Bryan Tapia

Wichita State Athletics

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Position Throws
Weight 0
Class Redshirt Senior
Hometown Winfield, Kan.
Highschool Winfield HS

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WSU All-Time Top 10 Lists

#6 in Discus (174' 11")
#7 in Hammer (184' 5")

NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier

All-Missouri Valley Conference

2010 (SENIOR): INDOOR - Won the Shot Put title at the WSU Invitational with a toss of 50' 3 ^1/4"...Had a personal best throw of 53' 7 ^1/2" at the MVC Championships to place ninth...Was runner-up in the shot put at the Shocker Quad with a distance of 52' 2 ^3/4"...Came in fourth place at the Shocker Quad in the weight throw (53' 4 ^1/4")...OUTDOOR - Set a personal best in the hammer and moved into the WSU all-time record book with a throw of 184' 5" at the K.T. Woodman Classic, placing third...Was second at the Oregon Relays in the discus with a top mark of 165' 4"...Won the shot put title at the K.T. Woodman Classic with a throw of 50' 9 1/4"...Was an all-conference honoree at the MVC Championships in the discus with a throw of 168' 6", placing second and earning a berth to the NCAA West Prelims.

2009 (SENIOR): Redshirted both indoor and outdoor seasons.

2008 (JUNIOR): INDOOR - Placed 11th in both the weight throw (54-6 3/4) and shot put (48-11 1/2) at the MVC Championships...Placed fifth in the shot put at the Jayhawk Classic with a throw of 47-6 1/4...Finished sixth in the weight throw (53-11 3/4) at the Kansas State Open, while also placing eighth in the shot put (48-6 1/4)...OUTDOOR - Scored points, placing in the top eight, in four different throwing disciplines at the MVC Championships, including earning all-MVC honors with his third-place finish in the discus (160-9)...Finished fifth in the shot put (51-4 1/4) and eighth in both the hammer (181-3) and the javelin (174-2)...Placed 17th at the NCAA Midwest Regionals in the disucs with a throw of 153-5...Won the discus at the K.T. Woodman with a toss of 163-7...Set a career best in the discus with a toss of 174-11 at the Oregon Relays, while also placing seventh in the hammer throw (175-2).

Cowley County [Kan.] CC: Placed third at indoor and outdoor nationals.

Winfield HS: Won the state shot put as a senior and placed fifth in the discus...Holds the WHS school record in both the shot put and discus...Lettered in track and football.

Personal: Born June 9, 1987...Son of Daniel and Robyn Tapia...Majoring in physics.