Bridgeport's Reese Allen named next Mountaineer mascot

Bridgeport's Reese Allen named next Mountaineer mascot

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University senior and Bridgeport native Reese Allen has been named the next Mountaineer mascot. WVU made the announcement during Saturday's men's basketball game against No. 19 BYU inside Hope Coliseum. Allen, a 2022 Bucklew Scholar, Eberly Scholar and member of the Honors College from Bridgeport, is a senior dual mechanical engineering and data science major. He has served as [...]

Reese Allen named 72nd Mountaineer mascot

Reese Allen, a senior mechanical engineering and data science student, was named the 72nd Mountaineer mascot, per an announcement during the WVU Men’s Basketball game Saturday at Hope Coliseum.

Harrison County native named 72nd WVU Mountaineer mascot

Driven by a love for his home state and gratitude for the opportunities West Virginia University has provided him, Reese Allen will don the buckskins and coonskin cap as the next Mountaineer mascot.The senior dual mechanical engineering and data science major from Bridgeport was named the 2026-27 Mountaineer mascot Saturday (Feb. 28) during the men’s basketball game in the Hope Coliseum.