Before Brown: A four-year letter winner on Acton-Boxborough's soccer team that won three Dual County League Championships (2004-2006) ... Named his team's Most Valuable Player in 2007 ... A three-year First Team Dual County League All-Star, Hayward was also named a Lowell Sun All-Star (2005, 2007), and an Eastern Massachusetts Division I All-Star (2005, 2007) ... Helped his team to the Massachusetts State Finals in 2005 ... Was a member of the FC Greater Boston Bolts and were Massachusetts State Cup Champions for six consecutive years (2001-2006) ... In 2007, the FC Greater Boston Bolts were Region 1 Premier League Finalists, as well as a Phoenix Presidents Day Tournament Finalist ...Was also a three-year letter winner in indoor track & field, competing in the 200-meter and the shot put.