McCabe Named Student-Athlete of the Week
May 17, 2021 01:35 PM | Baseball, General, Golf, Rowing, Track & Field
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After notching a first-place finish in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2021 Big 12 Outdoor Championship, Ceili McCabe of the West Virginia University track and field team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.
McCabe represented the Mountaineers at Big 12 Championships on Saturday, May 15, in Manhattan, Kansas. In just her third-ever steeplechase performance, McCabe finished in a winning time of 10:08.69. Her performance was WVU's first-ever Big 12 Championship win in the 3,000-meter steeplechase competition at the conference meet.
The Vancouver, British Columbia, native's time ranks fifth in WVU outdoor program history, while she also holds the No. 1 time with a 9:58.62 mark.
McCabe now holds the record time at Kansas State's R.V. Christian Track Complex.
This Week in Rowing: The Mountaineers season is completed.
Last Week in Rowing: WVU competed at the Big 12 Championship in Austin, Texas on May 15 … the Mountaineers finished in seventh place 51 total points.
Notes: Texas won the 2021 Big 12 Championship for the six straight year, and West Virginia finished seventh … WVU's 2V8 raced the best among the three Mountaineer boats … WVU trailed Kansas by 1.5 seconds at the midpoint of the race … over the course of the second thousand, the 2V8 drew even with Kansas, then sprinted ahead of them to the finish line to earn sixth place, finishing one spot above their seed … Emma Toy was named to the All-Big 12 Rowing Team … Ruth Mierzejewski, Amanda Starliper, Jordan Wittmaack and Jessie Woy were the rowing graduates this past weekend.
This Week in Track and Field: The Mountaineers are idle this week.
Last Week in Track and Field: WVU concluded competition at the 2021 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships from May 14-16, in Manhattan, Kansas ... on Saturday, freshman Ceili McCabe earned a gold medal when she led the Mountaineers to their first-ever Big 12 Championship in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and recorded a fifth-place, outdoor program-record-best finish with a time of 10:08.69 … McCabe was followed by junior Katherine Dowie who had an All-Big 12 performance in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a fifth-place finish in 10:32.23 … additionally, redshirt freshman Sarah Stair and freshman Lydia Moell tied for 13th place in pole vault with a mark of 3.75 meters … on Sunday, freshman Abigail Mullings finished in fifth place in the high jump competition with a height of 1.66 meters, while redshirt junior Hayley Jackson opened up track events for the Mountaineers with an All-Big 12 performance and a seventh-place podium finish in the 1,500-meter race (4:32.33).
Notes: WVU totaled four trips to the podium in three events on the weekend … McCabe's 3,000-meter steeplechase time was a record at the Kansas State's R.V. Christian Track Complex … McCabe now holds the first and fifth outdoor program record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase … additionally, Stair broke her career high in pole vault, while Moell matched her career high … WVU last won a Big 12 individual championship in 2015, when Kaitlyn Gillespie won the 10,000 meters in 33:45.56 … entering the meet, three Mountaineers rank in the top 10 of the Big 12 in their respective events ... McCabe ranks No. 1 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a school-record time of 9:58.62, and Dowie follows at No. 3 in the conference with a time of 10:15.75 … additionally, McCabe holds a No. 4 rank in the 1,500- meter run with a time of 4:19, and she is followed by Jackson who ranks No. 7 (4:21.92).
This Week in Baseball: The Mountaineers conclude the 2021 regular season with a three-game, Big 12 series at No. 2 Texas, from May 20-22, in Austin, Texas … Thursday and Friday's games are slated to start at 7:30 p.m. ET, while Saturday's series finale is set for 3:30 p.m.
Last Week in Baseball: West Virginia (22-23) went 5-0 in five home games last week … on May 11, WVU took down Marshall, 4-1, before it won a pair of games over Miami (Ohio), 7-6 and 6-3, from May 14-15 … in May 16's doubleheader against Dayton, the Mountaineers earned victories of 7-6 and 12-6 … both games were played in seven innings … sophomore catcher/infielder Matt McCormick finished 10-for-15 (.667) at the plate last week, tallying a home run, four doubles, six RBI and four runs scored … additionally, junior outfielder Austin Davis recorded 10 hits at the plate last week, finishing with three doubles, seven RBI, five runs scored and two stolen bases … Davis also made a pair of spectacular, diving catches in the outfield to earn him two spots on SportsCenter's Top-10 Plays … on the mound, freshman right-handed pitcher Carlson Reed was credited with the win against Marshall and Game 2 against Dayton … he struck out nine and only allowed two runs in 8.0 innings of action for the week … WVU capped a season-long, 12-game homestand against Dayton … in all, the squad finished 15-12 at Monongalia County Ballpark this spring.
Notes: WVU's five-game win streak is its longest of the season … the Mountaineers are 13-8 all-time against Texas, including 6-6 in Austin … in the most recent matchup with the Longhorns, West Virginia won two-of-three games, from April 26-28, 2019, in Austin … following last week's Marshall win, the Mountaineers extended their midweek, home win streak to 19 games, dating back to April 3, 2017 … sophomore outfielder Victor Scott enters the week ranked No. 14 nationally and No. 1 in the Big 12 in sacrifice flies (6), as well as No. 2 in the conference in stolen bases (18) … senior left-handed pitcher Jackson Wolf ranks No. 2 in the Big 12 in strikeouts, with 93 … additionally, the WVU pitching staff sits at No. 10 nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (11.0) … McCormick's three triples against Dayton on May 16, marked the first Mountaineer to accomplish the feat in one game since Jackson Cramer on Feb. 25, 2017, at Coastal Carolina … WVU stole a season-high eight bases against the Flyers in Game 2 of the Sunday doubleheader … Davis has registered multiple hits in eight of his last 12 games … the Orlando, Florida, native leads the team with a .318 average at the plate this season.
This Week in Golf: West Virginia University senior golfer Mark Goetz begins play in the NCAA Regional at The Sagamore Golf Club in Noblesville, Indiana, on Monday, May 17 … Goetz, Golfweek's 72nd-ranked collegiate golfer, was an individual qualifier in this year's event – a first in WVU golf history … the Greensburg, Pennsylvania, native will play 54 holes against nine other individuals in the regional … the low individual not on an advancing team from each of the six regional sites will advance to the NCAA Championship later this month … Goetz will tee off at 10:23 a.m. ET, on Monday with 18 holes scheduled for Tuesday, May 18 and 18 more on Wednesday, May 19.
Last Week in Golf: The Mountaineers were idle.
Quotes: "The way I view this is it's a great opportunity for him because you've got some of the best amateur golfers in the world playing there – a couple of Walker Cuppers, at least three I know, are going to be there," coach Sean Covich said. "So whatever Mark does this week is only going to help his world amateur ranking, which is our goal to improve that. I'm looking forward to seeing him take advantage of this opportunity."
McCabe represented the Mountaineers at Big 12 Championships on Saturday, May 15, in Manhattan, Kansas. In just her third-ever steeplechase performance, McCabe finished in a winning time of 10:08.69. Her performance was WVU's first-ever Big 12 Championship win in the 3,000-meter steeplechase competition at the conference meet.
The Vancouver, British Columbia, native's time ranks fifth in WVU outdoor program history, while she also holds the No. 1 time with a 9:58.62 mark.
McCabe now holds the record time at Kansas State's R.V. Christian Track Complex.
This Week in Rowing: The Mountaineers season is completed.
Last Week in Rowing: WVU competed at the Big 12 Championship in Austin, Texas on May 15 … the Mountaineers finished in seventh place 51 total points.
Notes: Texas won the 2021 Big 12 Championship for the six straight year, and West Virginia finished seventh … WVU's 2V8 raced the best among the three Mountaineer boats … WVU trailed Kansas by 1.5 seconds at the midpoint of the race … over the course of the second thousand, the 2V8 drew even with Kansas, then sprinted ahead of them to the finish line to earn sixth place, finishing one spot above their seed … Emma Toy was named to the All-Big 12 Rowing Team … Ruth Mierzejewski, Amanda Starliper, Jordan Wittmaack and Jessie Woy were the rowing graduates this past weekend.
This Week in Track and Field: The Mountaineers are idle this week.
Last Week in Track and Field: WVU concluded competition at the 2021 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships from May 14-16, in Manhattan, Kansas ... on Saturday, freshman Ceili McCabe earned a gold medal when she led the Mountaineers to their first-ever Big 12 Championship in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and recorded a fifth-place, outdoor program-record-best finish with a time of 10:08.69 … McCabe was followed by junior Katherine Dowie who had an All-Big 12 performance in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a fifth-place finish in 10:32.23 … additionally, redshirt freshman Sarah Stair and freshman Lydia Moell tied for 13th place in pole vault with a mark of 3.75 meters … on Sunday, freshman Abigail Mullings finished in fifth place in the high jump competition with a height of 1.66 meters, while redshirt junior Hayley Jackson opened up track events for the Mountaineers with an All-Big 12 performance and a seventh-place podium finish in the 1,500-meter race (4:32.33).
Notes: WVU totaled four trips to the podium in three events on the weekend … McCabe's 3,000-meter steeplechase time was a record at the Kansas State's R.V. Christian Track Complex … McCabe now holds the first and fifth outdoor program record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase … additionally, Stair broke her career high in pole vault, while Moell matched her career high … WVU last won a Big 12 individual championship in 2015, when Kaitlyn Gillespie won the 10,000 meters in 33:45.56 … entering the meet, three Mountaineers rank in the top 10 of the Big 12 in their respective events ... McCabe ranks No. 1 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a school-record time of 9:58.62, and Dowie follows at No. 3 in the conference with a time of 10:15.75 … additionally, McCabe holds a No. 4 rank in the 1,500- meter run with a time of 4:19, and she is followed by Jackson who ranks No. 7 (4:21.92).
This Week in Baseball: The Mountaineers conclude the 2021 regular season with a three-game, Big 12 series at No. 2 Texas, from May 20-22, in Austin, Texas … Thursday and Friday's games are slated to start at 7:30 p.m. ET, while Saturday's series finale is set for 3:30 p.m.
Last Week in Baseball: West Virginia (22-23) went 5-0 in five home games last week … on May 11, WVU took down Marshall, 4-1, before it won a pair of games over Miami (Ohio), 7-6 and 6-3, from May 14-15 … in May 16's doubleheader against Dayton, the Mountaineers earned victories of 7-6 and 12-6 … both games were played in seven innings … sophomore catcher/infielder Matt McCormick finished 10-for-15 (.667) at the plate last week, tallying a home run, four doubles, six RBI and four runs scored … additionally, junior outfielder Austin Davis recorded 10 hits at the plate last week, finishing with three doubles, seven RBI, five runs scored and two stolen bases … Davis also made a pair of spectacular, diving catches in the outfield to earn him two spots on SportsCenter's Top-10 Plays … on the mound, freshman right-handed pitcher Carlson Reed was credited with the win against Marshall and Game 2 against Dayton … he struck out nine and only allowed two runs in 8.0 innings of action for the week … WVU capped a season-long, 12-game homestand against Dayton … in all, the squad finished 15-12 at Monongalia County Ballpark this spring.
Notes: WVU's five-game win streak is its longest of the season … the Mountaineers are 13-8 all-time against Texas, including 6-6 in Austin … in the most recent matchup with the Longhorns, West Virginia won two-of-three games, from April 26-28, 2019, in Austin … following last week's Marshall win, the Mountaineers extended their midweek, home win streak to 19 games, dating back to April 3, 2017 … sophomore outfielder Victor Scott enters the week ranked No. 14 nationally and No. 1 in the Big 12 in sacrifice flies (6), as well as No. 2 in the conference in stolen bases (18) … senior left-handed pitcher Jackson Wolf ranks No. 2 in the Big 12 in strikeouts, with 93 … additionally, the WVU pitching staff sits at No. 10 nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (11.0) … McCormick's three triples against Dayton on May 16, marked the first Mountaineer to accomplish the feat in one game since Jackson Cramer on Feb. 25, 2017, at Coastal Carolina … WVU stole a season-high eight bases against the Flyers in Game 2 of the Sunday doubleheader … Davis has registered multiple hits in eight of his last 12 games … the Orlando, Florida, native leads the team with a .318 average at the plate this season.
This Week in Golf: West Virginia University senior golfer Mark Goetz begins play in the NCAA Regional at The Sagamore Golf Club in Noblesville, Indiana, on Monday, May 17 … Goetz, Golfweek's 72nd-ranked collegiate golfer, was an individual qualifier in this year's event – a first in WVU golf history … the Greensburg, Pennsylvania, native will play 54 holes against nine other individuals in the regional … the low individual not on an advancing team from each of the six regional sites will advance to the NCAA Championship later this month … Goetz will tee off at 10:23 a.m. ET, on Monday with 18 holes scheduled for Tuesday, May 18 and 18 more on Wednesday, May 19.
Last Week in Golf: The Mountaineers were idle.
Quotes: "The way I view this is it's a great opportunity for him because you've got some of the best amateur golfers in the world playing there – a couple of Walker Cuppers, at least three I know, are going to be there," coach Sean Covich said. "So whatever Mark does this week is only going to help his world amateur ranking, which is our goal to improve that. I'm looking forward to seeing him take advantage of this opportunity."
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