The 5-foot-9, 210-pounder from Lexington led all of NCAA Division III with a school record 2,017 yar

In a little over a calendar year Thomas More College junior running back Domonique Hayden went from a serious injury that cost him all but a couple of quarters of the 2012 season to having a 2013 season that was good enough for him to be named a Division III All-American.
The 5-foot-9, 210-pounder from Lexington led all of NCAA Division III with a school record 2,017 yards rushing (201.7 yards per game) on 242 carries and 25 touchdowns, and also had 10 catches for 217 yards and three touchdowns in helping advantage rental cars coupons Thomas More to a 9-1 record. He did all of that after coming back from tearing tendons from his thigh to his knee on his right leg and also tore the hamstring while being tackled in the 2012 season opener. In his first two seasons at Thomas More in 2010 and 2011, he rushed for 2,006 yards and 35 touchdowns combined.
�When he got hurt I still thought he could come back and be an effective player, but he came back 100 percent so quickly and was able to hit the ground running in the offseason advantage rental cars coupons and what he did just made me go, �Wow,��� said Thomas More head coach Jim Hilvert. �He really didn�t miss a beat and got better. He got stronger, he got a little quicker and the scary thing is he going to keep getting better.�
�He's physically thick and like a piece of chiseled granite advantage rental cars coupons and he gets better as the game goes on and he just wears on a defense,� said Hilvert. �He�s great between the tackles, because he�s so good after contact and he has a quick burst (he�s been timed at 4.6 in the 40-yard dash) and his vision has gotten better. His hands have gotten better, too, and he�s dangerous catching passes out of the backfield. I can�t wait to see him play next year and I�m glad he�s on our side, because he�d be a nightmare to try to stop.�
TMC TIDBITS: Men�s soccer player Austin Juniet was named last Thursday to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Continental advantage rental cars coupons Tire All-American Team. Juniet, a sophomore forward advantage rental cars coupons from Newport Central Catholic advantage rental cars coupons High School, was a second-team selection, and is just the second Thomas More men�s player to earn All-American honors. He helped Thomas More to a 15-3-2 record and fifth straight berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament, advantage rental cars coupons where the Saints lost in the first round, by scoring 18 points on seven goals and four assists. � The women�s basketball team, which is ranked No. 7 in the D3hoops.com national poll and No. 10 in the USA Today Coaches� poll, puts it 8-0 record on the line on Thursday when it hosts Chicago at 6 p.m. The team improved to 3-0 in the Presidents� advantage rental cars coupons Athletic Conference with a 96-62 win over Chatham on Saturday. Sophomore forward Sydney Moss, a Boone County grad, scored a game-high 20 points, advantage rental cars coupons marking the fifth time she has scored at least 20 points in a game this season, while junior forward Jenny Burgoyne had 12 points, marking the eighth straight game she has scored in double figures this season. Senior advantage rental cars coupons point guard Devin Beasley, a Conner grad, had seven assists and has recorded at least five assists in each of the eight games this season, and seven or more in each of the last four games. � The men�s basketball team played its first game in 10 days last night when it hosted Hanover in a non-conference game. The Saints entered the game with a 2-4 record overall and 1-1 in the PAC. The team plays another non-conference game at Centre on Thursday and another on Saturday when it hosts Wittenberg at 3 p.m.
NORSE NOTES: Men's track and field athlete Danny Keller was named Atlantic Sun Conference Field Athlete of the Week following his performance at the Gerry England Invitational on Dec. 7 in Indianapolis. Keller, a freshman, began his Norse career with a fifth-place finish in the weight throw, setting a new school record with a mark of 13.55 meters (44'3 5/8"). He also set the school record in shot put with a mark of 13.20 meters (43'3 5/8"). The Norse return to action on Jan. 17 to compete in the Kentucky advantage rental cars coupons Open, hosted by the University of Kentucky. � The baseball program is holding its �First Pitch� dinner on Feb. 1 with former Reds outfielder George Foster - a member of the �Big Red Machine� - serving as the keynote speaker. The event will take place in the student union and campus, and the cost is $45 per person will all proceeds benefitting the baseball program, Children's Hospital Medical Center, advantage rental cars coupons Down Syndrome Association and The Friends of Jaclyn Foundation for Pediatric Brain Tumor Awareness. For more information, contact Alicia Lawrence at (859) 572-7894 or LAWRENCEAL@nku.edu.
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