Abby Owens
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- Hometown:
- Ocala, Fla.
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- Position:
- Pole Vault
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- Year:
- Junior
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
AUSTIN, Texas- Carson-Newman women’s track and field athlete Abby Owens was honored in the 2022-2023 Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-America Teams as selected by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) this afternoon.
GREENWOOD, Ind.- College Sports Communicators honored nine Carson-Newman track and field athletes in the 2023 CSC Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-District Teams.
ROCK HILL, S.C.- Carson-Newman track and field's Abby Owens was named the 2023 South Atlantic Conference Women's Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year this afternoon, June 5.
NEW ORLEANS, La.- The 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field USTFCCAA Men's & Women's All-Region selections honored 16 Carson-Newman track and field athletes in 13 events on Wednesday, May 17.
ANDERSON, S.C.- Carson-Newman men's and women's track and field left the SAC championships ranked fourth in the conference.
ANDERSON, S.C.- Carson-Newman track and field ended the first day of the SAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a pair of first-place finishes.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.- Carson-Newman track and field's first day of week six competition was saturated with individual improvement.
ANDERSON, S.C.- Provisional qualifying marks represent Carson-Newman track and field's trip to the Electric City Invitational.
MONTREAT, N.C.- Carson-Newman track and field kicked off the weekend with two first-place finishes.
ROCK HILL, S.C.- Carson-Newman track and field placed third and fifth in the 2023 SAC Outdoor Track and Field Preseason polls.
ANDERSON, S.C.- 10 first-place finishes mark Carson-Newman track and field’s 2023 outdoor debut.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.- Carson-Newman head track and field coach David Needs has released the 2023 outdoor track and field schedule this afternoon, Mar. 15.
ROCK HILL, S.C.- Carson-Newman track and field athlete Abby Owens was named the 2023 South Atlantic Conference Women’s Indoor Track and Field Wealth Enhancement Group Elite 23 Award winner at the conclusion of SAC Championships on Sunday, Feb. 26.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.- Carson-Newman track and field left the SAC Championships with new records, new rankings, and numerous spots on the podium.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.- Carson-Newman track and field set multiple records during day one of the SAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.- Carson-Newman shows consistency in final day of DII Pre-Nationals.
LEXINGTON, Va.- Makanakaishe Charamba and Matthew Blackmon post top times in day one of VMI.
LEXINGTON, Va.- Carson-Newman track and field head back to the Corps Physical Training Facility for the VMI Winter Classic.
SALEM, Va.- Eagles find success at the Finn Pincus Invitational.