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
10/19/2017	Jose Domingo Xam-mar	Men's Soccer
10/19/2017	Katrina Fairbairn	Women's Soccer
10/11/2017	Francisco Neto	Men's Soccer
10/11/2017	Alice Amitrano	Volleyball
10/5/2017	Katie Ervin	Women's XC
10/5/2017	Sergio Sanchez	Men's Soccer
9/28/2017	Adrianna Mitchem	Volleyball
9/28/2017	Tyler Graves	Women's Soccer
9/21/2017	Ruby Bingham	Women's Soccer
9/21/2017	William Adarkwah	Men's Soccer
9/12/2017	Michael Ecker-Randolph	Men's XC
9/12/2017	Ana Monteiro	Volleyball
9/6/2017	Sawyer Hawgood	Volleyball
9/6/2017	Lorena Moyers	Women's Soccer
8/29/2017	Lauren McCall	Volleyball
8/29/2017	Patricia Fisher	Women's Soccer
8/22/2017	Konstantina Pateli	Volleyball
8/22/2017	Carolina Bologna	Volleyball
5/18/2017	Returning Fall 2017	Softball
5/18/2017	Returning Fall 2017	Softball