University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2024-25 Track and Field Roster
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Owens, Chaniya

Chaniya Owens
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
Bio
Chaniya Owens's Top Performances
2023-24 Season (Junior) - Competed in 12 meets, five indoor, seven outdoor during her third year at Asheville...In her final meet, she competed in the Dani Palooza Last Chance meet and won the triple jump with a distance of 11.82m (PR)...At the Georgia Tech Invitational, she ran the 200m in 26.17 for a new personal best...She opened the outdoor season with a PR in the 400m hurdles at 1:16.57.
2022-23 Season (Sophomore) - As a sophomore, Owens took part in 11 meets for the Bulldogs...Logged new personal-best times in both the 55m dash (7.53) and 60m dash (8.25) during the indoor season...Suited up for the Bulldogs at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships where she competed in the 60m dash, 200m dash, and long jump...Owens finished 13th in the long jump (5.02m), 14th in the 200m (27.57), and 17th in the 60m dash (8.35)...Set another personal-best in the long jump at the Montreat Open with a leap of 5.06m...Finished up her sophomore campaign at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Individually, Owens finished 14th in the 100m dash (12.90), 15th in the long jump (4.89m), 17th in the 200m dash (26.68)...Also helped Asheville's 4x100m relay team place fifth with a time of 47.71.Â
2021-22 Season (Freshman) - In her first season as a Bulldog, Owens appeared in nine meets...She made her Bulldog debut at the Appalachian Open Indoor Meet in early December...She placed 22nd in the 55-meter dash (7.61) and 16th in the long jump (4.84-meters) in her first collegiate action...Her top individual outing came at the Montreat Invitational in the long jump where she placed eighth with a leap of 5.04-meters...Finished up her freshman campaign at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...She placed 24th in the 100-meter dash (13.27) and 17th in the long jump (4.74-meters) at the Championships.
EVENT | TIME/DISTANCE | DATE |
55m | 7.53 | 12/3/2022 |
60m | 8.25 | 1/27/2023 |
100m | 12.90 | 5/11/2023 |
200m | 26.17 | 4/20/2024 |
Long Jump | 5.06m | 3/24/2023 |
Triple Jump | 11.82m | 5/12/2024 |
400m hurdles | 1:16.57 | 3/15/2024 |
2023-24 Season (Junior) - Competed in 12 meets, five indoor, seven outdoor during her third year at Asheville...In her final meet, she competed in the Dani Palooza Last Chance meet and won the triple jump with a distance of 11.82m (PR)...At the Georgia Tech Invitational, she ran the 200m in 26.17 for a new personal best...She opened the outdoor season with a PR in the 400m hurdles at 1:16.57.
2022-23 Season (Sophomore) - As a sophomore, Owens took part in 11 meets for the Bulldogs...Logged new personal-best times in both the 55m dash (7.53) and 60m dash (8.25) during the indoor season...Suited up for the Bulldogs at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships where she competed in the 60m dash, 200m dash, and long jump...Owens finished 13th in the long jump (5.02m), 14th in the 200m (27.57), and 17th in the 60m dash (8.35)...Set another personal-best in the long jump at the Montreat Open with a leap of 5.06m...Finished up her sophomore campaign at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Individually, Owens finished 14th in the 100m dash (12.90), 15th in the long jump (4.89m), 17th in the 200m dash (26.68)...Also helped Asheville's 4x100m relay team place fifth with a time of 47.71.Â
2021-22 Season (Freshman) - In her first season as a Bulldog, Owens appeared in nine meets...She made her Bulldog debut at the Appalachian Open Indoor Meet in early December...She placed 22nd in the 55-meter dash (7.61) and 16th in the long jump (4.84-meters) in her first collegiate action...Her top individual outing came at the Montreat Invitational in the long jump where she placed eighth with a leap of 5.04-meters...Finished up her freshman campaign at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...She placed 24th in the 100-meter dash (13.27) and 17th in the long jump (4.74-meters) at the Championships.
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