Clarence Powell

Class:
Senior
Position:
Jumps
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Marianna, Fla.
Prev School:
Cottondale HS

2011 (Sr.): Won the Big South indoor triple jump title for the third time in his career, thanks to a season-best 50-1.75 leap … also took second place in the Big South indoor long jump, with an indoor personal-best 23-7.5 mark … high jumped a season-best 6-10.25 for sixth place at the IC4A indoor championship.

2010 (Jr.): Enjoyed his best season yet at Liberty, capped off by qualifying for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the triple jump … punched his ticket to the NCAA and USATF national meets by breaking the Liberty and Big South triple jump records with a 52-1.25 effort at the NCAA Preliminary Round meet … also high jumped and long jumped at the NCAA Preliminary Round meet … voted the Big South Men's Outstanding Field Performer both indoors and outdoors … at the Big South indoor meet, he won both the triple jump and high jump, while placing second in the long jump … outdoors, he was the Big South long jump champion, triple jump runner-up and third-place finisher in the high jump … also fared well at the IC4A level, winning the indoor high jump and taking third place in the indoor triple jump … outdoors, he was the IC4A's third-place long jumper and fourth-place triple jumper … extended his indoor school triple jump record to 50-6 at the Hokie Invitational … became the seventh Liberty high jumper ever to join the 7-foot club, sailing over 7-0.25 at each of the season's first two indoor meets … named Big South Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week on both Dec. 9 and April 14.

2009 (So.): Two-time All-Big South honoree at the conference indoor meet, posting third-place finishes in the triple jump and high jump … took sixth place in the IC4A indoor triple jump competition … broke his own school indoor triple jump record at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup, sailing out to 50-4.5 … battled injury throughout much of the outdoor campaign, but still managed to place second in the triple jump and fifth in the high jump at the Big South outdoor championship … also triple jumped at the IC4A and NCAA East Regional meets.

2008 (Fr.): Voted Big South Men's Freshman of the Year for both indoor and outdoor track … Big South indoor and outdoor triple jump champion … placed third in the long jump at the Big South indoor championship and sixth outdoors … earned a pair of sixth-place finishes in the Big South high jump competitions … took ninth place in the triple jump at the NCAA East Regional Championships, nearly qualifying for the national meet with his then Liberty and Big South-record 51-9 leap … competed in the triple jump at both the IC4A indoor and outdoor meets, ending up third outdoors and eighth indoors … tabbed Big South Men's Track & Field Athlete of the Week on Jan. 30.

Prep: Attended Cottondale High School … two-time Florida state triple jump champion … posted high school personal bests of 48-10.5 in the triple jump, 22-8 in the long jump and 6-8 in the high jump … nominated All-Big Bend Track Athlete of the Year as a senior … also played football.

Personal: Son of Mary Dudley … graphic design major … birthday is Aug. 15.

Top Efforts in a Liberty Uniform
55 – 6.69 (Indoor)
100 – 11.20
200 – 22.45
LJ – 24-9.75 (7.56m)
TJ – 52-1.25 (15.88m) (Liberty, Big South Record) (Also owns Liberty indoor record at 50-6 (15.39m))
HJ – 7-0.25 (2.14m) (Indoor)

IC4A Individual Titles (1)
2010 Indoor High Jump

Big South Individual Titles (6)
2008 Indoor Triple Jump
2008 Outdoor Triple Jump
2010 Indoor Triple Jump
2010 Indoor High Jump
2010 Outdoor Long Jump
2011 Indoor Triple Jump

All-Big South Honors (16)
2008 Indoor Triple Jump – 1st
2008 Indoor Long Jump – 3rd
2008 Outdoor Triple Jump – 1st
2009 Indoor Triple Jump – 3rd
2009 Indoor High Jump – 3rd
2009 Outdoor Triple Jump – 2nd
2010 Indoor Triple Jump – 1st
2010 Indoor High Jump – 1st
2010 Indoor Long Jump – 2nd
2010 Outdoor Long Jump – 1st
2010 Outdoor Triple Jump – 2nd
2010 Outdoor High Jump – 3rd
2011 Indoor Triple Jump – 1st
2011 Indoor Long Jump – 2nd
2011 Outdoor Triple Jump - 2nd
2011 Outdoor High Jump - 3rd