Casey Powell
Position: attack/forward
Nickname: CP
Birth date: 2/18/76
Hometown: West Carthage, NY
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 195
Shoots: right/ left/ BTB
Awards & Honors:
- Member of the 1998 USA Men's Team
- Gold medal at 1998 World Championships
- 1999 World Cup Champion
- 1999 World Cup MVP
- Hawaii, Vail, Lake Placid Tournament MVP
- 2006 US National Team
- 1999 #1 pick to the Rochester Knighthawks in the NLL draft
- 2x NLL All Star Rochester
- 2x NLL All Star for the Anaheim Storm
- 2x Anaheim Storm leading scorer
- MLL-Summer Showcase 2000 offensive MVP
- MLL Champion Long Island Lizards
- 4x MLL All Star
- 2005 All Pro and Offensive MVP
- 2005 most points per game
- All time MLL leader in assists
- Currently tied with Mark Millon as all time scorer in MLL.
- 4x All-American
- 2x Division 1 National Player of the Year
- 1996 Co-Midfielder of the Year
- 1997 and 1998 Attackman of the Year
- 1995 National Champion
- Broke the Syracuse Lacrosse all time scoring record on a behind the back shot vs. Virginia in the quarter finals in Hempstead, NY. Currently tied for second with brother Ryan.
- March of Dimes Player of the Year Award
- Named to the NCAA All Tournament team all four years.
- Named to Lacrosse magazine's All-Century Team (other Orangemen include Jim Brown and Paul and Gary Gait)
- Played for Hall of Fame coach Roy Simmons Jr. and current US National Team Coach John Desko.
- 2x All North
- 2x High School All-American
- 2x Empire State Central Team Member
- 1993 Empire State Games Gold medal winner
- 1994 section 3 champion
- 1994 Team Captain
- 1994 North-South Game
- National High School all-time leading scorer
- 292 Goals, 261 Assists, 553 Points
- 1994 Central New York Player of the Year
- 4x All Frontier League All Star
High School- Carthage Central
College- Syracuse University
Pro- New York Titans (NLL) Rochester Rattlers (MLL)
Q & A:
1) What is your favorite lacrosse moment? Watching my brothers win National Championships
2) Who is your biggest lacrosse mentor? Gary Gait, Roy Simmons Jr.
3) What comes to mind when you think Powell Brothers Lacrosse? Unstoppable, Brothers, Champions, Tradition, Hard Work.
4) Can you tell us what you currently do with yourself? Lacrosse is a way of life. I represent Brine Lacrosse and run Powell lacrosse Camps.
What do you spend your time doing? Traveling to do clinics and playing professional lacrosse.
5) If you had to come up with a goal for you and your lacrosse career, what would it be? To be the best I can be.
6) What is the best goal that you have ever scored or ever seen? I’ve enjoyed everyone that has went in.
Favorite:
Food: mom’s meatloaf and all my mother in-laws food
Drink: coffee
Music: reggae and The Mikey Powell Band
Athlete: Larry Bird
State: NY
Magazine: Maxim
Sport: Basketball
Time of Day: early morning
Restaurant: Heminway’s-Providence
Stick: Clutch