Otten Wins 1,500 Preliminary Heat In Day One Of Horizon League Championships

Men's Track and Field 05.03.24

Otten Wins 1,500 Preliminary Heat In Day One Of Horizon League Championships

Sophomore Joshua Otten won his heat in the 1,500-meters to qualify for the finals

ROCHESTER, Mich. (5/3/2024) -- Sophomore Joshua Otten qualified for the finals in the 1,500-meters and freshman Joshua Neary started his pursuit in the decathlon as the first day of the Horizon League Championships came to a close on Friday night.

The event is being held at Oakland University.

Otten won his heat in a time of 3:59.45, the third fastest time in the preliminaries.

Neary sits sixth in the decathlon with 2,756 points, but had a pair of second-place finishes running 11.96 in the 100m and 53.56 in the 400m.

Freshman Christopher Russelburg was 12th in the 10,000m in a time of 31:36.95, while graduate senior Zachary Zaborney placed 10th in the javelin with a throw of 36.93m.

Day two of the championships will start at 9:00 a.m. for the decathlon, noon for the throws and 3:00 p.m. for the running events.

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Players Mentioned

Joshua Otten: Mid-Distance; Sophomore

Zachary Zaborney: Jumps; Graduate Student

Joshua Neary: Hurdles/Multi; Freshman

Christopher Russelburg: Distance; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Joshua Otten
: Sophomore
: Mid-Distance

Zachary Zaborney
: Graduate Student
: Jumps

Joshua Neary
: Freshman
: Hurdles/Multi

Christopher Russelburg
: Freshman
: Distance