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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
4/6/2025 Corbyn Cunningham Men's Track
4/6/2025 McKayla Bartley Women's Track
3/30/2025 Chase Herndon Baseball
3/30/2025 Lexie Wikel Women's Track
3/24/2025 Cameron Lynch Baseball
3/23/2025 Olivia Barnett Softball
3/16/2025 Broedy Boyce Baseball
3/16/2025 Patrick Hilbert Esports
3/9/2025 Ashleigh James Softball
3/9/2025 Xavier Trovesi Men's Swimming
3/2/2025 Chase Herndon Baseball
3/2/2025 Waleed Alghamdi Esports
2/23/2025 Sincere Edwards Men's Basketball
2/23/2025 Robert Kelley Baseball
2/16/2025 William Gray Baseball
2/16/2025 Samuel Whitcomb Men's Track
2/9/2025 Kennedy Hancock Women's Basketball
2/9/2025 Xavier Trovesi Men's Swimming
2/2/2025 Cadence Stewart Women's Basketball
2/2/2025 Corbyn Cunningham Wrestling
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