Over the weekend, four WVU Olympic sports programs competed in various events. WVU Cross Country highlighted the weekend with a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championships. Read more: Weekend Roundup: Cross Country finishes runner-up in Big 12 Championships and more from WVU Olympic Sports.
Additionally, WVU Wrestling competed in its first competitive meet of the season, WVU Tennis wrapped up its fall season, and WVU Volleyball had two more Big 12 matches.
Here is how the Mountaineers fared over the weekend.
Cross Country
WVU Cross Country traveled to the Big 12 Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Saturday. As a team, WVU finished as runner-up for the third time in the past five seasons.
The Mountaineers improved one spot from its 2025 third-place finish in Lawrence, Kansas.
WVU finished seven points behind the Big 12 Champions, BYU, with 63 points in the 6,000-meter race. Three Mountaineers were placed on the All-Big 12 Team.
The first runner on the All-Big 12 Team and the best WVU finisher was Mercy Kinyanjui. She placed fifth with a time of 19:42.7.
Following Kinyanjui and also joining the All-Big 12 Team was Joy Naukot with a seventh-place finish at 19:46.0.
The final All-Big 12 Team finisher was Sheila Chepkirui, who finished in 10th place with a time of 19:51.8.
Naukot has received the honor three times, while Kinyanjui received it for the second time. It was the first time Chepkirui was named to the All-Big 12 Team.
The following Mountaineer runners also competed in the Big 12 Championships:
- 20th – Emily Bryce – 20:18.8
- 21st – Lexi Lamb – 20:27.3
- 40th – Anastasia Chepkorir – 21:05.1
- 49th – Chiara Judis – 21:20.4
- 61st – Chelsea Chepkemboi – 21:52.0
- 63rd – Alyssa Sauro – 21:54.8
Bold means placement counted towards WVU’s score
Up next for WVU Cross Country is the preparations for regionals and nationals. The Mountaineers race again on November 13 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships.
WVU finished in first place at the past two NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals.
Volleyball
WVU Volleyball (11-10, Big 12 4-7) traveled to compete in two Big 12 matchups over the weekend. It was swept 3-0 in both contests, Iowa State on Friday and Cincinnati on Sunday.
The Mountaineers were competitive against Iowa State but ultimately struggled to close out the sets. In the first set, the Mountaineers had the advantage early, but the Cyclones put together multiple scoring runs to take it 25-20.
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In the second set, Iowa State dominated early. The Mountaineers caught up and tied it 21-21, but the Cyclones persevered and took the set 25-23.
The third set saw WVU lead a few times throughout. Towards the end of the set, it led 19-18, but Iowa State finished strong, winning 25-22 and sweeping the match.
Nina Horning was the Mountaineers’ kill leader with 10; Maddy McGath had four blocks, and Reagan Turk led the team in digs with 20.
Against Cincinnati, the Bearcats dominated sets one and two. Errors hurt the Mountaineers in set one, committing 10 attacking errors and 4 serving errors. Cincinnati took set one with a 25-13 score.
In the second set, the Bearcats put together scoring runs that helped them pull far ahead of the Mountaineers, winning 25-17.
The third set was competitive from both sides. WVU battled to take its first lead of the set, 16-15, and had the lead towards the end of the set, 22-21. Following that lead, Cincinnati went on a four-point scoring run and took the set 25-21 and swept the match.
Horning and Anna Barr led the Mountaineers offensively with seven kills apiece, and Barr also had three blocks. Turk and Alexis Finnvold had six digs apiece, leading the team defensively.
WVU Volleyball is competing once this coming weekend when it takes on Colorado at Hope Coliseum on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Tennis
WVU Tennis competed in the D1 Invitational at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Georgia, this past weekend.
Junior Rio Maeda and freshman Danielle Gonzales represented WVU in both singles and doubles action.
Between them, they competed against players from Bellarmine, Miami (Ohio), Kennesaw State, North Alabama, and Jacksonville State in singles action. Together in doubles, they competed against players from Middle Tennessee.
No results were found on wvusports.com.
Wrestling
WVU Wrestling competed in the Southeast Open in Salem, Virginia, this past weekend, picking up four individual titles.
Redshirt sophomore Louie Gill was the 125 weight-class champion, freshman Luke Satriano was the 141 weight-class champion, redshirt junior Ty Watters was the 157 weight-class champion, and redshirt senior Ian Bush was the 184 weight-class champion.
Gill faced off against No. 10 Nicolar Rivera from Maryland in the 125-pound championship, pulling off the upset by decision, 7-2.
Watters faced George Mason’s DJ McGee in the 157-pound division, dominating 17-0 and winning by technical fall.
Bush had a victory over No. 23 Thomas Brooker from Appalachian State to advance to the finals. He defeated Virginia Tech’s Sergio Desiante by decision, 5-2, in the 184 championships.
Satriano won the 141 championships by defeating Davidson’s Cody Trevino in the finals by decision.
The other Mountaineer results from the Open included:
- Gunner Andrick (Second place at 133 pounds)
- Max Vanadia (Second place at 285 pounds)
- Brody Conley (Third place at 174 pounds)
- Coen Grimm (Third place at 197 pounds)
Four Mountaineers also competed in the Freshman/Sophomore division:
- Jackson Angelo (Second place at 165 pounds)
- Gage Wentzel (Third place at 165 pounds)
- Michael Baldwin (Third place at 174 pounds)
- Paxton Hunt (Third place at 197 pounds)
WVU Wrestling returns to action this coming weekend when it faces Mercyhurst Saturday at 7 p.m. in Cameron, West Virginia.
Weekend Roundup preview next weekend
In the upcoming edition of Weekend Roundup, five WVU Olympic sports programs will be back in action, including Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving, Rowing, Wrestling, and Volleyball.
Additionally, stay tuned throughout the week for coverage of Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, and Football.
Related: November 2026 WVU Athletics Preview: Basketball tips off while others start to wrap up
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