Rylan Ellison (10/4/2026) - Athlete Awards

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Rylan Ellison

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10/4/2026
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BECKLEY, W.Va. — WVU Tech Athletics has announced its Golden Bear Athletes of the Week for Sept. 28-Oct. 4, recognizing sophomore Neda Vaicaite of swimming and junior Rylan Ellison of esports for standout performances during the week.

Rylan Ellison (Beckley, W.Va.) | Esports

Ellison, competing as RyeBread, helped WVU Tech open NECC Super Smash Bros. Ultimate competition with a 2-0 victory over UW-Stevens Point.

The junior set the tone in the opening game by taking all 12 opposing stocks as the Golden Bears rolled to a 12-1 victory. WVU Tech completed the sweep with a 12-2 win in Game 2.

Ellison is a junior majoring in biology.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
9/21/2020	Jacinda Chapman	Women's Soccer
9/21/2020	Jenna Miller	Women's Soccer
5/26/2020	Coming Soon	Baseball
5/26/2020	Coming Soon	Baseball
5/4/2020	Kelsey Moore	Softball
5/4/2020	Logan Dudley	Women's Basketball
4/27/2020	Paulo Dias Ignacio, Jr.	Men's Swimming
4/27/2020	Ana Carolina Loureiro	Women's Swimming
4/22/2020	Brent Daniels	Men's Basketball
4/22/2020	Laura Requena	Women's Basketball
4/13/2020	Courtney Miles	Softball
4/13/2020	Darrin Martin	Men's Basketball
4/6/2020	Corey Lewis	Baseball
4/6/2020	Manuel Laguna Gomez	Men's Swimming
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