Sydney Otto Season 2016-17

TFRRS All-Time Performances

Personal Bests
Indoor
60m: 8.84 (1/28/17)
60m Hurdles: 10.41 (1/20/17)
Long Jump: 15-11 1/2 (4.86m) (1/13/17)
Shot Put: 30-2 1/4 (9.20m) (2/17/17)
Outdoor
Javelin: 166-9 (50.84m) (5/10/19)

NCAA Championships
2019 (O): Javelin - 160-11 (49.05m) (15th)
2017 (O): Javelin - 143-0 (43.59m) (24th)

Big Ten Championships
2019 (O): Javelin - 166-9 (50.84m) (4th)
2017 (O): Javelin - 151-6 (46.19m) (7th)

Honors
USTFCCCA All-America Second Team (Javelin - 2019 Outdoor)
USTFCCCA Honorable Mention (Javelin - 2017 Outdoor)
USATF Junior Outdoor Champion (Javelin - 2017)
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2017)

2020 (Junior/COVID-19 Pandemic)
Indoor: Did not compete.

Outdoor: Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help combat the spread of the virus, both the Big Ten Conference and the University of Nebraska suspended all team activities, effective March 13.

2019 (Sophomore)
Indoor: Did not compete.

Outdoor: Earned USTFCCCA second-team All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, finishing 15th in the javelin with a throw of 160-11 (49.05m)...finished fourth at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a personal-best mark of 166-9 (50.84m), the current No. 8 mark in program history.

2018 (Redshirt)
Indoor: Redshirted.

Outdoor: Finished fourth in the javelin at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invitational with a launch of 158-6 (48.32m)...received a medical hardship after missing the season with an injury. 

2017 (Freshman)
Indoor: Competed in four regular-season meets...set personal records in the 60m (8.84), 60m hurdles (10.41), long jump (15-11 1/2; 4.86m) and shot put (30-2 1/4; 9.20m).

Outdoor: Competed in four regular-season meets, the Big Ten Championships, the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round and the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships...set a season best in the javelin at the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round with a mark of 158-0 (48.15m)...placed 24th in the javelin at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships with a mark of 143-0 (43.59m)...placed seventh at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships...won the javelin title at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships following the season with a PR of 160-6 (48.93m), which ranks eighth in NU history.

Before Nebraska
Attended De Pere High School in Wisconsin...was the national champion in the javelin at the 2015 AAU Junior Olympics with a mark of 143-6 (43.73m)...competed in numerous events during the high school season, including the sprints, hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump and triple jump...also played volleyball, basketball and softball.

Personal
Born June 24, 1998...parents are Jim and Christine...major is biology.