Kelly Owen Class: Junior Hometown: Palos Verdes, Calif. High School: Chadwick HS Height: 5-11 Birthdate: 04/08/1991

AT USC: Kelly Owen is beginning her third season as a cross country runner for USC...2010: Had a strong cross country season for USC, making steady progress throughout the season...Was USC's top finisher and 12th overall with a 5K PR of 18:27.7 at the Titan Invitational on Oct. 22...Set a 6K PR of 22:34.3 at the CS Northridge Invitational on Oct. 16....Competed at the Pac-10 Championships and was USC's fifth finisher, placing 83rd with a time of 22:50.70...Ran track in the Spring and posted a best 800m time of 2:17.7 and best 1500m time of 4:46.09...2009: Battled through injuries during her first season at USC, missing time with mononucleosis, tendinitis in her right knee and back issues...Placed 25th and was the Trojans' third finisher in her first collegiate race with a time of 23:53.70 at the Fullerton Invitational on Sept. 5...Her only 5K race was at the Vanguard Invitational won by the Trojans on Oct. 10 and Owen was the sixth USC runner and 19th overall with a time of 18:44...Competed for USC at the Pac-10 Championships on Oct. 30 and had a season-best 6K time of 22:46.66.

HIGH SCHOOL: Owen is a 2009 graduate of Chadwick School in Palos Verdes Peninsula, Calif...She ran cross country and track all four years and played soccer for three seasons...Chadwick won the 2008 CIF state cross country championship...Owen was named first team All-Prep League and All-CIF all four years and All-State three seasons in cross country...Named to the 2006 and 2008 Daily Breeze All-Area cross country team...Was cross country league MVP from 2006-08 and track MVP in 2007...Also was first team All-Prep League and All-CIF in track all four seasons...Had a best 5K cross country time of 18:47 to place third at the 2008 CIF State cross country championships and lead Chadwick to the team title... In track, her best 800m time is 2:17 and 1600m time is 5:00.

PERSONAL: Kelly was born on April 8, 1991 in Santa Monica, Calif...She is an undeclared major at USC....Her cousin, Nick Babikian, was a rower at USC...Says her most thrilling moment in sports was winning the 2008 CIF State cross country championship...Also lays claim to having ridden a shark...Likes to cook, bake, watch television and nap in her spare time...Is an animal lover...Lists her favorite place as Sea World, favorite movie as Just Friends and favorite television series as Planet Earth...Some day would like to travel to Egypt and Italy.