Owen Richardson

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Basingstoke, England
High School:
The Costello School

EMU: 2021: Indoor: Finished fourth in the 200m with a time of 21.87 placed sixth in the 200m with a time of 22.30 finished second in the 400m with a time of 48.64 and finished second in the 4x400 relay (3:18.82) at the MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, Feb. 26-27... Took home first place in the 400m with a time of 48.61 and finished in third in the 4x400 relay (3:19.51) at the GVSU Snowdown Showdown, Feb. 5-6... Helped guide the Eagles to a third place finish in the 4x400 with a 3:23.09 time at the Akron Qaud Meet, Jan. 15...2019-20: Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic...Indoor: Named Academic All-MAC for the second consecutive season...Named MAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week by the league office, Jan. 14...Earned Second-Team All-MAC honors after helping the Eagles finish second in the 4x400m relay at the MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, Feb. 28-29...He also placed fourth in the 200m dash (21.30) and third in the 400m dash (47.38) at the conference meet...Won the 200m dash at the GVSU Big Meet with a time of 21.37, while placing fifth in the 60m dash with a personal-best time of 6.88, Feb. 14...Finished third in the 200m dash (21.42) and sixth in the 4x400m relay (3:14.55) at the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 7-8...Won the 200m dash (21.71) at the Can-Am International, Jan. 25...Claimed first prize in the 200m dash (21.29) and 400m dash (47.62) at the SVSU Doug Hansen Open, Jan. 11...Captured the 200m dash title (21.53) and placed second in the 4x400m relay (3:18.55) at the Wolverine Invitational, Jan. 11...2018-19: Outdoor: Named Academic All-MAC…Competed at the NCAA East Regionals in the 400m, May 23-25, earning a top-three time in the first round heats, and finishing 23rd overall with a time of 47.89 in the quarterfinals…Ran in five meets for the Eagles, including the Mid-American Conference Championships, May 9-11, where he collected Second Team All-MAC honors for his two fourth-place finishes in the 200m and 400m and two second-place finishes running legs of the Eagles’ 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays…Qualified for the NCAA East Regionals with a second-place finish in the 400m at the Raleigh Relays, March 29-30, finishing the race in 46.40, the ninth-best 400m ran in program history…Aided the Eagles’ 4x100-meter relay cohort to a first-place finish at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, March 15-16, running to a time of 40.62…Indoor: Named Academic All-MAC…Competed in five meets for the Eagles, including the Mid-American Conference Championships, Feb. 22-23, where he earned First Team All-MAC honors for his leg of the Eagles’ MAC championship 4x400-meter relay team…At the same meet, placed fourth and fifth in the 400m and 200m, clocking in with times of 47.54 and 21.33, respectively…His 200m run at the conference championships marked the 10th-fastest in EMU history…Recorded his top 400m collegiate performance at the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 1-2, placing fourth with a time of 47.21…Never placed lower than ninth all season, tallying six podium marks…2017-18: Outdoor: Qualified to the NCAA East Regionals as a member of the 4x400 relay team…Earned First Team All-MAC after assisting the 4x400 relay squad to a first-place finish at the MAC Championships, May 10-12…Also brought home an individual silver medal at the conference championships, placing second in the 400m with a time of 47.18…Ran a leg in the 4x100-meter relay that clocked in with a time of 40.26 at the Baldy Castillo Invite, March 16-17, tying the sixth-fastest outdoor time in program history…Assisted the 4x400 relay quartet to mark the sixth-best outdoor time in school history at the Tennessee Relays, April 12, finishing second overall with a time of 3:07.38…At the same meet, he marked his personal-record 200m time of 21.00, finishing eighth in the meet…Indoor: Earned First Team All-MAC honors as a member of the 4x400 relay squad who placed first at the MAC Championships, Feb. 23-24…Also brought home bronze in the 400m with a time of 48.35 and earned a fifth-place finish in the 200m with a time of 21.81...Placed first in the 200m with a time of 21.54 during the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 9, while also setting a career-best in the 400m with a mark of 47.47 to take third-place...Captured first-place in the 200m and second-place in the 60m at the SVSU “Doug Hansen” Open, Jan. 19, racing to times of 21.34 and 6.93, respectively...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended The Costello School in Basingstoke, England…PERSONAL: Full Name: Owen James Richardson…Son of Steve and Sophia Richardson…Has one brother, Myles, and one sister, Cleo…Major: Accounting.

Track & Field at 2025 Spartan Invitational

Tuesday, April 08

2025 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Cinematic Recap

Wednesday, March 05

2025 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Day 1 Highlights

Saturday, March 01

2025 MAC Indoor Championships Hype Video

Wednesday, February 26

2025 USATF National Championships and Para Championships Story Graphic

Track & Field Alums Prep for USATF National Championships and Para National Championships

Wednesday, July 30

2024-25 USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field

Track & Field Programs Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Distinction

Tuesday, July 22

Track & Field Earns 26 Academic All-MAC Nods in Outdoor Season

Friday, June 27

Men's Track & Field Alums Aim for USATF Championships Qualifying Marks at World Athletics Event

Thursday, June 12

Eastern Michigan Athletics

2020-21 Men's Track & Field Roster

Roster

Muaad Abdulaziz

Nate Alwood

Trent Barron

Kappa Bedoui

Ronnie Brandal

Luke Brown

Taige Bryant

Ian Cook

Solomon Costa

Owen Day

Chris Devaney

Joe Duff

Chukwusom Enekwechi

Devonte Findlay

Frankie Grey

Toby Gualter

Zach Harkey

Josh Hill

Terrance Hinds III

Dahndray Holmes

Omar Ibrahim

Joe Ingram

Brian Jones

Derek Jones

Ousman Kamara

Ethan Kincell

Dante Lander

Skyler Lester

Baldvin Magnusson

Kyle Martin

Roland Miles

Andy Payne

Noah Perrin