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Athletes of the Week

Haywood Highsmith

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/22/2016
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • Bio
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WHEELING, W.Va. – After leading the Cardinals men’s basketball team to its 20th and 21st consecutive victories, Haywood Highsmith has been named the WJU Male Athlete of the Week.

Haywood helped WJU past Glenville State last Thursday. The sophomore forward scored a game-high 27 points while securing 10 rebounds. Highsmith now has eight double-doubles on the season.

Haywood then scored 14 points and grabbed nine boards against West Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday.

On the season, Haywood is averaging 14.4 points and is fifth in the MEC in rebounding at 9.4 per game. Watch the video below of two monster dunks that Haywood had in the same game, Thursday against Glenville State.

Highsmith and the men’s basketball team travels to Notre Dame College on Thursday before taking on West Liberty on Saturday, February 27.




Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
4/25/2013 Evan Hodel Men's Lacrosse
4/17/2013 Hayley Campbell Women's Track and Field
4/17/2013 Corey Luebbe Men's Lacrosse
4/11/2013 Catherine Balbier Women's Track and Field
4/10/2013 Stewart Jones Men's Track and Field
3/20/2013 Ed Monahan Men's Lacrosse
3/13/2013 Ben Siefert Men's Basketball
3/13/2013 Jessie Tufnell Women's Lacrosse
2/20/2013 Jandre Strauss Men's Swimming
2/20/2013 Vanessa Gipson Women's Swimming
11/18/2012 Jenna Pew Volleyball
11/18/2012 Stewart Jones Men's Cross Country
9/19/2012 Kasey Frazier Women's Golf
9/19/2012 Brandon Stine Rugby
9/12/2012 Dante Walters Rugby
9/12/2012 Kasey Frazier Women's Golf
9/12/2012 Jenna Pew Volleyball
9/5/2012 Jenna Pew Volleyball
7/24/2012 Olivia Lent Women's Track and Field
7/24/2012 Stewart Jones Men's Track and Field
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