Ayden Owens-Delerme

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Owens-Delerme first came to broad recognition as a multi-sport athlete at statewide athletic powerhouse North Allegheny in suburban Wexford. Michael Owens, Ayden Owens-Delerme's father, captained the 1980 basketball team at University of Virginia.^[3]

Owens is 2018 Gatorade Pennsylvania Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Year. Owens-Delerme concluded his prep career ranked Top 10 nationally in seven different track events.
Owen is a 2018 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association state champion in the 110 meters hurdles (13.69), 300 meters hurdles (36.68), 200 meters and finished second in the long jump 7.09 m (23 ft 3 in) representing North Allegheny Senior High School at Seth Grove Stadium in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. At the 2018 PIAA Class AAA meet, Owens-Delerme won three events and finished second in another, single-handedly winning the state title for North Allegheny.
Owens is a four-time New Balance National All-American and won the 2018 New Balance indoor 60 meters hurdles title with a state-record time of 7.59 and was the decathlon champion at the 2017 New Balance Nationals Outdoor.^[4]

Owens-Delerme was a grad of North Allegheny before attending University of Southern California where he was named 2019 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, and then University of Michigan where he earned 2021 Big Ten Field Athlete of the Year, before transferring to the University of Arkansas for whom he won the 2022 NCAA championship decathlon, following which he was named the 2022 SEC Field Athlete of the Year.^[5] Owens-Delerme graduated with a BS Biomedical Engineering from University of Michigan in 2021 and graduated from University of Arkansas Walton College of Business MBA program in 2023.^[6]

Owens-Delerme is a 9-time NCAA Division 1 All-American, 3-time NCAA Champion, 2-time Southeastern Conference Champion, 1-time Big Ten Conference Champion, 1-time Pac-12 Conference Champion, and 17-time All-Conference finalist.^[7]

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Despite being born and raised in the United States, Owens-Delerme represents Puerto Rico on the international stage, as his family on his mother's side are Puerto Rican and he visited the island yearly in his childhood.^[11]

Competing at the 2022 World Athletics Championships decathlon in Eugene, Oregon, Owens-Delerme was placed third overall after the 100 metres, shot put and long jump events and took the lead overnight after a personal best 45.07 in the 400m.^[12][13] After subpar second-day performances in the javelin and pole vault, he fell behind eventual champion Kevin Mayer and others, eventually finishing 4th.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Puerto Rico
2023	World Athletics Championships	Budapest, Hungary	16th	Decathlon	6148 points 8 events[14]
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	Decathlon	8281 points
2022	World Athletics Championships	Eugene, United States	4th	Decathlon	8532 points NR
2018	World Athletics U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	12th	Decathlon	6744 points
2018	Puerto Rico U20 Outdoor Championships	Peñuelas, Puerto Rico	1st	200 meters	21.29
Representing  United States
2017	USATF U20 Outdoor Championships[15]	California State University, Sacramento	12th	110 meters hurdles	14.19
			26th	400 meters hurdles	54.99
2016	USATF U20 Outdoor Championships	California State University, Sacramento	1st	400 meters hurdles	53.13
2015	USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships[16]	University of North Florida	3rd	Decathlon	5626 points

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

As of May 20, 2024

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