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2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

Marietta Valente

Kelly Bell

  • Event Sprints
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Downingtown, PA
  • High School Downingtown West

Biography

Personal Bests Indoor Outdoor
60m                7.16 N/A
200m 22.37 22.35 (-2.0)
300m 35.12 N/A
400m 47.27* 47.51
*School Record
TFRRS Profile

Awards/Accolades:
-Big South Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (Feb. 6, 2025)

Sophomore (2024-25)
  • Outdoor
    • Competed in two meets after suffering a hamstring injury.
    • Ran with the 4x100m relay team at the Webb Davidson Meet (Mar. 21) and helped the team to a fourth place finish with a 40.67 time.
    • Raced at the Dani Palooza Last Chance Meet (May 18) in the 400m and registered a 48.82 time.
  • Indoor
    • Competed at six meets during the indoor season.
    • Ran in his first 60m dash at the Liberty Kickoff (12/5) clocking a 7.16 time.
    • Helped the 4x400m relay team break the program record three different times, to rank third all-time in the Big South with a 3:09.04 time at the Gamecock Challenge (2/1). The team was named the Track Athletes of the Week on February 6.
    • Posted a career-best and broke the program record in the 400m at the Big South Championships (Feb. 28) with a 47.27 time to place second overall.
Freshman (2023-24)
  • Outdoor
    • Competed in seven meets.
    • Represented High Point in the 200m, 400m, 4x400m relay and the 4x100m relay.
    • Clocked a season best in the 200m at the Pacific Coast Invitational (Apr. 11) with a 22.35 (-2.0) time.
    • Progressively got better in the 400m and posted a season best at the Big South Championships, breaking the school record with a time of 47.51 to earn a spot on the podium in second place.
    • The 4x400m relay team finished first at the Big South Championships (3:14.42) and at the VertKlasse Meeting (3:17.63).
  • Indoor
    • Competed in six meets.
    • Ran a season best in the 300m at the Hokie Invitational (Jan. 19-20) with a 35.12 time.
    • Ran a season best in the 400m at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational (Jan. 26-27) with a time of 49.57.
    • Also ran a season best in the 200m at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitaitonal (Jan. 26-27) with a time of 22.37.
    • Was a part of the 4x400m relay team which raced at four meets and recorded a season best 3:17.38 at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 9-10) for a seventh place finish.
    • The 4x400m relay team finished second overall at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 23-24) for a spot on the podium with a time of 3:17.89.
HIGH SCHOOL:
  • Was a caption on the track and field team and the boy's basketball team in 2023.
  • Won the 2023 Charles Way "All-American" Award.
  • Helped his team finish first in the 4x4 relay at the Penn Relays.
  • Was a member of the National Honor Society, Black Student Union and the Special Olympics Club.
PERSONAL:
  • Born July 3, 2005.
  • Son of Patricia and John Bell.
  • Has two siblings, Jordan and Johnpaul.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Sprints
    6'3" 175 lbs
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Sprints
    6'3" 175 lbs