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Heidi Owen
Position: GK
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Rolling Meadows, Ill.
High School: Rolling Meadows H.S.
Height: 5-9
2007: Started the last 16 games of
the year for the Bears... Was named Big Sky Player of the Week
after her six save, 1-0 shutout performance against Northern
Arizona (Nov. 3)... Posted a 1.20 goals against average which was
fifth-best in the conference, and second-best among Big Sky
Freshman... Her 92 saves ranks ninth-best in Northern Colorado
history in a season... Her 92 saves also puts her in eighth place
for career saves at Northern Colorado...Her eight wins was the best
by a Northern Colorado goalie since 2002... Also ranked fifth in
the conference in saves (92) and save percentage (.821)... Was a
2007 Big Sky Conference All-Academic selection.
Prep: Played for Jeff Adkins at Rolling Meadows
High School ... was a four-year varsity soccer letterwinner ...
among the honors she took home during her high school career was
all-conference, all-area and honorable mention all-sectional ...
led team to the semifinals of the sectional (2006) ... a member of
the school's National Honor Society in each of her final two years
... also competed in cross country ... played for the state's
Olympic Development Program in 2005 ... aided ODP team to the
regional championships.
Personal: Born: Nov. 3, 1988 in Elk Grove, Ill.
... daughter of Jim and Julie Owen ... has an older brother, Mat
... grandfather, Kenneth Bates, played semi-pro football ...
majoring in pre-medicine.