The school's sports teams are called the Mountaineers and compete in the Big East Conference, a member of the NCAA's Division I. The
school has teams in a variety of sports and has won several national championships.Mountaineer sports were started in 1891 when a group of students organized the first
football game at the school in a cow pasture. Since then, each sport at WVU has adhered to NCAA rules and regulations. See below for a list of sports offered as well as other information (as of 2004):
Baseball
Mens Basketball
Womens Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Gymnastics
Rifle
Mens Soccer
Womens Soccer
Mens Swimming
Womens Swimming
Womens Tennis
Womens Track
Womens Volleyball
Wrestling