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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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
9/17/2021	Dixie Davies	Men's Soccer
9/17/2021	Coralys Maldonado Rivera	Volleyball
9/8/2021	Ana Muniz Rocandio	Volleyball
9/8/2021	Jenna Miller	Women's Soccer
3/28/2021	Steven Smith	Men's Track
3/28/2021	Stefanie Meacham	Women's Track
3/27/2021	Tyler Wilkinson	Baseball
3/27/2021	Joshua Staines	Esports
3/16/2021	Nathan Morton	Men's XC
3/16/2021	Journee Wheeler	Women's Track
2/18/2021	Guillermo Usechi	Men's Swimming
2/18/2021	Brenna Emery	Women's Swimming
2/9/2021	Juvante' Hayes	Men's Basketball
2/9/2021	Brianna Ball	Women's Basketball
1/26/2021	Brittney Justice	Women's Basketball
1/26/2021	Andreas Jönsson	Men's Basketball
1/22/2021	Jacob Thomas	Wrestling
1/22/2021	Mark Rodgers	Wrestling
1/11/2021	Whittney Justice	Women's Basketball
1/11/2021	Tamon Scruggs	Men's Basketball