2022-23 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Owen Johns
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- High School:
- Mount Lebanon HS
2022-23 (Senior)
- NCAA Zones Qualifier: 1-meter and 3-meter
- Finished 15th on 1-meter (582.05) at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships
- Placed 40th on 3-meter (244.65) at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships
- Placed sixth on platform (261.80) at the 2023 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Placed eighth on 1-meter (344.15) at the 2023 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Finished second in the B final on 3-meter (312) at the Big 12 Championships
- All-Big 12 Second Team
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 (Junior)
- NCAA Zone A Diving Championships Qualifier – 1-meter, 3-meter
- Second Team All-Big 12
- At NCAA Zones, he competed in the 1-meter (280.20) and 3-meter (277.55) prelims
- Dove in the championship finals on 1-meter (6th – 315.80) and platform (319.65) at the 2022 Big 12 Championships; also, Johns won the 3-meter consolation finals with a total of 344.35
- Secured a second-place finish on 3-meter (293.15) and sixth on 1-meter (238.00) against Villanova
- At the WVU Invitational, Johns took third on 1-meter (284.95), fifth on 3-meter (298.90) and sixth on platform (235.80)
- Finished second on 3-meter (287.33) and third on 1-meter (278.63) against PSU
2020-21 (Sophomore)
- NCAA qualifier
- NCAA Zone A Diving Championships qualifier
- All-Big 12 Second Team
- Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- Represented WVU in the prelims at NCAA Championships on 1-meter (244.35) and 3-meter (226.80)
- Reached the finals on 1-meter (5th - 523.35) and 3-meter (9th - 468.15) at NCAA Zone A Championships
- Competed in all three events at Big 12 Championships, he finished sixth on 1-meter (307.60) and fifth on 3-meter (341.15) and sixth on platform (250.50)
- Johns placed fourth on 1-meter (313.73), eighth on 3-meter (314.33) and sixth on platform (296.33) against Notre Dame
- Finished second on 1-meter (311.48) to open the season at Pitt; also finished fifth in both 3-meter (304.43) and platform (282.68)
2019-20 (Freshman)
- NCAA Zones qualifier
- All-Big 12 Second Team
- Reached the finals on platform at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships, placing 16th overall with a combined score of 477.60
- Also competed in the springboard prelims, placing 31st on 1-meter with a 353.75 total and 33rd on 3-meter with a score of 254.20
- Competed in the finals on 1-meter at the Big 12 Championship, placing seventh overall with a score of 289.30
- Against Villanova, he finished fifth on 1-meter with a score of 259.28
- Finished fourth on 1-meter (288.52) and ninth on 3-meter (232.50) against Pitt
- Reached the finals on all three events at the WVU Invitational, taking 10th on 1-meter (243.65), eighth on 3-meter (240.25) and seventh on platform (196.10)
High School
- Dove at Mount Lebanon High for coach Doe Krug
- Also, a member of the Pitt Aquatic Club
- Four-time State Qualifier for the PIAA State Championships
- A two-time sixth place finisher at PIAA State Championships his junior and senior year
- Three-time NISCA All-American
Personal
- Son of James Johns and Linda Lodge
- Birthday is July 5
- Has two brothers and one sister
- Majoring sports management
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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