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    Powell returns to Nebraska as assistant coach

    A familiar face is back with the Nebraska wrestling program as the Husker coaching staff announced former national champion Jason Powell has been hired as an assistant coach. Powell will be working immediately with the 2009-10 Huskers that are coming off the 2009 Big 12 co-championship.

    Powell is now part of Nebraska's Performance staff as an assistant strength coach after finishing his collegiate career as one of the most decorated wrestlers in school history. The Midwest City, Okla., native claimed the 2004 national championship at 125 pounds with a 17-2 technical fall over Kyle Ott of Illinois. The win wrapped up a 26-2 season for Powell, as he helped lead NU to its first top-five finish at the NCAA Championships since 1996. As a junior, he finished third at the 2003 national meet following a fifth-place finish in 2002. Powell ranks 10th on the all-time win chart with 109.

    Jason Powell was a three-time All-American and a 2004 NCAA champion at Nebraska (Photo/Danielle Hobeika)
    A 2004 graduate with a degree in sociology, Powell was a three-time All-American and four-year team captain, before furthering his career with a fourth-place finish at the U.S. Nationals in the freestyle competition. Since graduation, Powell spent time as a volunteer coach and administrative assistant for the Huskers followed by stints as an assistant coach at the University of Oregon and the University of Maryland.

    The Midwest City, Okla., native was a three-time high school state champion, three-time Junior Greco-Roman National Champion, a two-time Junior Freestyle national Champion, and a member of the Junior World team, where he placed second in the 1998 Junior World Freestyle Championships.

    Powell joins an experienced coaching staff that has a combined 23 years of service at Nebraska. The Huskers finished fourth at the 2009 NCAA Championships and open the 2009-10 season Nov. 15 against Wisconsin at the NU Coliseum. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Omaha Sports Commission host the 2010 NCAA Wrestling Championships from March 18-20 at Qwest Center Omaha.
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