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Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

Tiago Costa

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/23/2025
  • Sport
    Men's Soccer
  • Bio
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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
10/28/2015 Raul Martin Men's Soccer
10/28/2015 Madeline Gilson Volleyball
10/21/2015 Jaymee Hannan Volleyball
10/21/2015 Makenzie Gaskin Golf
10/14/2015 Matt Ryan Golf
10/14/2015 Caitlin Foster Women's Soccer
10/7/2015 Jose Segarra Men's Soccer
10/7/2015 Nikki Aleshire Women's XC
9/23/2015 Francisco Neto Men's Soccer
9/23/2015 Alyssa Capon Women's Soccer
9/15/2015 Alex Blumer Women's Soccer
9/15/2015 Harry Reilly Men's Soccer
5/5/2015 Mackenzie Wilson Softball
5/5/2015 Josh Hudson Baseball
4/29/2015 Carlos Diaz Baseball
4/29/2015 Genna Trippett Softball
4/21/2015 Megan Blythe Softball
4/21/2015 Dylan Harvey Baseball
4/14/2015 Austin Southcott Baseball
4/14/2015 Kat Lively Softball
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