Nick Brayton

Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Iowa City, IA High School: West

Event: Throws

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

2007 -- Football - redshirted.

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 and placed fourth in the state meet as a junior... 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... attended same high school as Hawkeye teammates Mark Schaapveld and Bobby Windauer... open major.