Nebraska athlete named “Field Athlete of the Championships”
On Wednesday, a Nebraska track and field athlete was named the Big Ten Men’s Field Athlete of the Championships. Max Otterdahl won both the shot put with a throw of 64-8 and the discus with a throw of 190-11 at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships over the weekend. Otterdahl is the first Husker since Carl Myerscough at the 2004 Big 12 Championships to win the shot put, and discus at the same championship meet.
Otterdahl is the third Husker to win Big Ten Field Athlete of the Championships in two seasons. He joins 2021 indoor shot put champion Burger Lambrechts, and Alex Talley won the weight throw and finished second in the shot put. Otterdahl will now prepare for the NCAA Division I Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships preliminary meets, one for the east region and one for the west. Those meets will take place May 25-28, with qualifiers advancing to the National Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. It will be the 14th time the outdoor championships have been held in Oregon.
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The Big Ten Men's Field Athlete of the Championships is a Husker thrower!@MaxwellOtts joins Alex Talley and Burger Lambrechts Jr. as recent Men's Field Athlete of the Championships winners!
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— Nebraska Track and Field (@NUTrackandField) May 18, 2022
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