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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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
5/10/2023	Coming Soon	Cheerleading
5/10/2023	Coming Soon	Cheerleading
2/8/2023	Mauro Maminta	Esports
2/8/2023	Bryce Radford	Men's Basketball
2/8/2023	Brant Smithers	Men's Basketball
2/8/2023	John Grundmeyer	Wrestling
2/8/2023	Faith N. Silva	Women's Basketball
2/8/2023	Faith N. Silva	Women's Basketball
2/8/2023	Ryan Turney	Wrestling
2/8/2023	Isaiha Casto	Wrestling
2/8/2023	Drake De La Cruz	Wrestling
2/8/2023	Nicholas Da Silva	Wrestling
2/8/2023	Ana Noguera	Women's Swimming
2/8/2023	Emily Stack	Volleyball
2/8/2023	Valiyah Yazzie	Women's Basketball
2/8/2023	Samantha Adele Pepevnik	Women's Swimming
2/8/2023	Ca'Vashia Johnson	Women's Basketball
2/8/2023	Alva Hedrich	Women's Basketball
2/8/2023	Endjick Albert	Men's Soccer
2/8/2023	Trevor James Morrison	Esports