BRETT OTTERBACHER'S TFRRS PROFILE
CAREER HONORS
• 2025 USTFCCCA Indoor Second Team All-American (4x400m)
• 2024 USTFCCCA Outdoor Honorable Mention All-America (4x400m)
• 2025 Indoor All-Big Ten First Team (4x400m)
CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCES
• 2025 Big Ten Indoor Champion (4x400m – 3:04.95)
• 2024 Big Ten Outdoor Bronze Medalist (4x400m – 3:06.97)
• 2023 Big Ten Indoor Fifth Place (400m – 47.15)
• 2023 Big Ten Indoor Fifth Place (4x400m – 3:09.70)
• 2024 Big Ten Indoor Eighth Place (400m – 1:06.71 inj.)
• 2025 NCAA Indoor 10th Place (4x400m – 3:08.81)
• 2024 NCAA Outdoor 19th Place (4x400m – 3:07.71)
PURDUE TOP 10s LIST
• No. 1 Outdoor 4x400m (3:03.64 – April 19, 2025)
• No. 1 Indoor 4x400m (3:04.95 – March 1, 2025)
• No. 2 Outdoor 4x400m (3:03.72 – May 24, 2024)
• No. 2 Indoor 400m (46.83 – Feb. 23, 2024)
• No. 2 Indoor 500m (1:02.50 – Dec. 9, 2023)
• No. 2 Indoor 600m (1:17.52 – Jan. 14, 2023)
• No. 4 Outdoor 4x400m (3:05.11 - May 30, 2025)
• No. 8 Outdoor 4x400m (3:06.97 – May 12, 2024)
2024-25 / AS A SENIOR
Indoor
• USTFCCCA Second Team All-America (4x400m)
• All-Big Ten First Team (4x400m)
• Big Ten Champion (4x400m)
• Competed in four meets
• Opened his season with a 4x400m win (3:08.97) at the Crossroads of America Invitational (Jan. 24)
• Took second in the 4x400m (3:13.48) at the Midwest Classic Invitational (Feb. 1)
• Earned the Big Ten title in the 4x400m (3:04.95) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (March 1)
• Finished 10th at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a 3:08.81 in the 4x400m (March 15)
2023-24 / AS A JUNIOR
Outdoor
• USTFCCCA Honorable Mention All-America (4x400m)
• Big Ten Bronze Medalist (4x400m)
• Competed in four meets
• Took second in the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays 4x400m finals in 3:07.47 (March 30)
• Earned bronze at the Big Ten Championships with a 3:06.97 in the 4x400m (May 12)
• Finished 10th at the NCAA East First Round in the 4x400m (3:03.72) to qualify for the NCAA Championships (May 24)
• Took 19th in the 4x400m (3:07.71) at the NCAA Championships (June 5)
Indoor
• Competed in seven meets
• Won the 500m (1:02.50) in the second fastest time in program history at the Edmunds-Wilt Invite (Dec. 9)
• Earned the Badgers Midwest Invite 600m victory in 1:17.77 (Jan. 13)
• Took the 4x400m relay win in 3:09.44 at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 20)
• Was the PNC Lenny Lyles Invite 400m winner in 47.37 and third in the 4x400m relay in 3:11.48 (Jan. 27)
• Had a victory in the 400m (47.20) and finished second in the 4x400m relay (3:10.40) at the Mayo Invitational (Feb. 3)
• Finished eighth in the 400m finals after he ran 46.83 in the 400m prelims for the second fastest time in program history at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 24)
2022-23 / AS A SOPHOMORE
Outdoor
• Competed in one meet at the Texas Relays (March 29)
Indoor
• Competed in five meets
• Opened the season with victories in the 500m (1:03.90) and 4x400m relay (3:21.59) at the Edmonds-Wilt Invitational (Dec. 10)
• Ran the No. 2 600m time (1:17.52) in program history to earn the Wisconsin Badgers Midwest Invite victory (Jan. 14)
• Won both the 400m (47.67) and 4x400m (3:11.21) at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Took fifth in the 400m (46.94) and 4x400m relay (3:09.70) at the Big Ten Championships (Jan. 28)
2021-22 / AS A FRESHMAN
Outdoor
• Competed in five meets
• Ran a personal-best 1:54.10 in his second collegiate meet at the Louisville Invitational (April 15)
• Took second in the 4x400m relay (3:09.37) at the Indiana Invitational (April 23)
• Finished 15th in the 400m (47.84) and ninth in the 4x400m relay (3:15.08) and the Big Ten Championships (May 14)
Indoor
• Did not compete in any meets
HIGH SCHOOL
• Placed third in the state in the 400 in 2019 and was fourth in 2018
• Won sectional and regional titles in the 400 in 2019
• Two-time first team all-conference honoree
• Named to the 2019 Post Tribune All-Area Track & Field Team
• Helped Valparaiso High to two sectional championships, a DAC title and a fifth-place state finish
• 400 time of 47.48 is the 19th-fastest in the event in state history
• Had an 800 PR of 1:57.90
• Also played football and won back-to-back DAC, sectional and regional championships and was the state runner-up in 2019
• Played on the winningest junior-varsity basketball team in school history
• National Honors Society honoree
• 2020 academic all-state honorable mention
CAREER HONORS
• 2025 USTFCCCA Indoor Second Team All-American (4x400m)
• 2024 USTFCCCA Outdoor Honorable Mention All-America (4x400m)
• 2025 Indoor All-Big Ten First Team (4x400m)
CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCES
• 2025 Big Ten Indoor Champion (4x400m – 3:04.95)
• 2024 Big Ten Outdoor Bronze Medalist (4x400m – 3:06.97)
• 2023 Big Ten Indoor Fifth Place (400m – 47.15)
• 2023 Big Ten Indoor Fifth Place (4x400m – 3:09.70)
• 2024 Big Ten Indoor Eighth Place (400m – 1:06.71 inj.)
• 2025 NCAA Indoor 10th Place (4x400m – 3:08.81)
• 2024 NCAA Outdoor 19th Place (4x400m – 3:07.71)
PURDUE TOP 10s LIST
• No. 1 Outdoor 4x400m (3:03.64 – April 19, 2025)
• No. 1 Indoor 4x400m (3:04.95 – March 1, 2025)
• No. 2 Outdoor 4x400m (3:03.72 – May 24, 2024)
• No. 2 Indoor 400m (46.83 – Feb. 23, 2024)
• No. 2 Indoor 500m (1:02.50 – Dec. 9, 2023)
• No. 2 Indoor 600m (1:17.52 – Jan. 14, 2023)
• No. 4 Outdoor 4x400m (3:05.11 - May 30, 2025)
• No. 8 Outdoor 4x400m (3:06.97 – May 12, 2024)
2024-25 / AS A SENIOR
Indoor
• USTFCCCA Second Team All-America (4x400m)
• All-Big Ten First Team (4x400m)
• Big Ten Champion (4x400m)
• Competed in four meets
• Opened his season with a 4x400m win (3:08.97) at the Crossroads of America Invitational (Jan. 24)
• Took second in the 4x400m (3:13.48) at the Midwest Classic Invitational (Feb. 1)
• Earned the Big Ten title in the 4x400m (3:04.95) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (March 1)
• Finished 10th at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a 3:08.81 in the 4x400m (March 15)
2023-24 / AS A JUNIOR
Outdoor
• USTFCCCA Honorable Mention All-America (4x400m)
• Big Ten Bronze Medalist (4x400m)
• Competed in four meets
• Took second in the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays 4x400m finals in 3:07.47 (March 30)
• Earned bronze at the Big Ten Championships with a 3:06.97 in the 4x400m (May 12)
• Finished 10th at the NCAA East First Round in the 4x400m (3:03.72) to qualify for the NCAA Championships (May 24)
• Took 19th in the 4x400m (3:07.71) at the NCAA Championships (June 5)
Indoor
• Competed in seven meets
• Won the 500m (1:02.50) in the second fastest time in program history at the Edmunds-Wilt Invite (Dec. 9)
• Earned the Badgers Midwest Invite 600m victory in 1:17.77 (Jan. 13)
• Took the 4x400m relay win in 3:09.44 at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 20)
• Was the PNC Lenny Lyles Invite 400m winner in 47.37 and third in the 4x400m relay in 3:11.48 (Jan. 27)
• Had a victory in the 400m (47.20) and finished second in the 4x400m relay (3:10.40) at the Mayo Invitational (Feb. 3)
• Finished eighth in the 400m finals after he ran 46.83 in the 400m prelims for the second fastest time in program history at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 24)
2022-23 / AS A SOPHOMORE
Outdoor
• Competed in one meet at the Texas Relays (March 29)
Indoor
• Competed in five meets
• Opened the season with victories in the 500m (1:03.90) and 4x400m relay (3:21.59) at the Edmonds-Wilt Invitational (Dec. 10)
• Ran the No. 2 600m time (1:17.52) in program history to earn the Wisconsin Badgers Midwest Invite victory (Jan. 14)
• Won both the 400m (47.67) and 4x400m (3:11.21) at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Took fifth in the 400m (46.94) and 4x400m relay (3:09.70) at the Big Ten Championships (Jan. 28)
2021-22 / AS A FRESHMAN
Outdoor
• Competed in five meets
• Ran a personal-best 1:54.10 in his second collegiate meet at the Louisville Invitational (April 15)
• Took second in the 4x400m relay (3:09.37) at the Indiana Invitational (April 23)
• Finished 15th in the 400m (47.84) and ninth in the 4x400m relay (3:15.08) and the Big Ten Championships (May 14)
Indoor
• Did not compete in any meets
HIGH SCHOOL
• Placed third in the state in the 400 in 2019 and was fourth in 2018
• Won sectional and regional titles in the 400 in 2019
• Two-time first team all-conference honoree
• Named to the 2019 Post Tribune All-Area Track & Field Team
• Helped Valparaiso High to two sectional championships, a DAC title and a fifth-place state finish
• 400 time of 47.48 is the 19th-fastest in the event in state history
• Had an 800 PR of 1:57.90
• Also played football and won back-to-back DAC, sectional and regional championships and was the state runner-up in 2019
• Played on the winningest junior-varsity basketball team in school history
• National Honors Society honoree
• 2020 academic all-state honorable mention