Northwestern State University Athletics

A three-time All-American sprinter, Powell ran for 2,076 yards and 15 touchdowns while helping the Demons win back-to-back Southland Football League championships in two playoff seasons … set the NSU 100-meter dash record with a 10.13 time, breaking a record set 16 years earlier by Mark Duper … third in 1998 NCAA Indoors 55 meter dash (6.22) after running a PR of 6.17 in preliminary round … voted by coaches as Southland Indoor Athlete of the Year and Indoor Track Performer of the Year in 1998 after sweeping the 55m and 200m, setting a meet record in 21.27 as his 20 points helped the Demons upset two-time defending champion UTA for the team crown … took same honors at 1998 Southland Outdoors … 1997 Southland Football Newcomer of the Year, voted Offensive MVP by teammates … set school record with 93-yard TD run vs. Jacksonville State … made Southland's 1990s Team of the Decade in both football and track … went to NFL Europe, then made the Cleveland Browns roster as a receiver in 1999.