MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University student-athletes and athletic department staff celebrated the athletic and academic achievements of the 2016-17 academic year at the annual Blue and Golden Globe Awards, held at the Waterfont Place Hotel on Tuesday evening.
Fifteen individual student-athletes, three teams and one coach were honored for various accomplishments in the classroom, in the community and on the field or court.
“We’ve had great achievements in competition and in the classroom this year,” Director of Athletics Shane Lyons said. “That’s a testament to the quality of student-athletes we have here at West Virginia University, as well as to the hard work and dedication they put forth throughout the year.