Name: Dylan Weyant
School: Claysburg-Kimmel
Age: 16
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Grade: 11
Sport: Wrestling
Athlete of the week achievement: Weyant was 3-0 for the week with wins over Bedford's Tanner Williams and Northern Bedford's Daniel Brallier, who were both ranked in the top 5 of the Mirror rankings. His other win came against Bellwood-Antis' Christian Solecki.
Season update: Weyant is 7-3, and the Bulldogs are 7-0.
Coach Dave Marko's quote: "Dylan had a real good week. He wrestled tough and pulled through for himself as well as our team. He has been working hard and is wrestling with a lot of confidence and I'm looking forward to seeing how he progresses the rest of the season."
Favorite teacher: Mr. Raptosh
Favorite subject: Math
Favorite movie: "Inception"
Favorite food: Chicken fingers
Favorite song: "Real Estate" by Wiz Khalifa
Outside interests: Dirtbiking and snowboarding
Favorite professional team: Philadelphia Eagles
Favorite college team: Penn State
Pro athlete most admired: Kobe Bryant
Best athlete I ever played with: Claysburg-Kimmel's Corey Aungst
Best athlete I ever competed against: United's John Blankenship
Most influential person on my athletic career: My mom, Christi
Proudest athletic achievement: Placing sixth in the Mahwa Nationals Tournament
How I got my start in wrestling: "I started wrestling in third grade for Claysburg-Kimmel."
Future goal: Attend college at Pittsburgh or Penn State
