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Taylor Twedt
 Taylor Twedt
Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Rockwell, Iowa

High School:
West Fork

Height:
5-9

Event:
Heptathlon/High Jump

Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Freshman/Freshman

At Wisconsin
2013 Outdoor:
Competed unattached and placed sixth in the 100 hurdles with a time of 14.97 and took sixth in the long jump with a leap of 16-2 1/2 (14.94m) ... while competing unattached, placed 15th in the heptathlon at the Drake Relays (4/24-25) with a score of 4,446 points.

2013 Indoor:
While competing unattached, placed 18th in the shot put with a throw of 33-11 1/2 (10.35m) at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/19)

High School
Four-time Elite All-State ... six-time state champion ... four-time state medalist ... runner-up in heptathlon at AAU nationals as a freshmen ... placed sixth at USA Juniors as a sophomore ... played volleyball, was a four-year letter winner, three-year All-Conference and 2011 All-District ... four-time Principal's list ... National Honor Society member

Personal
Parents are Mark and Angie Twedt ... has one younger sibling, Peyton (15) ... dad Mark played baseball, basketball and ran track at Buena Vista ... mother Angie played basketball and softball at Waldorf College ... is president of Lutheran Youth Organization ... intends to major in biology

Why Wisconsin?
"The atmosphere of the campus and location right on the lake hooked me right away. I clicked with the coach and the team right away."

Personal Bests
Indoor Outdoor
Shot Put 33-11 1/2 (10.35m) 1/19/13 100 Hurdles 14.97 5-4-13
Long jump 16-8 3/4 4-24-13
Heptathlon 4,446 points 4-24/25-13