By DARREN MILLER
hawkeyesports.com
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Engineers run in the Vejvoda family. So do football players.
University of Iowa freshman tight end Nate Vejvoda is pursuing a major in engineering. His father, Greg, is an engineer in Homer Glyn, Illinois. An older brother, Mitch, is majoring in mechanical engineering at South Dakota State. Nate and Mitch play tight end.
“That’s what interests me in becoming an engineer,” Nate said. “It’s a lot of work, but I want to get my degree in it.”
Along with learning in the classroom, Vejvoda has been working on adding weight and becoming stronger in order to make an impact as a Division I football player.