Nick Owens

Position:
Throws
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Shelton, Wa.
High School:
Shelton

Junior Year: Set new school record in the hammer throw with a 229-9 mark • Named All-America in the hammer throw with a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships • Received All-ACC recognition for his runner-up finish in the discuss and a third-place finish in the hammer throw at the outdoor ACC Championships • With third-place finish at the indoor ACC Championships, earned All-ACC honors in the weight throw • Qualified for NCAA Indoor Championships in the weight throw • Placed third in the hammer throw and seventh in the discus at the NCAA East Regional • Runner-up finish in the hammer throw at the Penn Relays • Improved his second-best mark in school history in the indoor weight throw to 69-9 and moved to fourth in the discus with his 179-11 mark • Twice named ACC Performer of the Week.

Sophomore Year: Earned All-America honors in the hammer throw with a third-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships • NCAA East Region runner-up in the hammer throw • ACC runner-up in the hammer throw • Finished third in the hammer at the Penn Relays • Earned All-America honors in the weight throw with an eighth-place performance at the NCAA Indoor Championships • Earned All-ACC honors in the weight throw with a runner-up finish at the ACC Indoor Championships • Scored in the discus at the ACC Championships, finishing fifth • Established a school record in the hammer throw - 222-4 • Moved to second in school history in the indoor weight throw - 68-10 ½.

Freshman Year: Named ACC Outdoor Freshman of the Year after claiming the title in the hammer throw • ACC champion in the indoor weight throw • U.S. Junior National champion in the hammer, setting meet and national junior record - 234-4 • Qualifier for World Junior Championships in Italy • Finished seventh in the hammer at the NCAA East Regional • Finished sixth in the hammer at the Penn Relays • Scored in the discus at the ACC Outdoor Championships, finishing sixth.

Prep: Led the country in the hammer throw with a mark of 231-11 • National high school junior record holder in the hammer throw with a 224-0 mark • Four-year track and field lettermen and two-time team captain • Runner-up in the hammer throw at the Pan American Juniors • No. 2 all-time high school mark in the hammer throw (205-9) • Second at state championships in the shot put with a mark of 56-10 • Placed first at Golden West in the hammer and Nike Indoor in the weight throw • Power lifted for two years and four-year lettermen in football.

Personal: Majoring in sports administration with hopes to become an athletic director • Lists John Sells and Nick Drake as having the biggest influence on his athletic career • Nick Llewelyn Owens is the son of Paul and Jane Owens • Born January 6, 1985, in Tacoma, Wash.