University of North Carolina Athletics
2006 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Hayward Howard
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- St. Paul's School
General: Co-captain of the 2006 Tar Heel lacrosse team...three-year letterman...played his first three seasons at Carolina as a top-notch long-stick defensive midfielder...is likely to move into the Carolina starting trio on close defense this year...expected to be a top candidate to earn postseason honors...possesses tremendous leadership skills...as tenacious and enthusiastic as any player the Tar Heels have.
2005 Season: Played in all 13 games for the Tar Heels...started 11 games as a wing player on the opening faceoff of the match...continued in his role as one of Carolina's top two defensive middies...tied for second on the team with 37 ground balls...had a career high seven ground balls against Cornell and again against UMBC...scored one goal...earned membership on the ACC Academic Honor Roll...made the UNC Dean's List in the spring semester of 2005...grabbed four ground balls in Denver game.
2004 Season: Saw playing time in all 15 Tar Heel matches...one of UNC's top two defensive midfielders...scored his first career goal against Limestone...picked up 34 ground balls to be among the team leaders in that category...scooped up a career high five ground balls against Limestone...had three ground balls each against UMass, Maryland and UMBC
2003 Season: Played in all 13 games for the Tar Heels...had 18 ground balls on the season with a season high of four against Virginia...was one of UNC's top long stick middies as well as a key sub at close defense.
Prep: Graduated from St. Pauls School in Brooklandville, Md. on June 8, 2002...played lacrosse four years, including three years on the varsity...excelled as a defenseman...won the Dabney N. Cruikshanis Award as the team's best defenseman...captain of team as a senior...named to the Baltimore Sun's All-Metro Team as a senior at St. Pauls School...named by the Baltimore Sun to the 2002 All-Baltimore City/County Team as well...rarely came off the field as a senior, his high school coach Mitch Whiteley called him a fierce leader and tireless worker...covered the opposing team's best offensive player his senior year...also played the wing on faceoffs and was an aggressive presence on ground balls...a two-time Loch Raven All-Star...named a Top 205 All-Star...played football four years, two years on varsity...was a linebacker and tight end...captain of junior varsity football team as a sophomore...played two years of junior varsity basketball as a forward and was team captain as junior...won basketball team's spirit award twice...once scored 39 points in a hoops game for St. Pauls...member of high school honor roll and high school effort honor roll...was co-president of the Spirit Council and sports editor of the yearbook...a member of the St. Pauls Singers.
Personality Chart
Given Name...Hayward Rand Howard
Parents...Rand Howard and Chip Mason (his father played baseball at William & Mary)
Siblings...one brother, one sister
College Majors...Political Science and Communications
Hobbies...Following the Baltimore Ravens, playing volleyball and flag football, listening to talk radio
Athletes I Most Admire...Ray Lewis, Michael Jordan, Juan Dixon
Best Book I've Ever Read...Catcher in the Rye
Favorite Food...chicken wings
Favorite TV Shows...Pardon The Interruption, The Wire
Biggest Sports Thrill...playing lacrosse at Carolina
Favorite TV Shows...The Wire, Pardon The Interruption
Birthdate and Birthplace...November 14, 1983 in New Orleans, La.
Hayward Howard's Stat Lines
Year GP/GS SH G A PTS GB
2003 13/0 0 0 0 0 18
2004 15/0 8 1 0 1 34
2005 13/11 3 1 0 1 37
Total 41/11 11 2 0 2 89
Career Highs: Ground Balls--7 vs. Cornell, 3-23-05, vs. UMBC, 4-16-05.
