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

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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
11/10/2016	Douglas Negrete	Men's XC
11/10/2016	Konstantina Pateli	Volleyball
11/4/2016	Saul Montealegre	Men's Soccer
11/4/2016	Michala Dean	Volleyball
10/27/2016	Ana Monteiro	Volleyball
10/27/2016	Douglas Negrete	Men's XC
10/21/2016	Francine Meyer	Women's Swimming
10/21/2016	Daniel Ramirez	Men's Soccer
10/13/2016	Keyonna Morrow	Volleyball
10/13/2016	Paulo Dias Ignacio, Jr.	Men's Swimming
10/6/2016	Andres Echeveste	Golf
10/6/2016	Tyler Graves	Women's Soccer
9/29/2016	Drew Lytton	Men's Soccer
9/29/2016	Nikki Aleshire	Women's XC
9/22/2016	Ignacio Tellechea	Men's Soccer
9/22/2016	Michala Dean	Volleyball
9/14/2016	Matias Pazos	Men's Soccer
9/14/2016	Carolina Bologna	Volleyball
9/8/2016	Sergio Sanchez	Men's Soccer
9/8/2016	Brianna Enger	Women's Soccer