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.

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2/8/2023	Brant Smithers	Men's Basketball
2/8/2023	John Grundmeyer	Wrestling
2/8/2023	Faith N. Silva	Women's Basketball
2/8/2023	Faith N. Silva	Women's Basketball
2/8/2023	Ryan Turney	Wrestling
2/8/2023	Isaiha Casto	Wrestling
2/8/2023	Drake De La Cruz	Wrestling
2/8/2023	Nicholas Da Silva	Wrestling
2/8/2023	Ana Noguera	Women's Swimming
2/8/2023	Emily Stack	Volleyball
2/8/2023	Valiyah Yazzie	Women's Basketball
2/8/2023	Samantha Adele Pepevnik	Women's Swimming
2/8/2023	Ca'Vashia Johnson	Women's Basketball
2/8/2023	Alva Hedrich	Women's Basketball
2/8/2023	Endjick Albert	Men's Soccer
2/8/2023	Trevor James Morrison	Esports
2/8/2023	Jeffrey Bowles	Wrestling
2/8/2023	Taylor Sexton	Women's Track
2/8/2023	Keondre’ King	Men's Basketball
2/8/2023	Andrew Work	Men's Basketball