Eight Current, Former Bison to Compete at U.S. Track & Field Olympic Trials June 18-26
6/16/2021 5:21:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
Complete Schedule of Events
Meet Info
A total of eight current or former North Dakota State University track & field athletes will compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Ore., over the next two weeks.
Former Bison
Riley Dolezal – men's javelin
Payton Otterdahl – men's shot put
Current Bison
* Maddy Nilles – women's hammer throw
* Shelby Gunnells – women's shot put
Alex Talley – men's hammer throw
Benji Phillips – men's javelin
Akealy Moton – women's shot put
Kari Wolfe – women's javelin
* - Recently completed senior season / NCAA eligibility
Each of the athletes will be competing for USA national titles and spots on Team USA at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The top three finishers in each event at the U.S. Olympic Trials will advance to the Olympic Games, if they have met the Olympic qualifying standard in that event during the qualifying period. If there are places unfilled in an event following the Olympic Trials, an athlete could still qualify based on their position in the World Athletics Rankings.
Dolezal has represented Team USA in the javelin three times at the IAAF World Championships. A native of Stanley, N.D., and a volunteer assistant coach for the Bison track & field team, Dolezal was a member of Team USA in 2013 (Moscow, Russia), 2015 (Beijing, China), and 2019 (Doha, Qatar).
Dolezal has finished in the top three of the javelin at the USATF Championships for seven consecutive years from 2013-19, capturing American titles in 2013 and 2017. He competed for NDSU from 2005-09.
Otterdahl became a volunteer assistant coach for NDSU after completing his NCAA career in 2019 as a four-time first team All-American and the 2019 NCAA indoor national champion in the shot put and weight throw.
Otterdahl is ranked 11th in the world this year for the outdoor shot put, and Dolezal is No. 37 on the world list in the javelin.
Friday, June 18
2 pm CT / Noon PT – Men's shot put qualifying
2:05 pm CT / 12:05 pm PT – Men's hammer throw qualifying
8:30 pm CT / 6:30 pm PT – Men's shot put final
Saturday, June 19
4:15 pm CT / 2:15 pm PT – Men's javelin qualifying
Sunday, June 20
6:25 pm CT / 4:25 pm PT – Men's hammer throw final
Monday, June 21
6:15 pm CT / 4:15 pm PT – Men's javelin final
Thursday, June 24
3:25 pm CT / 1:25 pm PT – Women's hammer throw qualifying
3:30 pm CT / 1:30 pm PT – Women's shot put qualifying
10 pm CT / 8 pm PT – Women's shot put final
Friday, June 25
3 pm CT / 1 pm PT – Women's javelin qualifying
Saturday, June 26
6:05 pm CT / 4:05 pm PT – Women's hammer throw final
7:30 pm CT / 5:30 pm PT – Women's javelin final
Meet Info
A total of eight current or former North Dakota State University track & field athletes will compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Ore., over the next two weeks.
Former Bison
Riley Dolezal – men's javelin
Payton Otterdahl – men's shot put
Current Bison
* Maddy Nilles – women's hammer throw
* Shelby Gunnells – women's shot put
Alex Talley – men's hammer throw
Benji Phillips – men's javelin
Akealy Moton – women's shot put
Kari Wolfe – women's javelin
* - Recently completed senior season / NCAA eligibility
Each of the athletes will be competing for USA national titles and spots on Team USA at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The top three finishers in each event at the U.S. Olympic Trials will advance to the Olympic Games, if they have met the Olympic qualifying standard in that event during the qualifying period. If there are places unfilled in an event following the Olympic Trials, an athlete could still qualify based on their position in the World Athletics Rankings.
Dolezal has represented Team USA in the javelin three times at the IAAF World Championships. A native of Stanley, N.D., and a volunteer assistant coach for the Bison track & field team, Dolezal was a member of Team USA in 2013 (Moscow, Russia), 2015 (Beijing, China), and 2019 (Doha, Qatar).
Dolezal has finished in the top three of the javelin at the USATF Championships for seven consecutive years from 2013-19, capturing American titles in 2013 and 2017. He competed for NDSU from 2005-09.
Otterdahl became a volunteer assistant coach for NDSU after completing his NCAA career in 2019 as a four-time first team All-American and the 2019 NCAA indoor national champion in the shot put and weight throw.
Otterdahl is ranked 11th in the world this year for the outdoor shot put, and Dolezal is No. 37 on the world list in the javelin.
Friday, June 18
2 pm CT / Noon PT – Men's shot put qualifying
2:05 pm CT / 12:05 pm PT – Men's hammer throw qualifying
8:30 pm CT / 6:30 pm PT – Men's shot put final
Saturday, June 19
4:15 pm CT / 2:15 pm PT – Men's javelin qualifying
Sunday, June 20
6:25 pm CT / 4:25 pm PT – Men's hammer throw final
Monday, June 21
6:15 pm CT / 4:15 pm PT – Men's javelin final
Thursday, June 24
3:25 pm CT / 1:25 pm PT – Women's hammer throw qualifying
3:30 pm CT / 1:30 pm PT – Women's shot put qualifying
10 pm CT / 8 pm PT – Women's shot put final
Friday, June 25
3 pm CT / 1 pm PT – Women's javelin qualifying
Saturday, June 26
6:05 pm CT / 4:05 pm PT – Women's hammer throw final
7:30 pm CT / 5:30 pm PT – Women's javelin final
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