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Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-7
Weight:
305
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Mason City, Iowa
High School:
Mason City

Tjaden at ISU: Awards and Honors ... ISU Scholar-Athlete Award (2004) ... Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (F03, F05, S06) ... 2005 ... Squad member ... 2004 ... Squad member ... 2003 ... Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at tackle ... team qualified for state playoffs his junior and senior years, finishing a combined 15-6 ... named to SuperPrep Midlands and All-America teams ... named to Rivals’ Iowa Top 10, Midlands Top 100 and Top 75 offensive tackles lists ... honorable mention all-CIML as a sophomore ... unanimous all-conference pick as a junior and senior ... all-CIML elite team as a senior ... three-time academic all-conference ... Iowa Newspaper Association honorable mention all-state as a junior and first-team all-state as a senior ... The Des Moines Register Class 4A first-team all-state and elite all-state as a senior ... team captain as a senior ... voted “Mr. Mohawk” by coaching staff for leadership, academics and ability ... three-year letterwinner in basketball ... two-year letterwinner in track ... three-time academic all-conference in basketball ... two-time academic all-conference in track ... coached by John Lee ... National Honor Society member ... State of Iowa Scholar.

Personal: Born June 16, 1984, in Mason City, Iowa ... son of Ron and Stephanie Tjaden ... father Ron played football at Morningside College (1972-75) ... majoring in biochemical engineering ... last name is pronounced JADE-en.