2017 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Braheme Days
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bridgeton, N.J.
- High School:
- Bridgeton HS
Summer – Won the NACAC U23 Championships in the shot put with a throw of 63-6.25.
2016 – A first team USTFCCCA All-American in the shot put … Finished fifth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a mark of 65-8.75 … Launched a personal best 66-3.75 to finish second at the Triton Invitational … His throw of 66-3.75 ranks sixth all-time in school history … Was the runner-up at the Pac-12 Championships with a mark of 64-8.50 … Finished third at the NCAA West Prelims with a throw of 65-6 … Opened the outdoor season with a shot put win at the Jim Bush Collegiate Invitational behind a throw of 63-10.75 … Named a second team USTFCCCA All-American during the indoor season … Finished tenth at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the shot put with a mark of 61-6.75 … Was the runner-up at the MPSF Championships in the shot put with a season best indoor throw of 63-9.75.
2015 – A NCAA qualifier in the shot put … Competed in nine outdoor meets during his redshirt freshman season … Threw a personal best of 64-4 at the dual meet against USC … Placed second at the Pac-12 Championships in the shot put with a mark of 63-6 … Threw over 62 feet at three meets … Also threw the discus where he posted a personal best 171-4 at the Pac-12 vs. Big 10 Invitational … Placed 10th at the Pac-12 Championships in the discus with a throw of 169-9.
HIGH SCHOOL – Attended Bridgeton High School in Bridgeton, N.J. … Lettered all four seasons in track and field for coach Ray Wilks and twice in football for coaches Warren DeShields and Kevin McNear … New Jersey state champion in the shot put and discus … A three-time national champion in the shot put … Earned eight All-American honors in the shot put and discus … Holds the Bridgeton High School shot put (70-8) and discus (199-6) records.
PERSONAL – Son of Braheme Days Sr. and Ishna Michelle Crawford … Has five brothers named Shyheme, Jack, Jayden, Jaylen and Jordan and a sister named Reve … Lists his biggest athletic thrill as winning his third national championship in the shot put … Plans to be a doctor ... Majoring in History.
