Hall of Fame
Weikart, a Way-Weigelt Award winner, earned four varsity letters as a running back on the Pioneers’ football team. The two-time captain and three-time All-OAC award winner is the only Pioneer to be named the Mike Gregory OAC Offensive Back of the Year—a feat he accomplished in 1995 after rushing for a conference-best 1,089 yards and 16 touchdowns to help lead the Pioneers to an 8-1-1 record and top-10 ranking in the final national poll. Weikart played in the All-American Bowl in Minneapolis, Minn., after his senior season.
When Weikart graduated, he held the school record for touchdowns (18) and points (108) in a season. He also sat second all-time in touchdowns (33), points (198), rushing attempts (819) and rushing yards (3,339). Now, Weikart is third in career rushing attempts, while fourth in career touchdowns, points and rushing yards.
Following graduation, the Salem, Ohio, native coached football for season at his former high school, Columbiana, and worked as a radio frequency technician for Verizon Wireless in Detroit, Mich., for four years. Since 1999, he has worked as a systems engineer for Integrated Technical Services.
He and his wife, Dana, live in Raleigh, N.C., and are involved in different events to help raise money for MS research and the American Cancer Society. Weikart has also worked with the Challenged Athletes Foundation the last two years.
