<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://admin.wvusports.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>West Virginia University Athletics</title><link>https://admin.wvusports.com/rss.aspx?path=wgym</link><description>Latest news items for West Virginia University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://admin.wvusports.com/rss?path=wgym" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Forty-Nine Mountaineers Named to 2026 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/30/mens-basketball-forty-nine-mountaineers-named-to-2026-winter-academic-all-big-12-team</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/30/mens-basketball-forty-nine-mountaineers-named-to-2026-winter-academic-all-big-12-team</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Basketball, Gymnastics, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving, Wrestling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="49 mountaineers were named to the 2026 Winter academic all-big 12 team" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/30/WVU26_WinterAcademicTeam_1920x1080.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A total of 49 student-athletes from West Virginia University have been named to the 2026 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Conference Team as announced by the Big 12 this week.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/30/WVU26_WinterAcademicTeam_1920x1080.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/30/WVU26_WinterAcademicTeam_1920x1080.jpg"><media:title>49 mountaineers were named to the 2026 Winter academic all-big 12 team</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/30/WVU26_WinterAcademicTeam_1920x1080.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>59067</s:story_id></item><item><title>Butts Announces Signing of Burnett for 2026-27</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/22/gymnastics-butts-announces-signing-of-burnett-for-2026-27</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/22/gymnastics-butts-announces-signing-of-burnett-for-2026-27</guid><category>Gymnastics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="gym huddle - Jason Butts" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/22/012425_GYMN_TL_40_Jason_Butts.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University gymnastics coach Jason Butts has announced the signing of Zaara Burnett for the 2026-27 school year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/22/012425_GYMN_TL_40_Jason_Butts.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/22/012425_GYMN_TL_40_Jason_Butts.jpg"><media:title>gym huddle - Jason Butts</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/22/012425_GYMN_TL_40_Jason_Butts.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:07:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>59038</s:story_id></item><item><title>Smith Named Student-Athlete of Week</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/6/gymnastics-smith-named-student-athlete-of-week</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/6/gymnastics-smith-named-student-athlete-of-week</guid><category>Gymnastics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Emerson Smith" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/6/NCAA_Nebraska-10.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After a strong performance at the NCAA Regional Championships, sophomore Emerson Smith of the West Virginia University gymnastics team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/6/NCAA_Nebraska-10.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/6/NCAA_Nebraska-10.jpg"><media:title>Emerson Smith</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/6/NCAA_Nebraska-10.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 6 Apr 2026 11:27:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58969</s:story_id></item><item><title>West Virginia’s Individuals Complete NCAA Regional Competition</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/2/gymnastics-west-virginias-individuals-complete-ncaa-regional-competition</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/2/gymnastics-west-virginias-individuals-complete-ncaa-regional-competition</guid><category>Gymnastics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="emerson smith" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/2/Untitled-1-6.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Junior Amber Lowe and sophomores Sophia Rice and Emerson Smith of the West Virginia University gymnastics team completed competition as individual event specialists in the Second Round of the NCAA Regional Championships inside the Maravich Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Thursday night.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/Untitled-1-6.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/Untitled-1-6.jpg"><media:title>emerson smith</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/Untitled-1-6.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2026 22:33:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58957</s:story_id></item><item><title>Three Mountaineers Prepped for NCAA Regional Championships</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/1/gymnastics-three-mountaineers-prepped-for-ncaa-regional-championships</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/1/gymnastics-three-mountaineers-prepped-for-ncaa-regional-championships</guid><category>Gymnastics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="GYM26_Regionals Matchup_1920x1080" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/1/GYM26_Matchup_1920x1080_NCAAs.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Three individuals of the West Virginia University gymnastics team prepare to compete as individual event specialists at the 2026 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional Championships on Thursday, April 2, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/1/GYM26_Matchup_1920x1080_NCAAs.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/1/GYM26_Matchup_1920x1080_NCAAs.jpg"><media:title>GYM26_Regionals Matchup_1920x1080</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/1/GYM26_Matchup_1920x1080_NCAAs.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 1 Apr 2026 16:41:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58950</s:story_id></item><item><title>Three Individuals Qualify for 2026 NCAA Regional Championships</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/23/three-individuals-qualify-for-2026-ncaa-regional-championships</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/23/three-individuals-qualify-for-2026-ncaa-regional-championships</guid><category>Gymnastics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="gym NCAA qualifiers" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/23/3-up_gym.png" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Three individuals of the West Virginia University gymnastics team have qualified to compete as individual event specialists at the 2026 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional Championships on Thursday, April 2, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/23/3-up_gym.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/23/3-up_gym.png"><media:title>gym NCAA qualifiers</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/23/3-up_gym.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:55:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58914</s:story_id></item><item><title>Mountaineers Finish Competition at 2026 Big 12 Championship</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/21/gymnastics-mountaineers-finish-competition-at-2026-big-12-championship</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/21/gymnastics-mountaineers-finish-competition-at-2026-big-12-championship</guid><category>Gymnastics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="emerson smith" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/21/Big_12s_First_Session-45.jpg" /><br /><br />WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – The West Virginia University gymnastics team scored a 194.25 to complete competition in the first session of the 2026 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship, hosted at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah, on Saturday afternoon.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/21/Big_12s_First_Session-45.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/21/Big_12s_First_Session-45.jpg"><media:title>emerson smith</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/21/Big_12s_First_Session-45.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:27:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58906</s:story_id></item><item><title>WVU Opens Postseason at 2026 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/20/wvu-opens-postseason-at-2026-big-12-gymnastics-championship</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/20/wvu-opens-postseason-at-2026-big-12-gymnastics-championship</guid><category>Gymnastics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="GYM26_Big12Matchup_1920x1080" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/20/GYM26_Matchup_1920x1080_Big12s.jpg" /><br /><br />WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – The West Virginia University gymnastics team opens postseason competition at the 2026 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship inside the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah, on Saturday, March 21. The conference championship will be held in two sessions, with the Mountaineers competing in Session I with Arizona State, beginning at 2 p.m. ET/12 p.m. MT.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/20/GYM26_Matchup_1920x1080_Big12s.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/20/GYM26_Matchup_1920x1080_Big12s.jpg"><media:title>GYM26_Big12Matchup_1920x1080</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/20/GYM26_Matchup_1920x1080_Big12s.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:10:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58899</s:story_id></item><item><title>Kayla Smith Named to All-Big 12 Teams</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/18/gymnastics-kayla-smith-named-to-all-big-12-teams</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/18/gymnastics-kayla-smith-named-to-all-big-12-teams</guid><category>Gymnastics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="kayla smith" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/18/Arizona_2026_Final_282.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Freshman Kayla Smith of the West Virginia University gymnastics team has been named to the 2026 All-Big 12 Conference Gymnastics Teams, the league announced on Wednesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/18/Arizona_2026_Final_282.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/18/Arizona_2026_Final_282.jpg"><media:title>kayla smith</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/18/Arizona_2026_Final_282.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:57:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58889</s:story_id></item><item><title>Kayla Smith Garners First Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Honor</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/17/gymnastics-kayla-smith-garners-first-big-12-newcomer-of-the-week-honor</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/17/gymnastics-kayla-smith-garners-first-big-12-newcomer-of-the-week-honor</guid><category>Gymnastics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="kayla smith" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/17/031326_GYMN_TL_104_Kayla_Smith.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Freshman Kayla Smith of the West Virginia University gymnastics team has been named the Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/17/031326_GYMN_TL_104_Kayla_Smith.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/17/031326_GYMN_TL_104_Kayla_Smith.jpg"><media:title>kayla smith</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/17/031326_GYMN_TL_104_Kayla_Smith.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:58:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58881</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>