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
10/3/2019	Kaeley Boyd	Women's XC
10/3/2019	Jorge Martinez	Men's Soccer
9/19/2019	Michael Ecker-Randolph	Men's XC
9/19/2019	Yasmin Del Valle	Women's Soccer
9/5/2019	Carolina Bologna	Volleyball
9/5/2019	Manuel Garcia	Men's Soccer
8/28/2019	Kieren Samarakoon	Golf
8/28/2019	Konstantina Pateli	Volleyball
6/18/2019	Coming Soon	Baseball
6/18/2019	Coming Soon	Baseball
5/29/2019	Steven Smith	Men's Track
5/29/2019	Luke Jobson	Men's Track
5/2/2019	Calyb King	Baseball
5/2/2019	Nick Lee	Men's Track
4/26/2019	Kayte Blandford	Softball
4/26/2019	Michael Rotenberry	Baseball
4/25/2019	Dameion Russ	Men's Track
4/25/2019	Kaeley Boyd	Women's Track
4/11/2019	Lauren Oxford	Softball
4/11/2019	Zuberi Idy	Men's Track