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2017-18 Men's Track & Field Roster

Michael Powell

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 150
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Raeford, N.C.
  • High School Hoke County

Biography

Personal Bests
INDOOR
60m Dash 7.10
60m Hurdles 8.33
200m Dash 22.49
300m Dash 37.39
400m Dash 52.95
OUTDOOR
100m Dash 10.82
110m Hurdles 14.63
200m Dash 21.59
400m Hurdles 53.27

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AS A JUNIOR (2016-17)
Indoor

Season bests: 60m (7.13), 60m Hurdles (8.38), 200m (22.49) … Finished third in the 60-meter Hurdles at both the UNC Open and the Kent Taylor Invite … Also ran a leg on the 4x400 relay squad that finished runner-up at the Kent Taylor Invite.
Outdoor
Season bests: 100m (10.92), 110m Hurdles (14.87), 200m (22.25), 400m Hurdles (53.31) … Won event titles in the 400-meter Hurdles at the PBC Championships, the Braves Track Classic and the Florida Division II Challenge … Posted a runner-up showing in the 110-meter Hurdles at both the Braves Track Classic and the Florida Division II Challenge … Also ran a leg on the 4x100 relay squad that won the event title at the Braves Track Classic, and finished runner-up at both the Florida Division II Challenge and VertKlasse Meeting.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
Indoor

Season bests: 60m (7.15), 60m Hurdles (8.52), 200m (23.36) … Finished ninth in the 60-meter Hurdles at the Kent Taylor Invite.
Outdoor
Season bests: 100m (11.05), 110-meter Hurdles (15.24), 400m Hurdles (55.03) … Won event title in the 400-meter Hurdles at the Wingate Invitational … Also recorded a third place showing in the 400-meter Hurdles at the Braves Track Classic … Scored points at the PBC Championships in the 100-meter Dash (8th), the 110-meter Hurdles (4th) and the 400-meter Hurdles (7th) … Also ran a leg on the 4x100 relay squad that posted five top-3 finishes, including an event title at the Wingate Invitational and a runner-up finish at the PBC Championships.

AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Indoor

Season bests: 60m (7.31), 60m Hurdles (8.79), 300m (37.39), 400m (52.95) … Finished 15th in the 60-meter Hurdles at the UCS Invitational.
Outdoor
Season-bests: 100m (11.18), 110m Hurdles (15.15), 400m Hurdles (54.04) … Recorded four top-3 finishes in the 400-meter Hurdles, including runner-up showings at the Aggie Invitational and the Carolina Relays … Also finished third in the event at the PBC Championships … Also scored points at the PBC Championships with a fourth place finish in the 110-meter Hurdles.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Hoke County High School under coach Tacara … A three-year letterman in track and field … As a senior, he was the conference champion in the 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles, as well as the 4A East Regional champion in the 110m hurdles and the 4A East Regional runner-up in the 300m dash … Ran a time of 14.73 seconds, the 300m hurdles in a time of 39.43 seconds and the 400m hurdles in a time of 57.43 seconds which was an improvement in both events from his junior year … Assisted the team in becoming regional champions in his senior year.

PERSONAL
The son of Georgia Powell and Khalid Asadullah … Has two older sisters, Danielle and Brittany … Ranked 11th out of his 348-member senior class with a 4.3 weighted grade point average … A member of the Student Government Association and National Honor Society … An exercise science major at UNCP.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    6'0" 150 lbs
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Hurdles
    6'0" 150 lbs
  • 2016-17Junior

    Hurdles
    6'0" 150 lbs
  • 2017-18Senior

    Hurdles
    6'0" 150 lbs