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
10/14/2014	Creshana Jones	Women's Soccer
10/14/2014	Sam Laughton	Men's Soccer
10/7/2014	Alex Pastor	Men's Soccer
10/7/2014	Mackenzie Snare	Volleyball
9/30/2014	Chelsea Dean	Volleyball
9/30/2014	Sven Biansumba	Men's Soccer
9/23/2014	Hannah Atkins	Volleyball
9/23/2014	Gerardo Flores	Golf
9/16/2014	Ruby Bingham	Women's Soccer
9/16/2014	Zack White	Men's XC
9/9/2014	Haley Pauley	Volleyball
9/9/2014	Martha Reyna	Women's Soccer
9/2/2014	Glenroy Miller	Men's Soccer
9/2/2014	Jacque Carroll	Volleyball
4/30/2014	Marc-Richard Culmer	Baseball
4/23/2014	Will Patteson	Baseball
4/23/2014	Breigh Renner	Softball
4/16/2014	Aquila Fox	Softball
4/16/2014	Mike Ryan	Baseball
4/9/2014	Ryan Windon	Baseball