The WVU Tech Athletic Department has announced its Golden Bear Athletes of the Week for February 23–March 1, 2026. This week’s honors go to freshman Ralph Aaron Etaba Ateba (esports) and junior Ian Goings (men’s basketball) following standout performances in collegiate competition.

Ralph Aaron Etaba Ateba (Ijamsville, Md.)
Ateba delivered one of the most dominant individual esports performances of the program, taking all 12 stocks in Game 1 of WVU Tech’s Super Smash Bros. victory over Iona University. His complete control of the match set the tone for the Golden Bears and marked one of the most commanding single-game efforts in history. Ateba also competed in Street Fighter 6 during the week, pushing his opponent to a decisive seventh game in a narrow 3-4 battle.

Ian Goings (Columbia, S.C.)
Goings led WVU Tech men’s basketball with a 23-point, 10-rebound double-double in a 76-71 road contest at IU Kokomo. The junior guard shot 7-for-17 from the field, knocked down two three-pointers and went 7-for-9 at the free throw line while adding three steals. Goings anchored the Golden Bears offensively and on the glass, keeping Tech within striking distance throughout the tightly contested matchup.