The following article came from our internal company Web-site today. I used to work with Mr. Powers at PG&E in California in the 1990's, and most recently at AEP since 1999. He is in our Corporate office now, but it is still cool to have such a personal connection. Go Team USA!
BEIJING -- The U.S. Olympic water polo team, including Jeff Powers, son of Bob Powers, president - AEP Utilities, will play Friday against Serbia, the only team to defeat them in Olympic play. The winner of Friday's semifinal match will move on to the gold medal round on Saturday.
The U.S. team defeated Germany 8-7 on Monday, helped by two goals from Powers. With the win, the team won their group with a 4-1 record, having also defeated China (8-4), Italy (12-11), and Croatia (7-5) and losing only to Serbia (4-2) in preliminary rounds. By winning their group, the U.S. men got a bye in the quarterfinals.
In medal round play, Team USA will play Serbia at 7:40 p.m. Friday Beijing time (7:40 a.m. Eastern time). Serbia defeated Spain 9-5 in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Other teams in the medal round are Hungary and Montenegro.
Powers, 28, a 6-foot-7-inch, 235-pound defender, has five goals and three blocked shots in five games in the Beijing Olympics. He is playing in his second Olympics with the team, also competing in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. A first-team All-American and a 2003 graduate of University of California - Irvine, he has been playing nationally and internationally since 1999.
The team has entered the medal round for the first time since the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and are looking to win a team medal for the first time since the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
4 comments:
What fun to watch someone with a personal connection!
Beth
Very cool to have a personal connection to someone in the Olympics. How fun.
Hugs, Joyce
... so you have your 'brush with greatness' in knowing this cat ... wonder if you'll get the chance to see the medal when he comes home ..?
Enjoy your weekend.
Missie
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