Actually, he’s quadrupling down because the veteran coach has entered four Mountaineer athletes in this year’s preliminary races. That total matches Michigan and Virginia Tech for the second most of any program in the country behind Oregon’s five competitors qualified for this weekend’s West Regional 1,500.
Morgantown freshman Millie Paladino heads into this weekend as the 24th-fastest competitor in the race by virtue of her 4:21.35 clocking registered at a very slow Big 12 Championship race two weeks ago, while freshman Amy Cashin (31st), sophomore Brianna Kerekes (42nd) and junior Kelly Williams (45th) also will be performing.