MADISON, S.D. (VCSUVikings.com)- Valley City State freshman Alex Otto has been named the North Star Athletic Association Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week after a strong performance in the high jump Saturday, the conference office announced Tuesday. It is the first NSAA weeky honor for Otto, a freshman from Pekin, N.D.

Rodney Henry of Dickinson State (N.D.) was chosen to the Track Athlete-of-the-Week.

North Star Athletic Association Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Alex Otto – Valley City State (N.D.) – Freshman – Pekin, N.D. – Otto finished third overall in the high jump for Valley City State (N.D.) at the NCAA Division I meet University of North Dakota Open.  He cleared the height measurement with a career-best mark of 1.95 meters (6 feet, 4.75 inches).  Otto currently holds the top high jump mark in the North Star conference by 1.25 inches.