NEW ORLEANS – The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has announced the inductees for its 2023 Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame class. Bowling Green alumnus Dave Wottle is one of 14 collegiate athletes to be selected for this year's class. There are now 44 total athletes in the USTFCCCA Collegiate Hall of Fame. Wottle, a 1973 graduate, was an Olympic Gold Medalist and five-time NCAA Champion during his time as a Falcon.
Wottle competed for the Bowling Green men's cross country and track and field teams from 1969-1973, earning a plethora of conference and national accolades.