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.

Finalist Amelia Bolden, a first-year communication sciences and disorders junior from Oakland, Maryland, will serve as the alternate Mountaineer mascot.