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Casey Powell to be Enshrined in U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame
5/23/2017 11:35:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
Syracuse lacrosse icon Casey Powell is set to become the 27th member of the Syracuse lacrosse program to be enshrined in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, U.S. Lacrosse announced on Tuesday.
Powell was a four-time USILA All-American – one-of-13 Syracuse players to accomplish that feat – and was a two-time recipient of the Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award as the nation's most outstanding player. He also won the 1996 Lt. Donald C. MacLaughlin Jr. Award as the nation's top midfielder, before winning the 1998 Lt. Col. Jack Turnbull Award as the best attackman in collegiate lacrosse.
Powell is the most recent selection to the hall of fame since Charlie Lockwood and Dom Fin were both enshrined in 2016. Tim Nelson, Roy Colsey, Todd Curry, Tom Marechek, Pat McCabe, Gary Gait, Paul Gait, Brad Kotz, Dick Finley, Oren Lyons, Roy Simmons Jr., Ron Fraser, Jim Brown, William Fuller, Stew Lindsay, Louis Robbins, William Ritch, Victor Jenkins, Glenn Thiel, Roy Simmons Sr., Victor Ross, Frederick Fitch, Irving Lydecker and Laurie Cox are the previous honorees. Â
From 1995-2016, Powell provided endless highlights at the collegiate and professional levels, racking up numerous awards and accolades.
Beginning with helping lead the Orange to the 1995 NCAA Championship and continuing the historic legacy of those who've donned the No. 22 uniform at Syracuse, Powell's collegiate career began with an All-American selection and a national title.
He wouldn't stop there, however, graduating as Syracuse's all-time points leader (287), only to be tied by brother Ryan and eventually passed by the youngest of the Powell brothers to play for Syracuse, Mike. He sits in fourth in Orange history with 158 goals and sixth in assists with 129. He also still owns the program record for most points in a single game with 13 against Virginia in 1997 during a thrilling 22-21 shootout.
On the way, numerous awards followed Powell. The four-time USILA All-American is one of just seven players in program history to be selected to the first team in three different seasons. Powell was just the third player to ever be honored with the Enners award twice in his career, joining Larry Quinn (Johns Hopkins, 1984 and 1985) and fellow Orange legend Gary Gait (1988, 1990). Since Duke's Matt Danowski, Cornell's Rob Pannell and Albany's Lyle Thompson have also achieved the feat.
Powell also shined at the highest stage, still serving as Syracuse's only player to be named to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament team in four-straight seasons.
Since his college career, he's continued his success, ranking third in MLL history in points with 475 and still won the league's MVP award at the age of 38 in 2014. Powell is also the only American-born player to ever be named the NLL MVP. He's also gone on to lead a lacrosse non-profit organization, The Casey Powell World Lacrosse Foundation, which supports lacrosse players, coaches, organizers and enthusiasts from across the globe to preserve its powerful and unique culture, while also growing the game. In addition, he has a video game that bears his name "Casey Powell Lacrosse 16."
The two-time MLL Offensive Player of the Year, Powell was signed by the New York Lizards in 2001 and led the Lizards to the first ever MLL Championship. He won another title with the Lizards in 2003 before being sent to the Rochester Rattlers in 2004, where he'd go on to win his first MVP award in 2005.
After sitting out the 2009 season, Powell returned to the outdoor game in 2010 for the Hamilton Nationals, eventually retiring for the first time after the 2012 season. However after the Chesapeake Bayhawks selected the retired Powell in the 2013 expansion draft, Powell returned to the game and played for them before retiring as a member of the Florida Launch in 2016.
Immediately after his collegiate career, Powell was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 1998 NLL Draft by the Rochester Knighthawks and played two seasons with them before being traded to the Buffalo Bandits and eventually Anaheim Storm in 2003 where he was the leading scorer and a two-time NLL All-Star. He'd go on to play three seasons for the New York Titans, where he was named an all-star three more times from 2007-09.
The Orange legend also has international experience, playing for the U.S. in world championships as early as 2008 and as recently as 2015 in both the indoor and outdoor games.
Following his retirement, Powell joined the Jacksonville men's lacrosse coaching staff, where he coaches alongside Dolphins' head coach and fellow Orange All-American John Galloway.
The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place in September.
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Powell was a four-time USILA All-American – one-of-13 Syracuse players to accomplish that feat – and was a two-time recipient of the Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award as the nation's most outstanding player. He also won the 1996 Lt. Donald C. MacLaughlin Jr. Award as the nation's top midfielder, before winning the 1998 Lt. Col. Jack Turnbull Award as the best attackman in collegiate lacrosse.
Powell is the most recent selection to the hall of fame since Charlie Lockwood and Dom Fin were both enshrined in 2016. Tim Nelson, Roy Colsey, Todd Curry, Tom Marechek, Pat McCabe, Gary Gait, Paul Gait, Brad Kotz, Dick Finley, Oren Lyons, Roy Simmons Jr., Ron Fraser, Jim Brown, William Fuller, Stew Lindsay, Louis Robbins, William Ritch, Victor Jenkins, Glenn Thiel, Roy Simmons Sr., Victor Ross, Frederick Fitch, Irving Lydecker and Laurie Cox are the previous honorees. Â
From 1995-2016, Powell provided endless highlights at the collegiate and professional levels, racking up numerous awards and accolades.
Beginning with helping lead the Orange to the 1995 NCAA Championship and continuing the historic legacy of those who've donned the No. 22 uniform at Syracuse, Powell's collegiate career began with an All-American selection and a national title.
He wouldn't stop there, however, graduating as Syracuse's all-time points leader (287), only to be tied by brother Ryan and eventually passed by the youngest of the Powell brothers to play for Syracuse, Mike. He sits in fourth in Orange history with 158 goals and sixth in assists with 129. He also still owns the program record for most points in a single game with 13 against Virginia in 1997 during a thrilling 22-21 shootout.
On the way, numerous awards followed Powell. The four-time USILA All-American is one of just seven players in program history to be selected to the first team in three different seasons. Powell was just the third player to ever be honored with the Enners award twice in his career, joining Larry Quinn (Johns Hopkins, 1984 and 1985) and fellow Orange legend Gary Gait (1988, 1990). Since Duke's Matt Danowski, Cornell's Rob Pannell and Albany's Lyle Thompson have also achieved the feat.
Powell also shined at the highest stage, still serving as Syracuse's only player to be named to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament team in four-straight seasons.
Since his college career, he's continued his success, ranking third in MLL history in points with 475 and still won the league's MVP award at the age of 38 in 2014. Powell is also the only American-born player to ever be named the NLL MVP. He's also gone on to lead a lacrosse non-profit organization, The Casey Powell World Lacrosse Foundation, which supports lacrosse players, coaches, organizers and enthusiasts from across the globe to preserve its powerful and unique culture, while also growing the game. In addition, he has a video game that bears his name "Casey Powell Lacrosse 16."
The two-time MLL Offensive Player of the Year, Powell was signed by the New York Lizards in 2001 and led the Lizards to the first ever MLL Championship. He won another title with the Lizards in 2003 before being sent to the Rochester Rattlers in 2004, where he'd go on to win his first MVP award in 2005.
After sitting out the 2009 season, Powell returned to the outdoor game in 2010 for the Hamilton Nationals, eventually retiring for the first time after the 2012 season. However after the Chesapeake Bayhawks selected the retired Powell in the 2013 expansion draft, Powell returned to the game and played for them before retiring as a member of the Florida Launch in 2016.
Immediately after his collegiate career, Powell was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 1998 NLL Draft by the Rochester Knighthawks and played two seasons with them before being traded to the Buffalo Bandits and eventually Anaheim Storm in 2003 where he was the leading scorer and a two-time NLL All-Star. He'd go on to play three seasons for the New York Titans, where he was named an all-star three more times from 2007-09.
The Orange legend also has international experience, playing for the U.S. in world championships as early as 2008 and as recently as 2015 in both the indoor and outdoor games.
Following his retirement, Powell joined the Jacksonville men's lacrosse coaching staff, where he coaches alongside Dolphins' head coach and fellow Orange All-American John Galloway.
The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place in September.
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