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Triple Threat of the Week: Xavier Cummings, Hayward

02/23/2017, 9:00am CST
By Mark Miller

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Triple Threat is an honor given on WisSports.net to the top senior boys and girls three sport athletes in the state.

Name: Xavier Cummings

School: Hayward High School

Grade: Senior

Football Honors: Voted as the Defensive Player of the Year in the Heart O'North Conference as a senior while competing for coach Brian Trettin and the Hurricanes ... First-team all-league pick at safety as a junior and senior, and second-team pick at safety as a sophomore ... First-team all-league selection at wide receiver as a senior, and first-team all-conference as kick and punt returner as a junior and senior ... All-State honorable mention pick at safety as a senior ... Led Hayward with 35 receptions for 885 yards and 11 touchdowns, helping the Hurricanes to an 8-2 record and a share of the league title with Northwestern ... Topped Hayward in tackles in 2016 with 88 ... Academic All-State selection.

Basketball Honors: One of the top players in northern Wisconsin ... Three-year varsity performer for coach Michael Churchill and the Hurricanes ... Has scored more than 1,400 career points ... First-team all-league selection in the Heart O'North Conference as a sophomore and junior ... Helped Hayward to a 15-6 record through the first 21 games of 2016-17 by averaging 28.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game ... Scored a career-best 40 points in a game against Osceola as a senior ... Physically strong 6-foot-1 guard who can score from the perimeter and off the dribble.

Baseball Honors: A first-team all-Heart O'North Conference pick as an outfielder during junior season ... Batted .306 as a junior for coach Mark Berquist and the Hurricanes ... Named Academic All-State.

Favorite Sport: "My favorite sport is basketball because it was the first sport I ever played."

Best Part of High School Sports: "The best part of high school sports is being around your teammates."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "One of my football coaches has always told me to never get complacent."

Most Memorable Moments in High School Sports: "The most memorable moment I've had while playing high school sports was reaching the sectional finals in baseball my sophomore year."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "The best part of playing three sports is that I am always active."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "The toughest part of playing three sports is having to efficiently manage my time."

Favorite Opponent: Maple Northwestern

Favorite Professional Teams: Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, Chicago Bulls

Favorite Professional Athlete: Michael Jordan

Favorite College Teams: "My favorite college teams are the Wisconsin Badgers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish."

Cumulative GPA: 3.946

Toughest Individual You've Competed Against: "Nate Pearson of Maple Northwestern is the toughest player I've competed against."

Most Admired High School Teammate: "David Freund, our football team's quarterback, is the teammate I admire the most."

College Plans: "I plan to attend a four-year university with a major in Civil Engineering."

Activities Outside of Sports: "I am the president of our local chapter of the National Honor Society and I am also involved in Link Crew."

I Find it Relaxing to: "I find it relaxing to read a good book."

Favorite TV shows: Blacklist

Favorite Movie: Star Wars: A New Hope

Favorite Musical Artists: Garth Brooks

Favorite Subject: History

Favorite Restaurant: Famous Dave's

Favorite Website: Sporcle.com

Family Members: Darren, father; Katy, mother; Olivia, younger sister.

(If you'd like to nominate a senior three-sport athlete from Wisconsin for the Triple Play Triple Threat feature, please contact Mark Miller at wbnews@yahoo.com)

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