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Athletes of the Week

WVU Tech Esports 2026-27

Rylan Ellison

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/4/2026
  • Sport
    Esports
  • Bio
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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
2/1/2026 Trayten Woods Men's Basketball
2/1/2026 Maggie Boroski Women's Basketball
1/25/2026 Lorenzo Silva Men's Swimming
1/25/2026 Isaac Agee Men's Track
1/19/2026 Adams S. Turpin-Abdulrazaaq Jr. Wrestling
1/18/2026 Emily Wratchford Women's Basketball
1/11/2026 Cadence Stewart Women's Basketball
1/11/2026 Kyra Brown Women's Basketball
1/4/2026 Troy Harris Wrestling
1/4/2026 Brandon Moore Men's Basketball
12/29/2025 Jackson Tackett Men's Basketball
12/28/2025 Brandon Moore Men's Basketball
12/14/2025 Evan McElwayne Men's XC
12/14/2025 Cadence Stewart Women's Basketball
12/7/2025 Julen Recalde Men's Soccer
12/7/2025 Luka Felix Men's Soccer
11/30/2025 Alexis Sexton Women's Basketball
11/30/2025 Neda Vaicaite Women's Swimming
11/23/2025 Tiago Costa Men's Soccer
11/23/2025 Troy Harris Wrestling
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