Bullock Named Student-Athlete of the Week

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January 07, 2019 01:30 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. – After winning four total events, including three individually, junior Morgan Bullock of the West Virginia University women's swimming and diving team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.

Bullock led the Mountaineers in their first meet of 2019 at Pitt on Jan. 5. After helping the 200 medley relay team to a win in a time of 1:44.24, the Zeeland, Michigan, native went on to win the 100 butterfly (55.43), 200 butterfly (2:00.58) and 200 individual medley (2:05.17).

The 2018 NCAA qualifier ranks No. 34 nationally in the 200 fly, with a top time of 1:57.31 on the season. Bullock and the Mountaineers return home for Senior Day on Saturday, Jan. 12. WVU is set to host Big 12 Conference foe TCU in the final dual meet in WVU Natatorium history.

This Week in Women's Basketball: The Mountaineers continue on with league play … the Mountaineers host Oklahoma State on Wednesday, Jan. 9, in a 7 p.m. tipoff at the WVU Coliseum … it will be Dollar Night with all admission just $1, as well as Trivia Night … WVU will travel to Norman, Oklahoma, on Sunday, Jan. 13, for a 3 p.m. tilt at Oklahoma.

Last Week in Women's Basketball: West Virginia opened Big 12 play with a pair of games … the Mountaineers dropped a 62-48 contest to TCU in Fort Worth on Wednesday … senior guard/forward Naomi Davenport had a team-high 22 points and just missed a double-double with nine rebounds … redshirt junior guard Tynice Martin had 10 points and five rebounds as WVU shot just over 32 percent in the loss … WVU hosted No. 13 Texas at the WVU Coliseum on Sunday, falling to the Longhorns by a score of 70-58 … Davenport again led the way with a season-high 26 points … she was the lone Mountaineer in double figures as Martin and freshman guard Madisen Smith each finished with nine.

Notes: West Virginia (9-4, 0-2) moved to 3-4 in Big 12-opening games with the loss at TCU on Wednesday ... three Mountaineers made their Big 12 debuts in Fort Worth in junior transfer Lucky Rudd and freshmen Madisen Smith and Kari Niblack … Davenport earned her 11th career 20-point game … senior guard Katrina Pardee made a 3-pointer against TCU and Texas, marking 13 straight games with a 3 this season … Pardee has made a triple in 28 straight contests, dating back to WVU's tilt at Oklahoma on Feb. 3, 2018 … WVU moved to 411-166 all-time at the WVU Coliseum and 24-55 against ranked opponents at home.

This Week in Gymnastics: No. 22-ranked West Virginia continues its season-opening road trip at Pitt, with Utah State and Eastern Michigan, on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 2 p.m., inside Fitzgerald Field House in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania … it will be the season opener for everyone but the Mountaineers.

Last Week in Gymnastics: WVU (1-2, 0-1) opened the 2019 season with a third place, 194.15 showing at the Cancun Classic on Jan. 4, inside the Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Ballroom in Cancun, Mexico … No. 9-ranked Michigan placed first with a 196.05 mark, while Iowa State finished second (194.275) and Rutgers finished fourth (189.8) … the Mountaineers finished first on balance beam (48.775) and floor exercise (49.05) and third on uneven bars (47.525) and vault (48.8) … senior Kirah Koshinski tied for the floor win with a 9.925 score … she also paced the team on vault with a 9.8 … freshmen Esperanza Abarca and Rachel Hornung earned team-best 9.8 scores on bars and beam, respectively … junior Abby Kaufman placed third in the all-around with a 38.375 total.

Notes: Senior Jaquie Tun matched her career high on floor with a third place, 9.85 score … Erica Fontaine matched her career-best beam score of 9.775 … sophomore Michelle Waldron matched her career high on vault with a 9.7 showing … Koshinski now owns 14 career floor scores of 9.9 or better … she made her career all-around debut and totaled 38.3.

This Week in Track & Field: WVU opens the 2019 indoor campaign by hosting the Marty Pushkin Track Classic on Friday, Jan. 11, at the WVU Shell Building … the meet is set to commence at 5 p.m.

Last Season in Track & Field: Two student-athletes earned four total All-America honors to highlight West Virginia's 2017-18 season … Madelin Gardner registered All-America First Team distinction with an eighth-place finish in the women's pole vault at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon … Gardner also earned All-America Second Team honors with a ninth-place finish in the pole vault at the 2018 Indoor Championships in College Station, Texas … Amy Cashin received a pair of All-America honors, earning second-team accolades in the women's steeplechase (outdoor) with a 13th-place finish at the national meet, as well as the women's mile (indoor – 9th place) … Gardner broke the indoor and outdoor pole vault school records last season, while Cashin became the first Mountaineer woman to break the 10-minute barrier in the steeplechase … additionally, Gardner was named the USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Indoor Field Athlete of the Year … Cashin was named the Big 12 Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season … WVU finished ninth at the Big 12 indoor and outdoor meets … WVU placed 17 student-athletes of the Academic All-Big 12 team last season.

Notes: Friday marks the start of the 42nd season of Mountaineer women's track and field … WVU is set to welcome 20 returnees back to the squad this year, while adding 18 newcomers … West Virginia won eight events at the Pushkin Classic last season, including an indoor school-record performance by Gardner … the Williamstown, West Virginia, native earned a mark of 4.15 meters on women's pole vault to set the program's top mark; Gardner later topped the jump at the Akron Invitational last season … Friday's meet is the Mountaineers' only home event of the 2019 indoor season.

This Week in Wrestling: WVU (2-8, 2-2) travels to NC State (9-1) on Sunday, Jan. 13, for a 1 p.m. dual against the Wolfpack at Neal Reynolds Coliseum … NC State, which finished fifth at the 2018 NCAA Tournament, holds a slim 3-2 advantage in the all-time series … Sunday's match will be broadcasted live on the ACC Network Extra … 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: Four Mountaineers came away with wins, as West Virginia suffered a 26-17 setback to Oklahoma on Jan. 4, at McCasland Field House, in Norman, Oklahoma … the Mountaineers picked up two bonus-point victories at 133 and 149 pounds, respectively, to take an 11-8 lead over the Sooners before suffering a pair of losses by fall in the heavyweights to hand Oklahoma the team win … redshirt sophomore Matthew Schmitt earned his third technical fall victory of the season over Oklahoma's Anthony Madrigal at 133 pounds … additionally, redshirt senior Christian Monserrat earned his first pin of the season at 149 pounds, pinning Oklahoma's Davion Jeffries in 4 minutes, 8 seconds … Schmitt improved to 11-0 on the season and 6-0 in dual action, while Monserrat earned his 10th straight dual win to improve to 14-3 on the year.

Notes: WVU went 1-3 at the South Beach Duals to close the month of December, including a win over No. 20 North Dakota State for its first victory over a ranked opponent on Dec. 30 ... West Virginia opened the two-day event with matches against Virginia and Michigan State, suffering a 26-13 setback to the Cavaliers and dropping a 23-16 match to the Spartans ... the following day, West Virginia picked up a 19-17 victory over No. 20 North Dakota State before dropping a 23-20 match to No. 13 Purdue ... sophomore Nick Kiussis, Monserrat and Schmitt each posted a perfect 4-0 record at the South Beach Duals … Monserrat and Kiussis each sport a team-best 14 victories on the season, followed by redshirt freshman Joey Thomas and Schmitt with 11 … Monserrat also leads the team with 35 points and 19 takedowns ... the Mountaineers enter the week with a pair of wrestlers ranked at their respective weight classes in the latest Open Mat rankings … Schmitt is the 12th-ranked wrestler at 133 pounds, while Kiussis checks in at No. 20 for the first time in his career … Schmitt, a 2018 NCAA qualifier, also sits at No. 18 by FloWrestling.

This Week in Rifle: The No. 3-ranked Mountaineers (10-0, 5-0) return from their training trip to South Africa.

Last Week in Rifle: WVU did not compete last week.

Notes: The Mountaineers resume competition against Ole Miss on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m., at the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range inside the WVU Shell Building … the match was previously scheduled for Jan. 19.

This Week in Swimming & Diving: The Mountaineers return home to host Big 12 Conference foe TCU on Saturday, Jan. 12, at the WVU Natatorium … the Senior Day meet is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.

Last Week in Swimming & Diving: WVU traveled to Pitt for the annual Backyard Brawl meet on Jan. 5 … the men's team fell, 175-125, while the Mountaineer women suffered a 197.5-102.5 defeat … junior Morgan Bullock led West Virginia with four total wins, including three individually … the Zeeland, Michigan, native won the 100 and 200 butterfly, 200 individual medley and was a member of the first-place 200 medley relay team … senior Emma Harris also won a pair of individual events for the Mountaineers, while freshman PJ Lenz swept the men's 1- and 3-meter springboard events … the men's team fell to 3-1 in dual meets this season, and the women dropped to 2-2 on the year … the meet was WVU's first competition since Nov. 15-17.

Notes: Saturday marks the final home meet for 12 Mountaineer seniors … it's also the final dual meet in WVU Natatorium history, which West Virginia has called home since 1975 … WVU swept TCU last season in Fort Worth, as the men topped the Horned Frogs, 221-77, while the women won, 196-103 … the Mountaineers won 29 of 32 events against TCU last season, including a perfect 16-for-16 day for the men's team … the men's team has defeated TCU in each of the past five years … last season's victory over the Horned Frogs was the women's team second consecutive win over the Big 12 foe.