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
4/11/2018	Jerod Jobst	Baseball
4/11/2018	Skylar Connelly	Softball
4/5/2018	Karina Atanacio	Softball
4/5/2018	Alex Lim	Men's Track
3/28/2018	Journee Wheeler	Women's Track
3/28/2018	Jayden Dignan	Golf
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