Neal Powless
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Neal Powless is an Iroquois lacrosse
player from the Onondaga Nation near Syracuse, New York. He is the son of Chief Irving Powless Jr. and brother to Barry Powless and Bradley Powless.
He was a three-time All-American in lacrosse at Nazareth College
, played on the Iroquois
team at the World Lacrosse Championships in 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2004 and has played for several professional box lacrosse
teams, including the Six Nations Chiefs of the Ontario Lacrosse Association
. He played on the Rochester Knighthawks
of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League in 1997, when they won their first title.
Powless continues to be involved in the game through coaching box lacrosse teams as well as traveling across the United States doing field lacrosse camps. Powless recently headlined the Haslett, Michigan lacrosse camp.
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
player from the Onondaga Nation near Syracuse, New York. He is the son of Chief Irving Powless Jr. and brother to Barry Powless and Bradley Powless.
He was a three-time All-American in lacrosse at Nazareth College
Nazareth College (New York)
Nazareth College of Rochester, NY, is a private liberal arts college in Pittsford, New York, a suburb of Rochester.-History:Nazareth was founded in 1924 by the Sisters of St. Joseph. The first class, comprising 25 young women, began their studies in a large mansion on Lake Avenue in Rochester, New...
, played on the Iroquois
Iroquois
The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America...
team at the World Lacrosse Championships in 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2004 and has played for several professional box lacrosse
Box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as indoor lacrosse and sometimes shortened to boxla, LAX or simply box, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada, where it is the most popular version of the game played in contrast to the traditional field lacrosse game...
teams, including the Six Nations Chiefs of the Ontario Lacrosse Association
Ontario Lacrosse Association
Ontario Lacrosse Association is a sanctioned sports body in Ontario, Canada. Empowered by the Canadian Lacrosse Association, the OLA controls and regulates Minor level, Junior level and Senior level Lacrosse...
. He played on the Rochester Knighthawks
Rochester Knighthawks
The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997...
of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League in 1997, when they won their first title.
Powless continues to be involved in the game through coaching box lacrosse teams as well as traveling across the United States doing field lacrosse camps. Powless recently headlined the Haslett, Michigan lacrosse camp.