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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.




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9/25/2018 Devin Rich Men's Cross Country
9/17/2018 McKinley Fodness Men's Soccer
9/17/2018 Cassie Meyer Volleyball
4/26/2018 Kori Hickman Women's Lacrosse
4/26/2018 Lauren Dickerson Women's Track and Field
4/19/2018 Victoria Scott Softball
4/19/2018 Alba Torres Women's Track and Field
4/12/2018 Zach Blumling Baseball
4/12/2018 Erin Unterbrink Softball
4/5/2018 Jordan Getz Men's Lacrosse
4/5/2018 Mariah Harmon Women's Track and Field
3/30/2018 Ashley McIntosh Women's Track and Field
3/30/2018 Josh Bell Baseball
3/20/2018 Hayley Holmquist Women's Lacrosse
3/20/2018 Mallory Chapman Softball
2/21/2018 Dustin Warner Wrestling
2/21/2018 Mariah Callen Women's Basketball
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