Eastern Michigan Athletics
2021-22 Men's Track & Field Roster
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Bryant, Taige
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Taige Bryant
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Edmond, Okla.
- High School:
- Edmond Memorial
Bio
EMU: 2021-22: Indoor: Competed in nine meets for the Eagles…Earned First Team All-American honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships after placing sixth in the weight throw with a mark of 22.21m, March 11…Finished third with a weight throw toss of 21.72m at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships, Feb. 25…Recorded a personal-best heave of 23.01m for first at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 11…Took first in the weight throw at the Akron Quad with a mark of 22.85m, Jan. 14…2020-21: Named co-captain of the men’s team…Outdoor: Earned Academic All-MAC Honors…Became the first thrower in school history to compete in the national outdoor meet at the Division 1 level…Earn Honorable Mention All-American honors in the discus and hammer throws…Competed in eight meets where he participated primarily in the discus throw and hammer throw…Produced a school-record hammer throw of 67.43m for 21st at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, June 9…Placed 11th in the discus throw with a heave of 56.79m at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships, May 28…Was runner-up in the discus throw with a toss of 51.23m at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships, May 7…Recorded a hammer throw of 61.22m for fourth and career-high javelin throw of 48.43m for 10th at the league meet, May 8…Notched first at the Golden Grizzlies Mini Meet with a 63.46m hammer throw, April 30…Set the school record with a discus throw of 58.27m at the Knights Invite, April 24…Eclipsed a career-high shot put of 13.81m at the Grizzly PR Classic, April 17…Also placed first in the discus throw with a distance of 51.15m and first in the hammer throw at 62.53m, April 17…Indoor: Earned Academic All-MAC Honors…Competed in six meets where he participated in the shot put and weight throw...Earned Second Team All-America honors in the weight throw as he placed 11th overall with a throw of 21.13m at the NCAA Indoor Championships, March 11…Finished third in the weight throw with a 21.10m toss at the Indoor Mid-American Conference Championships, Feb. 26...Set a career-high mark of 13.62m in the shot put to place 13th and placed third in the weight throw with a toss of 21.00m at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb.12...Took first in the weight throw with a distance of 21.87m, the second-best throw in EMU history, at the GVSU Snowdown Showdown, Feb. 5...Earned gold in the weight throw with a 21.10m heave at the GVSU Mike Lints Alumni Open, Jan.23...Placed fourth in the weight throw with a heave of 19.10m at the Akron Quad Meet, Jan. 15...2019-20: Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic...Indoor: Competed in the weight throw at nine meets for the Eagles...Finished third at the MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships with a distance of 20.60 meters, Feb. 28-29...Recorded a career-best at the Silverston Invitational, Feb. 21, as he placed third overall with a toss of 21.29 meters...Finished in third place at the GVSU Big Meet with a mark of 20.38 meters, Feb. 14...He was the runner-up at the Jack Skoog Open with a distance of 20.42 meters, Jan. 31...Ranked fourth at the Can-Am International with a toss of 20.29 meters, Jan. 25...Also placed second at the SVSU Doug Hansen Open with a toss of 19.56 meters, Jan. 17...Ended the Wolverine Invitational in fourth place with a distance of 19.53 meters, Jan. 11...Made his season debut at the SVSU Holiday Open, Dec. 6, where he finished third with a distance of 18.64 meters...2018-19: Outdoor: Competed as a thrower for the Eagles in five meets, collecting six top-10 finishes throughout the season…Earned the Eagles’ top finish in discus at the Mid-American Conference Championships, May 9-11, earning a bronze medal with a throw clearing 47.81m…At the same competition, registered his career-best hammer throw, clearing 50.34m to place ninth…Notched a fourth-place finish in the discus at the Spartan Invitational, April 5-6, with a heave of 50.83m…Indoor: Competed in seven meets for the Eagles in the weight throw, including the Mid-American Conference Championships, Feb. 22-23, where he finished fourth overall with a heave of 18.82m… Registered the best weight throw of his career at the Can-Am International, Jan. 26, clearing 19.02, for second place…Also earned podium finishes at the SVSU “Doug Hansen” Open, Jan. 18, and the Hillsdale “Tune-Up,” Feb. 16, placing third and second, respectively, with marks of 17.47m and 18.69m…2017-18: Outdoor: Competed in six meets for the Eagles as a throws specialist…Won gold while setting a personal-best discus throw of 50.95m at the Toledo Invitational, May 4, moving up to fifth all-time in the EMU record book…Also set career marks in the javelin and hammer throw, marking distances of 47.61m and 48.89m, respectively…Placed second in the discus at the Spartan Invitational, April 7, throwing to a distance of 49.00m…Indoor: Did not compete…2016-17: Outdoor: Took part in six outdoor meets...Took seventh in the discus at the MAC Championships, May 11-13, with a career-best mark of 49.08 meters/ 161 feet...Personal-best hammer throw mark of 48.09 meters/ 157 feet 9-inches came at the Gina Relays, April 27-29...Nabbed a pair of fifth-place finishes throughout the year...Indoor: Competed in five meets...Posted a career-best weight throw mark of 16.19 meters/ 53 feet 1.5-inches at the Hillsdale Classic, Feb. 3-4, which was good for 12th...Secured seventh in the weight throw at the EMU Triangular, Jan. 28...2015-16: Outdoor: Did not compete... Indoor: Did not compete...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Edmond Memorial High School in Edmond, Okla….Competed as a Bulldog under coach Ricky Leathe…Honored on the superintendent and principal’s honor roll…Four-year letterwinner in track and field…Earned first team all-conference honors as a senior…Played for the Edmond Memorial basketball team as a senior…PERSONAL: Full Name: Mark Craig Bryant II…Son of Mark and Shelley Bryant…Has one brother, Lee…Major: Public health.
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