Sunday, July 5, 2020

60 Days 'till WCU Football Kickoff - #60 Joaquin Layno











It's now 60 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Thursday, September 3th, 2020 at 7 pm, against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels, in Roy Kid Stadium, Richmond, KY.

To help pass those long summer days, and hopefully get the Catamount faithful more excited about the upcoming season, and knowledgeable of the team members, we'll continue the football countdown each day until kickoff day.

Today we'll highlight another defensive lineman



#60 Joaquin Layno









POSITION Defensive Line
HEIGHT 5-10
WEIGHT 275
CLASS Redshirt Freshman
HOMETOWN Cherokee, N.C.
HIGH SCHOOL Cherokee HS










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.




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