Michael Owens, Ayden Owens-Delerme's father, captained the 1980 basketball team at University of Virginia.

Owens-Delerme concluded his prep career ranked Top 10 nationally in seven different track events.

At the 2018 PIAA Class AAA meet, Owens-Delerme won three events and finished second in another, single-handedly winning the state title for North Allegheny.

[5] Owens-Delerme was a grad of North Allegheny before attending University of Southern California where he was named 2019 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, and then University of Michigan where he earned 2021 Big Ten Field Athlete of the Year, before transferring to the University of Arkansas for whom he won the 2022 NCAA championship decathlon, following which he was named the 2022 SEC Field Athlete of the Year.

[12] Competing at the 2022 World Athletics Championships decathlon in Eugene, Oregon, Owens-Delerme was placed third overall after the 100 metres, shot put and long jump events and took the lead overnight after a personal best 45.07 in the 400m.