University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

• 4x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• 4x Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025)
• 4x Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025, 2026)
• 3x Horizon League Indoor All-Academic Team (2024, 2025, 2025)
• 2x Horizon League Outdoor All-Academic Team (2024, 2026)
• Titan Club Award (2026)
• Top Performance Award (2025)

2026 Outdoor:

• Started the season winning the 1,500m in 3:57.17 and the 4x400 at Oakland's Golden Grizzlies Invite
• Broke the school's 1,500M at the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic, posting a time of 3:49.56 for 27th
• Was runner-up in the 5,000m with a career time of 14:49.82, ninth in school history, at OU's Elaine Leigh Invitational
• Earned eighth in the 1,500m at the Drake Relays in 3:59.70
• Scored at the Horizon League Championships by lowering his school record in the 1,500m to 3:47.85 for third, and just missed the podium with a career-best 14:39.89 for ninth overall and third in the school record book

2025-26 Indoor:

• Was third in the 1,000m at EMU's Bob Parks Memorial with a time of 2:30.81, tied for eighth in school history
• Finished fourth in the mile in 4:11.63 and was part of the third-place 4x400 at Michigan's Silverston Invitational
• Scored in three events at the Horizon League Championships, taking fourth in a career-best 4:11.49 in the mile, third in school history, as well as running a leg on the sixth-place 4x400 and the seventh-place distance medley relay

• Redshirted

• Won the mile at the SVSU Classic in a career-best 4:11.86 and was also on the runner-up 4x400
• Took gold in the 3,000m in 8:30.48, eighth in school history
• Placed third in the mile (4:15.59) and was on the second-place 4x400 at the Akron Invite
• Had a wire-to-wire finish to win the mile in 4:13.53 at the Horizon League Championships, the first mile HL win in school history, and was also a part of the third-place 4x400 and sixth-place distance medley relay

• Opened the outdoor campaign with a career-best 15:29.49 for 11th in the 5,000m at Eastern Illinois
• Won the open 1,500m in 3:57.61 at Bucknell's Bison Classic
• Was 14th in the 1,500m (3:56.89) and 17th in the 800m (1:56.42) at Ohio State's Jesse Owens Classic
• Earned fifth in the 1,500m in a career-low 3:52.49, third best in the school record book, and took seventh in the 800m in 1:57.79 as well as ran a leg on the fourth-place 4x400 at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships

• Started the season with a PR of 8:34.83 in the 3,000m for fifth at the SVSU Classic
• Won the 800m at Eastern Michigan's Bob Parks Memorial with a 1:57.82
• Finished seventh in the mile at the Akron Invitational with a 4:22.55 and 12th at Michigan's Silverston Invitational with a 4:16.28
• Ran a career-best 4:14.52 in the mile for ninth and scored on the fifth-place 4x400 and sixth-place distance medley relay at the Horizon League Championships

• Ran 1:57.18 in the 800m for 16th place at the Horizon League Championships
• Qualified for the 1500m final at the #HLTF Championships after placing second and running 4:00.64 in the prelim, finished sixth in the final with a time of 4:04.86.

• Personal record in the 3000m at the SVSU Classic
• Personal record in the mile at GVSU Bill Clinger

• Participated in soccer, track and field, and cross-country at Lansing Catholic
• Team State Champion and All-State in track and field
• Was soccer team MVP in 2021 and 2022 and All-State Honorable Mention in 2022
• All-State in 2022 for cross-country

• Son of Todd and Angie Otten
• Hobbies include soccer, reading, and ping pong
• Chose Detroit Mercy for the opportunity to compete at the Division I level
• An English and Political Science major