Eastern Michigan Athletics
2022-23 Men's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Stephenson, Newlyn

Newlyn Stephenson
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Gary, Ind.
- High School:
- Thea Bowman Leadership Academy
Bio
EMU: 2022-23: Indoor: earned All-America honors with a seventh place finish in the weight throw (22.32 meters) at the NCAA Championships…won the weight throw (22.27 meters) and was seventh in the shot put with a PR of 15.78 meters at the MAC Championships…won the weight throw in four of his six regular season meets while also earning a second and third place finish...Outdoor: placed fourth in the hammer (61.08 meters) at the MAC Championships and placed 17th (63.34) at the NCAA East Preliminary meet…won the hammer at three meets including the Spartan Invite when he had a PR of 65.90 meters, the third best throw in school history...2021-22: Indoor: Competed in nine meets for the Eagles…Earned Second Team All-American status in the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Championships with an 11th place finish (21.52m), March 11…Placed second at the MAC Championships with a weight throw of 22.26m, Feb. 25…Set the school record in the weight throw with a mark of 23.22m at the Michigan Invitational, Jan. 22…2020-21: Outdoor: Competed in seven meets where he participated in shot put and hammer throw…Placed 38th in the hammer throw at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships with a throw of 58.30m, May 26…Notched third in the hammer throw with a 59.49m at the Golden Grizzlies Invite, April 30…Set personal-bests in shot put and hammer throw with marks of 15.29m and 63.97m, respectively, at the Knights Invite, April 23-24…His 63.97m hammer throw put him fifth on the all-time list at EMU…Grabbed third at the Grizzly PR Classic with a 58.97m hammer throw, April 17…Finished seventh in the hammer throw with a toss of 63.03m at the Raleigh Relays, March 27…Indoor: Named a Second Team All-MAC selection…Competed in six meets where he participated in throws…Became a Second Team All-American by placing 16th at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a weight throw of 19.32m, March 11…Placed second in weight throw at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships with a toss of 21.74m, Feb. 26…Took first in the weight throw with a heave of 22.09m at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 12…Notched a third-place weight throw mark of 19.95m at the GVSU Mike Lints Alumni Open, Jan. 23…Set a program-record weight throw mark of 22.28m at the Akron Quad Meet, Jan. 15…2019-20: Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic...Indoor: Did not compete...2018-19: Outdoor: Saw action in seven meets for the Eagles, competing in the hammer throw and shot put…Earned sixth place in the hammer throw at the Mid-American Conference Championships, May 9-11, clearing 52.31m…Opened his season with a career-best hammer throw of 54.50m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, March 15-16, good for third place…Ended the regular season with a sixth-place mark at the Len Paddock Open, May 3, clearing 49.01m…Indoor: Competed in eight meets for the Eagles as a part of the throws squad…Finished ninth in weight throw at the Mid-American Conference Championships, Feb. 22-23, clearing 16.63m…Recorded his career-best weight throw effort at the Wolverine Invitational, Jan. 12, placing fifth with a heave of 19.16m…Took home the weight throw event title at the SVSU “Doug Hansen” Open, Jan. 18, with a mark of 18.72m…Collected the top finish in the weight throw at the Hillsdale “Tune-Up”, clearing 18.87m…2017-18: Outdoor: Did not compete…Indoor: Competed in seven meets for the Eagles, including the MAC Championships, Feb. 23-24, where he threw to a distance of 16.84m in the weight throw to place ninth...Set a career-record distance of 18.90m in the weight throw at the GVSU Big Meet-Friday, Feb. 9...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Thea Bowman Leadership Academy in Gary, Ind.…Posted senior year marks of 50 feet in the shot put and 130 feet in the discus…Holds all the throws records for his high school…Sectional shot put champion, and indoor state champion in the shot put for 2017…Also played football…PERSONAL: Full Name: Newlyn Hollis Stephenson III…Son of Newlyn Stephenson Jr. and Jonell Allen-Stephenson…Has one brother, Joseph…Major: Health administration.
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