2024 Cross Country Roster
Owens, Gracey
Gracey Owens
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Houston
- Hometown:
- Germantown, Tenn.
Bio
2024: Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.
2023: Scored in her collegiate debut, climbing 25 places in the final 2,000m to finish 69th at the 6k Crimson Classic (21:27.2)…Ran a 22:43.0 at the 6k SEC Championships to finish 116thoverall…Scored as Georgia’s fifth finisher at the 6k NCAA South Regionals, placing 120th overall with a 21:07.4.
High School: Broke the Houston high school girls 2000-meter steeplechase school record (8:14)…Captain of both the track and cross teams in her fourth year…Earned the Leadership Award as a senior…Voted to the All-Metro girls track team as a junior and senior…Earned 110% Award as a sophomore…Member of All-Metros girls cross country team all four years…Earned the Best Newcomer Award and nominated for Memphis Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year as a freshman…Personal bests of 5:13 (1600m), 2:20 (800m), 18:48 (5000m) and 11:25 (3200m)…Member of National Honor Society, Beta Club, Environmental Club (vice president), 30 and Above Club, Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta National Mathematics Honors Society…AP Scholar with Honor/Distinction who graduated Summa Cum Laude…Youth elder at Germantown Presbyterian Church.
Personal: Born July 21, 2005…Daughter of Forrest and Teresa Owens…Mother, Teresa, played basketball at Jackson State…Intending to major in Biology with a focus in neuroscience on a pre-med track.
2023: Scored in her collegiate debut, climbing 25 places in the final 2,000m to finish 69th at the 6k Crimson Classic (21:27.2)…Ran a 22:43.0 at the 6k SEC Championships to finish 116thoverall…Scored as Georgia’s fifth finisher at the 6k NCAA South Regionals, placing 120th overall with a 21:07.4.
High School: Broke the Houston high school girls 2000-meter steeplechase school record (8:14)…Captain of both the track and cross teams in her fourth year…Earned the Leadership Award as a senior…Voted to the All-Metro girls track team as a junior and senior…Earned 110% Award as a sophomore…Member of All-Metros girls cross country team all four years…Earned the Best Newcomer Award and nominated for Memphis Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year as a freshman…Personal bests of 5:13 (1600m), 2:20 (800m), 18:48 (5000m) and 11:25 (3200m)…Member of National Honor Society, Beta Club, Environmental Club (vice president), 30 and Above Club, Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta National Mathematics Honors Society…AP Scholar with Honor/Distinction who graduated Summa Cum Laude…Youth elder at Germantown Presbyterian Church.
Personal: Born July 21, 2005…Daughter of Forrest and Teresa Owens…Mother, Teresa, played basketball at Jackson State…Intending to major in Biology with a focus in neuroscience on a pre-med track.
Georgia Cross Country NCAA South Regional Championship Video Recap
Friday, November 10
Georgia Cross Country SEC Championship Video Recap
Friday, October 27
Georgia Cross Country Regionals Highlights
Friday, November 11
Georgia Cross Country SEC Championships Postmeet Recap
Saturday, October 29
