Jeff Powers
POSITION: Defender HEIGHT: 6’7’’ WEIGHT: 230 lbs. EDUCATION: UC Irvine 2003 CLUB: Padovo Plebiscito BIRTHDAY: 01/21/1980 BIRTHPLACE: Chattanooga, TN. HOMETOWN: San Luis Obispo, CA.
INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Has become one of the team’s most dangerous offensive threats... Can score from center or the perimeter and is an excellent defender... Picked up six goals at 2007 FINA World League Super Finals, including four in victory over China… Scored seven goals at 2007 Pan American Games… Tallied five goals at 2007 FINA World Championships… Scored 10 goals for the US at 2005 FINA World Championships, which landed him among the tournament’s top-10 scorers list… Was a leading offensive force for Team USA at 2004 Olympic Games… Hat trick in the USA’s gold-medal win over Brazil at Pan American Games, which earned Team USA a place in Athens... Scored in six games at Pan Ams... Finished with six goals in five games at the 2003 World Championships... Connected for nine goals in four games for Newport at the 2003 American Water Polo League finals... Finished with four goals at 2003 U.S. Cup...Scored eight goals in four games at French International Tournament in 2003... Tied for team lead in goals scored with six at 2002 World Cup... Co-recipient of 2002 Chuck Metz Award at Men’s Senior Nationals after piloting Newport to the championship... Second on team and 12th in the league in scoring with 16 goals during 2002 FINA World League... Scored team-high four goals in USA’s upset over Hungary in Moraga (CA)... Scored four goals at 2001 World Championships.
PROFESSIONAL: A major force on Bissolati in Cremona, Italy, for 2005-2006 season… Played for Padovo Plebiscito in 2007.
COLLEGE: Named 2002 All-MPSF... First-Team All-American in 2000-2002... All-MPSF squad in 2000 and 1999… Top scorer in MPSF in 2000... UCI’s leading scorer in 2000 and 1999.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-CIF at San Luis Obispo High School… Four-time All-Northern League honoree... His prep squad won 1995 league title... Also competed on swim team.
PERSONAL: Best moment in a game was beating Croatia in the final seconds in the first game of the 2004 Olympics… Favorite place traveled with water polo is Hong Kong… Got involved with water polo because he was tired of swimming… Brother, Steve, plays for Purdue club team…Married in 2006.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS: 2007 FINA World League Super Finals, Berlin, Germany 5th place 2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1st place
2007 FINA World Championships, Melbourne, Australia, 9th place
2006 FINA World League Super Finals, Athens, Greece, 5th place
2005 FINA World Championships, Montreal, Canada, 11th place
2004 Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 7th place
2003 FINA World League Super Finals, New York, NY, 3rd place
2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1st place
2003 FINA World Championships, Barcelona, Spain, 6th place
2003 U.S. Cup, Stanford, CA, 2nd place
2002 FINA World Cup, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 7th place
2001 FINA World Championships, Fukuoka, Japan, 7th place
1999 World University Games, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 4th place
Fun Facts: Favorite Food: BBQ Favorite Movie: Batman Begins Favorite Actor: Jack Nicholson Favorite Music: Classic Rock Personal Theme Song: “Ride of the Valkyries” Favorite Musical Artists: Rob Marley, Eric Clapton, and Jay-Z Favorite Color: Red Best Present Ever Received: Camera Special power: To fly
Favorite Quote: “The only easy day was yesterday.”—Clint Black
Etcetera: Would play golf if not for water polo… best thing about water polo is traveling the world… got involved with the sport because he didn’t like swimming and dreams of Olympic gol
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