STEVE CARPENTER
HutchCC Sports Information
Former Hutchinson Community College Track and Field athlete Michael Bryan competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials this past weekend in Eugene, Oregon.
Bryan had a top throw of 223-0 feet (67.98m) in the competition on Saturday. That was fourth place in his flight and 16th overall in the competition.
The berth in the 2020-21 Olympic Trials capped an amazing season for the former Blue Dragon and current Wichita State Shocker athlete.
Bryan, a Wamego High School product, was not even on the WSU roster at the start of the 2020-21 season. Now at the end of his junior season with the Shockers, Bryan has broken the Wichita State men’s hammer record four times. He surpassed 70 meters three times this season.
Bryan earned second-team All-America honors with a 12th-place finish at the 2021 NCAA Championship with a throw of 229-11 (70.08m).
At Hutchinson, Bryan earned NJCAA All-America honors in the hammer throw with a seventh-place finish at the 2018 NJCAA Outdoor Championships with a throw of 170-0 (51.82m). Bryan was 10th at the 2017 NJCAA Championships with a throw of 161-1 (49.09m).
Bryan still ranks sixth all-time in the hammer throw at Hutchinson with that mark of 170 feet at the 2018 national championships.