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McNeil Named Athlete of the Week

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (April 20, 2015) - Freshman Shamoya McNeil of the West Virginia University track and field team has been named the Varsity Sports Report Athlete of the Week.

For the second straight weekend, McNeil recorded a career-best mark as a Mountaineer in the triple jump. The Portland, Jamaica, native, reached a distance of 12.51 meters to claim first place in the event at the Virginia Challenge this past weekend.

The jump currently ranks No. 28 in the East Region and is the sixth-best jump among all freshmen competitors.

WVU Athletes of the WeekWinter 2015

Week 1: Zeke Moisey, WrestlingWeek 2: Andrew Marsh, SwimmingWeek 3: Carolina Lewis, Tennis Week 4: Alexa Goldberg, Gymnastics Week 5: Melissa Idell, Gymnastics Week 6: Garrett Spurgeon, RifleWeek 7: Cory Stainbrook, WrestlingWeek 8: Habiba Shaker, TennisWeek 9: Garrett Spurgeon, RifleWeek 10: Cam O’Brien, BaseballWeek 11: Maren Prediger, RifleWeek 12: Zeke Moisey, WrestlingWeek 13: Averee Fields, Women’s BasketballWeek 14: Dayah Haley, GymnasticsWeek 15: KC Huth, BaseballWeek 16: Shamoya McNeil, Track & Field

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WVU tennis senior Ikttesh Chahal embraces coach Miha Lisac prior to the senior day match against No. 10 Oklahoma State this past Sunday.

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This Week in Track and Field: The Mountaineers travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the 2015 edition of the Penn Relays. The collegiate portion of the event begins on Thursday morning and concludes late Saturday night.

Last Week in Track and Field: West Virginia competed at the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Friday and Saturday of last weekend.

Notes & Quotes: For the second straight weekend, Shamoya McNeil recorded a career-best mark as a Mountaineer in the triple jump ... the Portland, Jamaica, native, jumped 12.51 meters to claim first place in the event at the Virginia Challenge this past weekend ... in the high jump, Marsielle McBeam placed third overall with a season-best jump of 1.68 meters ... Kelly Williams place 11th in her heat and 26th overall in the 1,500-meter run in 4:24.47.

Head Coach:Sean Cleary

This Week in Tennis: The Mountaineers have a short week, returning to the courts for the Big 12 Championship from April 23-26 in Waco, Texas.

Last Week in Tennis: WVU (9-12, 0-9) fell to No. 39 Oklahoma, 4-0, on Saturday, April 18, at the Mountaineer Tennis Courts … the Mountaineers closed out the regular-season on Sunday, April 19 against No. 10 Oklahoma State, dropping a 4-0 decision at the Mountaineer Tennis Courts … West Virginia celebrated the career of lone senior Ikttesh Chahal at Sunday’s match.

Notes and Quotes: Freshman Habiba Shaker has a team-best 12-4 mark in doubles play as she has teamed up with junior Hailey Barrett as well as classmates Lyn Yuen Choo, Yvon Martinez and Carolina Lewis throughout the spring … Shaker holds a 8-3 mark at the No. 4 position and a 3-1 mark at the No. 5 position in singles play … sophomore Kaja Mrgole has tallied nine wins at the No. 1 slot, and freshman Carolina Lewis has a team-best 11-2 mark in dual-match play, with victories at the No. 5 and No. 6 slots.

Coach Miha Lisac: “It was a big day for Ik (Ikttesh Chahal). She played her heart out, and it’s good to see that she did well on her senior day. We are all looking forward to the conference tournament because this is what we have been aiming for all season. There are still a lot of steps for us to take, but we are continuing to get better.”

Head Coach:miha lisac

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This Week in Rowing: The Mountaineers are idle until the EAWRC Sprints in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, on Sunday, May 3.

Last Week in Rowing: West Virginia welcomed Duquesne University for a scrimmage on Sunday, April 19 … both teams raced in a number of different pieces on the Monongahela River in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Coach Jimmy King: “Thanks to Duquesne for the quality scrimmaging today that certainly benefitted both our programs. We’ll now focus on needed changes over the next two weeks as we work toward the EAWRC Regatta.”

Head Coach:Jimmy King

This Week in Baseball: The WVU baseball team will host Marshall on Tuesday, April 21, at 6 p.m. at Monongalia County Ballpark … the Mountaineers will then host a Big 12 series at Monongalia County Ballpark against Kansas from April 24-26 … Friday’s game will begin at 6 p.m., Saturday’s game will start at 4 p.m. and Sunday’s finale begins at 1 p.m.

Last Week In Baseball: The Mountaineers went 1-3 last weekend, losing a midweek game against Penn State and then dropping a series against No. 23 Oklahoma ... West Virginia’s lone win of the week came on Saturday against Oklahoma, a 6-5 victory.

Notes & Quotes: It was another great week of attendance for Monongalia County Ballpark as West Virginia averaged 1,789 fans during last week’s four games … freshman second baseman Kyle Davis has continued his hot hitting with a pair of multi-hit games last week, giving him 20 for the season … Davis is batting .368 with 15 doubles, three homers and 24 RBIs … sophomore first baseman Jackson Cramer hit the game-winning home run against Oklahoma on Saturday, giving him six this season … despite taking the loss on Friday, freshman right-hander BJ Myers was impressive in his first Big 12 start … Myers gave up two runs on five hits with 10 strikeouts and four walks in 7.2 innings.

Head Coach:Randy Mazey

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Date Opponent Result/Time Dec 06 Marty Pushkin Track Classic No Team ResultsJan 10 PSU Relays No Team ResultsJan 17 WVU Invitational No Team Results Jan 23 YSU College Inviational No Team ResultsJan 30 Thundering Herd Open 3rd PlaceJan 31 Thundering Herd Open 3rd PlaceFeb 06 Akron Invitational No Team ResultsFeb 07 Akron Invitational No Team Results Feb 13 SPIRE DI Invitational No Team ResultsFeb 14 SPIRE DI Invitational No Team ResultsFeb 21 Gold/Blue Open No Team Results Feb 27 Big 12 Indoor Championships 9th PlaceFeb 28 Big 12 Indoor Championships 9th Place Mar 27 UNF Spring Break Invitational No Team Results Mar 28 UNF Spring Break Invitational No Team ResultsApr 03 Stanford Invitational No Team ResultsApr 04 Ohio Cherry Blossom Invite No Team ResultsApr 11 Mason Spring Invitational No Team Results Apr 17 Virginia Challenge No Team Results Apr 18 Virginia Challenge No Team Results Apr 23 Penn Relays 10 a.m. Apr 24 Penn Relays 9 a.m. Apr 25 Penn Relays 7 a.m. May 01 Jesse Owens Track Classic TBA May 02 Jesse Owens Track Classic TBA May 15 Big 12 Outdoor Championships TBA May 16 Big 12 Outdoor Championships TBA May 17 Big 12 Outdoor Championships TBA May 28 NCAA East Preliminary Round TBAMay 29 NCAA East Preliminary Round TBAMay 30 NCAA East Preliminary Round TBAJun 10 NCAA Outdoor Championships TBA Jun 11 NCAA Outdoor Championships TBA Jun 12 NCAA Outdoor Championships TBA Jun 13 NCAA Outdoor Championships TBA

Track and Field TennisOverall Record: 9-12, 0-9 Big 12

Date Opponent Result/Time Sep 26 Pink Invitational (Mountaineer Courts) No Team ResultsSep 27 Pink Invitational (Mountaineer Courts) No Team ResultsSep 28 Pink Invitational (Mountaineer Courts) No Team ResultsOct 03 at University of Akron No Team ResultsOct 04 at University of Akron No Team ResultsOct 05 at University of Akron No Team ResultsOct 10 at Georgia State Invite No Team ResultsOct 11 at Georgia State Invite No Team ResultsOct 12 at Georgia State Invite No Team ResultsOct 24 Big Easy Tennis Classic (New Orleans, La.) No Team ResultsOct 25 Big Easy Tennis Classic (New Orleans, La.) No Team ResultsOct 31 Martha Thorn Invite (Ridgeview) No Team ResultsNov 01 Martha Thorn Invite (Ridgeview) No Team ResultsJan 16 at Pitt Hidden Duel (Pittsburgh, Pa.) No Team Results Jan 17 at Pitt Hidden Duel (Pittsburgh, Pa.) No Team Results Jan 18 at Pitt Hidden Duel (Pittsburgh, Pa.) No Team ResultsJan 29 at No. 31 Ohio State L, 0-7Jan 31 at Toledo W, 5-2Feb 06 at Buffalo W, 5-2 Feb 07 at Niagara W, 6-1Feb 13 Youngstown State (Ridgeview) W, 6-1Feb 13 Towson (Ridgeview) W, 6-1Feb 15 California-Pennsylvania (Ridgeview) W, 4-0Feb 15 Eastern Michigan (Ridgeview) W, 7-0Feb 20 Wright State (Ridgeview) W, 4-3Feb 20 UMBC (Ridgeview) W, 7-0 Mar 07 Cornell (Ridgeview) L, 3-4 Mar 08 Marshall (Ridgeview) L, 2-5 Mar 13 at Iowa State* L, 3-4 Mar 20 at Kansas State* L, 0-4 Mar 22 at Kansas* L, 0-4 Mar 27 Baylor* (Ridgeview) L, 3-4 Mar 29 Texas* (Ridgeview) L, 0-4Apr 10 at Texas Tech* L, 0-4Apr 12 at TCU* L, 1-4Apr 18 Oklahoma* (Ridgeview) L, 0-4Apr 19 Oklahoma State* (Ridgeview) L, 0-4 Apr 23 vs. Oklahoma^ TBAApr 24 Big 12 Championship TBAApr 25 Big 12 Championship TBAApr 26 Big 12 Championship TBA

*Big 12 Conference Match^ 2015 Big 12 Tennis Championship in Waco, Texas

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Date Opponent Result/Time Oct 04 Head of the Ohio (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 2nd placeNov 01 Head of the Occoquan (Fairfax, Va.) 2nd placeNov 07 Duquesne (Morgantown, W.Va.) 1st placeMar 28 Georgetown and North Carolina No Team ResultsApr 04 at Indiana No Team ResultsApr 11 Knecht Cup Regatta No Team ResultsApr 12 Knecht Cup Regatta No Team ResultsApr 19 Duquesne No Team ResultsMay 03 EAWRC TBAMay 16 Big 12 Championship TBAMay 17 Big 12 Championship TBA

BaseballOverall Record: 22-15Big 12 Record: 5-7

Date Opponent Result/TimeFeb. 13 Clemson W, 2-0Feb. 14 Clemson L, 4-2Feb. 15 Clemson W, 6-1Feb. 20 Georgia Southern L, 7-4Feb. 21 Georgia Southern W, 12-4Feb. 22 Georgia Southern L, 15-2Feb. 27 Kent State L, 5-2Feb. 27 Coastal Carolina L, 4-3 (13 innings)Feb. 28 Ball State W, 7-6March 1 Illinois L, 2-1March 6 East Tennessee State W, 7-6March 7 East Tennessee State W, 18-2March 8 East Tennessee State W, 13-4March 13 Texas* L, 4-3 (10 innings)March 14 Texas* W, 7-6 (10 innings)March 15 Texas* L, 5-1March 17 Akron (Washington, Pa.) W, 14-9March 20 Baylor* L, 5-4March 21 Baylor* L, 10-4March 22 Baylor* W, 8-2March 24 Stephen F. Austin W, 14-5March 25 UT Arlington W, 6-4March 27 Charleston Southern W, 9-2March 28 Charleston Southern W, 9-2March 29 Charleston Southern W, 8-0March 31 Pitt W, 4-1April 2 Kansas State* L, 8-2April 3 Kansas State* W, 5-3April 4 Kansas State* W, 3-2April 7 Maryland L, 12-7April 10 Butler W, 6-5 (13 innings)April 11 Butler W, 8-0April 12 Butler W, 12-4April 14 Penn State L, 5-3April 17 Oklahoma* L, 2-0April 18 Oklahoma* W, 6-5April 19 Oklahoma* L, 10-2April 21 Marshall 6:00 p.m.April 24 Kansas* 6:00 p.m.April 25 Kansas* 4:00 p.m.April 26 Kansas* 1:00 p.m.April 28 Marshall 6:00 p.m.May 1 TCU* 6:00 p.m.May 2 TCU* 4:00 p.m.May 3 TCU* 1:00 p.m.May 5 Virginia Tech 5:30 p.m.May 8 Oklahoma State* 7:00 p.m.May 9 Oklahoma State* 3:00 p.m.May 10 Oklahoma State* 1:00 p.m.May 12 Pitt 6:00 p.m.May 14 Texas Tech* 6:00 p.m.May 15 Texas Tech* 4:00 p.m.May 16 Texas Tech* 1:00 p.m.May 20-24 Big 12 Championship TBA

* Big 12 Conference games