Elijah Owen joined the Valpo track & field staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2025-26 season. He works with the program's jumpers, throwers and combined event student-athletes.
An alum who competed for the program from 2012 to 2016, Owen graduated from Valpo with a bachelor’s degree in theology and minor in physics in May 2016 and went on to earn a master’s in theology from Augustine Institute in May 2019.
Owen’s name still appears in multiple locations in the program record book. His outdoor javelin throw of 187-4 still ranks fifth in program history and was third at the time of his graduation. His heptathlon score of 4,413 from 2015 stood as the program record for a decade before AJ Walsh broke that mark in 2025. Owen’s decathlon score of 5,680 still ranks fifth in the program record book and was second at that time.
Owen’s assistant coaching responsibilities add to his role in the campus community that also includes serving as an adjunct instructor, teaching sections of introductory religion, REL 100.
