Andrew R. Powell (2023) - Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame

Andrew R. Powell

Induction:
2023
Class:
2012

Multi-sport athletes have become exceedingly rare in this modern age of specialization and year-round training, but ANDREW POWELL ’12 was a true two-sport star who was an All-Patriot League performer in both soccer and track and field.

In the fall, Powell was an outstanding defender for a Bison soccer side that won Patriot League championships in his sophomore and junior seasons. He earned a spot on the 2010 Patriot League All-Tournament Team after Bucknell shut out Colgate and American to claim the title. A year earlier, the Bison posted 12 shutouts on the way to a school-record 17 wins, including three straight 1-0 verdicts in the postseason, two in the Patriot League Tournament, and another at Princeton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Powell was a two-time Second Team All-Patriot League fullback, and he also scored five career goals. He was also named to the inaugural Academic All-Patriot League Team in 2010.

After the conclusion of soccer season, Powell donned a different pair of spikes and made his mark as the top multi-event athlete in Bucknell track and field history. He was the Patriot League decathlon champion in 2010 and 2012 and the Patriot League heptathlon gold-medalist in 2010 and 2011. He holds the school record in the decathlon (6,667 points) by 2010 over the next-highest mark and he owns the record in the heptathlon (5,143) by 170 points over the No. 2 score.

The high jump was Powell’s premier single event, and his career-best leap of 6-8 ¼ was tied for fourth-best in school history at the time of his graduation and now ranks tied for fifth. At his Senior Awards Banquet, Powell received the Bryan-Humphreys Award for exceptional versatility.

Also an outstanding student, Powell was an Academic All-Patriot League honoree in soccer (2010), indoor track and field (2012), and track and field (2012). Upon graduation from Bucknell, he had one year of soccer eligibility remaining, which he used as a graduate student at Atlantic Coast Conference power Wake Forest.