Matthew Owen

Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Wayland, MA

Track: Outdoor: 2007: Finished 7th in the 1500m in the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a time of 3:52.2. At the Duke Invitational, finished 8th in the 3000m with a time of 8:27.46. Was a member of the 1st place 4x800 team at the Duke Invitational. Was a member of the distance medley relay team that placed 13th at the Penn Relays. 2006: Ran a time of 4:03.08 in the 1,500-meter run at the ACC Championships... recorded a seasonal-best time of 3:54.7 in the 1,500m at the Georgia Tech Invitational... finished 20th in the 5,000m at the ACC Championships in a time of 15:02.62. 2005: Ran the 800 meter race in 2:01.28 at the Wake Forest Open ... finished the 1500 meter race in 4:03.74 at the Carolina Fast Times ... ran a 15:53.05 in the 5,000 meter run at the Duke Twilight. Indoor: 2006: Qualified for the finals of the mile at the ACC Championships, finishing ninth in a time of 4:17.97... had a seasonal best time of 8:40.0 in the 3,000-meter run at the Carolina Classic. 2005: Finished 17th in the 1000m run at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a 2:36.25 time ... ran a 4:25.54 mile at the ACCs earning him an 18th place finish. Cross Country: 2007: Finished 176th at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 26:33.75, helping the team to a 6th place team finish. Rounded out the Deacs at the Penn State National Invite with a time of 29:12 and a 130th place finish. Finished 84th overall at the ACC Championships with a time of 27:16.8. Finished 7th for the Deacs, 142nd overall, at the NCAA Southeast Regionals with a time of 33:41.1. 2005: Placed 16th at the Wake Forest Relays. 2004: Placed 20th at the Wake Forest Relays ... finished 32nd at the East Carolina Invitational ... also competed at the Wake Forest Invitational. 2003: Redshirted. Background: A four-time letterwinner in outdoor track as well as ice hockey ... holds the school record in the 4x800 relay ... a member of the National Honor Society ... a National Merit Scholar at Wayland High School... Born June 5, 1985 in St. Louis, MO ... son of Mark Owen.