Story Links Former North Dakota State NCAA champion thrower Payton Otterdahl will attempt to earn his second trip to the Olympic Games, competing this Friday and Saturday at the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Otterdahl enters the meet ranked third in the U.S. and fourth… Continue reading Otterdahl Throws at U.S. Olympic Trials this Weekend
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Payton to Paris: Otterdahl Qualifies for 2nd Olympic Games
Story Links EUGENE, Ore. – Former North Dakota State NCAA champion thrower Payton Otterdahl is headed back to the Olympic Games, qualifying as a member of Team USA in the shot put for the second time in his career. Otterdahl placed third in the shot put at the U.S.… Continue reading Payton to Paris: Otterdahl Qualifies for 2nd Olympic Games
Olympic Shot Put Awaits Payton Otterdahl this Weekend
Story Links Former North Dakota State NCAA champion thrower Payton Otterdahl will become the first Bison athlete to compete at a pair of Olympic Games when he throws the shot put for Team USA this weekend in Paris. The men’s shot put qualification round will be held Friday, Aug.… Continue reading Olympic Shot Put Awaits Payton Otterdahl this Weekend
Otterdahl Advances to Olympic Shot Put Final
Story Links PARIS, France – For the second time in his career, former North Dakota State NCAA champion thrower Payton Otterdahl has advanced to the shot put finals at the Olympic Games. The men’s shot put finals will be held tomorrow, Saturday, Aug. 3, at 12:35 p.m. CT. … Continue reading Otterdahl Advances to Olympic Shot Put Final
Payton Otterdahl Finishes 4th in Olympic Shot Put
Story Links PARIS, France – Former North Dakota State NCAA champion thrower Payton Otterdahl placed fourth in the shot put at the Paris Olympic Games on Saturday. Otterdahl stood in third place for a majority of the competition, but American Joe Kovacs vaulted into the silver medal position with… Continue reading Payton Otterdahl Finishes 4th in Olympic Shot Put
Otis Davis, Olympic Gold Medalist and Barrier Breaker, Dies at 92
Otis Davis, a trailblazing athlete who won two gold medals at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at the age of 92. Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Davis served in the Korean War before pursuing higher education at the University of Oregon, where he discovered his talent for track and field under coach Bill Bowerman, later… Continue reading Otis Davis, Olympic Gold Medalist and Barrier Breaker, Dies at 92
Legendary Olympian Bob Schul Passes Away at 86
Bob Schul, the only American to ever win the Olympic gold medal in the 5000-meter race, passed away at the age of 86 on June 16, 2024, at a nursing home in Middletown, Ohio. Schul, who had been living with dementia, leaves behind a legacy as one of the greatest American distance runners in history.… Continue reading Legendary Olympian Bob Schul Passes Away at 86