CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University track & field program saw graduate student Taige Bryant (Edmond, Okla.-Edmond Memorial) named to the Mid-American Conference Scholar Athlete of the Week, league office announces today, March 16.
Bryant wrapped up his collegiate career at the NCAA Indoor Track & Championships, March 11-12, where he competed in the men's weight throw competition. In the event, the graduate student finished sixth with a toss of 22.21m to earn First Team All-American status for the first time.
The Edmond, Okla. native is the second Eagle in program history to be named a First Team All-American in the event as former Eagle Anthony Jones notched a seventh-place finish (21.