Owen Wendl

Position:
Throws
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Medina, Ohio
High School:
Highland

2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in nine meets for Akron...captured league title in the discus at the MAC Championships (May 11) with the No. 5 mark in outdoor program history with a throw of 180-9 (55.11m)...placed third in the shot put with a season-best mark of 56-10.25 (17.33m) at the MAC Championships (May 10)...recorded a mark of 163-5 (49.82m) in the discus at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 24).

2024 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier (discus)styles...MAC Champion (Outdoor Discus)...First-Team All-MAC (Discus)...Academic All-MAC honoree...USTFCCCA All-Academic recipient.

2024 INDOOR: Competed in six meets for Akron...placed fifth in the shot put at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24) with a mark of 53-6.50 (16.32m)...recorded a season-best mark of 50-8 (15.44m) in the weight throw at the Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 19)...posted a season-best performance of 56-2.75 (17.14m) at the Al Campbell Invitational (Feb. 16).

2023 OUTDOOR: Competed in eight meets for the Zips...placed fourth in the discus with a mark of 159-8 (48.66m) at MAC Championships (May 13)...recorded season-best mark of 168-7 (51.39m) in discus at Stan Romanoski Open (March 18)...posted season-best throw of 51-9.75 (15.79m) in shot put at Walsh Tune-Up Invite (April 27).

2023 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.

2023 INDOOR: Competed in five meets for the Zips...placed ninth in the shot put with a mark of 48-6 (14.78m) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 25)...recorded season-best throw of 52-0.75 (15.87m) in the shot put at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 4)...registered a season-best mark of 48-0 (14.63m) in the weight throw at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 4).

PERSONAL: Majoring in mechanical engineering...son of Jesse and Carolyn Wendl.