Nathaniel Powers

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Position:
174 pounds
Height:
6-0
Weight:
165
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mill Hall, Pa.
High School:
Central Mountain

2015-16 (Senior):
Team captain … Posted a 6-14 record at 174 pounds … Opened the season with a decision over West Liberty’s E. VandenBossche at the Maryland Duals (Nov. 1) … Pinned Greensboro’s AJ Palmer at the 3:12 mark (Nov. 12) … Earned a hard-fought 3-2 battle versus Josh Young of Franklin & Marshall at the Pitt Duals (Jan. 9) … Posted a major decision over Belmont Abbey’s Tyler Maclain (Jan. 19) … Competed at the 2016 Arby’s Southern Conference Championship as the eighth seed (March 5).

2014-15 (Junior):
Finished the year with a 12-16 mark … Led the team with five pins ... Opened the season with a 2-1 record at the Maryland Duals after pinning Davis Solak of Alderson-Broaddus at the 1:16 mark and Jared Forman of Johns Hopkins at the 2:58 mark (Nov. 2) … Earned a 6-2 decision against Justin ‘Bo’ Ransom from Belmont Abbey (Nov. 7) … Went 2-2 at the Wolfpack Open (Nov. 16) … Took a hard-fought 9-6 decision from Bucknell’s Rory Bonner at the Grapple at the Garden (Dec. 21) … Scored a major decision versus Tre’vontay Rhodes of Anderson, 17-8 (Jan. 17) … Recorded his fourth pin of the season against Nicholas Carey of American at the 1:42 mark (Feb. 1) ... Pinned Monte Britton of Campbell at the 2:03 mark before scoring a 10-0 major decision over Coker’s Rocco Hladney (Feb. 15) … Registered a 12-5 decision over William Connell of The Citadel (Feb. 18) ... Earned a win over The Citadel’s Jack Duane at the 2015 Southern Conference Championship (March 7).

2013-14 (Sophomore):
Finished 9-15 at 174 pounds, pinning four opponents and claiming one major decision… Won a 1-0 decision over Alexander Belaia-Martinouk of Duke at the Wolfpack Open (Nov. 17)… Also pinned Joseph Holland of Coker in 2:21 at the tournament… Sent Anderson’s Ian Harper to the mat in 1:51 (Nov. 24)… Won by forfeit at 184 against Sacred Heart (Dec. 7)… Earned a 14-3 major decision over Tyler Mohlenrich of Seton Hill at the Pitt Duals (Jan. 12)… Picked up back-to-back pins of Derek Thurman of VMI in 1:56 (Jan. 24) and Terrell Forbes of The Citadel in 2:48 (Jan. 26)… Also won a 7-2 decision over Colin Gironda of Franklin & Marshall (Jan. 26)… Shut out Cody Ryba in a 6-0 decision at Campbell (Feb. 1)… Took a pair of losses to Cody Ryba of Campbell and Derek Thurman of VMI at the Southern Conference Championships (March 8).

2012-13 (Freshman):
Saw action at both 157 pounds and 165 pounds… Recorded 15 points on the season… Scored a 3-0 decision over SMC’s Jonathan Dykes (Nov. 4)… Pinned Kyle Lowman in 3:00 vs. SIUE to help the Wildcats to their first SoCon win in years (Feb. 2)… Defeated Collins Creech in 4:06 vs. Appalachian State (Feb. 24).

Coach’s Quote: “Nathaniel’s knowledge and ability from the program he grew up in, he has all the talent to truly make a difference and do some special things at Davidson over his four years. We’re just going to look to continue to make him better, and develop.”

Before Davidson
Two-time letterwinner at Central Mountain High School … went 30-11 as a senior … played football as a freshman and sophomore … valedictorian.

Personal
Son of Richard and Leslie Powers ... has two siblings, Lee and Micah ... Major is chemistry.