Hayward Selected as HCAC Diver of the Week

Anderson University men's diver Matthew Hayward (Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran) was selected as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Diver of the Week on Tuesday. He is the first men's diver in program history to receive the award.

Hayward debuted the men's diving program on Saturday after posting a 6-dive score of 267.05 points during Anderson's 121-54 victory against Hanover College (0-1). The freshman from Fort Wayne put together an average dive of 44.51 points.

Anderson (1-0) battles Bethel University (Ind.) (2-3) on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Elkhart at Beacon Health & Fitness Aquatics Center.  Bethel is ranked No. 10 in the latest National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) poll.