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

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10/26/2025
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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.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
11/9/2018	Valentina Abondano	Volleyball
11/9/2018	Jaime Rodriguez	Men's Soccer
10/17/2018	Jenna Miller	Women's Soccer
10/17/2018	Marcos de Paula Damaso	Men's Swimming
10/10/2018	Domenica Moncayo	Women's Soccer
10/10/2018	Carolina Bologna	Volleyball
10/3/2018	Eduardo Gutierrez	Men's Soccer
10/3/2018	Kara Sandusky	Women's XC
9/27/2018	Meghan Rugel	Women's Soccer
9/27/2018	Katelyn Byrd	Volleyball
9/24/2018	Sawyer Hawgood	Volleyball
9/24/2018	Jose Domingo Xam-mar	Men's Soccer
9/19/2018	Jaelynn Parks	Women's XC
9/19/2018	Dan Nehnevaj	Men's XC
9/7/2018	Konstantina Pateli	Volleyball
9/7/2018	Gavin Shiels	Men's Soccer
8/29/2018	Sergio Sanchez	Men's Soccer
8/29/2018	Miriam Cortez	Women's Soccer
8/23/2018	Ana Monteiro	Volleyball
8/23/2018	Jesus Naves	Men's Soccer