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

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Rylan Ellison

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10/4/2026
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Esports
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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.

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4/12/2024	Sam Miller	Esports
4/12/2024	Francesco Calderon	Baseball
4/11/2024	Owen Keeney	Men's Track
4/11/2024	Carmen Camino Falcon	Women's Track
4/10/2024	Simon Merhout	Men's Swimming
4/10/2024	Daniela Bohr	Women's Swimming
3/11/2024	Jeffrey Bowles	Wrestling
3/11/2024	Robert Kelley	Baseball
3/1/2024	Brant Smithers	Men's Basketball
3/1/2024	Jessica York	Women's Track
2/27/2024	Thomas Hailey	Men's Basketball
2/27/2024	Alexis Sexton	Women's Basketball
2/26/2024	Guillermo Usechi	Men's Swimming
2/26/2024	Luke Reynolds	Men's Track
2/1/2024	Alva Hedrich	Women's Basketball
2/1/2024	Ashton Parker	Men's Basketball
1/25/2024	Darrin Martin	Men's Basketball
1/25/2024	Alva Hedrich	Women's Basketball
1/22/2024	John Berton Parks II	Wrestling
1/22/2024	Corbyn Cunningham	Wrestling