The RoundHouse | 4/15/2022 11:12:00 AM
Hammer thrower
Michael Bryan, a two-time NCAA All-American, joins the podcast to talk about his path from lightly recruited high school football player to Wichita State record-holder. He discusses how his love for the hammer grew and why he regards the work as a scientific research project. He breaks down the "jar of pennies" philosophy that guides his school and training and talks about why the music of Sam Cooke helps him during practices.
Bryan is Wichita State's record holder in the weight throw and hammer throw. He won second-team NCAA All-American honors in both – weight throw in 2022 and hammer in 2021. He ranks sixth nationally with a distance of 70.33 meters in the hammer after winning the John McDonnell Invitational last week in Fayetteville, Ark.
He is a senior from Wamego who spent two years at Hutchinson Community College before transferring to Wichita State.
