The University of Akron Athletics
2010-11 Track and Field

Kenny Owens
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Barberton, Ohio
- High School:
- Wadsworth HS
PERSONAL RECORDS
Pole Vault (Indoor): 16-06.75 – Akron Invitational (Feb. 13, 2010)
Pole Vault (Outdoor): 16-08.00 – Northeast Ohio Invitational (Apr. 9, 2010)
as a Senior (2011)
• MAC Outdoor Champion in the pole vault
• Cleared 16-07.25 – representing the Zips' third-best vault of the outdoor season – to earn All-MAC First Team honors
• Advanced to the NCAA Preliminaries where he placed 16th (16-06.75)
• Scored in the pole vault at the All-Ohio Indoor Championships, placing fifth with a clearance of 16-01.25
• Placed second at the Kent Duals with a clearance of 16-00.00
as a Junior (2010)
• Scored in the pole vault at the MAC Outdoor Championships with a third-place clearance of 16-07.25
• Also scored at the MAC Indoors with a fifth-place finish (15-07.00)
• Cleared a personal record of 16-06.75 three times during the indoor season
• Finished second at the Northeast Ohio Invitational with an outdoor PR clearance of 16-08.00
• Won the pole vault at the Campbell/Wright Invitational with a clearance of 16-07.50
as a Sophomore (2009)
• Placed third in the pole vault at the MAC Indoors (16-02.75)
• Participated in the decathlon at the MAC Outdoors, scoring 5,188 points and placing ninth
as a Freshman (2008)
• Placed sixth in the pole vault at the MAC Indoors (15-7)
• Had the Zips' second-best vault of the '08 outdoor season, clearing 16-0.75 at the Florida Relays
• Won the 49er Classic with a vault of 15-7
Prior to Akron
• Placed sixth at state in the pole vault his junior year at Wadsworth High School
• Won the district title his junior and senior years
• Had a personal best of 15-5
• Earned first team All-Suburban League in football










