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Senior
Hometown
Puyallup,
Washington
Last School
Puyallup High School
Roster Years
2018-2021
Personal
- Parents are Jeff and Alecia Ottesen
- Has four brothers (Jordan, Tyler, Jacob and Marcus)
- Married to Tanisha Ottesen
- Father, Jeff, played football for BYU
- Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Mission: Lyon, France
- Enjoys hiking, music, spending time with family and eating
- Was a student at BYU for two years before walking on the team
Before BYU
- Washington 4A State Finalist 1600m and 3200m
Stats
| Outdoor Personal Bests | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Event | Meet |
| 4:13.95 | Mile | 2021 BYU Robison Invitational |
| 13:53.31 | 5000m | 2021 Fresno State West Coast Relays |
| 28:55.84 | 10,000m | 2021 Hayward Premiere |
Career Stats
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
Sophmore Year
2018
Outdoor
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Ran a career-best 29:32.11 to take fourth in the 10,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays
- Competed in the 10,000m at the NCAA West Preliminary Round finishing 30th overall (30:02.14)
Junior Year
2019
Outdoor
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Competed in the 10,000m at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds and finished 23rd (29:31.59)
- Ran a career-best 28:58.50 in the 10,000m at the Stanford Invitational
- Earned a personal record int he 5000m with a time of 14:08.65 at the Bryan Clay Invitational
- Competed in four meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Senior Year
2021
Outdoor (2021)
- Competed in five meets for the Cougars, including at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
- Set a personal-best 4:13.95 in the men’s mile at the BYU Robison Invitational.
- Set a personal-best 13:53.31 in the men’s 5000m at the Fresno State West Coast Relays.
- Set a personal-best 28:55.84 in the men’s 10,000m at the Hayward Premiere.
Overall
- Received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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M Track & Field | May, 27
Three Cougars punch tickets to Eugene on first day of NCAA West Prelims
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M Track & Field | Jul, 25Forty-one Cougars receive USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
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M Track & Field | May, 24Linkletter wins 10K, six Cougars advance to nationals in day one of NCAA West Prelims
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M Track & Field | Apr, 21More than 20 Cougars earn regional qualifying marks in California