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
3/10/2016	Quentin Cooper	Men's Swimming
3/10/2016	Tommy Weaver	Baseball
3/2/2016	Dylan Harvey	Baseball
3/2/2016	Skylar Connelly	Softball
2/24/2016	Stephanie Seewer	Softball
2/24/2016	Trevor Lam	Baseball
2/16/2016	Terry Nance II	Wrestling
2/16/2016	Kendra Monnin	Women's Swimming
2/9/2016	Courtney Fisher	Women's Basketball
2/9/2016	Conrad Lacey	Wrestling
2/2/2016	Quentin Cooper	Men's Swimming
2/2/2016	Francine Meyer	Women's Swimming
1/27/2016	Julie Conway	Women's Basketball
1/27/2016	Patrick Gnagbo	Men's Basketball
1/20/2016	Terry Nance II	Wrestling
1/20/2016	LaKisha Adkins	Women's Basketball
1/12/2016	Denis Robles	Wrestling
1/12/2016	Savannah Shamblin	Women's Basketball
1/5/2016	Paul Stone	Men's Basketball
1/5/2016	Ryan Atkins	Men's Basketball