It's now 60 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, September 4th, 2021, against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels, in E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field, Cullowhee, NC.
Today we'll highlight another defensive lineman:
#60 Joaquin Layno
POSITION Defensive Tackle
HEIGHT 5-10
WEIGHT 275
CLASS Redshirt Freshman
HOMETOWN Cherokee, N.C.
HIGH SCHOOL Cherokee HS
PRONUNCIATIONS: JOAQUIN (wa-KEEN) LAYNO (LAY-no)
2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in one game on the season, making his collegiate debut at North Carolina (Dec. 5) … Did not record any statistics on the year.
2019 (Freshman): Did not see game action, taking a redshirt.
Prior to Western Carolina: Joined the WCU football team as a preferred walk-on … Four-year varsity letter-winner, winning a state championship as a junior … Played both offensive and defensive line as a prep … Finished with 259 career tackles including 57 solo stops … Recorded 82 total tackles as a senior, averaging 7.5 tackles per game to earn All-Smoky Mountain Conference plaudits … Also participated in throw events in track & field including shot put and discus.
Personal: Full name is Joaquin Gabriel Layno ... Is the son of Joselito & Carla Layno.
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