Ralph Aaron Etaba Ateba (10/18/2026) - Athlete Awards

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Ralph Aaron Etaba Ateba

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10/18/2026
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Esports
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BECKLEY, W.Va. — Standout individual performances in esports and volleyball earned Ralph Aaron Etaba Ateba and Aniston Treadway recognition as WVU Tech's Golden Bear Athletes of the Week for Oct. 12-18.

Ralph Aaron Etaba Ateba (Ijamsville, Md.) | Esports

Etaba Ateba delivered standout performances across two titles during the week, earning victories in both Street Fighter 6 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate competition.

Competing as Wreck, the sophomore opened the week with a 4-3 Street Fighter 6 victory over Plymouth State University, earning his second win of the season. He followed with a dominant performance in WVU Tech's 2-0 ECAC Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sweep of SUNY Poly Blue, taking 15 stocks across two games. Playing as Ken, Etaba Ateba took 10 stocks in Tech's 12-7 opening victory before adding five more in a 12-9 win to complete the sweep.

Etaba Ateba is a sophomore from Ijamsville, Maryland.

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4/19/2018	Kayla Harbin	Softball
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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