Tun Named Student-Athlete of the Week

January 14, 2019 01:04 PM | General, Men's Swimming & Diving, Rifle, Women's Basketball, Gymnastics, Women's Swimming & Diving, Track & Field, Wrestling

Varsity Sports Report

By: WVU Athletics Communications

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Following a career-best showing in two events, West Virginia University senior gymnast Jaquie Tun has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.

Tun, a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, tallied career highs of 9.9 on floor and vault at Pitt on Saturday, Jan. 12, and finished first and second, respectively. Previously, Tun had scored as high as 9.85 on both events. She also finished fifth on bars with a 9.775 total.

The Mountaineers swept the competition at Pitt, earning three wins with a season-high 195.5 score. Tun's marks helped WVU finish first on each event she competed on with season-best scores of 49.275 on floor, 49.2 on vault and 48.775 on bars. Through two weeks of competition, she shows three podium finishes.

This Week in Women's Basketball: West Virginia plays a pair of Big 12 contests ... the Mountaineers host Iowa State on Wednesday in a 7 p.m. tipoff … the game is another Dress Like Mike night, with the first 500 fans in attendance receiving free mustaches … on Sunday, WVU travels to Waco, Texas, to face No. 4 Baylor in 5 p.m. tipoff at the Ferrell Center … the game will air on FS1.

Last Week in Women's Basketball: The Mountaineers came away with a pair of league wins last week … on Wednesday, WVU downed Oklahoma State, 67-58, at the WVU Coliseum for its first Big 12 win of the season … redshirt junior guard Tynice Martin had 21 points in the win, while freshman Kari Niblack recorded her third career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds … West Virginia rolled to its second straight Big 12 victory on Sunday with a 66-55 triumph of Oklahoma in Norman … Martin again led the scoring with 20 points, while junior guard Lucky Rudd had 12 points … WVU shot 33.3 percent from the field and made eight 3-pointers with 11 steals and five blocks.

Notes: Freshman forward Kari Niblack registered her third career double-double against OSU (11 points, 12 rebounds) on Wednesday … four Mountaineers have combined for 10 double-doubles this season … senior forward Naomi Davenport leads the way with four (including a triple-double), followed by Niblack's three, two from redshirt junior guard Tynice Martin and one from senior center Theresa Ekhelar … with a pair of 20-point performances last week, Martin now has 20 in her career … the team's win over OSU marked the first time this season WVU has won after trailing at halftime ... senior guard Katrina Pardee will miss 3-6 weeks with an ankle injury suffered against Oklahoma State … Pardee's streak of 72 consecutive games played and 71 straight starts came to an end at OU.

This Week in Gymnastics: The Mountaineers conclude a season opening, three-week road swing on Saturday, Jan. 19, as WVU competes at Air Force, with Cortland, at 8 p.m. ET.

Last Week in Gymnastics: WVU swept the competition at Pitt on Jan. 12, finishing first with a season-high 195.5 showing inside Fitzgerald Field House in Pittsburgh … the Panthers placed second (194.75), Utah State finished third (194.6) and Eastern Michigan was last (192.7) … the Mountaineers (4-2, 0-1) placed first on each event but beam, scoring season highs of 49.275 on floor, 49.2 on vault and 48.775 on uneven bars … WVU finished third on beam with a 48.25 total … senior Kirah Koshinski finished first on vault and floor, scoring a season-high 9.925 on vault and 9.9 on floor … classmate Jaquie Tun tallied a pair of career highs, tying Koshinski for the floor win and finishing second on vault with a 9.9 … freshmen Esperanza Abarca and Rachel Hornung paced WVU on bars and beam, respectively, for the second consecutive week … Abarca matched her career high of 9.8 and tied for the event win, while Hornung finished fourth with a 9.7 score … junior Abby Kaufman finished second in the all-around with a 38.925 total.

Notes: WVU opened the meet on beam and in fourth place … sophomore McKenna Linnen opened floor with a career-high matching 9.85 score and placed fourth overall … all five counting gymnasts scored either a career or season high on vault, with Kaufman and sophomore Michelle Waldron scoring career highs of 9.8 and 9.775, respectively … with two 9.9+ marks at Pitt, Koshinski moved into a third-place tie with Janáe Cox (2004-07) with 34 career scores of 9.9 or better … WVU has never competed against Air Force or Cortland.

This Week in Track & Field: The Mountaineers travel to the YSU College Invite on Friday, Jan. 18, in Youngstown, Ohio … competition at Youngstown State's Watson and Tressel Training Site to set to begin at 12:30 p.m.

Last Season in Track & Field: WVU won nine events at the season-opening Marty Pushkin Classic on Jan. 11, at the WVU Shell Building … redshirt senior Madelin Gardner proved to be one of the highlights of the evening, as she registered a first-place jump of 4.30 meters in the women's pole vault … freshman Margaret Rymer won the women's 60-meter hurdles (10.00), while freshman Peter-Gay McKenzie was victorious in the women's 60-meter dash (7.78) … Rymer and McKenzie also teamed with sophomores Michaela Ashford and McKenna Smith to earn a win in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:06.56 … redshirt junior Faith Penny won the women's high jump (1.62 meters) and freshman Sada Wright topped the field in the women's weight throw (13.59 meters) … redshirt freshmen Hayley Jackson (3,000 meters) and Marianne Abdalah (mile) and freshman Mikenna Vanderheyden (800 meters) also recorded victories as unattached runners.

Notes: Gardner's jump of 4.30 meters in the women's pole vault is tied for the sixth-best nationally so far this season … The Marty Pushkin Track Classic is WVU's lone indoor home meet of the 2018-19 season … WVU will travel to Youngstown State for the second consecutive indoor season … last year, the Mountaineers earned two wins at YSU: Amy Cashin in the 800 meters (2:10.76) and Maggie Drazba in the mile (4:49.92).

This Week in Wrestling: The Mountaineers (2-9, 2-2) return to the WVU Coliseum for the first time since Dec. 19, as West Virginia welcomes No. 3 Oklahoma State (6-0, 4-0) on Friday, Jan. 18, for an 8 p.m. dual ... No. 21 Iowa State (4-1, 2-0) also comes to Morgantown on Sunday, Jan. 20, for a 1 p.m. matchup ... family Day, as well as Alumni Day, is scheduled for the Oklahoma State match on Friday … families can purchase four tickets and receive a $15 concession voucher for $25 ... mountaineer Maniac students also in attendance will receive free food and a giveaway item ... additionally, the Mountaineers will sign autographs following the match … the Mountaineers' annual Cradles for Cancer for breast cancer awareness is set for WVU's contest against Iowa State on Sunday … WVU Medicine will sponsor the match and will collect donations for the WVU Cancer Institute ... fans are encouraged to wear pink and can get the WVU sports official "pink" t-shirt with a donation of $10 or more to WVU Medicine ... autographs also will take place following the match … both matches will be streamed live for free on WVUsports.com/Watch and the WVU Gameday App … live stats will be provided on TrackWrestling … direct links to the video stream and live stats can be found on the wresting schedule page on WVUsports.com.

Last Week in Wrestling: A trio of Mountaineers came away with wins, as West Virginia dropped a 26-10 dual to No. 9 NC State on Sunday afternoon, at Reynolds Coliseum, in Raleigh, North Carolina … redshirt senior Christian Monserrat improved to 11-0 in dual action with an upset win over No. 4 Justin Oliver at 149 pounds .... Monserrat squared off against Oliver for the second time this season, as he avenged an 18-3 loss to Oliver at the Journeymen/MyHouse Collegiate Classic on Nov. 11 … with the win, Monserrat topped his first ranked opponent of the season, holding a 15-3 overall record on the year … additionally, junior Brandon Ngati extended his win streak to five with a 3-2 decision over Deonte Wilson in the heavyweight bout … redshirt freshman KJ Fenstermacher also earned his second bonus-point victory of the season with a 10-2 major decision over John Devine at 133 pounds.

Notes: The Mountaineers enter the week with a pair of wrestlers ranked at their respective weight class in the latest Intermat rankings … redshirt sophomore Matthew Schmitt sits at No. 16, while sophomore Nick Kiussis checks in at No. 19 for the first time in his career … Monserrat looks to enter the rankings this week, as he has a team-leading 15 wins on the year … he also leads the team with 38 match points and 20 takedowns … Kiussis ranks second on the team with a 14-5 record at 165 pounds, while Schmitt sports a perfect 11-0 record at 133 pounds.

This Week in Rifle: The No. 2-ranked Mountaineers play host to Ole Miss on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m., at the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range inside the WVU Shell Building.

Last Week in Rifle: WVU (10-0, 5-0 GARC) did not compete last week.

Notes: Sunday is WVU's first competition since a 4690-4638 win over NC State on Nov. 17, 2018.

This Week in Swimming & Diving: The Mountaineer men's team travels to University Park, Pennsylvania, for a dual meet at Penn State on Friday, Jan. 18 … competition at McCoy Natatorium is scheduled to start at 4 p.m.

Last Week in Swimming & Diving: WVU combined to win 31 of 32 events, earning a pair of wins over TCU on Jan. 12, at the WVU Natatorium … the Mountaineer men topped the Horned Frogs, 233-64, while the women's team enjoyed a 209-92 victory … junior Morgan Bullock led the Mountaineers with three individual wins, including a pool record in the women's 200 butterfly (2:00.34), while juniors Jack Frazier and Julia Nilton and sophomores Giselle Gursoy and Ally VanNetta won a pair of individual events for WVU … West Virginia also swept all four events on springboard, as senior Averly Hobbs won the women's 1- and 3-meter dives … redshirt freshman Jacob Cardinal Tremblay (men's 1-meter) and redshirt freshman Jacob Cardinal Tremblay (men's 3-meters) also secured victories … with the wins, the WVU men improved to 4-1 in dual meets this season, while the women moved to 3-2.

Notes: The meet marked the final competition at the WVU Natatorium, which has been home to the Mountaineers since 1975 … prior to the meet, WVU honored the accomplishments of 11 seniors … the Mountaineer men have now won six consecutive meets against TCU, while the women have now won three in a row over the Horned Frogs … WVU will battle Penn State in dual-meet action for the first time since the 2014-15 campaign … the Mountaineers are looking for their first win over the Nittany Lions since 2010.