Danny Bryant
Throws
Ht
6'
3"
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Valencia, 
California
Last School
West Ranch High School
Roster Years
2021-2023


Personal

  • Parents are Dan Bryant and Elise Rueckert
  • Married to Olivia June Bryant
  • Major: Business
  • Mission: Auckland, New Zealand (2018-20)
  • Father, Dan, played football at BYU (1991-94)
  • Uncle, Doug Bryant, played football and track and field at BYU (1992-95)
  • Uncle, Billy Bryant, played football for BYU (1990-93)
  • Aunt, Treva Bacon, competed for BYU track and field (1992-95)
  • Uncle, Todd Herget, played football for BYU (1990-93)
  • Uncles, David and Chris Rueckert, played lacrosse for BYU (1992-95)
  • Fun Fact: oldest of eight, has two younger brothers (twins Mark & Erik) committed to BYU track and field
  • Instagram: d_bryant1

Before BYU

  • Personal Bests: 60-3.25 (shot put), 181-1 (discus)
  • Fourth-place finish in the shot put and fifth-place finish in the discus at the 2018 CIF DII State Championships

Stats

Indoor Personal Bests

Mark

Event

Meet

17.56m/57-7.5

SP

2022 MPSF Championship

18.49m/60-8

WT

2023 MPSF Championship

 

Outdoor Personal Bests

Mark

Event

Meet

55.56m/182-3.5

DT

2023 BYU Last Chance Invite

18.82m/61-9

SP

2023 BYU Last Chance Invite

55.80m/183-0.75

HT

2023 Robison Invitational

Career Stats

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2022

Indoor

  • Won 2022 MPSF Indoor Men's Shot Put Championship with a mark of 17.56m/57-7.5
  • Competed in seven meets with four first-place finishes. 

Outdoor

  • NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (shot put)
  • Competed in 10 meets with six first-place finishes. 
Sophmore Year 2023

Indoor

  • Competed in three meets, with two first-place finishes (weight throw & shot put)
  • MPSF individual champion in the shot put (17.20m/56-5.25)
  • Honored as Men's Athlete of the Meet at 2023 MPSF Championships
Junior Year

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

2021

Indoor (2021)

  • Recorded two top-five finishes with personal bests in the men’s SP (15.81m/51-10.5) and men’s WT (16.88m/55-4.75) at the BYU Cougar Indoor III. Bryant took third in the SP and fourth in the WT.