Elijah Hayward

Appeared in two contests, making one start ... made WSU debut as a back-up cornerback at Quincy and recorded one assisted tackle ... started at cornerback at Grand Valley State and lone tackle was for loss ... saw action on kickoff coverage at QU ... missed the Roosevelt game due to an injury ... Link to Game-By-Game Statistics. Appeared in eight contests for Division 3 Adrian College ... finished the campaign with 10 tackles (4 solo, 6 assisted) ... notched an interception vs. Thiel ... credited with a pass break-up vs. Thiel and Albion ... made a season-best five tackles (1-4) at Calvin. Played in four games for Adrian College ... totaled 12 tackles (9 solo, 3 assisted) with one interception (vs. Olivet) ... recorded two pass break-ups at Franklin ... made a season-high nine stops (7-2) at Franklin ... first career tackle was an assisted stop vs. Elmhurst ... competed in three track meets for the Bulldogs as a sprinter. A 2024 graduate of Ann Arbor Huron High School ... also competed in basketball and track for the River Rats ... participated in the long jump as a sophomore and was a sprinter in both 2022 and 2024 ... ran a personal-best 11.20 in the 100m dash at the 2024 MHSAA Division 1 regional track meet at Ypsilanti Lincoln ... that same day ran a personal-best 22.60 in the finals of the 200m dash ... ran the anchor leg on the 4x100m relay which placed sixth at the 2024 MHSAA Division 1 state meet ... was a member of the 4x200m relay that competed at the 2024 state meet. Full name -- Elijah Hayward ... born on January 16, 2006, in Ypsilanti, Mich. ... son of Trevor and Andrea Hayward ... has a brother, Jackson, and a younger sister, Taylor ... plans to major in Sport Management.