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OR MOST HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS who will play college football this upcoming fall, this time of their lives is spent finishing up the school year and preparing for the challenge of playing at the next level. Some even leave school early to join their college team and train at their future university. But for Buffalo High School senior and future Iowa State Cyclone Michael Tweten, that isn't the case. Yes, he's get- ting himself ready to play college football at Iowa State. But he's also skating as a member of the Bison boys' hockey team. It isn't surprising that this is how Tweten is spending his final stretch of his high school career. For his entire time as an athlete, he has been playing in numerous sports. Tweten has enjoyed his time as a multi-sport athlete. That experience also paid off as it helped him land an opportunity to be a part of a major Division I college football program. KEEPING BUSY From a young age, Tweten has been involved in some sort of athletic endeavor. He's played a multitude of sports. Aside from his two current sports—hockey and football—Tweten has also played lacrosse and run track. "I've always wanted to keep myself busy," Tweten said. "Playing multiple sports has been a great way to stay busy and stay active." The commitment to playing a variety of sports is not just on Tweten. It also meant work for his parents, whether it was dropping him off at games and prac- tices or supporting him at games or events throughout the year. "They've been supportive of me no mat- ter what I wanted to do," Tweten said. "Whatever sport I've told them I wanted to play, they've been 100 percent commit- ted to helping me." FINDING SUCCESS Heading into Buffalo High School, Tweten was joining an athletic program that rou- tinely has top-tier athletes competing in multiple sports. "We're considered a big school," said Todd Bouman, who previously served Football has always been Tweten's favorite sport but hockey helped him develop into a Division I player. M A R C H 2 0 2 0 | M H J ON L I N E . C O M 21 F