Dakota P. Dietz (10/26/2025) - Athlete Awards

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Dakota P. Dietz

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10/26/2025
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Esports
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Golden Bear Athletes of the Week for Oct. 20–26, 2025, were announced Monday by the WVU Tech athletic department. Earning the spotlight this week are sophomore Julia Silva (women’s soccer) and senior Dakota P. Dietz (esports—Marvel Rivals).

Dietz, a senior from Ridgeley, West Virginia, starred across two Marvel Rivals matches, totaling 82 kills and 34 assists. Competing under the gamertag NinjaRemover, he opened the week with 19 kills and 15 assists against Southern Indiana on Oct. 21 before sweeping MVP honors in a 63-kill, 19-assist performance versus Illinois Springfield on Oct. 22.

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5/2/2019	Nick Lee	Men's Track
4/26/2019	Kayte Blandford	Softball
4/26/2019	Michael Rotenberry	Baseball
4/25/2019	Dameion Russ	Men's Track
4/25/2019	Kaeley Boyd	Women's Track
4/11/2019	Lauren Oxford	Softball
4/11/2019	Zuberi Idy	Men's Track
4/8/2019	Jayden Dignan	Golf
4/8/2019	Steven Smith	Men's Track
4/4/2019	Nick Lee	Men's Track
4/4/2019	Taylor Walker	Women's Track
4/2/2019	Kennedy Batchelor	Softball
4/2/2019	Andrew Sharp	Baseball
3/26/2019	Brandon Shingles	Men's Basketball
3/26/2019	Alexandra Combs	Women's Basketball
3/22/2019	Manuel Laguna Gomez	Men's Swimming
3/22/2019	Steven Smith	Men's Track
3/21/2019	Tommy Collins	Men's Basketball
3/21/2019	Savannah Shamblin	Women's Basketball