Lucy Mariani joined the Mountaineer student-athlete development staff as a football academic counselor in 2021, and currently works in the WVU Coliseum advising men's basketball, gymnastics and men's soccer athletes.
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In her current role, she advises student-athletes with their schedules and majors, monitors and tracks academics.
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Mariani came to West Virginia after serving as the associate director of student-athlete services at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan (2020-21). She was responsible for and tracked the academic progress of more than 150 student-athletes and navigated their individual academic relationships with their coaches and professors. Prior to that, she worked as a graduate assistant student-athlete support specialist at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.
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Mariani graduated cum laude from TCU in 2019, earning her bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a minor in creative writing. While a student, she was a manager for the men’s basketball team for two years. She completed the requirements for her master’s degree in higher education leadership from Mercer in 2020.
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