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'Ryan Scott Powell aka "Powell" (born November 17th, 1976) is currently the Sports Information Director and associate director in the media relations office, serving as primary contact for football, men's basketball and baseball at the University of North Dakota. His main duties may include men's basketball, football, and baseball, but his passion is with women's golf, where he served as the media coordinator for the 2007 NCAA Women's Golf Championship in Daytona Beach, Fla. "It's women's golf ... how could you not be excited." The Huntsville, AL native also loves spending time reviewing other Sports Information Directors material to correct any grammatical or false information that may be reported. "Just report the facts. It really bugs me when someone tries to embellish the situation to make things seem surreal.  If it's that surreal they will make a movie out of it." Powell earned a bachelor's degree in corporate journalism from Auburn in 2000 and received a master's degree in sport and leisure commerce from Memphis in 2004, with a very strong emphasis in the leisure activities.

Food
With his duties as SID, he has had the opportunity to see and tour the country. "Probably the most exciting part of the road is the food." Some of his favorite places to eat are Johnny Carinos, Famous Daves, Cheesecake Factory, & Chilis, to name a few. " At Johnny's you can't go wrong with the Italian Nachos or Calamari ... Famous Daves - I love me some BBQ ... Cheesecake Factory has a menu to die for, and Chilis has the best chips & salsa north of the border ... Oh and Blizzards from DQ ... Can I say they are all my favorite?"

Amateur
As an amateur athlete Powell is known for his dynamic quickness and athleticism. He loves to play noon ball at the Hyslop and is credited for inventing the "set shot". "Noon ball is a great way to not only get my daily cardio in, but to continue to pursue my dream of playing basketball at the professional level." Playing in his third consecutive North Dakota Grand Am Basketball Tournament this Spring, he is destined to lead his team to a Men's Open Division Championship, that has so closely evaded him "I feel like this is my year.  I'm not trying to disrespect any of the other teams in the tournament, but this is my year.  I have been working out tirelessly all Winter and feel I finally have the pieces around me to bring home a title."

Family
Powell is the proud father of two - Jack Powell, 5 and his younger brother Evan, 1. "I can definitely see Evan following in my foot steps, but I see Jack being more of a Politician. President Jack Powell, its hard to deny that he doesn't sound like a future President." Powell is also married to the lovely Kelly Powell.