Honors and Awards
- 2023 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2023 Buckingham's Academic Momentum Award
- 2022 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2021 Academic All-Big Ten
2022-23: Wisconsin's regular starter at 174 pounds in duals ... finished 4th at 2022 Iowa State Cyclone Open with 2-2 record including 6-4 decision over Iowa State's Caleb Helgeson and 6-4 decision over Northern Iowa's Jared Simma ... finished 2-2 at Midlands Championships ... earned a 10-6 decision over Drexel's Cody Walsh to help lead Badgers to a 37-3 dual victory at home for the Wisconsin Wrestling Showcase ... finished out the year with an appearance at the Big Ten Championships... final record on the year was 6-16... career record is 25-31... compete in 12 of Wisconsin's duals... all six wins on the year were by decision...
2021-22: Compiled a 4-1 record overall at 165 pounds ... placed 4th competing at the 2021 UW-Parkside Jim Koch Open, including a 12-3 major decision victory over UW-Whitewater's Hayden Krein ... 2022 Academic All-Big Ten.
2020-21: Competed at 165 pounds for the Badgers during COVID-shortened season, wrestling in five dual matches and in three matches at the 2021 Big Ten Championships ... 2021 Academic All-Big Ten.
2019-20: Earned a 15-6 overall record competing in open competition ... undefeated 4-0 record at the Jim Koch Open, including a 17-4 major decision victory against UW-Eau Claire's Alfred Daniel ... earned a 24-9 tech fall victory (6:39) against William Condon (unattached) and a 7-3 decision against Iowa State's Caleb Long at the Cyclone Open ... undefeated 4-0 at the Pointer Open, including two major decisions.
High School: Ranked 14th in the country by Intermat and 15th in the country by FloWrestling at 170lbs ... Wisconsin state champion at 170 pounds in senior season ... first place at USAW Folkstyle Nationals ... Wisconsin state champion at 152 pounds as a junior ... UWW Cadet Finalist at 71 kg ... Super 32 All-American ... JJ Classic Champion ... Folkstyle Nationals Junior All-American ... third place at state at 145 pounds as a sophomore ... Fargo Cadet All-American ... Folkstyle Nationals Cadet All-American ... state qualifier as a freshman ... Folkstyle Nationals Cadet All-American
Personal: Parents are Scott and Jennifer Otto ... siblings are Brian and Ben ... father played football at Concordia Wisconsin, mother played soccer at UW-Whitewater, uncle wrestled at UW-Whitewater, and brother Brian played football at North Dakota ... major is personal finance
| Year |
Overall |
Duals |
B1G |
Pins |
B1Gs |
NCAAs |
| 2022-23 |
6-16 |
2-10 |
1-8 |
-- |
0-2 |
-- |
| 2021-22 |
4-1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2020-21 |
0-8 |
0-6 |
0-9 |
-- |
0-3 |
-- |
| 2019-20 |
15-6 |
-- |
0-1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Overall |
25-31 |
2-16 |
1-18 |
-- |
0-6 |
-- |
Why Wisconsin?
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Off the Mat
- Where is your favorite place on campus? McClain turf
- Where is your favorite place to eat on campus? Lean Feast
- What is something interesting you did this past summer? Bought bitcoin at $9,000 a share
- Where is your go-to study spot? Fetzer Center
- What has been your favorite UW class so far? Kinesiology 123
- What is your major? Personal Finance
- What are your post-college plans? Become a wrestling coach or work as a financial planner
- Who is your favorite school to wrestle against? Northern Iowa
- What is your best wrestling memory? Winning state my Junior year
- Where is your favorite place to wrestle? Kohl Center
- When did you begin wrestling? 6th grade
- What is your favorite thing about Wisconsin wrestling? Team atmosphere
- What is something you do before every match? Pray, stretch
- What is one word that describes this team? Gritty
- My teammates say that I am: Special
- My favorite thing to do off the mat with my teammates is: Go bowling
- What is your most memorable wrestling achievement? Winning a state title
- Favorite Coach Bono saying? “Optional workout tomorrow, be there if you want to get better”
- What is your dream as a collegiate wrestler? NCAA Champion
- If you would switch places with anyone on the team for a day, who would you pick and why? Dom, so I could win at Warzone
- If you could play for any other Wisconsin sports team, what sport would you choose and why? Club bowling
- What is your favorite song to sing in the car? Shoulda been a cowboy
- If you had a completely free day, how would you choose to spend it? Disc golf, Qdoba, watching ufc with the team
- Who is your favorite athlete in any sport? Dan Stilling
- What is your favorite sports team? Green Bay Packers
- What other sports did you play growing up? Football
