West Virginia University DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS 2007-08 Annual Report Table of Contents Mission Statement 1 Message from Director of Athletics 2 Year in Review 3 Individual Awards 4 Cup 12 Cup 13 Baseball 14 Men’s 16 Women’s Basketball 18 Cross Country 20 Football 22 Gymanstics 24 Rifle 26 Rowing 28 Men’s Soccer 30 Women’s Soccer 32 Men’s and Women’s Swimming 34 Tennis 36 Track 38 Volleyball 40 Wrestling 42 Development Council/Corporate Partners 44 Staff IBC Mission Statement The WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics:

a: Subscribes to high standards of academic quality as well as breadth of academic opportunities. b: Strives in its athletics program for national excellence and prominence. Accordingly, the recruitment of student-athletes and emphasis on and support of athletics are national in scope. c: Recognizes the dual objective in its athletic program of servicing the University community and the general public. d: Believes in offering extensive opportunities for varsity intercollegiate athletics for men, women and minorities. e: Sponsors football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, women’s gymnastics and women’s soccer at the highest feasible level of competition. f: Believes in scheduling all athletic contests primarily with other Division I institutions as a reflection of the goal of maintaining an appropriate competition level in the sports program. g: Is committed to financing the athletics program from private revenues generated by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. All revenues supporting athletics shall be controlled by the institution. h: Considers the physical, mental, social and academic well-being of the student-athletes paramount.

The WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics shall conduct its program consistent with the letter and spirit of the NCAA. The mission of the Department is and shall always remain compatible with the mission of WVU.

The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics fully subscribes to and will conscientiously abide by the rules, regulations and statutes of those organizations and agencies having jurisdiction over the conduct of its athletics program. Specifically, the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will adhere to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Principles of Conduct of Intercollegiate Athletics set forth in the NCAA Be a Mountaineer Constitution and all regulations thereto in its then applicable by laws.

1 Dear Friend of West Virginia University Athletics,

The 2007-08 athletic season continued what has been a Golden Era for Mountaineer Intercollegiate Athletics. On-and-off the playing fields our student-athletes turned in spectacular performances. On behalf of the entire from the department, I am pleased to present you this Annual Report. Message This report will highlight a year of outstanding accomplishments by our teams, student-athletes and coaches that led to a 30th-place finish in the U.S. Sports Academy Director’s Cup, our best finish ever, and the second-best DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS finish among all BIG EAST schools. The fall season saw our football team win its fourth BIG EAST Championship in the last three years and it won its third straight New Year’s Day bowl win with a convincing victory against Oklahoma in the Tostitos . The team finished in the top 10 for the third-straight year (the first time that has happened in school history). Women’s soccer continued its run of excellence with its eighth-straight NCAA berth, advancing to the NCAA Tournament’s “Elite Eight” for the first time in program history. The women’s soccer team also won the BIG EAST tournament for the first time in school history and finished No. 7 nationally. The cross country team won its first-ever BIG EAST Championship, placed ninth at NCAAs, its highest-ever finish, and had two first-team All-Americans. Men’s soccer made its third consecutive NCAA appearance and finished the year No. 13 in the country. Winter saw the men’s basketball team record 26 victories (third-most in school history) en route to a BIG EAST Tournament semifinal appearance and its third “Sweet 16” appearance in the last four seasons. The women’s basketball team advanced to its second consecutive NCAA tournament appearance after a 25-win season, the second-most wins in school history, and a BIG EAST Tournament semifinal appearance. Swimming and Diving set 14 school and three BIG EAST records at the BIG EAST championship and Kevin Donohue became the first individual male swimmer in school history to garner individual All-America accolades. Wrestlers Jared Villers and Kurt Brenner won EWL titles while gymnastics won its sixth EAGL title and advanced to its 30th postseason appearance in 31 years. Rifle finished sixth at the NCAA tournament with two All-Americans and coach Jon Hammond was named the GARC Coach of the Year. Indoor track boasted two BIG EAST champions and Marie-Louise Asselin and the distance medley relay team were named first team All-Americans. In the spring, baseball’s Jedd Gyorko was named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year after helping the Mountaineers post a 35-win season. He and Tyler Kuhn were named All-Americans. Success wasn’t limited solely to the fields of play as soccer’s Ashley Banks and Pat Carroll, football’s Reed Williams and basketball’s Alex Ruoff were named Academic All-Americans. More than 375 Mountaineer student- athletes earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll, while more than 100 Mountaineers were named BIG EAST Academic All-stars. In closing, I want to thank you for your continued support of the WVU intercollegiate athletic program. It provides the foundation for our student-athletes’ success in the classroom and on the field. For that, we are sincerely grateful.

Sincerely, WVU’s 30th-place finish in the U.S. Sports Academy Directors’

Cup was its best finish ever. Ed Pastilong Director of Athletics West Virginia University 2 Year in Review Team Record 1- Fiesta Bowl Championship Baseball...... 35-21 Men’s Basketball...... 26-11 1 EAGL Tournament Championship (NCAA “Sweet 16”) Women’s Basketball...... 25-8 (NCAA 2nd round) 1 BIG EAST Regular-Season championship Cross Country...... BIG EAST Champions (9th NCAA) 1 Conference Coach of the Year Football...... 11-2 (BIG EAST Champions/Fiesta Bowl Champs) 2 BIG EAST Tournament Championships Gymnastics...... 23-8 (EAGL Champions/NCAA Regionals) Indoor Track...... 7th BIG EAST 5 ESPN/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Outdoor Track...... 8th BIG EAST Rifle...... 8-3 9 ESPN/CoSIDA Academic (6th at NCAA Championships) All-District selections Rowing...... 8th BIG EAST Men’s Soccer...... 14-6-2 10 Major individual award winners (NCAA “Sweet 16”) Women’s Soccer...... 18-5-2 (BIG EAST Champions/NCAA “Elite 8”) 13 First team All-Americans Men’s Swimming and Diving...... 2-4 (4th BIG EAST) 28 Conference event championships Women’s Swimming and Diving...... 3-4 (3rd BIG EAST) 39 All-Conference honorees Tennis...... 14-8 Volleyball...... 16-14 Wrestling...... 8-5 (3rd EWL)

3 Individual Awards All-Americans First Team Second Team

Marie-Louise Asselin Keri Bland Amanda Cicchini Kevin Donohue Brandi Eskew greer barnes Cross Country and Indoor Track Cross Country Women’s Soccer Swimming Rifle Women’s Soccer (3k and DMR) Indoor Track Outdoor Track Third Team

Karly Hamric Lafe Kunkel April Rotilio Ryan Stanchek ashley banks Indoor Track Rifle Indoor Track Football Football Women’s Soccer

4 ACADEMIC All-Americans

Ashley Banks pat carroll nick delic Women’s Soccer Men’s Soccer Men’s Swimming

Alex Ruoff Reed Williams Men’s Basketball Football

5 Individual Awards MAJOR AWARD WINNERS

Ashley Banks Carolyn Blank BIG EAST Co-Offensive Player of the Year BIG EAST Championship Most Hermann Trophy Semi-finalist Outstanding Defensive Player

Kiley Harris Darris Nichols BIG EAST/Aéropostale Female Scholar BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Year institution winner Sportsmanship Award

6 Kim Bonilla Meg Bulger Nick Delic Jedd Gyorko BIG EAST Championship Most BIG EAST Women’s Basketball BIG EAST/Aéropostale Male Scholar BIG EAST Rookie of the Year Outstanding Offensive Player Sportsmanship Award Athlete of the Year institution winner Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American

Ted Talkington Pat White Reed Williams Andy Wright BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Scholar Fiesta Bowl Offensive MVP/BIG EAST Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year Athlete of the Year Offensive Player of the Year West Virginia Amateur Athlete of the Year Amateur Athlete of the Year

7 Individual Awards CONFERENCE EVENT CHAMPIONS

Kayla Andrews Marie Louise-Asselin Keri Bland Kurt Brenner BIG EAST 100 Free Champion BIG EAST 3,000m Indoor Champion BIG EAST 1,000m Indoor EWL Champion - 184 pounds Champion and ECAC 1,500m Outdoor Champion

Kevin Donohue Clara Grandt Lindsey Largo Mehgan Morris BIG EAST 100 and ECAC 10,000m Outdoor Champion BIG EAST 1650 Free Champion EAGL Uneven Bars and 200 Breast Champion Floor Exercise Champion

8 Morgan Callaway Chelsea Carrier KAYLA ANDREWS Morgan Callaway BIG EAST 100 and 200 Back BIG EAST 100m Hurdle and 200 Medley Relay – BIG EAST Champions 200 Medley Relay – BIG EAST Champions Champion/500 Free Champion ECAC 60m Champion 400 Medley Relay – BIG EAST Champions 400 Medley Relay – BIG EAST Champions

STEPHANIE SHUPE KITTI VEISZ 200 Medley Relay – BIG EAST Champions 200 Medley Relay – BIG EAST Champions 400 Medley Relay – BIG EAST Champions 400 Medley Relay – BIG EAST Champions Jared Villers Michael Walker EWL Champion - 197 pounds BIG EAST 200 Back and 400 IM Champion

9 Individual Awards ACADEMIC HONOREES

Marie-Louise Asselin Ashley Banks Kim Benda Keri Bland Kim Bonilla USTFCCCA NSCAA Scholar All-American College Rowing Coaches’ USTFCCCA NSCAA Scholar All-American Association ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District

Marie-Louise Asselin Sparkle Davis Nick Delic Kailee Goold Krystle Kallman Cross Country Women’s Basketball Men’s Swimming Volleyball Women’s Soccer

BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award

alex ruoff Alison spiker reed williams Men’s Basketball Cross County/Track Football 10 COACHING HONORS All-BIG EAST All-EAGL Joe Agreste – Baseball Amy Bieski – Gymnastics Joe Alexander – Men’s Basketball and All-Tournament Jaime Gold – Gymnastics Marie-Louise Asselin – Cross Country Mehgan Morris – Gymnastics Ashley Banks – Women’s Soccer Shelly Perkat – Gymnastics Greer Barnes – Women’s Soccer and All-Tournament Kiersten Spoerke – Gymnastics Vince Belnome – Baseball Chelsi Tabor – Gymnastics Keri Bland – Cross Country Erica Watson – Gymnastics Carolyn Blank – Women’s Soccer and All-Tournament Kim Bonilla – Women’s Soccer and All-Tournament Meg Bulger – Women’s Basketball Kerri Butler – All-Tournament (Women’s Soccer) Amanda Cicchini – Women’s Soccer and All-Tournament Mike Dent – Football Sean Cleary Jon Hammond Johnny Dingle – Football Mid-Atlantic Region GARC Coach of the Year Keilein Dykes – Football Coach of the Year Deanna Everett – Women’s Soccer Clara Grandt – Cross Country Jedd Gyorko – Baseball Greg Isdaner – Football Tyler Kuhn – Baseball Marc Magro – Football Gift Maworere – Men’s Soccer Pat McAfee – Football LaQuita Owens – Women’s Basketball Justin Parks – Baseball Darius Reynaud – Football Robin Rushton – All-Tournament (Women’s Soccer) Olayinka Sanni – Women’s Basketball Steve Slaton – Football Dan Stratford – Men’s Soccer Nikki Izzo-Brown Pat White – Football West Virginia State Sportswriters Mid-Atlantic Region Eric Wicks – Football Coach of the Year Coach of the Year Andy Wright – Men’s Soccer

11 Red Brown Cup Senior swimmer Nick Delic and volleyball senior Kailee Goold were selected as the recipients of the 2008 Red Brown Cup, pre- sented annually to West Virginia University’s most outstanding all-around student-athlete. The Red Brown Cup encompasses the student-athlete’s athletic, academic and civic achievement. The WVU Athletic Council voted this year to annually award the top male and female student-athletes. taineer career, the first coming after his 13th-place finish in the 100-breast stroke and as a member of the 200-freestyle relay A native of Avon Lake, Ohio, Goold helped the Mountaineer in 2006. In 2007, he earned All-America honors as a member of volleyball team to a 16-14 overall record in 2007, an improve- the seventh-place 200-free relay team, and honorable-mention ment of 13 victories from the previous season. Goold finished honors for his contributions on the 11th-place 400-free relay, the her Mountaineer career with 3,337 career assists, good for 16th-place 200-medley team and on the 11th-place 400-medley fourth all-time in WVU history. She also tallied 1,225 assists relay team. Delic leaves WVU with or as part of four school in her senior campaign which ranked her third in single- records, one WVU Natatorium record and three BIG EAST season assists. Conference records.

Goold graduated with a dual major in history and A native of Split, Croatia, who graduated this spring with a degree political science and has plans of attending law school. in finance, Delic was an Academic All-American member of WVU’s She is a BIG EAST Academic All-Star and a member of Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and a BIG EAST Academic All-Star. He WVU’s Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll. She was also mentored many young swimmers during his career. a three-time ESPN The Magazine academic first-team All-District II honoree. The award is in memory of Robert “Red” Brown, former WVU coach and athletic director. Past winners of the Red Brown Cup: In the community, Goold was a member of the Jim Bishop, rifle (1988); Tracey Thompson, volleyball (1989); Don WVU Student Athlete Advisory Committee DeCarlo, track (1990); Scott Collins, wrestling (1991); Rosemary for two years and volunteered her time at Kosiorek, basketball (1992); Mike Compton, football (1993); Rich the Ronald McDonald House and with Braham, football (1994); Lajuanda Moody, gymnastics (1994); Adopt-A-Highway. A member of Pi Bob Donker, track (1995); Lisa Szymczak, basketball (1996); Sigma Alpha and Golden Key Interna- Kristen Quackenbush, gymnastics (1996-97); Charity Wachera, tional Honor Society, Goold has also track (1998); Eric deGroh, football (1999); Rebecca Burbridge, been a teacher’s aid at Eastview basketball (1999); Greg Robinette, football (2000); Steve Bohan, Elementary and Bay Village High. track (2001); Krista Smith, volleyball (2002); Amanda Halovanic, gymnastics (2003); Chrissie Abbott, soccer (2004); , A four-year letterwinner, Delic wrestling (2004-05); , basketball (2006); Karrie garnered six All-America dis- Hutchins, soccer (2006); Janáe Cox, gymnastics (2007); Jay Henry, tinctions during his Moun- football (2007).

12 Fred Schaus Cup Women’s soccer captain Ashley Banks, men’s basketball captain A member of the WVU Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll Bowl. Schmitt finished his career with 1,003 rushing yards, and 13 Darris Nichols and football captain Owen Schmitt won the 2008 and a BIG EAST Academic All-Star, Banks is involved in several . Schmitt helped WVU remain in the nation’s Top 10 Fred Schaus Captain’s Award, presented annually to West Virginia community service initiatives such as youth soccer, West Virginia in each of the last three seasons, which included the school’s best University’s most outstanding varsity team captains. ODP, soccer school of excellence and also volunteers as a fund- three-year record at 33-5 since 2005. The WVU Athletic Director’s raiser for the Betty Puskar Breast Care Center. Academic Honor Roll member graduated in December 2007, with The winner must display outstanding sportsmanship and leader- a degree in athletic coaching education. Schmitt has volunteered ship, representing WVU well in all aspects. Winners are selected by Nichols, a two-time team captain and at local schools, speaking about the importance of staying in the WVU Athletic Council. The council voted this year to annually native of Radford, Va., won the 2008 BIG school and avoiding alcohol and drugs. He has also visited the sick award the top male and female captains. This year, there was a tie EAST Sportsmanship Award and ap- at area hospitals. in voting for the men’s captaincy. peared in a school record 141 consecu- tive games. His 141 games played also The award was started to honor the retirement of Fred Schaus, Banks, a four-year letterwinner and set a new school standard as he started who had outstanding success as a Mountaineer basketball player, 2007 team captain, guided the 73-consecutive games at point guard coach and athletic director. Past winners of the Fred Schaus Cap- Mountaineers to a BIG EAST cham- during his junior and senior seasons. tain’s Award: Herbie Brooks, basketball (1989); Tammie DeAngelis, pionship and a berth in the NCAA He also set an NCAA record for most rifle (1990); Aileen Convery, swimming (1991); Ann-Marie Pfiffner, tournament’s Elite Eight in games played without fouling out rifle (1992); Garett Smith, rifle (1993); Dean Morrison, wrestling her senior season. The (141). Nichols guided WVU to a 99- (1994); Jean Foster, rifle (1995); Seldon Jefferson, basketball (1996); Mountaineers posted an 42 record during his career and Sandy Shumate, volleyball (1996); Charles Emanuel, football 18-5-2 record, tying the the 2005 Elite Eight, 2006 (1997); Marcos Scrivner, rifle (1998); Shawn Foreman, football school’s mark for most wins Sweet 16, 2007 NIT cham- (1999); Jessica Nonnemacher, gymnastics (2000); Katie Barnes, soc- in a season. In her senior pionship and 2008 Sweet 16. He posted 399 assists in cer (2001); Kyle Kayden, football (2002); campaign, the Annandale, 3,528 career minutes during his career. He also tallied Avon Cobourne, football (2003); Va., native led WVU with 993 career points. A graduate in sociology, Nichols is Merissa Sexsmith, cross country/ 38 points and 15 goals en a member of the WVU Athletic Director’s Academic track (2003); Grant Wiley, football route to being named the BIG Honor Roll and a BIG EAST Academic All Star. During (2004); Kate Bulger, basketball (2004); EAST’s Offensive Player of the his career, he also volunteered with Special Olympics, Rasheed Marshall, football (2005); Year and a first-team all-conference participated in Read Aloud programs at area schools Laura , soccer (2005); J.D. Collins, selection. The Hermann Trophy and visited patients at area hospitals. basketball (2006); Susan Davis, semifinalist and NSCAA third team cross country/track (2006); All-American will graduate with Schmitt, a Fairfax, Va., native and one of the school’s all-time most- Jessica Czaikowski (2007); a degree in forensic science and recognized and inspirational football players, guided WVU to Dan Mozes (2007). was named an ESPN The Maga- three straight New Year’s Day bowl victories, including wins over zine Academic All-American and Georgia in the 2006 and Oklahoma in the 2008 Fiesta NSCAA Scholar All-American.

13 Head Coach Greg Van Zant won his 400th career Baseball35-21 game on April 1. Five Mountaineers were honored by the BIG EAST. Tyler Kuhn was named Player of the Week on March 18 while Billy Gross, Jedd Gyorko, Tyler Kuhn, Justin Parks, Vince Belnome, Stephen Morrison and Matt Yurish were named to the Weekly Honor Roll. Tyler Kuhn became the first player in school history to record 100 hits in a season, finishing with 101. Tyler Kuhn was drafted in the 15th round of the Major LeagueBaseball Draft and Josh Whitlock was drafted in the 26th round by the Chicago Cubs.

Tyler Kuhn Pro-Line Athletic/ NCBWA National Player of the Week (March 18) Pro-Line Athletic/ NCBWA Third Team All-America ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-America ECAC Division I All-Star First Team First team All-BIG EAST BIG EAST Player of the Week Jedd Gyorko Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Pro-Line Athletic/ NCBWA Freshman All-America Pro-Line Athletic/ NCBWA Second Team All-America BIG EAST Rookie of the Year ECAC Rookie of the Year ECAC Division I All-Star First Team Second Team all-BIG EAST Joe Agreste Third Team All-BIG EAST Vince Belnome Third Team All-BIG EAST ECAC Division I All-Star Second Team Austin Markel BIG EAST All-Tournament team

14 15 Men26-11/11-7s Basketball ’ West Virginia reached the Sweet 16 for the third time in the last four years with an NIT Championship in 2007. West Virginia finished fifth in the BIG EAST regular season and advanced to the semifinals of the BIG EAST championship. The Mountaineers ended the year 17th in the final ESPN/USA Today poll. WVU played 37 games, the most in a season in school history. Bob Huggins made his 16th Division I NCAA appearance this season. Huggins ranks tied for fifth with Rick Barnes for most NCAA tournament appearances among active head coaches. Forward Joe Alexander was named AP Honorable Mention All-America, averaging 16.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. Alexander became the sixth Mountaineer to be named first team all-BIG EAST. Point guard Darris Nichols won the BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award while Ted Talkington was named the BIG EAST Basketball Scholar-Athlete. WVU’s 11 conference wins tied for the most BIG EAST wins in WVU history. WVU was predicted 10th in the BIG EAST preseason poll and finished fifth. West Virginia posted its fourth consecutive 20-win season. The last time WVU had four 20-win seasons or more was a seven-year stretch from 1981-87. Huggins’ 26 wins are more than any other first-year coach in school history. He became the second Mountaineer coach to take a team to the NCAA tournament in his first WVU season. Fred Schaus took his 1955 team to the NCAA tournament in Schaus’ first season at WVU. Alex Ruoff was named an ESPN The Magazine basketball third team Academic All-American by CoSIDA. Huggins picked up his 600th career win on Dec. 22 against Canisius. Only four active coaches have won more games (Eddie Sutton, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim and Jim Calhoun). Lute Olson was inactive this year.

16 Joe Alexander Eighth Overall Pick in NBA Draft AP honorable mention All-America First team All-BIG EAST NABC and USBWA all-district teams CollegeHoops.net first team All-American BIG EAST Player of the Week (March 10) BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 3, Feb. 18 and March 3)

Da’Sean Butler BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 21)

Alex Ruoff ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA third team Academic All-American BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 10, Dec. 24 and Jan. 7) BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award

Ted Talkington BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Darris Nichols BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award WVU school record for most games played NCAA record for most games played without fouling out

Bob Huggins 600th career win on Dec. 22, 2007 State coach of the year by the West Virginia Sportswriters’ Association More wins than any other WVU coach in first season

17 Women25-8/12-4 ’s Basketball Advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round for the second consecutive season. The at-large NCAA bid was the fifth for the Mountaineers in school history and third under head coach Mike Carey. Was ranked in the Top 20 nationally all season long. West Virginia’s 25 wins (25-8) were the second-most in school history. A 12-4 record put WVU in third place in the BIG EAST – its highest finish in school history. Center Olayinka Sanni was named to the all-BIG EAST first team while guards Meg Bulger and LaQuita Owens garnered second team accolades. Bulger also won the 2008 BIG EAST Aportsmanship Award. Sanni was named one of 10 Region I finalists for the 2008 State Farm Coaches’ All-America Basketball Team. She reached double figures in scoring in 27-of-33 contests on the season, including 11 games with 20 or more points and six double-doubles.

Olayinka Sanni 2008 All-BIG EAST First Team AP Honorable Mention All-America State Farm Coaches’ Honorable Mention All-America BIG EAST Player of the Week, Jan. 21, 2008 Four-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll Meg Bulger 2008 All-BIG EAST Second Team 2008 BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll LaQuita Owens 2008 All-BIG EAST Second Team BIG EAST Player of the Week, Feb. 4, 2008 Sparkle Davis 2007 West Virginia University McNair Scholar 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American second team District II BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll

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The squad became the fourth program in school history to win a title joining men’s swimming, football and baseball (women’s soccer became the fifth). Men’s soccer owns a regular season title. Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year Sean Cleary guided his team to ninth place at the 2007 NCAA Championship in Terre Haute, Ind. The top 10 finish was the highest in school history. Sophomores Marie-Louise Asselin and Keri Bland were named first team All-Americans, marking the first time the program has ever had multiple All-Americans in the same year. Asselin and Bland join Charity Wachera (1997) and Megan Metcalfe (2002, 2004) as the only All-Americans in school history.

Marie-Louise Asselin First team All-America All-Mid-Atlantic Region First team all-BIG EAST USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Keri Bland First team All-America First team all-BIG EAST All-Mid-Atlantic Region USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Clara Grandt First Team all-BIG EAST All-Mid-Atlantic Region alison spiker BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award

20 21 BIG EAST Champions with a final national ranking of No. 6 – its third straight Top 10 finish. AFCA District 1 Co-Coach of the Year Semifinalist for the George Munger Award 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Champions with 10 All-BIG EAST Conference College Coach of the Year – Maxwell Football Club players and 7 All-American honors given to the Mountaineers. Calvin Magee Won Lambert Trophy, signifying Eastern football supremacy. AFCA Division I-A Assistant Coach of the Year Football11-2/5-2 Three straight 11-win seasons (2005-07) to go with six straight bowl Finalist for Frank Broyles Assistant Coach of the Year Award games. Bill Stewart One of two programs nationally to make five straight New Year’s bowl West Virginia’s “Hope Award” – Multiple Sclerosis games (2003-07). Society Second-best three-year record in 33-5 (2005-07). Scooter Berry Freshman All-American Team first-team (rivals.com) Won four of the last five BIG EAST championships. Freshman All-American Team second-team Nationally ranked for 42 consecutive weeks; 30 consecutive weeks (The Sporting News) ranked in the Top 10. Ranked as high as No.1 and No. 2 in 2007. Freshman All-American Team second-team (collegefootballnews.com) Third most national television appearances in college football during Mike Dent 2007. 12 of 13 games in 2007 appeared on ESPN networks. Second-team All-BIG EAST (coaches) Ranked No.1 nationally in yards per carry in 2006 and 2007. Second-team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele’s)  Pat White was named the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Offensive Noel Devine MVP, ESPN All-Bowl Team, finished sixth in the Honorable-Mention Freshman All-American (The Sporting News) balloting, West Virginia Team MVP for second-straight year, named Honorable-Mention Freshman All-American BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year for the second-straight year, (collegefootballnews.com) selected first-team All-BIG EAST for second year, BIG EAST Conference Honorable-Mention All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele’s) Offensive Player of the Year by rivals.com, First-Team All-BIG EAST by rivals.com, BIG EAST Sportswriters Offensive Player of the Year, BIG Johnny Dingle SI.com All-American (honorable mention) EAST Offensive Player of the Week three times, WVU Offensive Player First team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele’s) of the Week four times, Named as a semifinalist for the O’Brien Award Second team All-BIG EAST (coaches) and the Camp Player of the Year Award lists. Second team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) Team Captain ECAC All-Star First team All-BIG EAST (coaches) First team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) First team All-BIG EAST (collegefootballnews.com) Second team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele’s) Jake Figner Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele’s) Greg Isdaner BIG EAST Academic All-Star ESPN’s All-Bowl Team CollegeFootballnews.com Sophomore All-American ESPN’s All-Film Team First team All-BIG EAST (coaches) First team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) First team All-BIG EAST (collegefootballnews.com) First team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele’s)

22 Mortty Ivy Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele’s) Antonio Lewis Honorable-Mention All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele’s) Marc Magro Team Captain SI.com All-American (honorable-mention) Second-team All-BIG EAST (coaches) Second-team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) Pat McAfee ESPN’s All-Bowl Team ECAC All-Star Pat White Second team All-BIG EAST (coaches) Alabama Amateur Player of the Year Award by Second team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) Alabama Sportswriters Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele’s) West Virginia Amateur Player of the Year Award by Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST Kicker (Phil Steele’s) West Virginia Sportswriters ESPN’s All-Bowl Team Ryan Mundy Collegefootballnews.com’s All-Bowl Team Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele’s) Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Offensive Player of the Game SI.com All-American (honorable-mention) Darius Reynaud Sixth in Heisman Trophy Award voting First team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele’s) BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year (Coaches) First team All-BIG EAST All-Purpose (rivals.com) BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year (rivals.com) Second team All-BIG EAST wide receivers (coaches) BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year Vaughn Rivers (collegefootballnews.com) Team Captain First team All-BIG EAST (coaches) First team All-BIG EAST Returner (rivals.com) First team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) First team All-BIG EAST Punt Returner (collegefoot- First team All-BIG EAST (collegefootballnews.com) ballnews.com) First team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele’s) First team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele’s) Semifinalist for Maxwell Award Semifinalist for Walter Camp Player of the Year Owen Schmitt Semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award Team Captain Top Quarterback in BIG EAST Second team All-BIG EAST all-purpose (rivals.com) (collegefootballnews.com) Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele’s) Eric Wicks Steve Slaton ECAC All-Star First team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele’s) First team All-BIG EAST (coaches) Second team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) Second team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) Second team All-BIG EAST (coaches) Second team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele’s) Ryan Stanchek Reed Williams Collegefootballnews.com’s All-Bowl Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American FWAA All-American (first team) (first team) Associated Press (third team) ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 1 The Sporting News (second team) (first team) rivals.com (second team) Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Defensive Player of the Game Walter Camp Football Foundation (second team) Collegefootballnews.com’s All-Bowl Team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) Honorable-Mention All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele’s)

23 West Virginia won its sixth overall EAGL (East Gymnastics23-8 Atlantic Gymnastics League) title and its first since 2004. Junior Mehgan Morris had first-place finishes on the uneven bars and the floor exercise at the 2008 EAGL Championships. Morris earned a career-high score of 9.95 on the floor and 9.85 on the bars to become the 11th Mountaineer EAGL champion in the league’s 13-year history. WVU Coach Linda Burdette now has 14 20-win seasons, including six in the last eight years. West Virginia qualified for its 30th regional post- season appearance in the last 31 years.

Jaime Gold Ashley Wilson EAGL all-academic EAGL all-academic Rachel Hardin Amy Bieski EAGL all-academic EAGL all-academic Margaret Ann Moore Naja Johnson EAGL all-academic EAGL all-academic Kara Weaver Stephanie Keaton EAGL all-academic EAGL all-academic Heather Izer Faye Meaden EAGL all-academic EAGL all-academic Shelly Purkat Chelsi Tabor EAGL all-academic EAGL all-academic Kiersten Spoerke EAGL all-academic

24 25 Rifle8-3

West Virginia finished third at the 2008 Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) championship with a team aggregate score of 4626. Head Coach Jon Hammond was named GARC Coach of the Year, after leading the squad to an 8-3 record this season. Hammond also earned a spot on Great Britain’s 2008 Olympic team. WVU finished in sixth place with an aggregate score of 4616 in the 2008 NCAA Rifle Championship. Senior Lafe Kunkel and freshman Brandi Eskew were National Rifle Association (NRA) All-American first team selections. Freshmen Tommy Santelli and Kyle Smith both were named to the NRA All-American second team, while freshman Andrew Lamson earned honorable mention honors. Head Coach Jon Hammond was honored as well, being named the 2008 NRA Distinguished College Coach.

26 27 Rowing

The West Virginia rowing team was under the direction of first-year head coach Jimmy King. Kim Benda was National Scholar-Athlete by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association for the 2007-2008 academic year. Qualifications for this award include a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA, while also racing in 75% of the team’s top boat during the spring racing season. Team finished eighth in the BIG EAST Championship. This season the Mountaineers had a five-race schedule, including the Dad Vail Regatta on May 9-10, which was WVU’s largest race. WVU’s Varsity Four boat finished fourth at the Dad Vail.

28 29 WVU closed the 2007 season with a record of Men14-6-2/7-2-0’s Soccer14-6-2, advanced to the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament. The Mountaineers, ranked No. 13 in the final NSCAA/adidas poll, were ranked in the Top 15 for 11 weeks and in the Top 10 three of the 13 weeks of the season. WVU reached the NCAA “Sweet 16” in its third consecutive NCAA tournament appearance, advancing to the round of 16 for just the second time in school history. WVU went 3-1 against top 10 teams this season. The WVU senior class went out in style as Andy Wright earned BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year honors and teammate Dan Stratford took home all-BIG EAST Second Team honors by the conference. Senior defender Pat Carroll was named an ESPN The Magazine Third Team Academic All-American, just the second in Mountaineer men’s soccer history to earn the award.

30 Jason Bristol BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (October 22 and November 4) Pat Carroll ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Zach Johnson BIG EAST Rookie of the Week (September 10, October 15) BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week (September 17) ECAC Player of the Week (September 18) CollegeSoccerNews.com Team of the Week (November 4) Gift Mawowere Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST Paul Paradise BIG EAST Rookie of the Week (September 17) Dan Stratford Second-Team All-BIG EAST NSCAA All-Northeast Third Team Andrew Wright Third-Team All-America by the NSCAA Second-Team All-America by CollegeSoccerNews.com BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year First-Team All-BIG EAST NSCAA Men’s Division I All-Northeast Region First Team Soccer America MVP Second Team

31 Nikki Izzo-Brown Soccer Buzz Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year Women18-5-2/9-1-1 s SoccerFinal RPI of 7th in the nation – highest of any BIG EAST school. NSCAA/adidas Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year ’ WVU record of 165-67-19 in 12 seasons Final ranking of 7th in both the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz postseason polls – the highest ranking to end a season in program history. Ashley Banks ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA first team Academic  2007 tied the school record for wins with 18 (18-5-2), giving WVU All-American at least 15 wins in six of the last eight seasons. NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-American ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA first team Academic Advanced to second NCAA “Sweet 16” and first NCAA “Elite Eight” All-District in program history; competing in eighth-consecutive NCAA NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-East Region first team tournament. American Division BIG EAST champions during the Herman Trophy semifinalist regular season and BIG EAST Tournament champions. Soccer Buzz National Player of the Year finalist Umbro/Soccer News Net Player of the Year finalist Set a Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium attendance record with 3,000 for Soccer Buzz All-America second team “Elite Eight” contest with USC on 11/30/07. NSCAA/adidas All-America third team TopDrawer Soccer Women’s College Team of the WVU’s three All-Americans (Ashley Banks, Greer Barnes and Season third team Amanda Cicchini) are the most-ever in a single season. With Ashley NSCAA/adidas Mid-Atlantic all-region first team Banks Co-BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year award, West Virginia Soccer Buzz Mid-Atlantic all-region first team and Notre Dame now share the most BIG EAST Offensive Player of BIG EAST co-Offensive Player of the Year the Year selections with four each. All-BIG EAST first team Fred Schaus Captain’s Award winner WVU defense tied school record for shutouts with 13 – eight from NCAA Woman of the Year nominee Kerri Butler and six from Mallory Beck. Greer Barnes NSCAA Team Academic Award NSCAA/adidas All-America second team (3.0 GPA or higher) for seventh Soccer Buzz All-America second team straight year; including first NSCAA/adidas Mid-Atlantic all-region first team Soccer Buzz Mid-Atlantic all-region first team team Academic All-American All-BIG EAST first team (first defender in WVU history Ashley Banks. to be 1st team selection) 2007 BIG EAST Championship all-tournament team Nikki Izzo-Browns was named Soccer Buzz Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year and NSCAA/adidas Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of Carolyn Blank the Year. She is 165-67-19 in 12 seasons as head coach at WVU. NSCAA/adidas Mid-Atlantic all-region second team Soccer Buzz Mid-Atlantic all-region second team NSCAA Team Academic Award (3.0 GPA or higher) for seventh TopDrawer Soccer Women’s College Team of the straight year. Season honorable mention All-BIG EAST second team 2007 BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Defensive Player 2007 BIG EAST Championship all-tournament team Kim Bonilla NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-America Soccer Team NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-East Region first team All-BIG EAST honorable mention 2007 BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Offensive Player 2007 BIG EAST Championship all-tournament team

32 Kerri Butler 2007 BIG EAST Championship all-tournament team Amanda Cicchini Soccer America MVP first team NSCAA/adidas All-America second team Soccer Buzz All-America third team 2007 Herman Trophy Watch List NSCAA/adidas Mid-Atlantic All-Region first team Soccer Buzz Mid-Atlantic All-Region first team All-BIG EAST first team 2007 BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament team Lisa DuCote NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-East Region honorable mention Deana Everrett NSCAA/adidas Mid-Atlantic All-Region second team Soccer Buzz Mid-Atlantic All-Region second team TopDrawer Soccer Women’s College Team of the Season honorable mention All-BIG EAST third team Kiley Harris 2007-08 BIG EAST Female Scholar Athlete of the Year institution winner Krystle Kallman NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-East Region honorable mention ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA second team Academic All-District Megan Mischler Soccer Buzz Mid-Atlantic Freshman All-Region Robin Rushton NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-East Region honorable mention 2007 BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament team

33 SwimmingMen 2-4/Women 3-4 and Diving The WVU swimming and diving teams had Kayla Andrews an excellent showing at the 2008 BIG EAST BIG EAST 100 Free Champion Championships. The women’s team finished the meet in third place with 447 points, while the men’s Morgan Callaway BIG EAST 100 and 200 Back/500 Free Champion team finished fourth with 398.5 points. Nick Delic At the BIG EAST Championships, the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic Mountaineers managed to break an outstanding All-American 14 school records ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Senior Kevin Donohue earned All-American honors for his 5th place showing in the 100 Kevin Donohue breast (53:10), making him the first-ever First-Team All-America swimmer at WVU to earn All-American honors in BIG EAST Champion - 100 and 200 Breast an individual event Lindsey Largo BIG EAST Champion - 1650 Free Sophomores Kayla Andrews, Morgan Callaway and junior Lindsey Largo all represented the WVU Michael Walker women’s team at the 2008 NCAA Championships BIG EAST Champion - 200 Back and 400 IM in a total of eight events. Morgan Callaway Stephanie Shupe Kitti Veisz Kayla Andrews BIG EAST Champions - 200 and 400 Medley Relay

34 35 Women14-8 s Tennis WVU’s 11-4 start to the season was its best record through the first 15 matches ’ since 1989-90. WVU posted five shutout victories.  WVU carried a six-match winning streak until losing to Coastal Carolina on March 29. The streak was the longest since the 2005-06 season. Five Mountaineers won at least 20 matches for first time since 2003-04 season The 15-10 overall record is best finish since 2004-05 squad WVU finished .500 or better in the BIG EAST for the fourth straight season (5-4) Held a six-match winning streak from March 9 to March 26 Marc Walter’s team posted an undefeated mark (6-0) at home Stacey Percival’s 106 career victories ties for 16th on all-time wins list at WVU Two Mountaineers posted double-digit turnarounds from a year ago. Natalia Prinz increased her win total from 18 in 2007 to 29 this year and Stephane LaFortune increased hers from 15 to 27.

36 37 Track and Field The WVU distance medley relay (DMR) Marie-Louise Asselin and freshman Marie-Louise Asselin All-American - Distance Medley Relay and were named to the 2008 USTFCCCA 3,000 meters (Indoor) Women’s Division I Indoor Track and BIG EAST 3,000-meters Champion (Indoor) Field All-America team. The relay Keri Bland consisted of sophomore April Rotilio, All-American – Distance Medley Relay (Indoor) junior Karly Hamric, Asselin and All-American – 1,500 meters (Outdoor) freshman Keri Bland. The DMR placed Chelsea Carrier fourth in the country and Asselin was ECAC Champion – 60-Meter Hurdles (Indoor) seventh in the 3,000 meters. BIG EAST Champion – 100-Meter Hurdles  Asselin and Bland each won BIG EAST (Outdoor) titles as WVU took seventh place at Clara Grandt the BIG EAST Indoor Championships. ECAC Champion – 10,000 Meters (Outdoor) Asselin won the 3,000 meters, while NCAA Qualifier – 10,000 Meters (Outdoor) Bland won the 1,000 meters. Karly Hamric  True freshman Chelsea Carrier won All-American – Distance Medley Relay (Indoor) the 60-meter hurdles with a time April Rotilio of 8.46 seconds at the 2008 ECAC All-American – Distance Medley Relay (Indoor) Championships. The time was the fourth-best in school history. She was also the BIG EAST outdoor champion in the 100-meter hurdles.

38 39 The Mountaineers finished the season with a 16-14, 5-9 BIG EAST record, while 16-14/5-9Volleyball winning an impressive seven out of nine, five-game matches. Senior Kailee Goold moved into fourth place on WVU’s list for career assists with 3,337. Goold also was awarded Academic All-District II honors from ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA for the third season in a row.  Freshman libero Bonnie West had a fantastic debut posting 34 digs, putting her in sixth-place in the BIG EAST for digs and second on WVU’s list for most digs in a single season.  Although sidelined for a major part of the season, junior middle blocker Tammy Wolf finished the season tied for second on the team in kills with 218. Wolf also posted a .350 hitting percentage, which put her second in the record books for highest hitting percentage in a single season.

Tammy Wolf Team’s Outstanding Player and Most Improved Player Marissa Meyers Team’s Most Improved Player Ashley Pappas Coaches Award Bonnie West Rookie of the Year

40 41 The West Virginia University wrestling team qualified seven Wrestling8-5 wrestlers to the 2008 NCAA Tournament. The feat marked the 11th time in school history that WVU has qualified at least seven wrestlers. WVU had two champions at the Eastern Wrestling League Tournament in , Pa., as junior Kurt Brenner (184) and senior Jared Villers (197) claimed titles at their respective weight classes. The Mountaineers finished third at the tournament. Villers garnered the EWL Most Points Award, given to the wrestler who has earned the most points in intra-league action. Villers earned 29 points against league competition, including a stretch where he registered four consecutive technical falls. Three wrestlers earned the prestigious EWL Wrestler of the Week honor, as Villers (Feb. 25), Zac Fryling (Jan. 28), and Brenner (Jan. 7) each won the award this season. Brenner had an outstanding NCAA Tournament, finishing 3-2 and falling one win shy of becoming an All-American. WVU qualified seven wrestlers for NCAA Tournament. WVU finished with an 8-5 overall record, 4-2 mark in the EWL.

42 43 Development Council Rick Adams Lee Good Rick Pill Bob Robinson Kay Summers Willie Akers Dean Hartley Milan Puskar Jack Rossi Phil Weser David Alvarez Dave Hendrickson Buddy Quertinmont Craig Saunders John Wooten Ralph Ballard Stan Hostler Stu Robbins Jim Smith Alan Zuccari Harry F. Bell Jr. Bill McCartney Dan Brown Bill Maloney Kristin DiBartolomeo Frazier Miller Bob Dunlevy Kerry Nessel Samme Gee Parry Petroplus Corporate Partners Anheuser-Busch 84 Lumber Mylan StubHub AT&T Gatorade NAPA United Bank Brickstreet Insurance Idearc Yellow Pages Nike Walker Machinery Chesapeake Energy Kroger Northside Automotive West Virginia Coal Association Chrysler-Jeep MeadWestvaco Papa John’s Pizza West Virginia Lottery Coca-Cola Mountain State Blue Cross Blue RazeWV.com Cooper Tires Shield State Farm Insurance

44 Staff West Virginia University Sports Marketing Head Coaches Department of and Sales Intercollegiate Athletics Nikki Izzo-Brown Brad Howe Women’s Soccer Assistant Athletic Director, DR. C. peter magrath Marketing and Sales Linda Burdette Interim President Gymnastics Matt Wells Ed Pastilong Sports Marketing Director Mike Carey Director of Athletics Women’s Basketball nathanel zinn Mike Parsons Assistant Director of Sports Marketing Sean Cleary Deputy Director of Athletics Cross Country/Track Russ Sharp Veronica Hammersmith Senior Associate Director of Athletics/ Sports Communications Volleyball Finance and Administration Michael Fragale Jon Hammond Garrett Ford Rifle Associate Director of Athletics/ Assistant Athletic Director, Communications Student Services Bob Huggins Terri Howes John Antonik Men’s Basketball Associate Director of Athletics/ Director, New Media Sports Development/ jimmy king Rowing Senior Women’s Administrator Bryan Messerly Sports Information Director Marlon LeBlanc Mike Montoro Men’s Soccer Mountaineer Athletic Club Director, Football Communications Vic Riggs Joe Swan Swimming and Diving Niles Eggleston Sports Publications Director Assistant Athletic Director Executive Director bill stewart Phil Caskey Football Assistant Sports Information Director Gary McPherson Senior Director, Development Craig Turnbull Tim Goodenow Wrestling Assistant Sports Publications Director J. Locklier Senior Director, Development Greg Van Zant Baseball Jan Runner Development Coordinator Marc Walters Tennis casey cunningham Development Associate West Virginia University NON-PROFIT Department of Intercollegiate Athletics ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PO Box 877 PAID Morgantown, WV 26507-0877 PERMIT #34 MORGANTOWN, WV