Coach Huggins breaks seven ribs in fall

West Virginia men's basketball coach Bob Huggins was still in a Las Vegas hospital as of Tuesday afternoon, a team spokesman said.

Bryan Messerly said Huggins broke seven ribs Friday and was admitted to the hospital.

Huggins reportedly was packing his things when he tripped and fell, hitting his ribs off of a coffee table and his head of the floor.

"He is getting better and stronger each day," Messerly said.

He was admitted to the hospital and had initially been diagnosed with only four broken ribs.

The Mountaineers' fourth-year head coach was expected to be released from the hospital Saturday when he would travel back to Morgantown. But, he has had an extended stay.

"We expect him to make a complete recovery," said WVU athletic director Oliver Luck in a statement Saturday afternoon.

Huggins, along with many other college coaches, was in Las Vegas to watch two AAU tournaments for recruiting purposes.

In May 2008, he was taken to a Charlotte, N.C., hospital after tripping over a cone on the city's airport tarmac.

In June 2009, he suffered two black eyes from reportedly bumping into the edge of a bathroom door late at night.

Huggins is coming off a Final Four finish with the 2009-10 Mountaineers.

That team finished 31-7. He has won 23 or more games in each of his three seasons while at WVU.

He is fourth in total victories among active coaches.

Marmolejo wins silver, bronze

Former West Virginia swimmer Pablo Marmolejo earned a bronze medal for Mexico at the Mayaquez 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games last week. He finished third in the 100-meter fly (54.83).

Marmolejo is now a graduate assistant on the team.

Later in the competition, Marmolejo finished eighth (25.43) in the 50-meter butterfly. He won the third qualifying heat earlier in the day.In addition to his individual performance, Marmolejo earned a silver medal as part of Mexico's men's 4x100-meter relay team. That team lost by just 1.19 seconds to champion Venuzuela.

Two swimmers compete at Summer Championships

West Virginia senior swimmers George Farquhar and Caroline Larsson participated in their respective countries' summer swimming championships.

Farquhar took fifth in the 50-meter breast stroke (28.06), 10th in the 100-meter breast stroke (1:01.64) and 11th in the 200-meter breast stroke (2:14.07) at the 2010 Telstra Australian Short Course Championships.

Larsson finished seventh in the 800-meter free (9:27.99), 10th in the 1,500-meter free (18:14.26) and 23rd in the 400-meter IM (5:20.66) at the 2010 Swedish Swimming Championships.

Men's swimming adds eight recruits

West Virginia's men's swimming and diving team announced its recruiting class for the 2010-11 season.

It includes Zach Chow from Reading, Pa., Tim Squires, Buckhannon, W.Va., who each signed a National Letter of Intent. In addition, Joseph AbuRahma from Charleston, W.Va., Bryan Brown from Dover, Del., Peter Murto from Morgantown, Richard Pokorny from East Concord, N.Y., and Matt Smith from Manassas, Va., join as invited walk-ons.

The team also added a transfer. Dan Corley heads to WVU after two seasons at Lincoln College (Illinois).

Sauter named All-Star

Incoming freshman volleyball player Sidney Sauter was named an all-star at the 2010 AAU Junior National Girl's Volleyball Championships in Orlando, Fla., in June.

Sauter led her club team, 1st Alliance, to a 13-0 record in the tournament on its way to a national title.

Sauter, a 6-foot-1-inch rightside hitter from Woodbridge, Ill., will join WVU this year.

WVU, CSC reach two-year contract renewal

WVU reached a two-year agreement with CSC, which provides security at University sporting events, to continue its services until 2012.

CSC has been affiliated with WVU since 1998. In addition to security, ushering and ticketing at sporting events, CSC staff provides services for Move-In Day, Fall Fest and other special events.