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I don't know about other programs, but I know that this one is very family-oriented. I know that all of the faculty here truly want to see the students here be successful.

Dominic Viani

Class: 2026 Hometown: Fairmont, WV

B.S., Physical Education and Kinesiology

I was once that 17-year-old kid who had no clue where I wanted to go to college. I had never even been to the state of West Virginia until I applied to WVU. When I was researching schools that I think would be good short-term and long-term, I came across WVU, and now I love everything about it.

Ian Finegan

Class: 2026 (December) Hometown: Perry Hall, Md.

B.A. Mental Health and Addiction Studies; B.S. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology

The sport management program prepared me for my next chapter by helping me discover who I am both professionally and personally. The hands-on experiences, internships, and support from my professors have given me the confidence to step into the sports industry knowing I have real skills to offer.

Emily Chittester

Class: 2025 Hometown: DuBois, PA

B.S., Sport Management

Latest News

News and notes from around the School of Sport Sciences.

Sam Zizzi wearing a tie speaks at a microphone in a formal setting, with a West Virginia state flag visible in the background.

Zizzi honored as West Virginia Professor of the Year finalist

Friday, April 10, 2026

Sam Zizzi, the Dr. Pat Fehl Endowed Professor in the WVU College of Applied Human Sciences, was one of five finalists for the 2025 West Virginia Professor of the Year award, presented by the Faculty Merit Foundation of West Virginia.

Nic Menarchek smiles for a portrait outside the WVU Baseball Biomechanics and Performance Center, wearing a Mountaineers hoodie.

From WVU Stories: Menarchek builds game plan in sport management

Friday, April 10, 2026

Nic Menarchek came to WVU with his sights set on NASA. One Sport Management class later, he had a new direction. Now a graduating senior, he works as a student manager and data analyst for WVU Baseball, gets hands-on time with some of the most advanced sport science technology in the country, and is interviewing with Major League teams.

Close-up view from ground level of a person's running shoes on a paved path, with a blurred, sunlit outdoor background.

Join the Center for Active WV for 'Mountaineer Mile' Walks

Thursday, April 09, 2026

The Center for Active WV is hosting two Mountaineer Mile Walk events this spring, and students and Morgantown community members are invited to lace up and join in.

A woman wearing an Achilles International hoodie and a laurel wreath smiles while holding a trophy at a Boston Athletic Association podium ceremony.

From WVU Stories: Alum JoAnn Outten-Kenton goes from trauma to triumph

Friday, April 03, 2026

JoAnn Outten-Kenton earned her master's degree in athletic training from WVU and spent years working the sidelines as a sports medicine professional. In 2008, a helmet to the shin during a Friday night football game set off 14 years of failed surgeries, chronic pain and a life on crutches. An above-the-knee amputation and a pioneering osseointegration procedure finally gave her back what the injury took. In April 2025, at 54, she won the Boston Marathon Handcycle Division.

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