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Michael Powell (born October 29, 1982) is an American lacrosse player. The all-time Syracuse leading scorer, Mikey is the most decorated player in collegiate lacrosse history. A four time 1st team all-American, he became the first (and only) player to win the Jack Turnbull Award as the top attackman in Division I lacrosse four consecutive times. He was a four time finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy (the lacrosse equivalent of the Heisman Trophy) and is the only player to win the award twice^[1]. Both of his older brothers, Casey and Ryan were also four time all-Americans at Syracuse. He is considered amongst the greatest lacrosse players of all time. He frequently offers free clinics for underprivileged lacrosse players. Michael Powell was drafted for NLL in the 2004 Entry Draft but has yet to play in the league. A childs first birthday party. ... is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Watertown is a town in Jefferson County, New York. ... â€œStatureâ€ redirects here. ... Weight, in the context of human body weight measurements in the medical sciences and in sports is a measurement of mass, and is thus expressed in units of mass, such as kilograms (kg), or units of force such as pounds (lb). ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, â€² â€“ a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, â€³ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The U.S. National Prototype Kilogram, which currently serves as the primary standard for measuring mass in the U.S. It was assigned to the United States in 1889 and is periodically recertified and traceable to the primary international standard, The Kilogram, held at the Bureau International des Poids et... Major League Lacrosse is a professional field lacrosse league played in the United States. ... The Boston Cannons are a professional lacrosse team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Baltimore Bayhawks are Baltimore, Marylands professional lacrosse team. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 2005 Major League Lacrosse season was the 5th season of the league. ... // A nickname is a name of a person or thing other than its proper name. ... is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... The Dive Shot. Lacrosse is a team sport that is played with ten players (mens field), six players (mens box), or twelve players (womens field), each of whom uses a netted stick (the crosse) in order to pass and catch a hard rubber ball with the aim... The Jack Turnbull Award is an award given to the United States top collegiate attackman in Lacrosse, named after National Lacrosse Hall of Fame alumnus Jack Turnbull. ... Tewaaraton Trophy is an award given to the top American college lacrosse player since 2001. ... Official Logo The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award (often known simply as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman), named after former college football player and coach John Heisman, is awarded annually to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the U.S. The award is considered the highest individual player honor... Casey Powell is a lacrosse player in the US. He current a member of the US national team as it prepares for the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship. ... Ryan Powell (born February 23, 1978), is an US lacrosse player from West Carthage, New York. ... The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is the professional league of mens indoor lacrosse in North America. ...

Syracuse career

Following in his brother's footsteps, Mike arrived at Syracuse in the fall of 2000 as the most anticipated recruit in college lacrosse history. Wearing the #22 jersey worn previously at Syracuse by both of his brothers, and by Gary Gait, and Charlie 'Lazer' Lockwood (all four time All-Americans except for Gait)^[2], Mike met the high expectations set for him immediately. Gary C. Gait (b. ...

2001 Season

In 2001, Powell became the first player in Syracuse Lacrosse history to be named a first team All-American as a freshman. He tallied 30 goals, 40 assists and 69 groundballs while also leading Syracuse to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship title game against Princeton University. In a memorable game, Powell scored an unassisted goal with just 16 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime, but the Orangemen ended up falling to the Tigers on a B.J. Prager goal. After the season Powell was awarded with the Jack Turnbull Award as the nation's top attackman, and was a finalist for the first ever Tewaaraton Trophy^[3]. Each year, the NCAA Championship determines the top lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III. Past Winners // Division I 1971 -- Cornell 12-6 Maryland 1972 -- Virginia 13-12 Johns Hopkins 1973 -- Maryland 10-9 (2 OT) Johns Hopkins 1974 -- Johns Hopkins 17-12 Maryland 1975... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, in the United States of America. ...

2002 Season

Powell followed up his spectacular rookie campaign with an even better sophomore season in 2002. Mike led the nation in scoring, notching 84 points (42 goals, 42 assists) and was again selected a first team All-American. Powell again carried the Orangemen to the national championship game, with the Orange this time prevailing over Princeton in a tight thriller, 13-12. Powell scored four goals, including the game winner, and had three assists. After the season Powell again won the Jack Turnbull award, and this time also won the Tewaaraton Trophy^[4]. All was not as well as it appeared for Mikey as Syracuse, however. Powell was notified over the summer that he was academically ineligible to return to Syracuse in the fall because of his poor grades. Allegedly Powell had a 1.99 GPA, just short of the 2.0 required for him to stay in school. Although Powell took responsibility for his poor academic showing, he also expressed displeasure over how the school handled the situation. After returning from the World Championship Powell suggested to the Daily Orange, Syracuse's student newspaper, that he was considering transferring. He specifically expressed a desire to play at the University of Virginia with fellow attackman Johnny Christmas ^[5]. The Daily Orange is an independent student newspaper published in Syracuse, New York. ... The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ... John Christmas (b. ...

2003 Season

Powell missed the fall 2002 semester (and fall practice) at Syracuse but was able to regain academic eligibility before the 2003 lacrosse season. In 2003, Powell had a sub-par year by his standards. Teams began locking Powell off^[6] (denying Powell the ball and essentially turning the game into five on five, which is very difficult for the defense). This tactic is rarely employed on the collegiate level. Syracuse made the final four for the 21st consecutive time, but Syracuse fell to Johns Hopkins 19-8 in the semi-finals.

2004 Season

Powell ended his college career in spectacular fashion. In 2004 he scored 89 points, roaring past his older brothers to set the all-time Syracuse scoring record with 307 points, which places him second all-time in NCAA history. He was also again named a first team All-American, becoming just the fourth lacrosse player to be named a first team All-American four times^[7]. Powell also led the underdog Orange to their 9th NCAA Lacrosse Championship. The fourth seeded Orange beat top seeded Johns Hopkins 15-9 in the semifinals, before staging a comeback against second seeded Navy in the championship game to win 14-13. Powell scored one goal and added five assists in the final. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Johns Hopkins University, founded in 1876, is a private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. ... The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of World War I A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ...

Post Collegiate Career

Mikey Powell surprised many in the lacrosse community when he decided against playing in the MLL for the summer 2004 season. Instead, he pursued a career as a professional musician. All three Powell brothers signed a lucrative endorsement contract with Brine, Corp. (the older two brothers had previously been endorsers for Warrior Lacrosse) and Mikey began working out of Brine's west coast office. The Syracuse lacrosse team had an off year in 2005, missing the NCAA Final Four for the first time in 23 consecutive years. Also no Syracuse player wore the #22 jersey in 2005. This marked the first time since 1987 that Syracuse did not have a four time all-American wearing #22. Syracuse attackman Danny Hardy now wears the #22, and he was an All-American as a sophomore. In 2005 Mikey decided to play in the MLL. He was selected as the MVP of the MLL all star game, and along with Gary Gait led the Bayhawks to the league championship. Mikey then, however, sat out the 2006 MLL season. On March 21, 2007, Powell, along with Ben DeFelice and a 2008 conditional draft choice, was traded from Baltimore to the Boston Cannons in exchange for Ryan Curtis and Conor Gill.^[8] Brine, Corp. ... Warrior Lacrosse is a company that manufactures lacrosse equipment and apparel. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Boston Cannons are a professional lacrosse team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Conor Gill (February 6, 1980) plays attack for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse. ...

Mikey was the leading scorer for team USA in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship and was selected to the All World team. However he, along with his brother Casey, received criticism for his play in the World Championship final, a 15-10 loss to Canada. The Americans had been 13-1 all time against Canada before the loss. The 2006 Warrior World Lacrosse Championship, held in London, Ontario from 13â€“22 July 2006, was won by Team Canada and featured a record twenty-one competing nations. ...

Awards

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