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2024: Started in all 15 games for the Mavericks…Threw for 3,192 yards and 24 touchdowns…His 3,143 passing yards and 24 touchdown passes were the fourth-most in a season in team history…Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team…Named the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week vs. Northwest Missouri State has he notched four rushing touchdowns, while throwing for 209 yards and a touchdown…Notched a season-high 317 passing yards and three touchdowns vs. Sioux Falls…Threw at least one touchdown pass in every game…Recorded a team-best 14 rushing touchdowns and finished with 491 rushing yards...Finished his career as Minnesota State’s all-time leader in touchdown passes with 73…Also finished his career at MSU third all-time in passing attempts (1,073), pass completions (630) and passing yards (8,566).
2023: Played and stated in all 12 games for the Mavericks...Led Maverick quarterbacks with 202 completions, 2,654 passing yards and 23 touchdown passes...Completed 58.2% of his passes...Ranked third on the team in rushing yards with 330, as he tallied five rushing touchdowns...Named the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week once...Threw for more than 200 yards in eight games, including a career-high 328 yards against Winona State...Threw four touchdown passes against Western Oregon...Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team.
2022: Played in 10 of Minnesota States 13 games including nine starts… Led the team in completed passes with 115 for 1837 yards… Also was second on the team in rushing yards with 333 and eight touchdowns… Saw a season-high of 76 rushing yards vs. Upper Iowa… Was named to the NSIC All-Academic Team, and the All NSIC Second Team.
2021: Played in 10 games for the Mavericks…Completed 69 passes for 932 yards and nine touchdowns…Threw for a season-high 156 yards against Northern State…Threw two touchdown passes against Minot State and Concordia-St. Paul…Rushed for 262 yards and two touchdowns also.
South Dakota: Was named to the MVFC Honor Roll as a member of the University of South Dakota football team in 2019 during his redshirt season.
High School: Tallied 1,852 passing yards and 12 touchdown passes as a member of the St. Rita football team...Claimed all-CCl Blue second team honors...Also competed in basketball and baseball.
Personal: Hayden is the son of Andy and Jessica Ekern.
