Owayne Owens
NCAA Championships
2023 Indoor: Triple Jump (3rd)
2022 Outdoor: Triple Jump (19th)
2022 Indoor: Triple Jump (8th)
2021 Outdoor: Triple Jump (15th)
2021 Indoor: Triple Jump (6th)
ACC Champion
2022 Indoor: Triple Jump
2021 Outdoor: Triple Jump
2021 Indoor: Triple Jump
All-American
2023 Indoor: Triple Jump (First Team)
2022 Indoor: Triple Jump (First Team)
2021 Outdoor: Triple Jump (2nd Team)
2021 Indoor: Triple Jump (1st Team)
2020 Indoor: Triple Jump
All-ACC
2023 Indoor: Triple Jump (1st Team)
2022 Outdoor: Triple Jump (1st Team)
2022 Indoor: Triple Jump (1st Team)
2021 Indoor: Triple Jump (1st Team)
2020 Indoor: Triple Jump
NCAA East Preliminary Round
2022: Triple Jump
2021: Triple Jump
TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)
2023 Outdoor
• Named to 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll
2023 Indoor:
• Opened his season with a then personal-best in the triple jump of 16.63 meters (54’6.75) to win the Doc Hale VT Meet
• ACC Field Performer of the Week (Feb. 6)
• Won the triple jump at the Tiger Paw Invite for the second consecutive season jumping 16.59 meters (54’5.25″)
• Finished third in the triple jump at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships
• Earned the sixth seed at the NCAA Championships
• Won bronze in the triple jump at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships with a personal best mark (16.69m/54’9.25″)
• Moved into second on the Virginia all-time indoor performance list in the triple jump
• Owen’s third-place finish at the NCAAs was his highest finish at an NCAA Championship meet.
• Earned All-American honors for the fifth time in his career
• Named Southeast Region Field Athlete of the Year
2022 Outdoor:
• Won the triple jump at the Duke Invitational (16.14m / 52’11.5″)
• Won the triple jump at the Virginia Challenge with a mark of 16.26 meters (53’4.5″)
• Claimed the triple jump title at Penn Relays with a PB mark of 16.61m (54’6″), ranks No. 2 in UVA history
• Won silver in the triple jump at the ACC Championships with a mark of 16.18m (53’1″)
• Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries for the second-consecutive season
• Placed 19th at the NCAA Championships
• Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America first team
• Became the first-ever UVA men’s track and field athlete to be selected as a first team academic All-American
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Recipient of ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Award
2022 Indoor
• Placed second in the triple jump at the Virginia Tech Invitational (16.23m / 53’3″)
• Named ACC Field Performer of the Week (1/18/2022)
• Won the triple jump at the Doc Hale VT Elite meet (16.43m / 53’11”)
• Placed third in the long jump at the Doc Hale VT Elite meet (7.40m / 24’3.5″)
• Named ACC Co-Field Performer of the Week (2/8/2022)
• Won the triple jump at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a PB (16.60m / 54’5.5″)
• Competed in the long jump at the Tiger paw Invitational (7.30m / 23’11.5″)
• Named ACC Field Performer of the Week (2/15/2022)
• Won the ACC triple jump title (16.55m / 54’5.5″)
• Competed in the long jump at the ACC Indoor Championships
2021 Outdoor
• Placed 15th at NCAAs in triple jump (15.77m / 51′ 9″) to earn second-team All-America status
• Qualified for NCAA Championships with an 8th-place finish at NCAA East Preliminary Round (16.03m / 52″ 7.25″)
• Won the ACC triple jump title
• Winning mark at ACC meet was 15.97m (52′ 4.75″)
• Finished first in TJ at Virginia Challenge (16.45m / 53′ 11.75″)
• That improved on his third-place standing on UVA all-time performance list
• Second in LJ (7.43m / 24′ 4.5″) at Virginia Grand Prix
• Won TJ at Raleigh Relays (16.29m / 53′ 5.5″)
• His jump of 16.29m (53′ 5.5″) ranks No. 3 on UVA all-time performance list
• Was second in long jump (7.48m / 24’ 6.5”) at Virginia Invitational that ranks No. 4 on UVA all-time performance list
• Named to 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Named to 2021 CoSIDA (College Sports Information Director’s of America) Academic All-America second-team
• Named to 2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
• Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District III First Team
• Named to 2021 VaSID First Team All-State for Jumps
2021 Indoor
• Named a first-team All-American in triple jump after placing sixth at NCAA Championships
• Posted a PB of 16.53 (54′ 2.75″) at NCAA meet
• Entered NCAAs with fourth best mark during the season
• ACC triple jump champion with a then season-best performance of 16.48m (54’1”)
• Set his season-best mark three times during the ACC competition with his best effort coming on his final attempt
• Set school record in the long jump (7.58m/24’10.5”) at Virginia Beach Invitational
• Long jump ranked No. 25 in the nation prior to NCAAs
• Named to 2021 All-ACC Academic team
• Named the VaSID (Virginia Sports Information Directors Association) male Field Athlete of the Year
2020 Outdoor
• Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 Indoor
• Earned All-America honors for advancing to the NCAA Championships in the triple jump
• Held the seventh-best triple jump mark in the country at 16.25m (53’3.75″)
• Ranks third in UVA history in the triple jump
• Captured a career-best jump of 16.25m (53’3.75″) at the ACC Championships to finish as the conference’s runner-up in the event
• Recorded a career-best jump of 7.17m (23’6.35″) in the long jump at the Navy Invitational II
• Placed second in the long jump and 60m dash at the Navy Invitational II
• Finished third in the triple jump at the Hokie Invitational and fourth in the event at the Virginia Tech Invitational
• Winner of team’s Coach’s Award for Excellence
2019 Outdoor
• Finished 11th at the ACC Championships in the triple jump
• Recorded a jump of 14.80m (48’6.75″) at the ACC Championships
• Recognized on the ACC Academic Honor
2019 Indoor
• Did not compete
Background
• Represented Jamaica at the IAAF World U20 Championships in the triple jump
• Captured the 2018 U20 Jamaican championship in the triple jump
• Was a Penn Relay champion in 2018
Personal
• Majoring in religious studies and minoring in entrepreneurship
• In 2021, named recipient of Ralph Sampson Scholarship Award (for excellence in athletics, leadership and academics) and the Ernest H. Ern Award (for the impact he has made on student and community life)
• Voted by fellow student-athletes as the 2021 Male Comeback Athlete of the Year after suffering a knee injury that forced him to miss the majority of his freshman season
• Son of Rosetta Harris and Bryan Owen
• Has one brother, OBrian, and four sisters, Shanieka, Krystal, Krystie, Shameilleo
• Recipient of the 2021-2022 Milton G. Abramson Track Scholarship Fund