MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Junior
Ceili McCabe has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week presented by University Apartments after advancing to the NCAA National Championships at the NCAA East Preliminary Round at Visit Jax Track at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 27.
McCabe finished second overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase quarterfinals with a time of 9:54.41 to earn a spot in the NCAA National Championships in Austin, Texas, from June 7-10. She is set to compete in the semi-finals in Austin on June 8th.
The Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, native earned her third consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships in the steeplechase. She tallied All-American honors the last two seasons, with a top finish of third-place in 2022.
This Week in Baseball: The West Virginia baseball team heads to Lexington this week to participate in an NCAA Regional … the Mountaineers earned the No. 2 seed and will face No. 3-seed Indiana on Friday at 7 p.m. … the game will air on ESPN+ … host and No. 12 national seed Kentucky will play No. 4-seed Ball State on Friday at 12 p.m.
Last Week in Baseball: The Mountaineers competed at the Big 12 Baseball Championship last week … on Wednesday, May 24, WVU fell to Texas Tech, 6-2, before the Mountaineers were eliminated with a 3-2 loss to Oklahoma State on Thursday, May 25 … junior
Ben Hampton threw 6.0 innings against the Cowboys and allowed two runs, neither of which was earned … sophomore
JJ Wetherholt reached base five times with two hits, a walk and two hit-by-pitches against OSU.
Notes: JJ Wetherholt became the first Mountaineer to win Big 12 Player of the Year … head coach
Randy Mazey was named Big 12 Coach of the Year … Wetherholt,
Ben Hampton and
Carlson Reed were each named All-Big 12 First Team …
Landon Wallace,
Braden Barry and
Blaine Traxel were named All-Big 12 Second Team …
David Hagaman,
Grant Hussey, Dayne Leaonard,
Aidan Major,
Caleb McNeely,
Logan Sauve and
Tevin Tucker were all named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention … McNeely hit a home run against Texas Tech in the Big 12 Tournament at Globe Life Field, his second at a major league ballpark this season, having hit one at PNC Park earlier this season … the Mountaineers currently have 76 home runs this season, tied for the most in program history.
This Week in Track and Field: The Mountaineers are off this week.
Last Week in Track and Field: Junior
Ceili McCabe advanced to the NCAA National Championships by securing second overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase quarterfinals with a time of 9:54.41 ... Redshirt senior
Mikaela Lucki advanced in the 1,500-meter run on Saturday, May 27, after finishing 16th overall with a time of 4:21.77 ... Lucki's classmate
Hayley Jackson also ran the 1,500 meters and placed 34th overall with a time of 4:26.32 ... Next up was the 800-meter run, where sophomore
Cassandra Williamson crossed the line at 2:07.82 to place 33rd overall ... The night concluded with the 10,000-meter run, where senior
Rachel Butler finished 26th overall in 34:34.74, followed by redshirt junior
Charlotte Wood with a time of 35:15.15 ... Lucki and senior
Katherine Dowie also raced on the second day of competition ... Dowie completed the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a time of 10:36.14 to finish No. 32 overall ... Lucki placed 2nd in the 1,500-meter quarterfinals with a time of 4:23.58, before finishing 20th in the 5,000 meters after crossing the line at 16:17.67.
Notes: The NCAA National Championships take place in Austin, Texas, from June 7-10 ... The Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, native earned her third consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships in the steeplechase ... she tallied All-American honors the last two seasons, with a top finish of third place in 2022.
