Varsity Sports: Callaway Named WVU Athlete of Week
March 25, 2008 04:05 PM | General
March 25, 2008
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University women’s swimmer sophomore Morgan Callaway has been named West Virginia University athlete of the week for her performance this season.
Callaway represented the Mountaineers at the BIG EAST Championships by breaking six school records. She then went on to re-break two of those school records at the 2008 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, at Ohio State on March 20-22.
At the BIG EAST Championships, Callaway broke a record in the first leg of the 800 free relay event with a time of 1:47.76, which breaks a school-record for the 200 free. The 800 free relay team of juniors Lindsey Largo and Taylor Stallings and sophomore Shaunna Purtell, Callaway then posted a time of 7:20.12, to also set a school record. Callaway also broke a school record in the 200 back (1:57.95).
Callaway then teamed up with fellow sophomores Kayla Andrews, Stephanie Shupe and Purtell to break the school-record with a second-place finish in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:20.35. At NCAAs, Callaway broke school records in the 500 free (4:46.02) and in the 100 back (54.13).
This Week in Swimming and Diving
Senior Kevin Donohue will represent West Virginia University at
the 2008 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships on
March 27-29, at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way,
Wash. Donohue will be competing in the 100 and 200 breast events.
Last Week in Swimming and Diving
Sophomores Kayla Andrews and Morgan Callaway and junior
Lindsey Largo traveled to Columbus, Ohio on March 20-22, to
compete in the 2008 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving
Championships.
Notes & Quotes
At the NCAA Championships, Callaway broke two school records including records in the 500 free (4:46.02) and in the 100 back (54.13) … Callaway also finished 25th in the 200 back with a time of 1:57.49 … Andrews competed in the 50 free (22.87) while also finishing 35th in the 100 free with a time of 49.23 … Largo placed 49th in the 500 free (4:52.36), 40th in the 400 IM (4:26.04) and 26th in the 1650 free (16.29.89).
This Week in Baseball
The West Virginia University baseball team will play host to a doubleheader against Morehead State on Tuesday, March 25, before traveling to Rutgers for a three-game conference series this weekend.
Last Week in Baseball
The Mountaineers swept BIG EAST rival Pitt in a three-game series at Hawley Field this past week, before defeating Coppin State, 26-3, on Monday ... with the wins, WVU has now won nine straight ... the Mountaineers are 14-2 in the month of March ... last week’s BIG EAST Player of the Week, Tyler Kuhn, also earned NCBWA Hitter of the Week honors and was named to the College Baseball Foundation’s National All-Star Lineup.
WVU leads the BIG EAST in every major offensive category, as well as ERA (3.21) ... they are second in opponents average (.236) and hits allowed (144) ... Jedd Gyorko leads in batting average (.512) and hits (43) while Tyler Kuhn is first in runs scored (26), Jordon Yost has the most doubles (8) and Billy Gross has the lowest ERA (1.32) and opponents average (.163).
Notes & Quotes
Third baseman Vince Belnome and left-handed pitcher Steve Morrison were named to the BIG EAST weekly honor roll as announced by the league office on Monday, March 24 … the sophomores were honored for their efforts as West Virginia swept BIG EAST rival Pitt in a three-game series this past weekend.
Belnome hit a home run, scored eight runs, had nine hits and recorded five RBIs over the Panthers … for the weekend, Belnome had a .643 batting average and recorded a .800 fielding percentage.
Morrison pitched a complete game, giving up one run on three hits, striking out six and walking three to lead the Mountaineers to a 8-1 victory on March 22, for the sweep.
This was the fourth consecutive week that at least one Mountaineer has been honored by the league.
This Week in Tennis
The West Virginia University tennis team travels to Wilson, N.C., to play Barton on Wednesday, March 26, at 1 p.m. … WVU will follow with a match against Mount Olive at 6:30 p.m. on the same day.
Last Week in Tennis
The Mountaineers (9-4, 2-1 BIG EAST) defeated their first Division II opponent of the season after toppling California (Pa.), 6-1 … WVU was led by the play of senior Natalia Prinz and freshman Ashley Pilsbury, who racked up two victories apiece in singles and doubles competition … Monica Lyskawa beat one of the better Division II players in Inga Chilingaryan, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 2 singles … Stephanie LaFortune continued her excellent play with a 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) win over Marina Quintana at No. 6 singles … Colleen Speaker also defeated Nina Kowalski, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-3 … WVU won all three doubles matches to earn another point.
Notes & Quotes
WVU now carries a four-match winning streak … LaFortune is now 5-1 through her last six matches in both singles and doubles play … Speaker’s three-set victory was her first of the season … last season the Mountaineers earned a hard-fought victory over California (Pa.), 5-4 … WVU is 7-3 in non-conference action and faces its second and third Division II opponents of the season in Barton and Mount Olive on Thursday.
“Everybody did a good job fighting back. It was real good for us because we struggled to beat them last season. I think we established ourselves well against them.” - Head Coach Marc Walters
This Week in Gymnastics
West Virginia will serve as host of the 2008 EAGL Championships on Saturday, March 29, at 4 p.m., at the WVU Coliseum … WVU and the other seven conference teams will be competing: George Washington, Maryland, New Hampshire, North Carolina, NC State, Pitt and Rutgers.
Last Week in Gymnastics
Freshman Amy Bieski won the all-around with 38.975 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Mountaineers fell to Ohio State 194.775-194.025 on March 22, at the WVU Coliseum … the meet was the final home regular season meet for seniors Jaime Gold, Rachel Hardin, Katie McGregor, Margaret Ann Moore and Kara Weaver … West Virginia (16-8, 9-0 EAGL) got off to a great start on vault with 49.100 points behind 9.85s from Jaime Gold and Chelsi Tabor … Bieski and Erica Watson each posted 9.825s, while Emily Kerwin scored a 9.75 … Gold and Tabor would tie OSU’s Beth Ann Ballard as vault champions … it was the fourth time in the last six meets that West Virginia tallied at least 49 points on that apparatus … West Virginia totaled 48.675 points on bars … all five Mountaineers had 9.7s or better with Watson landing a 9.775 for second place, but WVU lost junior leader Mehgan Morris to injury … the Mountaineers managed to score just 47.825 points on the balance beam … sophomore Kiersten Spoerke tied a career high with an outstanding routine for a 9.85 and was the beam champion … on floor, sophomore Shelly Purkat and Watson each had 9.825s to tie for second place at the
meet as WVU totaled 48.425 points.
Notes & Quotes
OSU snapped WVU’s streak of defeating 11 consecutive opponents dating back to Feb. 15, against North Carolina …West Virginia enters the conference championship defeating seven of the eight EAGL squads … NC
State was the only league school WVU didn’t face in the regular season.
“Our five seniors have given a lot to this program and they will be sorely missed. This group of seniors has been great and has been the leaders of our team.” - Head Coach Linda Burdette
This Week in Wrestling
The West Virginia University wrestling team heads into the off-season after concluding its season last weekend.
Last Week in Wrestling
Junior Kurt Brenner fell one win shy of giving West Virginia its seventh straight All-American honor as the Mountaineers finished in 31st place (13.5 team points) at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo. ... WVU qualified seven wrestlers to the tournament but none was able to reach the final eight in his respective weight classes ... David Jauregui (149), Zac Fryling (157), Donnie Jones (165), Chance Litton (174), Kurt Brenner (184), Jared Villers (197) and Dustin Rogers (HWT) represented WVU as each won at least one match in the tournament ... six of the seven wrestlers competed on the second day.
Notes & Quotes
Brenner led the Mountaineers with a 3-2 record at the tournament ... he was defeated by No. 7 Phillip Keddy of Iowa in his final match, 5-3 ... he avenged an early-season loss to Purdue’s A.J. Kissel by defeating him in a 7-4 decision in the wrestle-back bracket ... Jauregui defeated Edinboro’s Daryl Cocozzo for the first time in three tries this season, winning 7-3 ... Jones and Litton each got their first NCAA Tournament victories in the first session and both finished at 1-2 ... Fryling and Villers wrestled in their final matches at WVU, while Rogers awaits word on his eligibility for next season after sitting out nearly all of the 2006 season with a back injury ... the University of Iowa won this season’s tournament after totaling 117.5 points.
“We’re all around it. We’ve got to take this experience and allow it to help us be that much better when we come back next year” - Head Coach Craig Turnbull
This Week in Women’s Basketball
The women’s season concluded after their NCAA second round loss to Vanderbilt, 64-46, on March 24.
Last Week in Women’s Basketball
WVU (25-7) got through the first round of the NCAA Tournament, sliding past No. 12 seed New Mexico 61-60, at The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M. … senior Chakhia Cole’s foul line jumper with 17.5 seconds left gave the Mountaineers a one-point lead and WVU defense held up at the other end of the floor to send West Virginia into round two … Cole led all scorers with 22 points, while senior LaQuita Owens finished with 13 points to round out double-figure scorers for WVU … Cole had 11 rebounds as well, to post a double-double … WVU now boasts 25 wins on the year, second-most in school history … the Mountaineers also improved to 4-4 in all-time NCAA tournament play and 2-2 under Mike Carey.
In second round action, fourth-seeded Vanderbilt used a 16-5 run during the middle of the second half to break open a tie game and cruise to a 64-46 victory over fifth-seeded West Virginia Monday night at The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M. … the Mountaineers (25-8) led 29-27 at halftime after Meg Bulger drilled a 3 with 1:16 left in the half … he first half was a game of runs with Vanderbilt jumping out to a 16-9 lead and then WVU responding with a 15-2 run to take its largest lead of the game at 24-18 after a Bulger lay up with 5:24 to play … Olayinka Sanni led West Virginia with 14 points while Bulger and Owens pitched in 13 and 10
Notes & Quotes
The loss to Vanderbilt marks the second consecutive year West Virginia exited the NCAA Tournament in the second round … WVU closes the season 25-8.
