Football | December 17, 2019

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan junior linebacker Treshaun Hayward was named to the Sporting News All-America team, according to an announcement by the organization Tuesday.

This marks the third time in the last four campaigns the Broncos have had at least one All-America pick.

Hayward, from Ypsilanti, Mich., was tabbed the Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year this month. He paces the Broncos in tackles with 132, the second most in the MAC and fifth most nationally. His 10.5 tackles for loss rank tied for 10th in the league while his 5.0 sacks are tied for seventh most in the conference. Hayward has accumulated eight games with 10 or more tackles, becoming the first Bronco since 2000 to have eight or more games with 10+ tackles in the same campaign.

The two-time MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week was named first team all-league for the first time in his career. His performance this season has helped Western Michigan's defense rank second in the league in points per game with 26.2, an improvement of 8.3 points per game from the 2018 campaign.

In WMU history, Hayward is the eighth MAC Defensive Player of the Year, joining John Offerdahl (1985), Mark Garalczyk (1986), Sean Mulhearn (1990), Jason Babin (2002 & 2003), Ameer Ismail (2006) and Drew Nowak (2011).

This fall, senior running back LeVante Bellamy was an honorable mention All-America selection by Pro Football Focus (PFF) while wide receiver Skyy Moore was a PFF All-Freshman Second Team choice.

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