Irene Saldana (9/20/2026) - Athlete Awards

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Irene Saldana

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Athletes of the Week
Week Of

9/20/2026
Sport

Women's Soccer
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WVU Tech Athletics has announced its Golden Bear Athletes of the Week for Sept. 14-20, recognizing freshman Irene Saldaña of soccer and senior Pelayo Castillo of golf for standout performances during the week.

Irene Saldaña (Huelva, Spain) | Soccer

Saldaña played all 180 minutes in goal for WVU Tech across matches against Cumberland and Lindsey Wilson, allowing just two goals while recording 10 saves.

The freshman posted a 1.00 goals-against average and an .833 save percentage for the week. Saldaña made two saves in a 1-1 draw with Cumberland before turning away eight shots in a 1-0 setback against Lindsey Wilson.

Saldaña is a freshman majoring in business management.

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Date	Athlete	Sport
3/31/2020	Tamon Scruggs	Men's Basketball
3/31/2020	Gregory Panther	Men's Track
3/23/2020	Judson McCray	Wrestling
3/23/2020	Brenna Emery	Women's Swimming
2/21/2020	Carmen Camino Falcon	Women's Track
2/21/2020	Devin Wilhelm	Wrestling
1/18/2020	Kathylee Pinnock Branford	Women's Basketball
1/18/2020	Junior Arrey	Men's Basketball
1/9/2020	Alexandria Gray	Women's Basketball
1/9/2020	Dominik King	Men's Basketball
12/18/2019	Andreas Jönsson	Men's Basketball
12/18/2019	Steven Smith	Men's Track
12/10/2019	Whittney Justice	Women's Basketball
12/10/2019	Logan Robertson	Wrestling
12/2/2019	Brittney Justice	Women's Basketball
12/2/2019	Junior Arrey	Men's Basketball
11/21/2019	Michael Ecker-Randolph	Men's XC
11/21/2019	Konstantina Pateli	Volleyball
11/13/2019	Paulo Dias Ignacio, Jr.	Men's Swimming
11/13/2019	Katelyn Byrd	Volleyball