Braheme Days Jr.
Braheme Days Jr. (born January 18, 1995) is an American shot putter.
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 18, 1995 Bridgeton, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 299 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | UCLA Bruins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | SP (5 kg): 20.14 m (Lille 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics.[1]
Prep edit
Days won his first National HS Shot Put title at the NBIN meet in New York, New York with a throw of 21.00m(5.45k)
Days attended Bridgeton High School and was selected by The Press of Atlantic City as their Boys' Track and Field Athlete of the Year in 2011,[2] as well as Indoor Athlete of the Year 2012.[3]
He was a USA Today All-American track and field selection in 2012.[4]
NCAA edit
He eventually signed to the UCLA Bruins in February 2013.
Days is the current American Junior Record holder in the shot put with a distance of 21.16 m (69 ft 5 in)(6k). He placed tenth in shot put at 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in 18.76 m (61 ft 6+1⁄2 in). Days placed fifth in shot put at 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 20.03 m (65 ft 8+1⁄2 in).[5] He won shot put at 2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics in 19.36 m (63 ft 6 in).
References edit
- ^ Records-a-plenty on day two at World Youths | Athletics Weekly - the best coverage of the No.1 Olympic sport September 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Press boys' track and field Athlete of the Year: Braheme Days Jr. of Bridgeton - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Sports
- ^ Bridgeton shot putter Braheme Days Jr. uses hard work to become The Press Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year - pressofAtlanticCity.com: High School Sports
- ^ "2012 All-USA boys' and girls' track teams revealed". USA Today. July 21, 2012.
- ^ Braheme Days TEAM UCLA, NCAA DI, Pac-12 Conference, MPSF, DI West Results, TFRRS, retrieved July 18, 2016
External links edit
- Braheme Days Jr. at World Athletics
- UCLA Bruins bio
- DyeStat profile for