Nick Owens

Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Brunswick, Ohio
High School:
Brunswick HS

2015-16: Outdoor: Twice recorded times of 11.20 in the 100 meters at the LSU Alumni Invitational (April 23) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 7)...member of winning 4x400 relay at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 16)...placed third and sixth, respectively, in 200 meters at All-Ohio Championships (April 9) and Northeast Ohio Quad (April 16) in 22.64 and 21.63...Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor campaign.

2014-15: Indoor: Did not compete...Outdoor: Did not compete.

2013-14: Indoor: was a member of the Zips 4x400 relay team that broke the school record three times ... set the current standard in a runner-up finish at the MAC Championships (March 1), running a collective time of 3:11.30 ... unit picked up four victories on the season, finishing with the top times at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8), Penn State National (Feb. 1), Kent Dual (Jan. 17) and Akron Opener (Jan. 10) ... won the 200m at the Akron Invitational, crossing the finish line in 22.05 ... Outdoor: member of the Zips 4x100 relay team that placed fourth at the MAC Championships (May 17) with a collective time of 40.70 ... also ran a personal-record time of 21.50 in the 200m at the league meet (May 16) ... placed fourth in the 200m (21.73) at the All-Ohio Championships (Apr. 12) ... also came in fifth in the 400m (47.76) ... ran the second leg of the Zips 4x100 relay team that finished runner-up at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 10), coming in at 40.45.

2012-13: Indoor: placed fifth in the 400-meters (48.81) and ran the third leg on the 4x400 relay team that placed third at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23) ... clocked a personal-record time of 22.19 in the 200m at the SPIRE D1 Invitational (Feb. 8) ... Outdoor: took third place in the 400m at the MAC Championships (May ) with a time of 47.68, which was the fourth-fastest time in school history ... it was the second PR he set at the league meet after running 47.72 in the qualifying round ... also ran the second leg of the Zips' 4x100 relay team that placed third with a collective time of 40.93.

2011-12: Indoor: finished third in the 400-meters at the MAC Championships (Feb. 25), running 48.26, which was the top time recorded by any Akron runner in 2012 ... ran the second leg of the MAC Championship 4x400 relay team at the championships with a collective time of 3:14.05 ... Outdoor: placed fifth in the 400m at the MAC Championships (May 12) with a mark of 48.53 ... won the 400m at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 14), finishing in 49.57.

at Brunswick HS: Two-time All-Ohio honoree as a junior and senior ... finished seven at the state meet in the 400m as a senior with a time of 48.3 ... also placed eighth in the 4x400.

Personal: Parents are Gene and Rosie Owens ... has one sibling, Sean ... also enjoys playing lacrosse.