West Virginia University Athletics

As a member of the WVU Student-Athlete Academic Services Staff, Hunter Gorrell serves as a senior academic counselor for the Mountaineer Football program. She will provide academic guidance and support for the defensive student-athletes.

She joined the Mountaineer student-athlete development staff in 2022, first as a graduate assistant, was named assistant learning specialist in 2023 and promoted to her current role in July 2024.

Prior to her current position, she monitored and documented the academic progress of the student-athletes, assisted the students with course schedules and selected academic majors and assisted student-athletes with learning disabilities to acquire and use accommodations.

As a graduate assistant with the football program, she advising a cohort of 10 student-athletes. She also served as an academic counselor and tutor at the Mindfit Academic Enhancement Center in Morgantown and served as a marketing intern/student assistant with the WVU Athletics Department.

Gorrell earned her bachelor’s degree in sport management from WVU and a master’s degree in higher education administration, also from WVU. She has held a Level 2, CRLA Tutor Classification since December 2020.