Academic Notes: Majoring in visual communication…2011 Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete recipient…2010: Redshirted…High School: A 2010 graduate of Sinagua High School…Played for Dave Dirksen…Three-year letter winner and starter…Two-year captain…Named Arizona Daily Sun Player of the Year…Two-time all-city and all-region selection…Earned honorable mention all-state honors in 2009…Recorded 120 tackles with five forced fumbled and one recovered as a senior…Also earned one letter in basketball…Personal: Born Hayden Robert Renning March 25, 1992 in Flagstaff, Ariz…Son of Roy and Krista Renning…Has one brother, Kyle, and one sister, Natalie…Both parents attended NAU, as well as uncles Robert and Matt, aunt, Gail  and cousin, Chris…Enjoys snowboarding, art and weightlifting…Also considered Chapman, Puget Sound and Mesa State.