Josh Tweedy

Hometown: Waukon, IA High School: Waukon Height / Weight: 6-4 / 174

Event: Distance

2005 -- Indoor - won 800 meters (1:55.44) at Iowa Open and placed fourth in mile (4:24.21) at Gold Country Classic while competing unattached... Outdoor - ran collegiate-best 1,500 meters (4:00.38) at Tom Botts Invite... ran lead leg on 3,200-meter relay that placed ninth at Drake Relays in 7:33.12... that time ranks second on Iowa's all-time best performers list... placed fifth in 800 meters (1:54.64) at Musco Twilight VII... academic all-Big Ten...letterwinner

2004 -- Indoor - placed third in 600 meters with collegiate-best 1:22.31 at UNI Invite... ran 1:54.30 in 800 meters at Iowa State Classic...Outdoor - ran second leg on 3,200-meter relay that placed ninth (7:35.10) and ran anchor leg on sprint medley relay that placed 10th (3:28.66) at Drake Relays... that 3,200-meter relay time ranks fourth on Iowa's all-time bests list... placed 10th in 800 meters with a collegiate-best 1:53.95 at Iowa Musco Twilight VI... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner... Cross Country - placed 15th (20:51) at Hawkeye Invite.

2003 -- Indoor - ran third leg on distance medley relay that placed sixth (10:14.19) at Big Ten Championships... placed third in 800 meters (1:55.80) at Iowa Open... Outdoor - placed sixth in 800 meters (2:01.28) at Western Michigan Invite and eighth (2:00.13) at KT Woodman Classic... letterwinner.

2002 -- Indoor - runner-up in 800 meters (1:57.19) at Hawkeye Invite and placed third (1:57.81) at Iowa Open.

2001 -- Indoor - did not compete... Outdoor - placed fifth with a collegiate-best 1:54.56 in 800 meters at Badger Invite.

High School -- ran anchor leg on state champion 3,200-meter relay as a senior... cross country team won four state titles... 1,600-meter conference champion as a junior... placed second at conference meet in 800 meters and as a member of the 3,200-meter relay as a senior... set school records in 400-meter hurdles (55.63) and as part of 3,200-meter (7:55.1) and distance medley relays (3:40.79)... best times were 1:56.67 in 800 and 4:34.2 in 1,600 meters... named to all-state track team as a senior and all-district cross country team junior year... three-time all-conference in track... team MVP as a senior... four-year letterwinner in track and cross country, lettered twice in basketball... graduated with honors and was named scholar athlete for cross country team... coach was Harlan Heidelbauer.

Personal -- born June 13, 1982... son of Alan and Debra Tweedy... biomedical engineering and pre-medicine major.

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