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Taige Bryant Earns All-American Status as EMU Closes Indoor Season at NCAA Championships

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Bryant recorded a throw of 22.21m to secure the honor

COMPLETE RESULTS (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University was well represented at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships today, March 11, as junior Newlyn Stephenson (Gary, Ind.-Thea Bowman Leadership Academy) and graduate student Taige Bryant (Edmond, Okla.-Edmond Memorial) both took part in the men's weight throw competition.

How It Happened
After the first round, Bryant and Stephenson sat in seventh (21.55m) and 15th (19.