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Athlete Awards

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.



Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
2/6/2017 Mariah Callen Women's Basketball
2/6/2017 Tyler Zahnow Men's Track and Field
1/30/2017 Natasha Trott Women's Track and Field
1/30/2017 Kelsey Chambers Women's Track and Field
1/23/2017 Monica Burns Women's Basketball
1/23/2017 Preston Boswell Men's Basketball
1/16/2017 Anna Davis Women's Swimming
1/16/2017 Maxwell Lacey Wrestling
1/9/2017 Jaana Motton Women's Basketball
1/9/2017 Jacob Donahue Wrestling
11/21/2016 Dylan Taylor Wrestling
11/21/2016 Breanna Kramer Volleyball
11/8/2016 Tomas Caixeta Men's Swimming
11/8/2016 Kaitlyn Workman Women's Cross Country
10/10/2016 Hugh McAllister Rugby
10/10/2016 Kelsey Chambers Women's Cross Country
9/26/2016 Haley Kindall Volleyball
9/26/2016 Allan Hanson Rugby
9/20/2016 Teavon Spencer Men's Soccer
9/20/2016 Kenaida Mills Women's Golf
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