Tiago Costa (11/23/2025) - Athlete Awards

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Tiago Costa

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Week Of

11/23/2025
Sport

Men's Soccer
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The WVU Tech Athletic Department has announced its Golden Bear Athletes of the Week for Nov. 17–23, 2025. This week’s honors go to freshman Tiago Costa of WVU Tech men’s soccer and sophomore Troy Harris of WVU Tech wrestling, who delivered championship-winning performances.

Tiago Costa (Lisbon, Portugal)

Costa delivered one of the most unforgettable moments of WVU Tech’s postseason, smashing home the golden goal in the 100th minute to lift the Golden Bears to a 4–3 overtime victory over No. 14 Madonna in the NAIA National Championship Second Round.

The freshman defender rose at the back post on a corner from Hugo Roman, redirecting the service for the walk-off winner that sent Tech to the Round of 16 in Orange Beach. Costa’s poise in the biggest moment helped extend Tech’s unbeaten season to 19 matches and secure one of the program’s most dramatic national tournament victories.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
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
10/17/2018	Jenna Miller	Women's Soccer
10/17/2018	Marcos de Paula Damaso	Men's Swimming