2011-12: Posted 21-16 overall record, including 10-7 in duals … won eight of nine straight matches early in season … earned Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week honors after pinning foes from Virginia Tech and tallied nine pins, second-most on team … opened season with sixth-place finish at Hokie Open (4-3) … notched a 40-second pin as part of third-place effort at Keystone Classic (4-1) … took third-place at Southern Conference Tournament (3-1).
2010-11: Redshirted as an open-tournament wrestler … had 17-7 overall record … led the team in tech. falls (three) and had fifth-most pins (four) … pin of Pittsburgh’s Konno Victor in 1:14 was team’s fifth-fastest fall of season.
2009-10: Compiled a 13-15 mark during the season en route to claiming second place at 157 in the Southern Conference tournament … posted back-to-back wins after defeating VMI’s Joe Munno, 14-7, and Chattanooga’s Josh Condon, 10-6, before falling to The Citadel’s Turtogtokh Luvsandorj in the final.
2008-09: Finished the year 18-17 after splitting the season wrestling at 149 and 157 … went 9-5 at 157 and 3-1 in the Southern Conference … started the season winning five of his first eight matches … concluded December with three-straight losses to ranked wrestlers … took over at 157 on Jan. 16 and defeated Campbell’s Jake Fose with a pin in the first period … won six-straight matches going in to the SoCon tournament … lost a tight first-round match to Chattanooga’s Joey Knox, 7-6, but came back to defeat Mike Long (VMI) and pinned Carl Sandercock (Davidson) to secure third place … was named Southern Conference Wrestler of the Month for February after going 4-0 in the month.
2007-08: Wrestled at 149 and went 4-6 on the season … won first ever collegiate match beating Vince Cina at the Keystone Classic.
Guilford: Three-time all-conference honoree and three-time team captain … earned team MVP honors as a sophomore, junior and senior.
Personal: Son of William and Terry Powell … has one sister, Jessica, and one brother, Isaac … majoring in physical education.
