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5/26/2023 3:37:00 PM

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2023 ATHLON SPORTS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM

STORRS, Conn. – UConn senior offensive lineman Christian Haynes (Bowie, MD) added one other preseason honor to his resume this week, incomes a spot on the 2023 Athlon Sports activities School Soccer Preseason All-America Workforce.  Haynes was named to the 2023 preseason second staff offense for the annual school soccer publication. 

Haynes has additionally earned a spot on the 2023 Walter Camp Preseason FBS All-American staff, introduced by 777.  Haynes was named to the second staff on the preseason checklist.

On the finish of the 2022 marketing campaign, Haynes was named to the Related Press and Sporting Information All-American groups.  He was simply the third Husky within the FBS period to garner All-American honors and the primary since working again Jordan Todman was tabbed a primary staff selection by the Sporting Information in 2010 in addition to incomes a spot on the AP (2nd staff) and Walter Camp Basis (2nd staff).  In 2008, working again Donald Brown turned UConn’s first All-American since becoming a member of FBS, additionally being named to the primary staff by the Sporting Information and second staff by the Related Press and the Walter Camp Soccer Basis.

The UConn guard anchored the Husky offensive line and working recreation in 2022.  Haynes, together with remainder of his linemates, began all 13 video games fueled a speeding assault that averaged 194.9 yards per recreation.  The Huskies went over 200-yards plus speeding in six video games and three-straight to shut out the common season.  Haynes, who has began 37-straight video games during the last three seasons, additionally led a unit that ranked thirtieth nationally in sacks allowed, giving up 17 on the season, simply 1.42 per recreation.