MORGANTOWN – Morgantown senior Irene Riggs captured the Nike Cross Country national championship Saturday in Portland, Oregon. The Stanford commit continued her domination from the record-setting regional […]
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Irene Riggs goes out in style, UHS boys claim team title at WV state cross-country meet
A course-record shattering run to start the morning. Followed by a school getting its first individual state champion. When it was over, a four-peat for the overall […]
MHS, UHS distance dynasties go for four in a row
Three is nice but … That’s the current runs seen with the Morgantown High girls’ cross-country team, as well as the boys’ team at University High. Each […]
Ryan Blohm leads UHS cross-country to a perfect score; Irene Riggs leads MHS to another regional title
WELLSBURG — The University High boys’ cross-country team was perfect in winning the Region I championship Thursday at Brooke High School. The Hawks, already the winner of […]
Morgantown High’s Irene Riggs made a run at history and has plans to make more
MORGANTOWN — Irene Riggs is on orders from her distance coaches at Morgantown High not to run this week. “They’ve told me no running and get plenty […]
Morgantown’s Irene Riggs wins Gatorade Girls’ Cross-Country Runner of the Year for a second time
MORGANTOWN — In its 37th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade announced Monday that Morgantown High’s Irene Riggs is the 2021-22 Gatorade West […]
Morgantown’s Irene Riggs selected as McCoy award winner for Female Track Athlete of the Year
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown High’s Irene Riggs was selected as the West Virginia Sports Writers Association McCoy Award winner for Female track athlete of the year for 2022. […]
Irene Riggs takes 14th in Eastbay Cross-Country national race
SAN DIEGO – Finishing with a time of 17:48.5, MHS junior Irene Riggs was able to secure herself 14th place out of 39 participating runners at the […]
Irene Riggs hopes to top off impressive 2021 with strong performance at Eastbay Cross-Country Championships
MORGANTOWN — Already this year, Morgantown junior Irene Riggs was the Class AAA high-point winner at the state track meet last June. Four months later, she claimed […]
THREE-PEAT: University High boys’, Morgantown High girls’ cross-country teams are state champs again
ONA — University and Morgantown put on impressive performances in tough conditions Saturday in the state cross-country meet on the soggy 3.1-mile course at Cabell Midland High […]
