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Honors & Awards
• Four Letters (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 (2019)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2017, 2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2017, 2018, 2019)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018; Spring 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) 

2019: Alex Henwood played in 39 games, including 30 starts at second base, as a senior and earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors • Batted .278 (25-for-90) with four doubles, two home runs, 11 RBIs, 20 runs scored and went 5-for-8 on stolen base attempts • Defensively, ranked third on the team in assists (60) • Led the team in sacrifice bunts (5) • During Big Ten play, he hit .306 (11-for-36) • Had six multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games • His career-long six-game hitting streak spanned from May 10 to 17, as he went 9-for-17 during that stretch • Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader at UC Riverside on Feb. 16 • After sitting out nine games with an injury, he returned to the lineup on March 20 against Air Force and went 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI • Smashed a home run against Purdue on April 7 as part of a 2-for-2 day • Blistered a home run against Arizona State on May 12 as part of a 3-for-4 performance, which included two RBIs and a double • Went 3-for-3 against Iowa at the Big Ten Tournament on May 24 with two runs and an RBI.

2018: Henwood started 23 games at second base and made 31 appearances overall • Batted .232 (19-for-82) with four doubles, one home run, eight RBIs and 12 runs scored, while going 3-for-3 on stolen bases • Recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 64 assists (tied for third-most on the team) and 46 putouts • Had five multi-hit performances • Went 2-for-2 with one run scored at Illinois on May 18 • Had a hit in each of the last two games of the Indiana series with a double and an RBI on May 12 • Went 4-for-7 during the Maryland series with one home run, one stolen base, two doubles, two RBIs and four runs scored • First career home run came on May 5 against Maryland as part of a 2-for-4 day with a stolen base, two RBIs and three runs scored • Went 3-for-6 during the Nevada series with one RBI, three runs scored and one stolen base in the two games he played • Made his first career start on Feb. 16 against UC Riverside and went 1-for-2 with one run scored.

2017: Henwood played in seven games, batting .333 (1-for-3) • First career hit came against Omaha on April 25, which was an RBI double.

2016: Henwood played in five games during his freshman season • Made his Husker debut at San Diego on Feb. 26 as a pinch hitter and drew a walk • Was 0-for-2 and scored his lone run of the season against Loyola Marymount on March 11.

Before Nebraska: Henwood joined the Huskers from Appleton North High School in Wisconsin • Tabbed as the No. 2 shortstop prospect in the state of Wisconsin and the No. 9 overall player by Perfect Game • Ranked as a top 500 overall player in the country and the No. 120 shortstop nationally by Perfect Game • Earned 2014 underclass high-honorable mention All-America honors from Perfect Game • Was selected for all-tournament honors at the 2014 Perfect Game WWBA Kernels Foundation Championships while playing for the GRB Easton Rays • Competed at the 2013 Perfect Game WWBA Underclass World Championships for the St. Louis Pirates • Hit .427 as a senior with three doubles, three triples, one home run, 39 runs scored, 18 RBIs and 25 stolen bases • Was named 2015 Post-Crescent Media Athlete of the Year in baseball • Was a four-time all-conference selection and earned first-team all-state honors in 2015 • Hit for the cycle and had four RBIs in a five-inning game against Neenah High School on May 27, 2015.

Personal: Born on Sept. 4, 1996 • Parents are Chris and Tracy Henwood • Has two brothers, Evan and Quin • Majoring in textiles, merchandising and fashion design.