Marty Owens enters his second season as the head Women’s Triathlon Coach.
Owens joined the Wolves after spending four seasons as the director of women's triathlon, track and field, and cross country at Guilford College. Owens was the first coach the Guilford Triathlon program. In 2021, in Guilford’s first year of competition, Owens had an athlete compete in the NCAA Qualifier.
Prior to Guilford, he spent 16 years as the head cross country and women's track and field coach at Susquehanna University. While there Owens mentored 17 NCAA All-Americans, including the 2005 NCAA Division III national champion in the 400-meter hurdles, 61 NCAA Championship Qualifiers, three conference champions, and 18 U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic selections. Under Owens' supervision, the River Hawks won seven Landmark Cross Country Championships between men and women, the Landmark Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship in 2009, and the Landmark Conference Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship in 2014. Owens was combined 14-time Landmark Coach of the Year between Track & Field and Cross Country.
A 1991 Ursinus College graduate, Owens is a competitive marathoner and triathlete who has twice qualified for the Hawaii Ironman World Championships and the Ironman 70.3 World Championships. He is a USA Triathlon Level I Certified Coach, USA Triathlon Youth and Junior Elite Certified Coach, and USA Track & Field Level II Endurance Coach. Owens has coached triathletes of various levels competing in all distances, from sprint to IRONMAN, through his private business.
