| West Virginia Mountaineers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | West Virginia University |
| Conference | Big 12 (primary) Sun Belt (men's soccer) Great America Rifle Conference (rifle) |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Wren Baker |
| Location | Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Varsity teams | 18 |
| Football stadium | Milan Puskar Stadium |
| Basketball arena | WVU Coliseum |
| Baseball stadium | Monongalia County Ballpark |
| Mascot | The Mountaineer |
| Nickname | Mountaineers |
| Fight song | Hail, West Virginia (official) Fight Mountaineers (official) Take Me Home, Country Roads (unofficial) |
| Colors | Gold and blue[1] |
| Website | www |
The West Virginia Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I. The Mountaineers have been a member of the Big 12 Conference since 2012.[2][3] The men's soccer team now competes as an affiliate member in the Sun Belt Conference.[4]
Currently, WVU sponsors seven men's sports, ten women's sports, and one coeducational sport (rifle). Men's golf was the latest sport to be added in the 2015–16 school year.[5]
- ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers Athletic Identity Logoslick" (PDF). April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ Barnhouse, Wendell (July 1, 2012). "TCU, West Virginia Officially Join Big 12". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "Big 12 adding WVU, will stay 10 strong". ESPN.com. 28 October 2011.
- ^ Post, Submitted to The Dominion (2022-04-06). "WVU men's soccer program set to join rekindled Sun Belt Conference". Dominion Post. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "WVU Men's Golf Reintroduced" (Press release). West Virginia Mountaineers. July 1, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2015.