Tuesday, July 6, 2021

60 days to WCU Football Kickoff - #60 Joaquin Layno




 


Welcome to the eleventh annual Catamount Football "100 days to Football Kickoff Countdown".

During the countdown, we'll highlight the player whose number corresponds to that day in the countdown. 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 Saturday.

Since the official 2021 Catamount Football Roster has not yet been published, we'll use the 2021 Catamount Football Preseason Roster for jersey numbers until the new roster is posted, at which point we'll switch to the official roster for the remainder of the countdown.

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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