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
3/22/2018	Daniel Lynch	Men's Track
3/22/2018	MaKayla Waugh	Softball
3/10/2018	Manuel Serrano Laguna	Men's Swimming
3/10/2018	Luke Jobson	Men's Track
3/7/2018	Manuel Laguna Gomez	Men's Swimming
3/7/2018	Kendra Monnin	Women's Swimming
2/27/2018	Bryan Overton	Wrestling
2/27/2018	Laura Requena	Women's Basketball
2/23/2018	Paulo Dias Ignacio, Jr.	Men's Swimming
2/23/2018	Isabela Kiesewetter Zandavalli	Women's Swimming
2/8/2018	Daniel Lynch	Men's Track
2/8/2018	Tristan Bean	Wrestling
1/26/2018	Kendra Monnin	Women's Swimming
1/26/2018	Will Van Hoose	Wrestling
1/19/2018	Laura Requena	Women's Basketball
1/19/2018	Brandon Shingles	Men's Basketball
1/11/2018	Logan Robertson	Wrestling
1/11/2018	Steven Smith	Men's Track
1/3/2018	Alexandria Gray	Women's Basketball
1/3/2018	Tamon Scruggs	Men's Basketball