Rose Mary Magers-Powell (born June 25, 1960, in
Big Spring, Texas
Big Spring is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Texas, United States, at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 87 and Interstate 20. With a population of 27,282 as of the 2010 census, it is the largest city between Midland to the west, A ...
), formerly known as Rose Magers, is a retired female
volleyball player from the
United States. As a middle blocker, Magers-Powell won a silver medal with the
United States women's national volleyball team at the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
in Los Angeles, California under the guidance of coach Arie Selinger.
Magers-Powell also helped the United States win the bronze medal at the 1982 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru and the silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela.
College
Magers-Powell played college women's volleyball for three years with the University of Houston, and then transferred to Louisiana State University for her last year of college.
Coaching
Magers-Powell is currently head coach of women's volleyball at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville.
Personal life
Magers-Powell resides in Huntsville, Alabama with her husband Harry Powell and has two sons, William Powell and Brandon Powell.
References
External links
Rose Magers at Olympics.comOlympedia Profile: Rose MagersVolleybox.net ProfileAlabama A&M ProfileRocket City Volleyball Club ProfileHuntsville Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame*
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1960 births
Living people
American women's volleyball players
American volleyball coaches
Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in volleyball
People from Big Spring, Texas
Houston Cougars women's volleyball players
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Texas
Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in volleyball
Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games