Zach Powers

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
6-1
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
High School:
Upper Arlington

General: Stellar freshman defender who will play in the rotation at the long-stick midfield position with Ryan Kilpatrick and Matt Shannon.

Prep: Graduated in 2012 from Upper Arlington High School...played lacrosse all four years and was captain of team as a senior...2012 Under Armour All-America selection...had three goals, six assists, 67 ground balls and 42 takeaways as a senior...as a junior he recorded four assists and scooped up 59 ground balls...member of 2010 and 2012 lacrosse state championship teams...2012 U.S. Lacrosse All-America...named 2012 Midwest Player of the Year...named first-team All-Midwest in both 2011 and 2012...captured kudos as the Ohio Player of the Year in 2012...was the state's Defensive Player of the Year as both a junior and senior...named first-team All-Conference in his final two years...also played football for four years as a wide receiver and was the captain of that team as a senior.

Community Service: He was an Upper Arlington Optimist basketball coach, an Under Armour Football League referee, a sixth-grade camp counselor and member of the Upper Arlington Spirit Club.

Personal: Zachary Joseph Powers was born in Columbus, Ohio on August 4, 1993...son of Chris and Colleen Powers and Mary and Jay McCarley...business administration major...has a twin brother, Garrett, who plays football at Georgetown University...his grandfather played high school and college basketball for legendary coach John Wooden.

Getting To Know Zach Powers

1. The best thing about being a Tar Heel lacrosse player is the family atmosphere of the team.

2. The favorite things about playing for Coach Breschi is that he cares so much about us as individuals and people, not just lacrosse players.

3. Since last year the aspect of my game I've worked on the most is footwork.

4. My best friend on a college lacrosse team is Mark Rizzo at UNC.

5. My greatest strength as a lacrosse player is off-ball defense.

6. Best lacrosse trip movie ever is Fight Club.

7. My best sport other than lacrosse is football.

8. My favorite musical act is Kid Cudi.

9. The player on the team who makes me laugh the most is Steve Pontrello.

10. My teammates would be surprised to know that my hobbies include making friendship bracelets and collecting knives.

11. My dream vacation spot is Park City, Utah.