2025 -- Played in four games... recorded one solo tackle in 47-7 win over UMass and in 37-0 shutout at Wisconsin.
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.
Iowa Hawkeyes linebacker Jayden Montgomery (36) and linebacker Zach Twedt (42) during a game vs UMass at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, September 13, 2025. (Myles Harris/hawkeyesports.com)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… business analytics major… father is Seth Twedt… high school coaches were Aaron Stensland and Matt Finn.
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