2023 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON

Season: Has appeared in four games.

West Virginia (9/2): Connected on a pair of extra points. Delaware (9/9): Converted on his only extra-point attempt. UMass (10/14): Hit all three extra-point attempts.

2022 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Appeared in seven games, sharing kickoff duties...Connected on a field and extra point.

at Purdue (9/1): Recorded three kickoffs, averaging 64.0 yards, and had one touchback. Ohio (9/10): Had four kickoffs and averaged 60.0 yards per kick. at Auburn (9/17): Kicked off three times, averaging 64.7 yards per kick with one touchback. at Indiana (11/5): Kicked off once for 59 yards. at Rutgers (11/19): Drilled his first career field goal and extra point...Field goal was from 20 yards out.

2021 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON

Redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL

Four-year letterwinner for head coach John Truby at Liberty High School...Named a first-team Eastern Pennsylvania Conference All-Star placekicker in 2020 and 2019...Also earned first-team all-area honors in 2019 from the Allentown Morning Call and Lehigh Valley Live...Received an invite to the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl...Owns Liberty High School record for longest field goal made (53 yards) and most field goals in a game (4)...Made five field goals in 2020, including a long of 52, to go along with being 7-for-7 on extra points and knocking 14 of his 18 kickoffs for touchbacks...Went 10-for-12 on field goals as a junior, including an EPC conference record 53-yarder, and had 34 kickoffs go for touchbacks...Tallied three field goals and 15 extra points as a sophomore...Made one field goal and 25 extra points during freshman campaign...Rated a five-star kicker by Kohl’s Professional Camps...Rated the No. 2 overall kicker and No. 37 prospect out of Pennsylvania by 247Sports...Was the No. 33 player in the state and No. 167 prospect in the region by ESPN...Tabbed the No. 3 kicking prospect by Rivals...Also a three-year letterman at Liberty in soccer and indoor track and field, and a two-year letterman in outdoor track and field...Competed in the triple jump, long jump and 400-meter relay...Earned second- and third- team all-star honors in soccer as a junior and sophomore respectively...Was a first-team all-area selection during his sophomore year in track and field...Named to the National Honor Society in 2019.

PERSONAL

Full name is Alexander Teagan Sahaydak...Son of Alexander and Gretchen Sahaydak...Has one sister, Olivia Sahaydak...Father, Alexander, played soccer at Brown (1990-93)...Sister, Olivia, played on the field hockey team at Duke (2018-21)...Uncle, Timothy Sahaydak, played professional soccer for the Miami Fusion (1999-01) and Columbus Crew (1997-98) and in college at North Carolina (1995-97)...Aunt, Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak, played soccer for the United States Women’s National Team (1994-2004) and in college at North Carolina (1995-99)...Enjoys volunteering, skiing, golfing and spending time with friends and family...Majoring in telecommunications.

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