Robbie Otal

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Princeton University men's and women's track & field, Sam Howell Invitational Princeton, NJ, April 6, 2018.

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Position:
Throws
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Oak Park, Calif.
High School:
Oak Park

All-Time Results & PRs

Honors
Second Team All-America, Discus (Outdoor 2022)
NCAA Championships Participant, Discus (Outdoor 2022)
NCAA Regional Participant, Discus (Outdoor 2018, 2019, 2022)
Ivy League Runner-Up, Discus (Outdoor 2018, 2019, 2022)
Second Team All-Ivy League, Discus (Outdoor 2018, 2019, 2022)

Records
Top-5 Mark, Discus, 62.77 (Outdoor 2022)

2021-22: Finished 16th in the discus at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... took sixth in the discus at the NCAA East Regional ... runner-up in the discus at outdoor Heps ... threw a program-record mark of 62.77 meters at outdoor Heps ... competed in seven regular season outdoor meets.

2019-20: Outdoor season was canceled due to COVID-19...did not compete during indoor season.

2018-19: Competed at four regular season outdoor meets, along with Heps and the NCAA Regional...did not compete during indoor season.

2017-18: Competed at five regular season outdoor meets, along with Heps and the NCAA Regional...did not compete during indoor season.

Before Princeton: A second-team All-American thrower...Otal was named all-state and first-team all-country...was named the Venture County Male Athlete of the Year and the LA Daily News Track Athlete of the Year...his mark of 209-4 in the discus is the school, country, league and California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) record.