV)
1
Villanova (6)
2
Providence (5)
3
Florida State
4
Colorado (1)
5
Georgetown
6
Stanford
7
New Mexico
8
Syracuse
9
Iowa State
10
California
11
Arkansas
12
Oregon
13
North Carolina
14
Arizona
15
Michigan State
16
Virginia
17
Texas
18
Michigan
19
West Virginia
20
Penn State
21
Minnesota
22
Florida
23
Iowa
24
Washington
25
Notre Dame
26
Duke
27
BYU
28
Princeton
29
Oklahoma State
30
Clemson
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional
Rank
School
1
Villanova
2
Georgetown
3
Penn State
4
West Virginia
5
Princeton
6
Navy
7
La Salle
8
Loyola (Md.)
9
Maryland
10
Lehigh
11
Saint Joseph's
12
Bucknell
13
Penn
14
Towson
15
Duquesne
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