Nick Brayton

Class: Senior Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa High School: West

Event: Throws

2011 -- Indoor - recorded a collegiate-best weight throw of 49-0 3/4 (14.95m) at Iowa Open... Outdoor - placed seventh in discus with season-best 164-2 (50.05m) at Big Ten Championships, helping team to first Big Ten title since 1967... placed third in discus at Messersmith Invite (163-1, 49.70m), seventh at Musco Twilight XII (163-10, 49.95m), second at LSU Invite (161-10, 49.33m) and 11th at Drake Relays (161-9, 49.31m).

2010 - Indoor - threw a collegiate-best 51-5 3/4 (15.69m) in the shot put at the Jack Johnson Invite...placed third in the shot put at the Iowa Invite (50-4 1/2, 15.35m)...Outdoor - threw a season-best 166-1 1/4 (50.63m) in the discus at Musco Twilight XI...placed seventh in discus at Big Ten Championships (161-7, 49.26m)...letterwinner.

2009 -- Indoor - placed fourth in shot put with collegiate-best 51-3 1/2 at Iowa Open... posted collegiate-best weight throw (46-11 1/2) against Illinois... placed fifth in shot put (51-0 1/4) at Iowa Invite... Outdoor - placed 16th in discus (168-11) at NCAA Midwest Regional... qualified for regional meet in discus with a winning 180-11 at Messersmith Invite... that collegiate-best throw lead team and ranks sixth in school history... placed fifth in discus at Tiger Track Classic (173-3), seventh at Illinois Invite (155-4) and 12th at Big Ten Championships (156-3)... placed second in discus (163-0) and fifth in shot put (48-6) at Lee Calhoun Memorial... letterwinner.

2008 -- Track - redshirted... placed fourth in discus (171-9) at Musco Twilight X while competing unattached.

High School - won Class 4-A state title in the discus as a senior, setting a state meet record of 192-6... won Drake Relays discus title ... lettered three years in track and field, three in wrestling and two in football... second team all-state and first-team all-conference in football as a senior... honor roll student.

Personal -- born June 12, 1989... son of Doug and Diana Brayton... open major.