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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
5/25/2012 Whitney Young Women's Golf
5/25/2012 Matt MacCario Men's Lacrosse
5/25/2012 Austin Grimes Men's Lacrosse
5/9/2012 Patrick Ammar Baseball
5/9/2012 Jarah Ice Softball
5/2/2012 Joe Amsler Men's Lacrosse
5/2/2012 Olivia Lent Women's Track and Field
4/25/2012 Tyler Buchan Men's Lacrosse
4/25/2012 Brittany Hinz Softball
4/18/2012 Erin Metzger Women's Golf
4/18/2012 Robbie Davia Baseball
4/11/2012 Catherine Balbier Women's Track and Field
4/11/2012 Stewart Jones Men's Track and Field
3/28/2012 Sara Fitzsimon Women's Lacrosse
3/28/2012 Matt MacCario Men's Lacrosse
3/21/2012 Erika Jusko Softball
3/21/2012 Craig Neiswanger Men's Track and Field
3/14/2012 Haley Rush Women's Lacrosse
3/14/2012 Jim LaPenna Men's Lacrosse
2/29/2012 Steve Catich Men's Basketball
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