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Athletes of the Week

WVU Tech Esports 2026-27

Ralph Aaron Etaba Ateba

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/18/2026
  • Sport
    Esports
  • Bio
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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.



Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/28/2015 Raul Martin Men's Soccer
10/28/2015 Madeline Gilson Volleyball
10/21/2015 Jaymee Hannan Volleyball
10/21/2015 Makenzie Gaskin Golf
10/14/2015 Matt Ryan Golf
10/14/2015 Caitlin Foster Women's Soccer
10/7/2015 Jose Segarra Men's Soccer
10/7/2015 Nikki Aleshire Women's XC
9/23/2015 Francisco Neto Men's Soccer
9/23/2015 Alyssa Capon Women's Soccer
9/15/2015 Alex Blumer Women's Soccer
9/15/2015 Harry Reilly Men's Soccer
5/5/2015 Mackenzie Wilson Softball
5/5/2015 Josh Hudson Baseball
4/29/2015 Carlos Diaz Baseball
4/29/2015 Genna Trippett Softball
4/21/2015 Megan Blythe Softball
4/21/2015 Dylan Harvey Baseball
4/14/2015 Austin Southcott Baseball
4/14/2015 Kat Lively Softball
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