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Athletes of the Week

Haywood Highsmith

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/11/2016
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • Bio
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WHEELING, W.Va. – Haywood Highsmith has been named the WJU Male Athlete of the Week after helping lead the men’s basketball team to a 3-0 week.

The sophomore forward started his week off with back-to-back double-double performances against Charleston (1-4-16) and West Virginia State (1-6-16). Highsmith recorded 19 points and 10 boards against the Golden Eagles, and 17 points and 11 boards against the Yellow Jackets.

Highsmith finished the week off with another strong performance against West Virginia Wesleyan College. He tallied 10 points and six rebounds in the Cardinals 60-59 win over the Bobcats.

On the year, Highsmith has recorded six double-doubles, which is second most in the Mountain East Conference. He is averaging 12.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.

Highsmith and the Cardinals travel to Glenville State College on Tuesday, January 12.



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Date Athlete Sport
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2/8/2018 Alex Presley Men's Track and Field
2/8/2018 Jaylen Hill Wrestling
1/31/2018 Seth Bloor Wrestling
1/31/2018 Christian Rivera Wrestling
1/25/2018 Drake Goddard Men's Basketball
1/25/2018 Cassi Stein Women's Basketball
1/17/2018 Jared Donahue Wrestling
1/17/2018 Jeremiah Wilson Men's Basketball
1/10/2018 Connor Craig Wrestling
1/10/2018 Lauren Lipscomb Women's Basketball
12/20/2017 Haywood Highsmith Men's Basketball
12/20/2017 Mariah Callen Women's Basketball
11/9/2017 Kaitlyn Workman Women's Cross Country
11/9/2017 Cassie Meyer Volleyball
11/2/2017 Hannah Thompson Women's Soccer
11/2/2017 Matt Vogt Men's Soccer
10/26/2017 Kelsey Chambers Women's Cross Country
10/26/2017 Jacob Bishop Men's Cross Country
10/18/2017 Makenna Babb Volleyball
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