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
4/27/2020	Paulo Dias Ignacio, Jr.	Men's Swimming
4/27/2020	Ana Carolina Loureiro	Women's Swimming
4/22/2020	Brent Daniels	Men's Basketball
4/22/2020	Laura Requena	Women's Basketball
4/13/2020	Courtney Miles	Softball
4/13/2020	Darrin Martin	Men's Basketball
4/6/2020	Corey Lewis	Baseball
4/6/2020	Manuel Laguna Gomez	Men's Swimming
3/31/2020	Tamon Scruggs	Men's Basketball
3/31/2020	Gregory Panther	Men's Track
3/23/2020	Judson McCray	Wrestling
3/23/2020	Brenna Emery	Women's Swimming
2/21/2020	Carmen Camino Falcon	Women's Track
2/21/2020	Devin Wilhelm	Wrestling
1/18/2020	Kathylee Pinnock Branford	Women's Basketball
1/18/2020	Junior Arrey	Men's Basketball
1/9/2020	Alexandria Gray	Women's Basketball
1/9/2020	Dominik King	Men's Basketball
12/18/2019	Andreas Jönsson	Men's Basketball
12/18/2019	Steven Smith	Men's Track