Wayne State University Athletics

Career Notes:  Played in 14 career games ... link to career statistics.

2016:  Received membership into the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... dressed for nine games, seeing action in seven contests ... saw action as a back-up center and left guard at Northwood in the season opener ... dressed, but did not play at No. 5-Ashland and Ohio Dominican ... played as a back-up center in five consecutive contests (games 3-7), before missing the next two contests due to an injury (games 8-9) ... saw action as a back-up center against #2-Grand Valley State ...  helped WSU score the third-most TD in the GLIAC (52) and finish seventh nationally in rushing offense (274.3 ypg), 13th in fewest TFL allowed (4.18 pg) and 24th in yards per completion (14.59) ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... 2016-17 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2015:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... made first career start in the Michigan Tech contest playing left guard ... did not dress for the next nine games due to injury ... dressed but did not play in season finale at Hillsdale ... 2015-16 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2014:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... dressed for all 11 games, seeing action in six contests ... made collegiate debut as a back-up right guard vs. Carson-Newman ... also saw playing time at guard against Malone and Northwood ... saw time as the back-up center against Walsh and Findlay ... played on PAT/FG at Lake Erie ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2013:  Transferred to Wayne State in the summer of 2013 ... dressed for the final three home games after recovering from an injury ... did not see any playing time.

2012:  Redshirted at Indiana University.

High School:  A 2012 graduate of University of Detroit Jesuit High School ... was a three-year starter for coach Jeff Putnam on the offensive line ... named to the All-League team ... earned a spot on the U of D 1,000 Pound Club in weightlifting ... also earned three letters in lacrosse ... served as a football team captain ... was an All-Academic selection ... graduated Magna Cum Laude ... selected to the First Honors.

Personal:  Full name--Alexander C. Ziedas ... born September 26, 1994, in Dearborn ... son of Peter and Lisa Ziedas ... has one younger brother, Joe ... is a biological sciences major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Fall 2014, Winter 2015, Fall 2015, Winter 2016 and Fall 2016 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2017 ... last name is pronounced ZEE-das.