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
9/5/2012	John Dunn	Men's Soccer
9/5/2012	Katie Harper	Women's Soccer
8/30/2012	Casey Orndorff	Men's XC
8/30/2012	Ashley Clark	Volleyball
6/26/2012	Jordan Brooksher	Men's Soccer
6/26/2012	Carla Carvalho	Women's Soccer
6/19/2012	Hannah Pilcher	Women's Soccer
6/19/2012	Craig Mitchell	Men's Soccer
6/12/2012	Monica Becker	Women's Soccer
6/12/2012	Tyler Fabian	Men's Soccer
4/24/2012	Chris Barnett	Baseball
4/24/2012	Dana M. Charley	Softball
4/17/2012	Jose Soto	Baseball
4/17/2012	Ali Holmes	Softball
4/10/2012	Stephanie Nickell	Softball
4/10/2012	Ryan Kessinger	Baseball
4/3/2012	Jessica Stapleton	Softball
4/3/2012	Kevin Bocock	Baseball
3/27/2012	Kevin Bocock	Baseball
3/27/2012	Jordan Logan	Softball