The WVU Mountaineer mascot Braden Adkins, at left, of Craigsville, Nicholas County, is photographed with Renee Spears (at right) near the West Virginia Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginia University officials have announced a Nicholas County native will don buckskins and hoist a rifle as the new Mountaineer mascot. Braden Adkins, an ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia University student from Greenbrier County has been named the next Mountaineer mascot. Troy Clemons was named Wednesday night at WVU’s men’s basketball ...

Braden Adkins, a junior from Richwood, 70th WVU Mountaineer mascot (WVU Photo/Brian Persinger). (WVU) Adkins has a 4.0 GPA and has been serving as a student worker in the Division of Student Life, ...