Ayden Owens-Delerme

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Ayden Owens-Delerme
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Ayden Owens-Delerme in 2023
Personal information
Birth nameAyden Owens-Delerme
Nationality Puerto Rican
Born (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 (age 24)
Pittsburgh, United States
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event Decathlon
College team Arkansas Razorbacks track and field
Michigan Wolverines track and field
USC Trojans track and field
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Decathlon: 8,732 [2]
Heptathlon: 6,518
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 San Salvador Decathlon

Ayden Owens-Delerme (born 28 May 2000) is a Puerto Rican decathlete. He finished fourth at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. [3]

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Early life

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. [4]

Prep

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. [5]

NCAA

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. [6] 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. [7]

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. [8]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing University of Arkansas
2023 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Texas at Austin 8th4x400 meters relay3:03.66
10th400 meters hurdles49.82
SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Louisiana State University 1st400 meters hurdles48.26
NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 2ndHeptathlon6518 points
1st4x400 meters relay3:02.09
SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships University of Arkansas 1stHeptathlon6237 points
2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Oregon 1stDecathlon8457 points [9]
SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Texas A&M University 7th4x400 meters relay3:06.83
5th110 m hurdles13.84
2nd4x100 meters relay39.24
Mt SAC Relays Mt SAC 1stDecathlon8528 points CR
NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Birmingham CrossPlex 1stHeptathlon6211 points
SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships Texas A&M University 5th60 meters hurdles7.89
Representing University of Michigan
2021 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Oregon 2ndDecathlon8114 points
Big 10 conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Illinois 1stDecathlon8238 points
NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships University of Arkansas 3rdHeptathlon5995 points
Big 10 conference Indoor Track and Field Championships SPIRE Institute Indoor Track & Field
Facility – Geneva, OH
8th60 meters hurdles8.45
Representing University of Southern California
2019 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships [10] University of Texas at Austin 16thDecathlonDNF 4890 points
Pac-12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Arizona 14thJavelin50.17 m (164 ft 7 in)
19thLong Jumpfoul
1st4x400 meters relay3:05.73
3rd110 m hurdles13.76
3rd4x100 meters relay39.74
Bryan Clay Invitational Azusa Pacific University 1stDecathlon8130 points
NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Texas A&M University 6thHeptathlon5809 points
MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships University of Washington 7th60 meters hurdles8.09
1st4x400 meters relay3:06.40
14thLong Jump6.79 m (22 ft 3 in)
19thShot Put12.91 m (42 ft 4 in)

[11]

Professional

Ayden Owens-Delerme at the 2022 World Athletics Championships Ayden Owens-Delerme Oregon 2022.jpg
Ayden Owens-Delerme at the 2022 World Athletics Championships

Despite being born and raised in Pennsylvania, Owens-Delerme represents the U.S. territory of 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. [12]

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. [13] [14] After subpar second-day performances in the javelin and pole vault, he fell behind eventual champion Kevin Mayer and others, eventually finishing 4th.

He competed in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the decathlon, finishing in ninth place overall. [15]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
2023 World Athletics Championships Budapest, Hungary16th Decathlon 6148 points
8 events
[16]
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador1st Decathlon 8281 points
2022 World Athletics Championships Eugene, United States4th Decathlon 8532 points NR
2018 World Athletics U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 12th Decathlon 6744 points
2018Puerto Rico U20 Outdoor Championships Peñuelas, Puerto Rico 1st200 meters21.29
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2017 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships [17] California State University, Sacramento 12th110 meters hurdles14.19
26th400 meters hurdles54.99
2016 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships California State University, Sacramento 1st400 meters hurdles53.13
2015 USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships [18] University of North Florida 3rdDecathlon5626 points

Personal bests

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

As of May 20, 2024
EventPerformanceLocationDatePoints
Decathlon8,732 points Walnut April 18, 20248,732 points
100 meters 10.27 (+1.2 m/s) Walnut April 13, 20221,030 points
Long jump 7.82 m (25 ft 7+34 in) Albuquerque March 10, 20231,015 points
Shot put 16.26 m (53 ft 4 in) Walnut April 17, 2024867 points
High jump 2.04 m (6 ft 8+14 in) Fayetteville January 28, 2022840 points
400 meters 45.07 Eugene July 23, 20221,056 points
110 meters hurdles 13.57 (+3.8 m/s) w Fayetteville March 16, 20241,031 points
Discus throw 46.88 m (153 ft 9+12 in) Walnut June 23, 2023806 points
Pole vault 5.10 m (16 ft 8+34 in) Walnut April 18, 2024941 points
Javelin throw 59.28 m (194 ft 5+34 in) Walnut April 18, 2024727 points
1500 meters 4:13.02 Eugene July 24, 2022860 points [19]
Virtual Best Performance9,173 points

International competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
Representing Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
2018 World Junior Championships Tampere, Finland12thDecathlon (Junior) 6744 points
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States4thDecathlon 8532 points
2023 World Championships Budapest, HungaryDNFDecathlon DNF
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France9thDecathlon 8437 points

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