Multiple Huskers qualify for NCAA Track and Field Championship
Three Husker track and field athletes have qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships at the Preliminary Round on Wednesday at the University of Arkansas. Maxwell Otterdahl (shot put), Burger Lambrechts Jr. (shot put), and Alex Talley (hammer throw) each finished in the top 12 of their event to earn one of 24 spots for the NCAA Championships at the University of Oregon in June.
Four-time All-American Burger Lambrechts Jr. is headed back to Eugene!
Burger finishes 9th in the shot put (64-3 3/4, 19.60m) to clinch a spot at the #NCAATF Championships in two weeks!#GBR pic.twitter.com/WrIChZiWcN
— Nebraska Track and Field (@NUTrackandField) May 26, 2022
Tally finished sixth in the hammer throw with a throw of 219-9. He finished sixth at nationals last year while at North Dakota State. Otterdahl placed sixth in the shot put after throwing 64-6 1/2. He placed eighth at nationals in 2021. Lambrechts Jr. finished ninth with a throw of 62-7 1/4. He was the Big Ten indoor champion and finished fourth at the indoor championships.
The Big Ten shot put champion – Maxwell Otterdahl – is on to nationals!
Otterdahl's shot put throw of 64-6 1/2 (19.67m) gets him 6th place at the #NCAATF West Prelims and gives the Husker men ✌️ shot putters headed to Eugene!#GBR pic.twitter.com/eWkq2DTtgy
— Nebraska Track and Field (@NUTrackandField) May 26, 2022
Alex Talley is headed to the NCAA Outdoor Championships for a 3rd time in the hammer throw!
The school-record holder is our first qualifier, finishing 6th in the hammer throw (219-9, 66.99m) at the #NCAATF West Prelims! #GBR pic.twitter.com/q2mCsIND6z
— Nebraska Track and Field (@NUTrackandField) May 25, 2022
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