Ga. Darin Powell, a 1985 graduate of Grove City High now living in Texarkana, Texas, is that man. Powell will be an athletic trainer from now through July 27. His main duties will involve first aid and emergency care for the fans in attendance at the Georgia World Congress Center.
Competitions scheduled there include wrestling, weightlifting, judo, handball and table tennis.
He mostly will be working with wrestling and judo participants. As he explained, he will be attending a majority of the first few practices, and then will be at the Center building from about July 22 on. While in high school, Powell participated in cross country and track, and continued to compete at Slippery Rock University. He chose to attend SRU after his sister, Tracy, brought home a school paper which had a feature on athletic training. He graduated in 1989 with a degree in allied health with an emphasis on athletic training.