Height: 6-0
Weight: 160 lbs.
Date of Birth: March 22, 1989
Birthplace: West Chester, Pa.
Hometown: Parkesburg, Pa.
Current Residence: Parkesburg, Pa.
College: American Intercontinental University, Associates Degree in Business
Club: Bethesda Center of Excellence (BCE) in Bethesda, Md.
Coach: Rafal Smolen
Teammate: Casey Eichfeld
Career Highlights
- 21st World Championships in C-2
- 2006 U.S. National Champion C-2
- Member Senior Team in C-2 at age 18
- Member U.S. Junior Team at age 15
- 14th at Junior Worlds (2004)
- 2nd at Australian Youth Olympic Festival (2007)
- 7th in K-1 at Senior Trials in 2006 (at age 17)
Personal
- Family: Parents - Sandy and Jim Powell; Sisters - Jamie and Michelle
- Hobbies: Playing guitar, downhill skiing, rock climbing, traveling, snow boarding
- Did you know: I started slalom racing when I was 3 years old in a canoe with my mom and dad. I started racing in kayak when I was 6 years old at the Penn Cup Slalom Series in Pennsylvania. I was also a down hill ski racer from age 6 to 11.
- He paddles with Casy Eichfeld in the C-2 and has known Casey since he was 6 years old...the duo were the 2006 U.S. National Champions
- In the community: Volunteered from 2005-06, helping out a Special Olympics bowling league
