Outlook 

Ashton Owen is an attacking player and who can play inside or out wide ... Has good height and is deceptively fast ... Good finisher in the box and has a nose for scoring goals ...  Also good in the air.

Freshman Year 2021

Played in 12 matches, five as a starter … Finished third on the team in both points with 10 and goals scored with five … Also tied for the team lead with two game winning goals … Netted a goal in each of the first four matches of the season … Scored the first goal of the season in the 31^st minute of a 5-2 victory at Southeast in the season opener (8-22-21) … Scored the first goal and game winner in a 2-0 win at Southeastern (8-27-21) … Again netted the first goal of a match to help the Cavaliers to a 2-1 victory at Lewis & Clark (8-29-21) … Credited Cavaliers only score in a 2-1 loss at Coffeyville (9-1-21) … Earned his second game winning goal with JCCC’s third score in a 4-2 win at Crowder (10-9-21) … Fired nine shots on goal for a shots-on-goal percentage of .692.

Freshman Year 2020

Played in and started all 12 games … Tied for the team lead in goals scored with two, assists with two and points with six … Fired a team high 15 shots, 11 on goal, for a shots-on-goal percentage of .733 … Credited with the assist on JCCC’s first score of the year in a 7-1 loss to Coffeyville (4-5-21) … Scored the Cavaliers lone goal in the in a 4-1 loss to Neosho County (4-19-21) … Scored the third goal and assisted on the fourth in a 6-0 victory over Garden City (5-5-21).

High School

Was a three-year starter for coach Kelly Barah at Free State High School, Lawrence, Kan. … Graduated 2020 … Helped the Firebirds to a regional title in 2020 … Tallied 53 points over his three varsity seasons, with 18 goals and 17 assists … Had five goals and four assists as a sophomore, seven goals and six assist as a junior and six goals and seven assists his sernior year … Played club soccer for Jambars FC coached by former Cavalier player and coach Oumar Seck. 

Personal

Born Ashton Owen on August 7, 2001, in Overland Park, Kan. … Nickname is Icy … Son of Darren and Jamie Owen … Has three siblings, Baylee, Kenzie and Camden … Major is undecided … Favorite foods are steak and rice … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is El Mezcal … Favorite TV show is Alaskan Bush People … Favoring movie is Kicking and Screaming … Favorite sports movie is The Sandlot … Favorite actor is Kevin Hart … Favorite music entertainer is Polo G … Favorite cartoon character is Goku … Favorite athletes are Connor McGregor, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jayson Tatum … Favorite sports teams are the Boston Celtics, Kansas City Chiefs, Manchester United and New York Giants … Best player he has played against is 2020 Gatorade Soccer Player of the Year recipient Jony Munoz of Olathe West … Notable alumni from his school are former NFL defensive lineman Christian Ballard and MLB pitcher Cody Kukuk.