Matt Owens
Distance
Ht
6'
0"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Orem, 
Utah
Last School
Orem High School
Roster Years
2017-2021


Personal

  • Parents are Matthew and Alyssa Owens
  • Has nine siblings (Eric, Nathan, Merrill, Angela, Doug, Anson, Tiffany, Sam and Jason)
  • Enjoys camping, hiking, ultimate frisbee and soccer
  • Major: Exercise and Wellness
  • Mission: Seattle, Washington
  • Also recruited by Gonzaga and Washington

Before BYU

  • Two-time All-Region
  • First-team All-State, second-team All-State
  • Led his high school to a state title in cross country
  • Current senior record holder for both the 3200-meter and 1600-meter track events at Orem High School
  • All-State Honorable Mention in soccer
  • Academic All-Region in track, cross country and soccer. 
  • Academic All-State in track, cross country and soccer
  • Graduated with a 4.0 and high honors

Stats

Indoor Personal Bests
Time Event Meet
4:01.32 Mile 2020 Husky Classic
8:04.18 3000m 2019 UW Invitational
15:00.78 5000m 2018 MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships

 

Outdoor Personal Bests
Time Event Meet
3:44.25 1500m 2019 Bryan Clay Invitational
4:11.58 Mile 2021 BYU Robison Invitational
8:32.59 3000S 2019 Payton Jordan Invitational

Career Stats

Men's Cross Country Athlete Profile

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2018

Indoor

  • Began the season taking 12th overall in the 3000m at the Iowa State Classic (8:09.61)
  • Ran personal records in both the 3000m (8:08.44) and 5000m (15:00.78) at the MPSF Indoor Championships to take 17th and 26th, respectively

Outdoor

  • Named a first-team All-American after taking sixth place in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 8:38.09 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (finished eighth in the semifinal with a time of 8:42.35)
  • Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
  • Ran a career-best 8:36.73 while finishing fourth overall in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA West Preliminary Round to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships (No. 6 all-time at BYU)
  • Took second in the 3000m steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational (8:39.41)
  • Clocked a personal record in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 3:44.83 (43rd place)
  • Finished 11th overall in the 3000m steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Invitational (8:39.94)
Sophmore Year 2019

Indoor

  • Ran on the BYU distance medley relay team that took second place at the MPSF Indoor Championships (9:37.94)
  • Clocked a career-best 4:01.50 in the mile at the Iowa State Classic
  • Earned a personal record in the 3000m with a time of 8:04.18 at the UW Invite
  • Competed in six meets during the 2019 indoor season

Outdoor

  • Named first-team All-American after taking eighth place in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (8:45.40)
  • Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team
  • Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team honors
  • Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
  • Qualified for Nationals with a sixth-place finish in the steeplechase at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds (8:39.95)
  • Ran the third-fastest steeplechase in school history with a time of 8:32.59 at the Payton Jordan Invitational
  • Earned a personal best in the 1500m with a time of 3:44.25 at the Bryan Clay Invitational
  • Competed in six meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Junior Year 2020

Indoor

  • Named a USTFCCCA All-American in the DMR
  • Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
  • Received the Cougar Club Memorial Award at the Y Awards
  • Took third in the mile at the 2020 MPSF Indoor Championships
  • Ran the first leg in the DMR team that qualified for nationals and finished the season with the sixth-best time in the country
  • Ran a personal-best time in the mile with a time of 4:01.32 at the 2020 Husky Classic
  • Competed in five meets during the 2020 indoor season 
Senior Year 2021

Indoor (2021)

  • Finished third in the men’s 3000m with a time of 8:34.65 at the BYU Cougar Indoor II. 

Outdoor (2021)

  • Competed in five meets for the Cougars, including at the NCAA West Preliminaries. 
  • Set a personal-best men’s mile time of 4:11.58 at the BYU Robison Invitational. 

Overall 

  • Received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors 
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



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