Seon Powell

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
Prev School:
Munro College

Career Bests
Indoor
Long Jump - 7.55m/24-9.25
Triple Jump - 15.36m/50-4.75

Outdoor
Long Jump - 7.35m/24-1.50
Triple Jump - 15.44m/50-8

2010-11: Competed in three outdoor disciplines (long jump, triple jump, 4x400m) and four indoor events (long jump, triple jump, 60m hurdles, 4x400m) ... advanced to the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round in the long jump ... had second-place showing in the long jump at the Cardinal Twilight ... placed fourth in the event at the Alabama Relays and the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships ... took third in the long jump at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... had second-place showings in the long jump (VT Elite Meet) and triple jump (Gladstein Invitational).

2009-10: Competed in two outdoor and two indoor events ... qualified for the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in the triple and long jumps ... had three-straight second-place finishes, two in the long jump (Border Battle and Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational) and one in the triple jump (Border Battle) ... finished third in the triple jump at the Purdue Mike Poehlein Invitational ... competed at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in the triple and long jumps ... took fifth in the triple jump at the competition ... won the triple jump competition at the Indiana Hoosier Hills Invite ... finished second at the Notre Dame Invitational.

2008-09: Competed in two outdoor events ... qualified in the long jump for the NCAA Mideast Regional ... had a second-place showing in the long jump and third-place finish in the triple jump at the Cardinal Twilight ... took third in the long jump at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships ... also competed in the triple jump at the league championships.

2007-08: Competed in three indoor events ... took ninth in the long jump at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... placed fifth in the triple jump at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (15.36m/50-4.75) ... was second at the Indiana Open and the Gladstein Invite in the triple jump.

Prep: Ran for Munro College while attending high school ... had a second-place finish in the triple jump at Junior Nationals in 2007 ... took fourth place in the triple jump at the 2007 Junior Pan-American Games ... was a Central American and Caribbean (CAC) triple jump champion in 2006 ... also competed in the long jump and the 4x100m relays ... was the valedictorian at Lacovia Secondary ... prep bests include 50-3.5 in the triple jump and 23-2.75 in the long jump.

Personal: Son of Anthony and Sonia Powell ... birthday is July 31 ... majoring in civil engineering.