Titus Named Student-Athlete of the Week
February 24, 2025 12:22 PM | Baseball, General, Golf, Men's Swimming & Diving, Rifle, Women's Basketball, Gymnastics, Women's Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track & Field, Wrestling
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Following an upset win in the 141-pound match against Arizona State, redshirt junior Jordan Titus has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.
Titus earned his first win over a ranked opponent as he defeated Arizona State's No. 32 Emilio Ysaguirre on Sunday in West Virginia's final match of the regular season.
The win also marked the third conference win of the season for Titus. His victory helped the Mountaineers to their third consecutive season of 10 or more dual match wins.
West Virginia will compete in the 2025 Big 12 Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on March 8-9.
This Week in Women's Basketball: The Mountaineers open the week on Wednesday, Feb. 26, against Utah inside the WVU Coliseum … tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and will be the final regular season home game … the Mountaineers then hit the road to take on Cincinnati on Saturday, March 1 … Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET … the game will be the regular season finale.
Last Week in Women's Basketball: The Mountaineers moved to 21-6 on the season and 11-5 in Big 12 Conference play dropping a game on the road and picking up the program's 16th straight home win … the Mountaineers collected its second-ranked win of the season with a 70-57 win over No. 12 Kansas State … WVU then fell on the road to No. 10 TCU, 71-50, in Fort Worth.
Notes: WVU returns eight student-athletes to the floor this season, including four of five starters from an NCAA Tournament team a season ago … All-Big 12 First Team and Defensive Team selection JJ Quinerly highlights the returners … She was also named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team and was named to the Naismith College Women's Basketball Player of the Year, the 2025 Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Watchlist and the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watchlist … Jordan Harrison was named to the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year watchlist … Quinerly has eclipsed 1,500 points in her career this season as Harrison and Zya Nugent have broken the 1,000-point mark... the Mountaineers finished the nonconference schedule a 10-1 … JJ Quinerly is third on the program's all-time steals list and 9th in the Big 12 Conference all time standings … she also ranks sixth in the programs history for all time points scored … WVU is a perfect 15-0 when playing games inside the WVU Coliseum … WVU collected its 20th 20+ win season in program history against UC.
This Week in Wrestling: West Virginia does compete until it heads to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the 2025 Big 12 Championship on March 8-9 ... this year's championship will be held at the BOK Center.
Last Week in Wrestling: The Mountaineers earned their 10th dual win of the season as they defeated Arizona State, 24-13, at the WVU Coliseum on Feb. 23.
Notes: West Virginia's match against the Sun Devils served as senior day and Greg Jones day ... 11 seniors were honored prior to the match and three-time NCAA champion, Greg Jones, was honored for his contributions to the program ... fifth-year No. 4 Peyton Hall moved one win closer to the program's all-time win record as he earned the 126th victory of his career.
This Week in Gymnastics: West Virginia returns to Morgantown to wrap up the home and Big 12 Conference portion of its regular-season schedule, welcoming league newcomer Arizona to the WVU Coliseum on Friday, Jan. 28 ... it's Senior Night, and competition is slated for 7 p.m. ET ... the meet also will be the first-ever Coal Rush meet, with all fans encouraged to wear black, as well as the annual Women's Empowerment Meet.
Last Week in Gymnastics: WVU recorded a season-high 195.825 in a dual meet at No. 25 Arizona State inside the Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 21 ... ASU took first place in the meet with a 196.225 team score, while the Mountaineers finished in second ... WVU reached the new season-high total with season-best team scores on vault and uneven bars, scoring a 48.95 on vault and a 49.05 on bars ... the squad also added totals of 48.875 on balance beam and 48.95 on floor exercise ... in the final event standings, freshman Karleigh DiCello tied for second on vault with a career-high tying 9.85 ... sophomore Amber Lowe earned her second event win of the season in a tie for first on beam, earning a new career-best 9.85 on the event.
Notes: The Mountaineers' total on uneven bars at ASU was their first of 49.0 or higher on the event this season ... seven Mountaineers either set or matched a season or career-high score during the meet ... in this week's Road to Nationals rankings, West Virginia ranks No. 48 nationally with a National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 194.5 ... WVU also ranks No. 50 on vault, No. 47 on bars, No. 51 on beam and No. 42 on floor ... individually, Leigh ranks No. 6 in the southeast region and No. 7 in the Big 12 on floor with an NQS of 9.865 ... ... on bars, fifth-year senior Trinity Macy (9.79 NQS) ranks No. 21 in the region and No. 22 in the conference ... on beam, sophomore Julia Brown (9.775 NQS) ranks No. 22 regionally and No. 23 in the conference.
This Week in Swimming and Diving: The men's and women's swimming and diving teams compete at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships from Feb. 25- March 1 ... the meet is being held at Weyerhaeuser Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington, and will be streamed on ESPN+.
Last Week in Swimming and Diving: West Virginia has not competed since it faced Penn State on Feb. 1.
This Week in Rifle: West Virginia is set to host the Great America Rifle Conference Championship on Saturday and Sunday at the Bill McKenzie Mobile Rifle Range inside the WVU Shell Building… Relays on both days are set to begin at 9 a.m. ET.
Last Week in Rifle: The Mountaineers began postseason competition on Saturday at the NCAA Qualifier at the Bill McKenzie Mobile Rifle Range inside the WVU Shell Building … The Mountaineers scored 4742 at the match which was the second-highest mark of the qualifiers … WVU scored a 9496 qualifying score, which was the second-highest in the nation.
Notes: The Mountaineers have won 26 straight regular season matches … Jon Hammond collected his 200th career win against No. 5 Georgia Southern … West Virginia's 4743.1 aggregate score is the second best in the nation … the 2356.4 mark in smallbore is the best in the nation while the 2386.6 in air rifle sits second … senior Gavin Barnick leads WVU in aggregate (1187.2), smallbore (590.5), and air rifle (596.7) … he ranks fourth, sixth and fifth in the nation in each category.
This Week in Tennis: West Virginia begins Big 12 play on the road against TCU (Feb. 28) and Baylor (March 1) ... the Mountaineers will face TCU at 3 p.m. in Fort Worth, Texas, and Baylor at 4 p.m. in Waco, Texas.
Last Week in Tennis: West Virginia lost to Marshall, 5-2, in its final nonconference match of the season on Feb. 23 in Morgantown.
Notes: Graduate student Julie Bousseau earned her sixth win of the season and her fourth in a row against the Thundering Herd ... Bousseau has played as the No. 2 seed the entire season ... freshman Lyla Byers also picked up a win in the No. 6 spot.
This week in Track and Field: The Mountaineers begin the postseason on Feb. 28 – March 1 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships … Texas Tech will host this year's league championship, at the Sports Performance Center in Lubbock, Texas.
Last week in Track and Field: West Virginia competed at the Penn State Tune-Up on Feb. 21, concluding the regular season in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Multi-Sport Facility & Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track … Friday's meet was highlighted by redshirt sophomore Olivia Cress who finished first in the women's 60-meter hurdle finals with a personal best time of 8.84 seconds.
This week in Golf: The golf team will return to action on Monday at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate in Henderson, Nevada … the three-day event will be played at the par 72, 7,204-yard Reflection Bay Golf Club. Golfers will play 18 holes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday … West Virginia will be joined by TCU, George Washington, Arkansas State, Texas State, Kansas City, Louisiana, Long Island, Stetson, Boise State, Long Beach State, Northern Illinois, DePaul, Eastern Michigan and Southern Illinois … WVU's lineup will consist of seniors Todd Duncan, Max Green and Pierce Grieve and juniors Carson Kammann and Kaleb Wilson … freshman Ryan Leach will compete as an individual … WVU last appeared in the event in 2022 with the Mountaineers winning the event by 11 strokes (-28) … Mark Goetz captured the individual title, shooting 15-under-par to set the school record for the lowest 54-hole total (201).
Last Week in Golf: The Mountaineers did not compete.
This Week in Baseball: West Virginia finishes up a four-game series on Monday at Lipscomb looking for a sweep ... first pitch is set for 12 p.m. ET ... the Mountaineers will play its home opener on Wednesday, Feb. 26, against Ohio with first pitch set for 2 p.m. ... WVU closes out the week with a four-game series at Queens (N.C.) beginning on Friday, Feb. 28 ... first pitch on Friday is set for 6:30 p.m. in Kannapolis, N.C., Saturday for 2 p.m. in Kannapolis, Sunday for 2 p.m. in Greensboro, N.C., and Monday for 1 p.m. in Charlotte, N.C.
Last week in Baseball: The Mountaineers have won the first three games of a four-game set at Lipscomb ... on Saturday, WVU took down the Bisons, 5-4 ... five Mountaineers had multiple hits with four players driving in a run ... in Sunday's doubleheader, the Mountaineers won game one, 5-0, before taking game two, 4-2 ... junior Robby Porco, sophomore Chase Meyer, sophomore Joseph Fredericks, freshman Bryson Hoff, and freshman Bryant Yoak combined for the shutout in game one ... senior Kyle West and redshirt junior Chase Swain each hit home runs in game while sophomore Michael Perazza went deep in game two.
Notes: The team's 6-0 start is the best season-opening run since beginning 7-0 in 1966 ... it is just the seventh time in program history that WVU has opened the season with at least six straight victories ... junior Carson Estridge has thrown 9.1 innings this season and has yet to give up a run while striking out nine ... senior Reese Bassinger has collected three saves through six games ... seven different players have stolen a base this season ... the Mountaineers are one of just two teams, along with Kansas, to be undefeated on the season while playing every game on the road.
Titus earned his first win over a ranked opponent as he defeated Arizona State's No. 32 Emilio Ysaguirre on Sunday in West Virginia's final match of the regular season.
The win also marked the third conference win of the season for Titus. His victory helped the Mountaineers to their third consecutive season of 10 or more dual match wins.
West Virginia will compete in the 2025 Big 12 Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on March 8-9.
This Week in Women's Basketball: The Mountaineers open the week on Wednesday, Feb. 26, against Utah inside the WVU Coliseum … tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and will be the final regular season home game … the Mountaineers then hit the road to take on Cincinnati on Saturday, March 1 … Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET … the game will be the regular season finale.
Last Week in Women's Basketball: The Mountaineers moved to 21-6 on the season and 11-5 in Big 12 Conference play dropping a game on the road and picking up the program's 16th straight home win … the Mountaineers collected its second-ranked win of the season with a 70-57 win over No. 12 Kansas State … WVU then fell on the road to No. 10 TCU, 71-50, in Fort Worth.
Notes: WVU returns eight student-athletes to the floor this season, including four of five starters from an NCAA Tournament team a season ago … All-Big 12 First Team and Defensive Team selection JJ Quinerly highlights the returners … She was also named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team and was named to the Naismith College Women's Basketball Player of the Year, the 2025 Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Watchlist and the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watchlist … Jordan Harrison was named to the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year watchlist … Quinerly has eclipsed 1,500 points in her career this season as Harrison and Zya Nugent have broken the 1,000-point mark... the Mountaineers finished the nonconference schedule a 10-1 … JJ Quinerly is third on the program's all-time steals list and 9th in the Big 12 Conference all time standings … she also ranks sixth in the programs history for all time points scored … WVU is a perfect 15-0 when playing games inside the WVU Coliseum … WVU collected its 20th 20+ win season in program history against UC.
This Week in Wrestling: West Virginia does compete until it heads to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the 2025 Big 12 Championship on March 8-9 ... this year's championship will be held at the BOK Center.
Last Week in Wrestling: The Mountaineers earned their 10th dual win of the season as they defeated Arizona State, 24-13, at the WVU Coliseum on Feb. 23.
Notes: West Virginia's match against the Sun Devils served as senior day and Greg Jones day ... 11 seniors were honored prior to the match and three-time NCAA champion, Greg Jones, was honored for his contributions to the program ... fifth-year No. 4 Peyton Hall moved one win closer to the program's all-time win record as he earned the 126th victory of his career.
This Week in Gymnastics: West Virginia returns to Morgantown to wrap up the home and Big 12 Conference portion of its regular-season schedule, welcoming league newcomer Arizona to the WVU Coliseum on Friday, Jan. 28 ... it's Senior Night, and competition is slated for 7 p.m. ET ... the meet also will be the first-ever Coal Rush meet, with all fans encouraged to wear black, as well as the annual Women's Empowerment Meet.
Last Week in Gymnastics: WVU recorded a season-high 195.825 in a dual meet at No. 25 Arizona State inside the Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 21 ... ASU took first place in the meet with a 196.225 team score, while the Mountaineers finished in second ... WVU reached the new season-high total with season-best team scores on vault and uneven bars, scoring a 48.95 on vault and a 49.05 on bars ... the squad also added totals of 48.875 on balance beam and 48.95 on floor exercise ... in the final event standings, freshman Karleigh DiCello tied for second on vault with a career-high tying 9.85 ... sophomore Amber Lowe earned her second event win of the season in a tie for first on beam, earning a new career-best 9.85 on the event.
Notes: The Mountaineers' total on uneven bars at ASU was their first of 49.0 or higher on the event this season ... seven Mountaineers either set or matched a season or career-high score during the meet ... in this week's Road to Nationals rankings, West Virginia ranks No. 48 nationally with a National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 194.5 ... WVU also ranks No. 50 on vault, No. 47 on bars, No. 51 on beam and No. 42 on floor ... individually, Leigh ranks No. 6 in the southeast region and No. 7 in the Big 12 on floor with an NQS of 9.865 ... ... on bars, fifth-year senior Trinity Macy (9.79 NQS) ranks No. 21 in the region and No. 22 in the conference ... on beam, sophomore Julia Brown (9.775 NQS) ranks No. 22 regionally and No. 23 in the conference.
This Week in Swimming and Diving: The men's and women's swimming and diving teams compete at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships from Feb. 25- March 1 ... the meet is being held at Weyerhaeuser Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington, and will be streamed on ESPN+.
Last Week in Swimming and Diving: West Virginia has not competed since it faced Penn State on Feb. 1.
This Week in Rifle: West Virginia is set to host the Great America Rifle Conference Championship on Saturday and Sunday at the Bill McKenzie Mobile Rifle Range inside the WVU Shell Building… Relays on both days are set to begin at 9 a.m. ET.
Last Week in Rifle: The Mountaineers began postseason competition on Saturday at the NCAA Qualifier at the Bill McKenzie Mobile Rifle Range inside the WVU Shell Building … The Mountaineers scored 4742 at the match which was the second-highest mark of the qualifiers … WVU scored a 9496 qualifying score, which was the second-highest in the nation.
Notes: The Mountaineers have won 26 straight regular season matches … Jon Hammond collected his 200th career win against No. 5 Georgia Southern … West Virginia's 4743.1 aggregate score is the second best in the nation … the 2356.4 mark in smallbore is the best in the nation while the 2386.6 in air rifle sits second … senior Gavin Barnick leads WVU in aggregate (1187.2), smallbore (590.5), and air rifle (596.7) … he ranks fourth, sixth and fifth in the nation in each category.
This Week in Tennis: West Virginia begins Big 12 play on the road against TCU (Feb. 28) and Baylor (March 1) ... the Mountaineers will face TCU at 3 p.m. in Fort Worth, Texas, and Baylor at 4 p.m. in Waco, Texas.
Last Week in Tennis: West Virginia lost to Marshall, 5-2, in its final nonconference match of the season on Feb. 23 in Morgantown.
Notes: Graduate student Julie Bousseau earned her sixth win of the season and her fourth in a row against the Thundering Herd ... Bousseau has played as the No. 2 seed the entire season ... freshman Lyla Byers also picked up a win in the No. 6 spot.
This week in Track and Field: The Mountaineers begin the postseason on Feb. 28 – March 1 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships … Texas Tech will host this year's league championship, at the Sports Performance Center in Lubbock, Texas.
Last week in Track and Field: West Virginia competed at the Penn State Tune-Up on Feb. 21, concluding the regular season in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Multi-Sport Facility & Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track … Friday's meet was highlighted by redshirt sophomore Olivia Cress who finished first in the women's 60-meter hurdle finals with a personal best time of 8.84 seconds.
This week in Golf: The golf team will return to action on Monday at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate in Henderson, Nevada … the three-day event will be played at the par 72, 7,204-yard Reflection Bay Golf Club. Golfers will play 18 holes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday … West Virginia will be joined by TCU, George Washington, Arkansas State, Texas State, Kansas City, Louisiana, Long Island, Stetson, Boise State, Long Beach State, Northern Illinois, DePaul, Eastern Michigan and Southern Illinois … WVU's lineup will consist of seniors Todd Duncan, Max Green and Pierce Grieve and juniors Carson Kammann and Kaleb Wilson … freshman Ryan Leach will compete as an individual … WVU last appeared in the event in 2022 with the Mountaineers winning the event by 11 strokes (-28) … Mark Goetz captured the individual title, shooting 15-under-par to set the school record for the lowest 54-hole total (201).
Last Week in Golf: The Mountaineers did not compete.
This Week in Baseball: West Virginia finishes up a four-game series on Monday at Lipscomb looking for a sweep ... first pitch is set for 12 p.m. ET ... the Mountaineers will play its home opener on Wednesday, Feb. 26, against Ohio with first pitch set for 2 p.m. ... WVU closes out the week with a four-game series at Queens (N.C.) beginning on Friday, Feb. 28 ... first pitch on Friday is set for 6:30 p.m. in Kannapolis, N.C., Saturday for 2 p.m. in Kannapolis, Sunday for 2 p.m. in Greensboro, N.C., and Monday for 1 p.m. in Charlotte, N.C.
Last week in Baseball: The Mountaineers have won the first three games of a four-game set at Lipscomb ... on Saturday, WVU took down the Bisons, 5-4 ... five Mountaineers had multiple hits with four players driving in a run ... in Sunday's doubleheader, the Mountaineers won game one, 5-0, before taking game two, 4-2 ... junior Robby Porco, sophomore Chase Meyer, sophomore Joseph Fredericks, freshman Bryson Hoff, and freshman Bryant Yoak combined for the shutout in game one ... senior Kyle West and redshirt junior Chase Swain each hit home runs in game while sophomore Michael Perazza went deep in game two.
Notes: The team's 6-0 start is the best season-opening run since beginning 7-0 in 1966 ... it is just the seventh time in program history that WVU has opened the season with at least six straight victories ... junior Carson Estridge has thrown 9.1 innings this season and has yet to give up a run while striking out nine ... senior Reese Bassinger has collected three saves through six games ... seven different players have stolen a base this season ... the Mountaineers are one of just two teams, along with Kansas, to be undefeated on the season while playing every game on the road.
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