Abby Owens
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- Hometown:
- Ocala, Fla.
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- Position:
- Pole Vault
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- Year:
- Sophomore
Bio
*2020 USTFCCCA All-Region (Pole Vault)
*2021 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region (Pole Vault)
*2021 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region (Pole Vault)
*Gold Medal - 2021 SAC Outdoor Championships - Pole Vault
2021: Indoor - Competed in the pole vault at two events during the 2021 Indoor season, winning the event championship at the Buccaneer Invitational with a clearance of 3.50 meters. Named USTFCCCA All-Region for pole vault.
Jan. 24, 2021 - KMS Invite - Pole Vault - 3.35 meters - 2nd
Feb. 5, 2021 - Buccaneer Invitational - Pole Vault - 3.50 meters - 1st
2021: Outdoor - Finished either first or second in five of the seven events she competed in the pole vault in the 2021 Outdoor season. Won the conference championship at the 2021 SAC Outdoor Championships with a clearance of 3.37 meters. Won the event championship at the LR Bears Open (3.35 meters) and the Montreat Invitational (3.55 meters). Named USTFCCCA All-Region for pole vault.
Mar. 21, 2021 - LR Bears Open - Pole Vault - 3.35 meters - 1st
Mar. 26, 2021 - Montreat Invitational - Pole Vault - 3.55 meters - 1st
Apr. 9, 2021 - Lee Flames Invitational - Pole Vault - 3.55 meters - 2nd
Apr. 24, 2021 - SAC Outdoor Championships - Pole Vault - 3.37 meters - 1st
May. 1, 2021 - Tennessee Challenge - Pole Vault - NH
May. 7, 2021 - Montreat Final - Pole Vault - 3.40 meters - 2nd
May. 15, 2021 - Lee Last Chance Meet - Pole Vault - 3.41 meters - 13th
2019-20: Won a SAC Championship in the pole vault (3.25m) as one of her four top 10 finishes during her rookie campaign.
PREVIOUS: Winner of the 2018 Epitome Of Excellence Track And Field Classic by the USATF Florida, 3.38m. Acknowledged by the FHSAA and LHSAA in track and field during her time in high school, most recently at Forest High School in Ocala, Fla.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Mark and Emerale Owens. Plans to major in business administration at C-N.
News mentions
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Twelve members of the Carson-Newman track & field team earned All-Region honors in a total of eleven different events for the 2022 outdoor season.
AUSTIN, Texas - After both athletes finished the 2021-22 school year with 4.0 GPAs, Marlee Baker and Abby Owens were named CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-Americans on Tuesday, June 21.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - For the second straight season, multiple Carson-Newman women's track & field and cross country athletes were selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team, announced on Thursday, May 26.
ANDERSON, S.C. - The Carson-Newman track & field team opened the SAC Outdoor Championships on Thursday, May 5, claiming four gold medals, one silver medal, one bronze medal and setting a pair of school records at the event.
ANDERSON, S.C. - The Carson-Newman track & field team travel to the Palmetto State for the 2022 SAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, beginning on Thursday, May 5.
ANDERSON, S.C. - No. 23 Carson-Newman rolled at the Electric City Invitational, recording eleven event wins, setting two new NCAA provisional times, and breaking one school record on Saturday, Apr. 16.
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. - A solid day from the Carson-Newman track & field team sees the women tied for third and the men in fourth following day one of the Montreat Invitational.
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. - The Carson-Newman track & field team looks to build off their success from the Lee Invitational as they head to the Tarheel state for the Montreat Invitational.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Both the Carson-Newman men's and women's track & field squads were predicted to finish the outdoor season the same way they finished indoor at fifth place in the preseason polls released by the SAC on Tuesday, Mar. 22
CLEVELAND, Tenn. - A trio of event championships along with two NCAA provisional marks highlight the Eagles day at the Lee Invitational on Saturday, Mar. 19.
NEW ORLEANS, La. - After claiming a pair of gold medals at the SAC Indoor Championships, the Carson-Newman track & field team places nine athletes on the USTFCCCA Southeast Indoor All-Region Team, announced on Tuesday, Mar. 8.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A gold medal in the long jump by Joseph Oreva and a pair of silver medals in the pole vault helped the Carson-Newman track & field team open the weekend with early successes on day one of the SAC Indoor Championships.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Carson-Newman track & field team wrap up the 2022 indoor track & field season, competing at the SAC Indoor Championships this weekend.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Just three days after winning her second career SAC Indoor Field Athlete of the Week honor, Nathalie Schumacher continued her strong indoor season, winning the women's high jump championship on day one of the Buccaneer Invitational on Friday, Feb. 4.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Carson-Newman track & field team flexed their muscles at the Tiger Paw Invite, winning two events and setting a pair of school records.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Two weeks after opening the season at the ETSU Invitational, the Eagles return to the track at the Tiger Paw Invite in Louisville, Ky. on Friday, Jan. 28.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Matthew Blackmon and Christian Shouse claimed the first two event wins of the season for Carson-Newman on day two of the ETSU Invitational.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman track & field team begin the 2022 indoor season at the ETSU Invitational on Jan.14-15 in Johnson City, Tennessee.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman Director of Track & Field and Cross Country David Needs has announced both the indoor and outdoor track & field schedules on Tuesday, Dec. 28.