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
3/19/2019	Allie White	Women's Track
3/19/2019	Dan Nehnevaj	Men's Track
2/7/2019	Isabela Kiesewetter Zandavalli	Women's Swimming
2/7/2019	Logan Robertson	Wrestling
1/25/2019	Steven Smith	Men's Track
1/25/2019	Laura Requena	Women's Basketball
1/17/2019	Junior Arrey	Men's Basketball
1/17/2019	Cameron Crislip	Wrestling
1/9/2019	Devin Wilhelm	Wrestling
1/9/2019	Alexandra Combs	Women's Basketball
12/11/2018	Brandon Shingles	Men's Basketball
12/11/2018	Brittney Justice	Women's Basketball
11/28/2018	Savannah Shamblin	Women's Basketball
11/28/2018	Paulo Dias Ignacio, Jr.	Men's Swimming
11/26/2018	Elisha Boone	Men's Basketball
11/26/2018	Tristan Bean	Wrestling
11/14/2018	Brianna Enger	Women's Soccer
11/14/2018	Dan Nehnevaj	Men's XC
11/9/2018	Valentina Abondano	Volleyball
11/9/2018	Jaime Rodriguez	Men's Soccer