#42 Zach Twedt Season 2023-24

2024 Honors - - Academic All-Big Ten... 2024 - - Played in all 13 games... recorded his first career assisted tackle in 31-14 win at Minnesota... letterwinner.

2023 Honors – – Dean’s List student (2023 fall)… 2023 – – Played in four games, but had no statistics.

2022 – – Did not see any game action.

2021 Honors – – Team Leader Award, special teams… 2021 – – Redshirted… did not see any game action.

High school honors – – Named to Des Moines Register all-state first-team as a junior while earning district defensive MVP honors… first-team All-Ames Tribune and all-district as a junior… named first-team all-district and All-Ames Tribune as a sophomore and freshman… academic all-conference and all-state… Career – – Team captain four straight years… in limited action as a senior, rushed for 103 yards, gained 43 receiving yards and totaled 14 tackles and one interception… recorded 113.5 tackles as a junior, including 80 solo tackles and three tackles for loss… had 13 rushing attempts for 78 yards as a sophomore, with 20 receptions for 208 yards, 18 kickoff returns for 443 yards, and 52 tackles on defense… rushed 113 times for 474 yards and five touchdowns as a junior, with 23 receptions for 263 yards and one touchdown, and 15 kickoff returns for 297 yards… had nine kickoff returns as a freshman for 288 yards and one touchdown… also played baseball and basketball and competed in track as a prep… earned all-conference honors in basketball and was MVP of track team… prep track team won conference title and were state qualifying meet champions as a junior… member of 1,600-meter relay team that qualified for state as a sophomore… member of three relay units that placed in top 10 at state championships as a junior… helped prep baseball team earn district title.

Personal – – Born 8/19/2002 in Ames, Iowa… enterprise leadership major… father is Seth Twedt… high school coaches were Aaron Stensland and Matt Finn.