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2023 Men's Soccer Roster

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2 Kyle Owen

  • Position Defender
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 160
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Oklahoma City, Okla.
  • Highschool Putnam City North

Biography

GRADUATE (2023): Departs Western as the Leathernecks' all time leader in matches started (77)...All Summit League Honorable Mention...Named a Preseason Summit League Player to Watch...One of four players to start in all 17 matches for the Leathernecks...Led team in minutes played with 1521...Played all 90 minutes in 16 of 17 matches....Led team in shots (24) and shots on goal (9)...Recorded an assist at Northern Kentucky (Sept. 26)...Scored against IUPUI (Oct. 10).

SENIOR (2022): All Summit Honorable Mention… team captain… started each of the team’s 17 games, playing 1,482 minutes to lead all field players… split time between defense and attack… finished as Western’s leading scorer with a career-high four goals… scored and added an assist in Western’s 3-2 victory over Lindenwood on Oct. 15… scored the game-winner against St. Thomas on Oct. 22 from a direct free kick… finished the season with 10 shots on goal, which teid for the team-lead… 1,459 minutes played is the second most he’s played in a single season in his career, ranking just behind his 19-appearance freshman season… hasn’t missed a game in four seasons while starting every single appearance.

JUNIOR (2021): Named a Summit League Player to Watch during the preseason… Made 15 appearances (15 starts), playing a team-leading 1,357 minutes while going the full-90 on 13 occasions… recorded 17 shots (five on goal)… recorded two assists in a victory against St. Thomas on Oct. 16, finishing the season as WIU's team leader in assists.

SOPHOMORE (Spring 2021): Second Team All-Summit... Started all 13 games in back-to-back seasons… team-leader in minutes (1210) for second straight season… played full time in every match… tied for team-high in points (3)... scored the game-winner to knock of No. 18 Oral Roberts (March 18)... anchored a back line that record back-to-back shutouts in a sweep vs. No. 18 Oral Roberts (March 18 & 20)... earned an assist at Bradley (April 8)... second on the team in shots (16) with five on goal… had a career-high three shots, three separate times against Omaha (March 6), Oral Roberts (March 18) and Eastern Illinois (April 17).

FRESHMAN (2019): All-Newcomer Team… Started all 19 games… led the team in minutes (1687)... third on the team in goals (2)... first collegiate goal was the game-winner versus Denver (Oct. 12) to defeat the Pioneers for first time in program history… helped record back-to-back shutouts against Detroit Mercy (Oct. 15) and Purdue Fort Wayne (Oct. 19)... netted another goal at IUPUI (Oct. 30)... had 11 shots, four on goal… recorded a shot in The Summit League Championships semifinal game.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Putnam City North… a four-year starter for the varsity soccer team… was named Varsity Newcomer of the Year in 2016… MVP in 2017… Impact Player of the Year in 2016 and 2018… in 2017 and 2018 earned All-Conference 1st Team… All-District 1st Team in 2017 and 2018… was a 2018 All-State Honorable mention… starting punter and kicker for football his senior year… part of National Honor Society… served as Vice-President Pep Leader.
 
PERSONAL: Born June 8, 2001… brother played soccer for two years at Cowley Community College… dad played Semi-pro soccer for the Oklahoma City Warriors from 1986-1992… chose Western because of the Physical Therapy department… most memorable moment was “playing in the National Championship semi-final game Tampa Bay”… lists his whole family as his major influencer in sports since they have all played soccer… hobbies include playing video games, hanging out with friends and listening to music... majoring in Physical Therapy.

Statistics

Season:
2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2019Freshman

    Defender
    6'1" 160 lbs
    18
  • 2

    2020-21Sophomore

    Defender
    6'1" 160 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2021Junior

    Defender
    6'1" 160 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2022Senior

    Defender
    6'1" 160 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2023Graduate Student

    Defender
    6'1" 160 lbs
    2