Jordan Powell Track and Field Roster

AS A JUNIOR: Continued to develop in the longer sprint events … earned a BIG EAST indoor qualification in the 400 meters at the Notre Dame Invitational, running 49.60 … bettered that mark at the Meyo Invitational where he covered the distance in 49.53 seconds … also ran the 500 meters in 1:05.90 and competed in the 4×400 relay which ran the second-fastest time in school history and provisionally qualified for the NCAA meet … that quartet also Austin Wechter, Bob Kueny, and Ryan Postel and ran 3:10.31 … took 12th in the 400 meters at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship, while also competing in the 4×400-meter relay … set an outdoor career-best at the Jim Click Shootout, running the 400 meters in 49.03 for sixth place and a BIG EAST qualification … ran the 200 meters in 22.76 at the Notre Dame Spring Opener … lowered his career 400-meter mark in the preliminaries of the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship, running 48.62 to take 15th place … scored points for the eventual team champions as a member of the 4×400-meter relay that was fourth in 3:11.69 … ran the third-fastest 4×400-meter time in school history (3:09.95) with Wechter, Kueny and Postel at the Georgia Tech Invitational, qualifying for the NCAA Mideast Regional in the process … that relay unit took 12th at the Mideast Regional, running the fourth-fastest time in school history (3:10.39), but missing the final.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Served as a 400-meter specialist … qualified for the BIG EAST Indoor Championship … placed third in the 4×400 meter relay at the league meet with Trevor McClain-Duer, Bob Kueny, and Austin Weaver … achieved BIG EAST Champion status in the distance medley relay along with teammates Brett Adams, Jamal Afridi, and Sean O[apos]Donnell … ran the 400 meters and contributed to the 4×400 meter relays during the outdoor season … competed in the 4×400 meter relay at the BIG EAST outdoor meet … anchored the sixth-place relay that also featured teammates Wechter, Kueny and Roberto Garcia.

AS A FRESHMAN: Proved to be a valuable relay and individual performer during his freshman season in 2004 … helped set the school record in the 4×400-meter relay during the indoor season, combining with teammates Trevor McClain-Duer, Selim Nurudeen and Ryan Postel to finish third at the Alex Wilson Invitational in 3:09.87 … helped that same team earn all-BIG EAST honors by finishing second at the league indoor meet in 3:13.71 … qualified for the BIG EAST indoor meet in the 400 meters, just missing all-conference honors with a fourth-place effort (49.20) … logged two great relay results during the outdoor season … helped the 4×400 quartet finish eighth at the NCAA Mideast Regional in 3:09.65 – the second-best mark in school history … also earned all-BIG EAST honors by helping the squad finish second at the league outdoor meet in 3:10.52.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Two-sport standout in track & field and basketball at Calvary Academy in Springfield, Ill. … 2003 Illinois state champion in the indoor 400 meters and finished as the runner-up at the outdoor meet … owns many of the school[apos]s track records, including the 100, 200, 400 and 800 meters, as well as the long jump … competed in track & field all four years of high school without the aid of a practice track … boasts personal bests of 11.1 in the 100 meters, 22.3 in the 200 meters, 48.9 in the 400 meters and 1:56.9 in the 800 meters … capped his prep career with an outstanding basketball season as well, earning Associated Press all-state honors … averaged 21.3 points per game and 9.0 rebounds as a senior forward … member of the National Honor Society, serving as Calvary Academy[apos]s chapter president … also served as the Student Council president and was named class valedictorian … made a trip to South Africa and organized several basketball clinics during his visit … born Dec. 13, 1984, in Decatur, Ill. … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a political science major … made Dean[apos]s List in spring 2006 with 3.813 semester grade-point average.