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Layne Veneri


Layne Veneri, 2016/2017 Ultimate Mountaineer Fan

Male and Female WVU fans smiling with football field in background

Layne Veneri was the 2016 Ultimate Mountaineer Fan and won a trip to Stillwater for the WVU game against Oklahoma State during Mountaineer Nation Day. He also got to visit Top of the World to design a WVU branded hat and was able to document his entire trip on WVU's social channels.

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Male and female WVU fans in parking lot Group of people standing in hallway Layne Veneri in doctorate graduation regalia holding diploma Male smiling in front of tree and field Two male WVU fans holding Let's Go flag on University of Oklahoma campus Layne Veneri holding Let's Go flag in Canada Male WVU fan sitting in boxter car WVU fan posing with UNC fan group of people holding a Let's Go flag on a cliff Group of WVU fans at a game Layne Veneri in front of Eiffel Tower with WVU flag Group of WVU fans in DC

Get to Know Layne

What is your favorite Mountaineer game you attended? 
2012 WVU vs. Baylor Football game 70-63.

In one word describe what being a Mountaineer means to you? 
Loyalty

Share one Mountaineer fun fact about you. 
I am a Life-long Mountaineer.

What is your favorite WVU Athletics venue and why?
Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium; it perfectly encapsulates West Virginia: the beauty of the mountains in the background, directly beside a world class hospital, with the football stadium right there. It's perfect!

Who is your favorite Mountaineer player (past or present)? 
Da'Sean Butler

If you could go back and relive any Mountaineer moment, what would it be? 
1984 WVU-Penn State win and celebration.

If you attended a University, what school, what was your major and when did you graduate? 
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences; Biology B.S.; 2017; School of Dentistry; Doctor of Dental Surgery; 2021.

My first Mountaineer memory is… 
Traveling to the WVU vs. Wofford College football game with my uncle!

Where do you currently live? 
Denver, NC

What is the biggest "thing or event" you have missed to watch a WVU game? 
I haven't missed a big "thing or event" for a WVU game.

What is your favorite piece if WVU gear to wear when you are watching the Mountaineers?
My WVU hat I made in Norman, OK from last Mountaineer Fan competition!
Map of WV showing Morgantown, Keyser, and Beckley locations

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