Academy of Art University Athletics

2023 (T&F): 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team ... ran an outdoor 800m ART U career-best 2:01.25 at the Cardinal Classic ... ran an outdoor 1500m season-best 4:21.48 at the Brutus Hamilton Invite.

2022 (XC): 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team ... competed in five meets ... ran an 8k season-best 28:10.6 at the USF Invite ... had his best placement (57th) at the PacWest Championship ... ran a 10k season-best 34:59.4 at NCAA West Regionals.

2022 (T&F): 2021-22 Academic All-PacWest Team ... ran an indoor 800m season-best 2:07.62 at the TCNJ Lions Indoor Invite ... posted an outdoor 800m season-best 2:06.22 at the Oxy Invite.

2021 (XC): 2021-22 Academic All-PacWest Team ... competed in six meets ... ran an 8k season-best 25:36.2 and had his best placement of the season (14th) at the SF State Invitational ... ran a 10k season-best 35:19.5 at NCAA West Regionals.

Previous Experience: Day is a graduate student transfer from Eastern Michigan ... four-year member of Eastern’s cross country and track & field squads ... Mid-American Conference Cross Country Freshman of the Year in 2017 ... 2019 Second Team All-MAC, Distinguished Scholar, and Athlete and Academic All-MAC all in cross country ... best times in cross country came in 2019 when he went 15:34.6 at 5k, 24:48.3 at 8k, and 32:04.6 at 10k during NCAA Regionals ... best indoor marks on the track were 1:50.77 at 800m, 2:29.10 at 1000m, 4:01.25 in the mile, and 8:12.95 at 3000m ... career outdoor times were 1:51.76 at 800m and 3:46.48 at 1500m ... finished third in the 800m at the 2021 Mid-American Indoor Track & Field Championships ... posted times of 1:53 in the 800m and 3:44 in the 1500m as a senior at International School of Düsseldorf ... Ottawa Lions Junior Athlete MVP in 2013 ... earned four top-three OFSAA medals ... finished eighth in the 2016 German Cross Country Championships.

Personal: Owen Day was born in Harrogate, England ... parents are Ellen and Mike Day ... has three siblings, Kieran, Mickey, and Natalie ... hopes to become an animator and storyboarder ... favorite movie is Pulp Fiction ... favorite food is tiramisu ... favorite music is rock ... favorite sport moment was the "Hand of God" ... favorite professional team is Team SoloMid ... Animation & Visual Effects major.