Clifford Kwaw-Mensah

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-7
Weight:
185
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Ames, Iowa
High School:
Ames

Awards and Honors
Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year (2015)

2016
Squad member.

2015
Squad member.

2014
Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School
Des Moines Register First-Team All-Elite team and INA Class 4A First-Team selection in 2013 … broke the Iowa Class 4A rushing record as a senior with 2,806 yards … averaged 9.8 yards per carry and 233.8 yards per game while rushing for 36 touchdowns … longest touchdown run was 86 yards … also caught 23 passes for 286 yards and four touchdowns to give him 40 touchdowns and 3,092 yards of total offense on the year … team went 11-1 and made the state quarterfinals in 2013 … rushed for 1,155 yards as a junior to earn all-state honors … had 15 rushing touchdowns … coached by Bruce Vertanen … lettered three years in track and field.

Personal
Born Dec. 8, 1995 … born in Half Assini, Ghana … son of David and Charlotte Kwaw-Mensah … communication studies major.