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2012 Women's Cross Country Roster

Jeremy Enlow/Lone Star Conference

Heather Owens

  • Height 5-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hawkins, Texas
  • Prev School Hawkins HS

Biography
The Hawkins File
Parents: James and Misty Owens
Birthday: Oct. 7, 1990
Major: Radiology
Honors
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2011, 2013
At Midwestern State

Cross Country Personal Bests
4,000 Meters: 15:40.00 -- MSU Stampede (9/1/11)
5,000 Meters: 19:34.44 -- Missouri Southern Stampede (9/18/10)
6,000 Meters: 23:37.63 -- NCAA II South Central Regional (11/7/09)

Senior (2012)
- competed in four meets.
- helped squad to a team title at the Texas Wesleyan Ram Ramble clocking a season-best 5K time of 20:49.49 to claim ninth individually (9/22).
- finished 18th with a time of 21:17.20 at the 5K East Central Tiger Chase (9/8).
- covered the 6K course at the MSU Cross Country Carnival in 25:06.73 to finish 20th overall (10./6).
- clocked a 17:01.73 in the season opening 4K Strohman Dental/MSU Stampede (8/30).

Junior (2011)
- competed in seven meets helping MSU to its fourth-straight Lone Star Conference championship, its first South Central Region title and an 11th-place showing at the NCAA II Championships.
- recorded a team countable 6K time of 24;58.60 at the Grass Routes Grand Prix in Austin, Texas on Sep. 30, 2011.
- finished 13th overall at the 4K MSU Stampede with a time of 15:40.00 on Sep. 1, 2011.
- notched a 16th-place showing in the 6K MSU Cross Country Carnival with a time of 23:51.30 on Oct. 8, 2011.
- clocked a season 6K-best time of 23:49.20 to finish 64th overall at the NCAA II South Central Regionals on Nov. 5, 2011 in Wichita Falls.
- finished 167th overall with a 6K time of 25:30.00 at the NCAA II Championships in Spokane, Wash. on Nov. 19, 2011.

Sophomore (2010)
- competed in five meets before suffering season ending injury.
- part of Midwestern State's banner season as the Mustangs earned a second NCAA Division II Championship berth and a third consecutive Lone Star Conference championship as the team claimed wins in five meets.
- recorded countable finishes at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree and East Central Tiger Chase.
- had season best seventh place finish at the East Central Tiger Chase finishing the 5K course in 20:27.00 on Oct. 23, 2010.
- recorded season-best 5K time of 20:11.86 at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree on Sep. 25, 2010.
- placed 16th at the 6K MSU Cross Country Carnival on Oct. 16, 2010 with a time of 25:10.30.
- placed 15th at the 4K MSU Cross Country Stampede on Sep. 2, 2010 with a time of 15:44.54.

Freshman (2009)
- competed in and had countable finishes in each of MSU seven events as a true freshman.
- ran personal best 6K time of 23:37.63 to finish 52nd at NCAA Division II South Central Regional on Nov. 7, 2009 in Abilene, Texas.
- placed 14th to help MSU to its second-straight LSC championship with a 6K time of 24:50.80 on Oct. 24, 2009 in Canyon, Texas.
- set a personal 5K record with a 19:46.13 to place 91st at the Missouri Southern Stampede on Sep. 19, 2009 in Joplin.
- had highest individual finish at fifth place at the 5K Aggie Showdown on Sep. 12, 2009.

At Hawkins High School
- a four-year letterwinner in cross country and track and field for coach Sarah Deller at Hawkins (Texas) High School.
- earned Class A all-state honors in cross country and volleyball.
- swept long distance District 21-1A championships as a senior claiming the 2007 cross country crown before claiming crowns in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs in the spring.
- helped Hawks to six district championships during prep career including four in track and field (2005-08), one in cross country (2008) and another in volleyball (2008).
- recorded top prep times of 19:45 in the 5K, 12:08 in the 3,200-meter run and 5:24 in the 1,600.
- member of the Beta Club and HHS Student Council.
- Ranked fifth in her class.

Cross Country Career Performances

Senior (2012)

Date Meet Distance Time Overall / Team
8/30/12 Strohman Dental/MSU Stampede 4K 17:01.73 33 / 14
9/8/12 East Central Tiger Chase 5K 21:17.20 18 / 2
9/22/12 Texas Wesleyan Ram Ramble 5K 20:49.49 9 / 3
10/6/12 MSU Cross Country Carnival 6K 25:06.73 20 / 9



  
Junior (2011)
  
Date Meet Distance Time Overall / Team
9/1/11 MSU Stampede 4K 15:40.00 13 / 6
9/21/11 Dual Meet vs. West Texas A&M 5K 20:44.40 15 / 8
9/30/11 Grass Routes Grand Prix 6K 24:58.60 53 / 5
10/8/11 MSU Cross Country Carnival 6K 23:51.30 16 / 7
10/22/11 LSC Championships 6K 24:04.00 31 / 7
11/5/11 NCAA II South Central Regional 6K 23:49.20 64 / 6
11/19/11 NCAA II Championships 6K 25:30.00 167 / 6
   
Sophomore (2010)
   
Date Meet Distance Time Overall / Team
9/2/10 MSU Stampede 4K 15:44.54 15 / --
9/18/10 Missouri Southern Stampede 5K 19:34.44 95 / 6
9/25/10 Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree 5K 20:11.86 34 / 5
10/16/10 MSU Cross Country Carnival 6K 25:10.30 16 / 7
10/23/10 East Central Tiger Chase 5K 20:27.00 7 / 3
   
Freshman (2009)
  
Date Meet Distance Time Overall / Team
9/3/09 MSU Stampede 4K 16:28.06 19 / 4
9/12/09 Aggie Showdown 5K 20:41.94 5 / 3
9/19/09 Missouri Southern Stampede 5K 19:46.14 91 / 4
10/3/09 Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree 5K 20:22.00 44 / 3
10/10/09 ACU/Naimadu Classic 4K 15:45.94 12 / 2
10/24/09 LSC Championships 6K 24:50.80 14 / 3
11/7/09 NCAA II South Central Regionals 6K 23:37.63 52 / 2
   







Historical Player Information

  • 2009Freshman

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  • 2010Sophomore

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  • 2011Junior

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  • 2012Senior

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