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

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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.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
1/11/2018	Logan Robertson	Wrestling
1/11/2018	Steven Smith	Men's Track
1/3/2018	Alexandria Gray	Women's Basketball
1/3/2018	Tamon Scruggs	Men's Basketball
12/19/2017	Tommy Collins	Men's Basketball
12/19/2017	Zjhane West	Women's Basketball
12/14/2017	Brittney Justice	Women's Basketball
12/14/2017	Paul Gonzales	Wrestling
12/5/2017	Leland Swafford	Wrestling
12/5/2017	Savannah Shamblin	Women's Basketball
11/30/2017	Konstantina Pateli	Volleyball
11/30/2017	Michael Scott	Men's Basketball
11/15/2017	Robert Jones	Men's XC
11/15/2017	Jose Domingo Xam-mar	Men's Soccer
11/3/2017	Johanna Ribacke	Women's Soccer
11/3/2017	Katelyn Byrd	Volleyball
10/30/2017	Domenica Moncayo	Women's Soccer
10/30/2017	Francisco Neto	Men's Soccer
10/19/2017	Jose Domingo Xam-mar	Men's Soccer
10/19/2017	Katrina Fairbairn	Women's Soccer