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

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ter. He won a bronze medal at the

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Prep

Days won his first National HS Shot Put title at the NBIN meet in

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with a throw of 21.00m(5.45k) Days attended

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and was selected by ''

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'' as their Boys' Track and Field Athlete of the Year in 2011, as well as Indoor Athlete of the Year 2012. He was a ''

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'' All-American track and field selection in 2012.

NCAA

He eventually signed to the

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in February 2013. Days is the current American Junior Record holder in the shot put with a distance of (6k). He placed tenth in shot put at 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in . Days placed fifth in shot put at

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in . He won shot put at

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in .

References

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Braheme Days
1995 births Living people Bridgeton High School alumni People from Bridgeton, New Jersey American male shot putters UCLA Bruins men's track and field athletes Sportspeople from Cumberland County, New Jersey Track and field athletes from New Jersey {{US-shotputt-athletics-bio-stub