Braheme Days Jr.

Braheme Days Jr.
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	January 18, 1995; Bridgeton, New Jersey
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	299 lb (136 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Shot put
College team	UCLA Bruins
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	; SP (5 kg): 20.14 m (Lille 2011); SP (5.45 kg): 21.53 m (New York 2012); SP (6 kg): 21.16 m (Chula Vista 2014)
Athletics
Representing the United States
World Junior Championships
World Youth Championships
NACAC Under-23 Championship

Braheme Days Jr. (born January 18, 1995) is an American shot putter.

Prep

Braheme 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]

He eventually signed to the UCLA Bruins in February 2013.

Braheme is the current American Junior Record holder in the shot put with a distance of 21.16 m (69 ft 5 in)(6k). Braheme 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). Braheme 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] Braheme won shot put at 2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics in 19.36 m (63 ft 6 in).

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