Kaitlyn Owens

Class:
Fifth Year
High School:
A&M Consolidated
Hometown:
College Station, Texas

All-America: 100 backstroke (2026), 200 Free Relay (2026), 200 medley relay (2025), 400 medley relay (2025)

Top Times
50 Free: 21.91r - SEC Championships (24-25)
100 Free: 49.01 - SEC Championships (23-24)
200 Free: 1:52.26 - Art Adamson Invite (21-22)
100 Back: 51.06 - Alabama (25-26)
200 Back: 1:58.08 - Last Chance Meet (21-22)

2025-26 (Senior)

Named the Team MVP by vote of her teammates at the annual team banquet.
Was Texas A&M’s female winner of the SEC’s H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, which includes a $10,000 post-graduate scholarship
Received the 2025-26 Bill Erwin Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards at the annual Legacy Award
Earned All-America honors with a 12^th place finish in the 100 backstroke (51.22) and by helping the 200 free relay to a 12^th place finish at the NCAA Championships with a season-best 22.18 leadoff leg.
Also swam the leadoff legs on the Aggies 200 and 400 medley relays and second leg of the 400 free relay at the national meet.
Qualified for NCAA Championships in the 100 back with a lifetime best time of 51.06 from the Alabama dual meet.
Contributed 69 points at the SEC Championships with an eighth-place finish in the 100 back (51.99) and 22nd-place effort in the 50 free (22.57) and with the Aggies 200/400 free relays and 200/400 medley relays.
Led the team in the 50 free (22.18) and 100 back (51.06) and ranked No. 2 in the 100 free (49.67).
Finished her career ranked No. 2 in the 50 free (21.91) and No. 3 in the 100 back (51.06) on the Aggies’ top 10 lists. On the relay top five lists, Owens ranked No. 2 in the 200 medley relay and No. 3 in the 200 free relay.
Shared the team’s Performance of the Year” with her 200 free relay teammates for their swim at the national meet.

2024-25 (Junior):

Earned Honorable Mention All-America accolades as the 200 and 400 medley relays notched top-16 finishes at NCAA Championships, competing individually in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 back.
Placed seventh in the 50 free (22.04) and ninth in the 100 back (51.56), while also clocking a new 50 free top time as the 200 free relay leadoff and helping the 200 medley relay notch the third-fastest time in program history.
Lowered personal-bests in the 50 free (22.18) and 100 back (51.79), adding a season-best time of 49.39 in the 100 free, while helping both medley relays notch NCAA B-cuts at the Art Adamson Invite.
Served as a team captain.
Was named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.
Earned the Aggie Heart Award at the annual team banquet.

2023-24 (Sophomore):

Qualified for NCAA Championships, competing in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 back, as well as on relays, clocking a new personal-best time in the 50 free (22.54).
Posted top-16 finishes in the 100 free and 100 back at SEC Championships, lowering her 100 free personal best with a time of 49.01 in prelims.
Clocked season-best times in the 100 free (51.42) and 100 back (53.30) against SMU.
Went 23.28 in the 50 free at the double-dual with Texas and Georgia Tech.

2022-23:

Did not see action due to injury.

2021-22 (Freshman):

Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 back and with the Aggies' 200/400 medley relays and 200/400 free relays
Placed 29th in the 100 back with a time of 52.37
Turned in a season-best 52.02 in the backstroke leadoff of the Aggies' 400 medley relay
Team leader in the 50 free (22.79) and 100 backstroke (52.02) and ranked fourth in the 100 free (49.74)

Before A&M:

Was a four-year letterwinner at A&M Consolidated High School, coached by Ryan Goodwyn and Jenny Marquardt.
Holds the school record in the 50 free (23.01), 100 back (53.72) and set the state record at the 2020 championship meet in the 100 free (50.14).
Made three first-place finishes at the state championships in the 100 back (2018, 2020 & 2021), placed first in the 50 free in 2021, second in 50 free (2018 & 2020) and 100 back (2019).
Spent two years swimming for Magnolia Aquatic Club, coached by Terry Jones.
Both parents, Kristen and Brian attended Texas A&M.