2013 Track:
Indoor: Won the 3,000 meters (8:24.32) at the Crimson Tide Opener … Placed third in the same event with a time of 8:24.90 at the Meyo Invite. Outdoor: Took third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a time of 9:24.00 at the Yellow Jacket Invite … Finished third in the same event (9:23.13) at the Georgia Tech Invite … Ran his season-best 3,000-meter steeplechase in a time of 9:12.94 at the Florida Relays.
2012 Cross Country:
Raced in all six meets … Completed the VT Invitational with a time of 25:26, his best time of the season … His second best time came during the ACC Championships where he ran a 25:53 … Also competed in the NCAA South Regionals and ran the 10K in a career-best 32:51.
2012 Track:
Indoor: Helped the DMR to a seventh-place finish (9:56.37) at the ACC Championships … Logged a career-best time of 8:20.01 in the 3,000 meters at the same meet … Recorded a collegiate-best 4:09.34 in the mile at the VT Elite Meet. Outdoor: Placed first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:10.55 at the UCF Invite … Took second place in the both the 1,500 meters (3:47.81) and the 4×800-meter relay (7:39.45) at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invite.
2011 Cross Country:
Ran to a time of 26:42.13 at the Crimson Classic … Followed that performance with a time of 26:16.70 at the ACC Championships … Turned in a season-best time of 25:47.34 at the Clemson Invitational.
2011 Track:
Indoor: Placed 10th in the DMR at the ACC Championships with a mark of 10:05.62. Outdoor: At the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational, finished second in the 4×800-meter relayswith a time of7:53.22,third in the 1,500 meterswith a time of3:51.88 and th in the 4×400-meter relaywith a time of 3:39.60 … Was third in the 1,500 meters and eighth in the 800 meters at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational … In the 1,500 meters at the Clemson Tiger Qualifier, placed thirdwith a time of3:58.40.
2010 Cross Country:
Finished in 31st place at the UGA Invitational with a mark of 26:37 … Earned an 18th place finish at the UGA vs. GT Dual Meet by finishing in 26:48 …Turned in a time of25:22 for 25th place at the Royal Cross Country Challenge.
2010 Track:
Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: At the Georgia/Georgia Tech Dual Meet (3/19), finished in 10th place in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:09.05 … At the Yellow Jacket Invitational (3/26), posted a 24th-place finish with a time of 2:01.36 in the 800-meter run … Finished sixth in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:03.05 at the GT/Clemson/KSU Double Dual Meet in Atlanta (5/1) … Came in ninth in the 1,500-meter run at the Georgia Invitational (5/8) with 4:04.40.
2009 Cross Country:
ACC Academic Honor Roll … Participated in two meets this season … Finished in 13th place at the Georgia Tech/Georgia Dual Meet with a time of 27:14 … Also posted a 26:55 at the Crimson Classic.
High School:
Helped lead his team to the 4A cross county state championship in 2007 … A 2008 track & field individual State Champion in the 1,600m … Member of the 4×800-meter relay team that took state the same year … Helped Wando high school to the 2009 4A track & field State title … Three-time All-State (2007-2009) … A 2009 South Carolina 4A Track Athlete of the Year …Set four individual school records (1,500m, 1,600m, Mile, 3,200m) and a waspart of three relay records (4x1600m, 4x800m and DMR).
Personal:
Full name is Eric Ryan Powers … Son of Jeff and Michele Powers … Born Dec. 7, 1990 … Father Jeff played basketball, track and golf at Case Western Reserve University … Sister Danielle ran cross country at Clemson in 2007 … Chose Tech because of academic reputation, coaching and athletic program … Majors in chemical and biomolecular engineering.
