2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Owen Recker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Perrysburg, Ohio
- High School:
- Perrysburg High School
2024-25 (Sophomore)
- Competed at the 2025 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships
- Became the first male WVU diver since 2022 to compete at the NCAA Championships
- Placed 51st in prelims with 214.50 total points on the 3-meter and 37th in prelims with 274.70 total points on platform at the championships
- Qualified for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships: 1-meter, 3-meter, Platform
- Placed fourth in the platform event with 634.60 points and placed 12th on 3-meter with 662.25 points at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships
- Set a program record (336.80) while placing third in the men's team diving event at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Won the B final of the platform event (351.20) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Placed third in the B final of the 3-meter (323.60) at the Big 12 Championships
- Placed fourth in the B final of the 1-meter (293.75) at the Big 12 Championships
- Posted the fourth-highest score on the 1-meter (338.70) while placing second against Penn State
- Finished second on the 3-meter (310.05) against Penn State
- Won the 1-meter (315.45) against Villanova
- Placed second on the 3-meter (311.45) against Villanova
- Placed third on platform (319.85) against Pitt and George Washington
- Placed third on the 3-meter (236.85) at the Rutgers Diving Invitational
- Won the platform (348.80) and the 3-meter (336.70) at the WVU Invitational
- Part of the team that won the team diving (296.05) event at the WVU Invitational
- Won the 3-meter (336.70) at the WVU Invitational
- Won the 3-meter (340.05) and placed second on the 1-meter (309.53) against Kentucky
- Won the 1-meter (322.80) and placed second on the 3-meter (323.55) at the WV State Games
- Named Big 12 Men's Diver of the Week (Oct. 9, 2024)
- Named to the College Sports Communicators 2024-25 Academic All-District Team
- 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team
- Named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America first-team
2023-24 (Freshman)
- Placed 10th in the platform event at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships with a total score of 625.30
- Qualified for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships: 1-meter, 3-meter, Platform
- Placed seventh in the platform (336.90) at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Placed third in the B final of the 3-meter (341.70) at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Finished in third place in the B final of the 1-meter (312.50) at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Won the 1-meter (324.05) against Villanova
- Placed second on the 3-meter (314.65) against Villanova
- Placed second on the 1-meter springboard (321.20) at the WVU Invitational
- Placed second on the 3-meter springboard (302.63) against Cincinnati
- Finished in third place on the men's 1-meter springboard (262.20) against Penn State
- Second Team All-Big 12
- Named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America second-team
- 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
High School
- Attended Perrysburg High School under head coach Alana Sigg
- NW District champion (2023)
- NW District champion (2022)
Personal
- Son of Michael and Jodi Recker
- Has one brother and one sister
- Birthday is June 27
- Majoring in finance
- Big 12 Commissioner's Roll
2025-26 WVU Swimming and Diving Hype Video
Thursday, September 25
Behind-the-Scenes at Swimming and Diving's Media Day
Monday, September 08
WVU Swim and Dive 2025-26 Schedule Release Video
Thursday, August 21
S&D: What it Means to Represent West Virginia
Thursday, June 19
