Seamus Power
School: ETSU (SoCon member 1978-2005; 2014-present)
Sports: Cross Country/Track & Field
Years Competed: 1990-94
Relevant Statistics
- The only four-time men's cross country individual champion in SoCon history (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993)
Team Record(s)/Finishes
- Led ETSU to cross country team titles in 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993
Conference Honors/Awards
- Member of both the SoCon 100th Anniversary cross country and track & field teams
- SoCon Men's Cross Country Runner of the Year, 1992, 1993
- Four-time All-SoCon in cross country (1990-93)
- Most Outstanding Athlete at the SoCon Indoor Track & Field Championships in 1992 and 1994
- Won 19 individual track championships (11 indoor, eight outdoor)
- Four-time indoor mile champion (1991-94)
- Four-time indoor 5,000-meter run champion (1991-94)
- Four-time outdoor 5,000-meter run champion (1991-94)
- Three-time indoor 3,000-meter run champion (1991, 1992, 1994)
- Three-time outdoor 10,000-meter run champion (1991, 1992, 1994)
- Outdoor 1,500-meter run champion (1991)
- Remains the SoCon Indoor Championships record-holder in the 3,000-meter run
National Honors/Awards
- Five-time All-American
- Finished fourth at the 1993 NCAA Outdoor Championships (10,000m), sixth at the 1992 NCAA Championships (5,000m) and fifth at the 1993 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Academic Honors/Awards
- SoCon Academic Honor Roll, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94
Professional Career
- Won nine consecutive All-Ireland national championships (1995-2003)
- Won three interclub titles (2000, 2001, 2004)
- Represented Ireland on 12 occasions at world cross country championships, helping secure a team bronze in 2000
- Fell two seconds shy of qualifying for the Sydney Olympics in the 10,000-meter run
Other Notable Information
- Inducted into ETSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013