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Stanford: Clearly one of thenation's best young distancerunners, who will continueStanford's tradition of elitechampionship competitors.
2000 Cross Country Season(Sophomore): A member ofthe Cardinal teams that finishedfourth at the NCAA Championships and firstat the Pac-10 Championships.
1999 Cross Country Season (Freshman):Competed in two races (BYU Invitational, Pre-NCAA's)... Finished fourth at the BYU Invitationalafter which an injury ended his season early.
2001 Track & Field Season (Sophomore):Redshirted.
2000 Track & Field Season (Freshman): Gainedentry into the NCAA's with a time of 3:43.1 in the1,500 meters ... The #1 ranked freshman in theNCAA's at 1,500 meters ... Ran the 5,000 meters atthe Pacific-10 Championships with an eighth placetime of 14:18.75 ... In the summer of 2000, he loweredhis time to 3:40.65, narrowly missing a spot atthe U.S. Olympic Trials ... Finished the year ranked21st in the United States.
High School: Enjoyed a tremendous running careerat Oliver Ames High School ... Earned a berth on the1999 United States Junior National team that traveledto the Jr. Pan-Am Games with a first place finish inthe 1,500 meters (3:49.81) and the 5,000 meters(14:51.81) at the U.S. Junior NationalChampionships in Denton, Tex. ... He then claimedthe Jr. Pan Am Games gold medal in the 1,500meters with a ferocious finishing kick ... Unbeaten incross country during the regular season as a juniorand senior ... Ran a course record (Franklin Park)14:52 over 5,000 meters ... Competed at the 1999Footlocker Nationals in Florida ... TheMassachusetts state cross country champion andwinner of the indoor mile and two-mile at the 1998National High School championships ... Won themile in convincing style with a time of 4:06.24 at the1999 Golden West Invitational ... With an estimatedcrowd of 3,000 looking on at the Coogan MidnightMile in Atteboro, Mass., Powell ran a 4:02.7 mile atthe Eastern Athletic Conference Championships ...Powell's effort was the fastest prep performance inNew England history ... It is also the seventh-fastesttime on the national high school outdoor list ... Histime of 4:07.35 at the 1999 National Indoor HighSchool Track & Field Championships in Boston, hadbeen the fastest time in 1999 for a high school miler... A three-time indoor high school champion, twicein mile and once in the two-mile ... Placed second inthe 1999 state indoor meet in a time of 8:50.29 toFranklyn Sanchez of Lynn Tech,who clocked a8:49.60 ... Both runners bettered the 23-year-oldstate two-mile record of 8:57.4 by Alberto Salazar ...A two-time national high school mile champion ...In his senior season, won the Massachusetts state meet in the mile (4:06) and anchored the 4 x 800meter relay team to victory ... During his junior season,won the mile at both the prestigious MillroseGames and the Penn Relays ... Placed second in themile in a tough field at the 1999 Millrose Games atMadison Square Garden.
Cardinal Catalogue: Sociology major ... Gainednumerous academic awards ... Member of theschool's Honor Roll