Friday, May 25
Sacramento, Calif.
2 p.m.
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NCAA West Preliminary Rounds - Day Two
Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia
Otterdahl Punches Ticket to Eugene in Discus
5/25/2018 6:10:00 PM | Men's Track and Field
NCAA Preliminary Rounds Qualifiers
Schedule of Events (PDF)
Meet Info
Live Results | Live Video
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – North Dakota State junior thrower Payton Otterdahl punched his ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the discus on Friday, placing seventh at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds.
Otterdahl threw 182-9 (55.70m) on his final attempt to lock up his place in Eugene, Ore., on June 8. He will be making his first NCAA Championships appearance, with a chance to qualify in a second event when he competes in the shot put on Saturday.
The discus competition was a tight one, with only two feet separating 5th and 13th place.
"I know it was really tight," said Otterdahl. "On the scoreboard there were a lot of really close marks. I threw a couple feet further on my last throw, and it moved me up about four spots. It was a tight competition, but I knew that if I could improve just a little, it would move me up quite a bit."
Otterdahl becomes the eighth NDSU men's outdoor NCAA qualifier in a throwing event in the past four seasons. He joins senior Jacob McBride, who qualified in the hammer throw Thursday, representing the Bison in Oregon.
Otterdahl is ranked No. 1 in the nation in the shot put entering Saturday's NCAA Prelims.
"I'm really excited to show these other schools what NDSU can do and put up some big marks," Otterdahl said.
Bison senior Brant Gilbertson finished 46th in the steeplechase, running 9:18.16. He ends his career ranked third in NDSU history in the event.
Schedule of Events (PDF)
Meet Info
Live Results | Live Video
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – North Dakota State junior thrower Payton Otterdahl punched his ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the discus on Friday, placing seventh at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds.
Otterdahl threw 182-9 (55.70m) on his final attempt to lock up his place in Eugene, Ore., on June 8. He will be making his first NCAA Championships appearance, with a chance to qualify in a second event when he competes in the shot put on Saturday.
The discus competition was a tight one, with only two feet separating 5th and 13th place.
"I know it was really tight," said Otterdahl. "On the scoreboard there were a lot of really close marks. I threw a couple feet further on my last throw, and it moved me up about four spots. It was a tight competition, but I knew that if I could improve just a little, it would move me up quite a bit."
Otterdahl becomes the eighth NDSU men's outdoor NCAA qualifier in a throwing event in the past four seasons. He joins senior Jacob McBride, who qualified in the hammer throw Thursday, representing the Bison in Oregon.
Otterdahl is ranked No. 1 in the nation in the shot put entering Saturday's NCAA Prelims.
"I'm really excited to show these other schools what NDSU can do and put up some big marks," Otterdahl said.
Bison senior Brant Gilbertson finished 46th in the steeplechase, running 9:18.16. He ends his career ranked third in NDSU history in the event.
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