DiCello Garners Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week Accolade
February 03, 2026 03:01 PM | Gymnastics
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Sophomore Karleigh DiCello of the West Virginia University gymnastics team has been named the Big 12 Conference Event Specialist of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday.
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The weekly honor marks DiCello's first career award, as well as the first for a Mountaineer gymnast this season. She becomes the first Event Specialist of the Week since classmate Sophia Rice received the honor on March 18, 2025.
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A native of Boyds, Maryland, DiCello topped the vault podium for the second week in a row with a season-high matching 9.875 in a quad meet win over Pitt, Kent Sate and Cornell on Jan. 30. She also tallied a season high on beam with a 9.825.
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After the WVU beam lineup had struggled to start the year, DiCello and the beam squad went six-for-six to post a season-best 49.025 on the event in the quad meet. Her 9.825 in the No. 5 spot solidified a score that would not see West Virginia counting a fall on beam for the first time this season.
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Next up, West Virginia heads back on the road for a Big 12 Conference dual meet at Iowa State on Friday, Feb. 6. Competition at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUGymnastics on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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The weekly honor marks DiCello's first career award, as well as the first for a Mountaineer gymnast this season. She becomes the first Event Specialist of the Week since classmate Sophia Rice received the honor on March 18, 2025.
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A native of Boyds, Maryland, DiCello topped the vault podium for the second week in a row with a season-high matching 9.875 in a quad meet win over Pitt, Kent Sate and Cornell on Jan. 30. She also tallied a season high on beam with a 9.825.
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After the WVU beam lineup had struggled to start the year, DiCello and the beam squad went six-for-six to post a season-best 49.025 on the event in the quad meet. Her 9.825 in the No. 5 spot solidified a score that would not see West Virginia counting a fall on beam for the first time this season.
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Next up, West Virginia heads back on the road for a Big 12 Conference dual meet at Iowa State on Friday, Feb. 6. Competition at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUGymnastics on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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