Owen ten Oever

Photo by: Grace Urbanski/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Peter Davis/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Benjamin Harper/Indiana Athletics

Weight:
216
Height:
6-1
Position:
C
Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Brooklyn, N.Y.
High School:
Poly Prep

2026 (Freshman Season)
Awards: Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (4/27) after an eight-hit week against Ball State and Iowa.

Season: Played in 30 games with 20 starts during his debut season … started games at designated hitter (19) and in right field (1) … hit .314 with 27 hits, 16 runs scored, four doubles, six home runs and 27 RBIs … had a slugging percentage of .570 and an OPS of over .900 during his freshman campaign … started the final 14-consecutive games to end the season … made season debut as a pinch hitter at No. 11 North Carolina (2/14) … recorded a hit as a pinch hitter in three-straight games (3/24-28) … first career home run was a three-run blast at No. 24 Nebraska (3/28) … made first career start against Rutgers (4/3) … worked a six-game hitting streak (4/21-5/1) … had five multi-hit efforts in that six-game stretch … provided a grand slam in a win over Ball State (4/21) … ended the season on a team high 14-game reached base streak.

Prep/Personal
Prepped at Poly Prep Country Day in Brooklyn, New York … hit .262 with 17 hits, 16 runs and seven RBIs during his senior campaign … helped Poly Prep to three state championships during his high school career … high school teammate of infielder Mateo Noto … No. 366 recruit by Perfect Game in the class of 2025 … 11th-ranked player in the state of New York … played travel ball for Team Elite Scout … All-Tournament Team selection at the 2024 WWBA 17U National Championships … big fan of the New York Yankees … son of Nathalie and Jon ten Oever … brother Jackson plays soccer at Columbia … intends to major in Sports Marketing and Management.