Julen Recalde (10/19/2025) - Athlete Awards

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Julen Recalde

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Athletes of the Week
Week Of

10/19/2025
Sport

Men's Soccer
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Golden Bear Athletes of the Week for October 13–19, 2025, were announced Sunday by the WVU Tech Athletic Department. Earning the spotlight this week are freshman Julen Recalde (men’s soccer) and sophomore Lexie Wikel (women’s cross country).

Recalde, from San Sebastian, Spain, delivered another statement performance in Tech’s 4–1 win over (RV) Rio Grande, scoring twice and assisting on another to lead the Golden Bears to their ninth straight victory. The freshman standout now leads the team with 10 goals and 24 points this season.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
10/31/2019	Sawyer Hawgood	Volleyball
10/31/2019	Sergio Sanchez	Men's Soccer
10/22/2019	Felipe Ruiz	Men's Swimming
10/22/2019	Jayden Dignan	Golf
10/11/2019	Jake Allgood	Golf
10/11/2019	Sydney Krakat	Women's Soccer
10/3/2019	Kaeley Boyd	Women's XC
10/3/2019	Jorge Martinez	Men's Soccer
9/19/2019	Michael Ecker-Randolph	Men's XC
9/19/2019	Yasmin Del Valle	Women's Soccer
9/5/2019	Carolina Bologna	Volleyball
9/5/2019	Manuel Garcia	Men's Soccer
8/28/2019	Kieren Samarakoon	Golf
8/28/2019	Konstantina Pateli	Volleyball
6/18/2019	Coming Soon	Baseball
6/18/2019	Coming Soon	Baseball
5/29/2019	Steven Smith	Men's Track
5/29/2019	Luke Jobson	Men's Track
5/2/2019	Calyb King	Baseball
5/2/2019	Nick Lee	Men's Track