Huskers Sweep B1G Field Athletes of the Week

The Nebraska track and field program swept the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week honors on Wednesday.

Maxwell Otterdahl was named Big Ten Men’s Field Athlete of the Week for the second week in a row, while Jenna Rogers picked up Big Ten Women’s Field Athlete of the Week honors. 

Otterdahl won both the shot put and weight throw titles at the Mark Colligan Memorial on Saturday, including a new indoor personal best of 64-11 1/4 (19.79m) in the shot put. That mark moved him up to No. 6 in Nebraska indoor history. The junior from Rosemount, Minn., ranks first in the Big Ten in the weight throw and second in the shot put. He is third nationally in the weight throw and fourth in the shot put. 

Rogers won the high jump at the Mark Colligan Memorial, clearing a new indoor personal best of 6-1 1/4 (1.86m), which put her in a tie for fifth in school history. Rogers is tied for the Big Ten lead in the event and tied for second in the nation. The sophomore from Rutherford, N.J. collected her fourth career Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week honor .

Both Otterdahl and Rogers will compete for the Huskers at the Texas Tech Open & Multis this weekend in Lubbock, Texas.