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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2024-25 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Megan Bell

Megan Bell

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Academy of the Holy Names
  • Hometown:
    Wynantskill, NY

Summary

Biography

TFRRS Stats

At UR 2024-25: Indoor: Capped off stellar career indoors with two more USTFCCCA First Team All-America awards in the 4x400 meter relay and 800 meters...Ended third at the NCAA Division III Championships in the 800 meters, running 2:08.37, and helped UR's relay squad ended sixth in 3:49.20...Set UR and Liberty League record in the 800 meters, running 2:07.95 at the Boston U. Valentine Invitational, ranking #9 all-time in Division III history...Also, ranks #10 all-time in D3 in the 1000 meters, running 2:54.71 for another school record at the Nazareth Alumni Opener on Dec. 6...Was top-50 on the NCAA Indoor qualifying list in four events, ranking second in the 400 meters (:55.68) and 800 meters, 11th in the 4x400 meter relay (3:51.58) and 31st in the DMR (12:15.99)...USTFCCCA All-Region honors in three events...Secured four All-Liberty League honors indoors, winning three titles (400m, 800m, 4x400m relay) and adding another runner-up finish (DMR), en route to being named Liberty League Track Performer of the Meet...All three Liberty League event wins came in conference meet record times...Five-time Liberty League Track Performer of the Week...All-Atlantic Region Indoor champion in the 4x400 meter relay, one of ten event wins on the season...Elected one of four team captains as a senior.

Outdoor: Finished off illustrious Yellowjacket career by competing in eight meets outdoors, finishing below eighth only once in 17 events during the year...Ended second at the NCAA Division III Championships in the 800 meters in a photo finish, securing a new Rochester school and Liberty League conference record time of 2:05.11 in the process, with that time ranking #7 on the NCAA Division III all-time list...Added eighth place finish on the 4x400 meter relay squad that finished in 3:47.44 at NCAA's to contribute two more First Team All-America awards...Named Liberty League Female Co-Track Performer of the Meet at the conference championships after winning league titles in the 400 meters, 800 meters and 4x400 meter relay, securing First Team All-League status in the process...Four-time USTFCCCA All-Region selection, coming in the 400 meters, 800 meters, 1500 meters and 4x400 meter relay...Placed first at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships in the 4x800 meter relay (9:09.01), setting a meet, association and school record in the process...Also, placed third in the 400 meters at regionals in a personal-best time of 54.66 seconds, ranking #10 on the Division III performance list this season...Also, was second in Division III during the regular season in the 800 meters (2:05.34), fourth in the 4x400 meter relay (3:43.84) and tenth in the 1,500 meters (school record 4:27.12)...Named USTFCCCA Division III Athlete of the Week on Apr. 7 after ending in the top-4 in three events at the primarily Division I William & Mary Colonial Relays...Set two school records at the Colonial Relays, coming in the 800 meters and sprint medley relay (4:06.69), both of which were inside the top-10 all-time in Division III history...Three-time Liberty League Track Performer of the Week...UR's NCAA Woman of the Year nominee...Received Merle Spurrier Award from the University of Rochester and was named a Lysle 'Spike' Garnish Scholar...Elected Phi Beta Kappa...Became second-ever UR women's track and field athlete to earn three straight College Sports Communicators Academic All-America honors, being named First Team for the second consecutive season...CSC Academic All-District...Liberty League All-Academic Team...Named USTFCCCA All-Academic...Selected as the Liberty League's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

At UR 2023-24: Indoor: Repeated as a National Champion in the 4x400m relay to cap off a sensational indoor campaign...Earned USTFCCCA First-Team All-America honors in both the 4x400 relay and 800 meters, finishing 1st (3:45.21) in the 4x400 meter relay and 4th in the 800 meters (2:10.68) at NCAAs...USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region in both the 4x400 relay and 800 meters...First-Team All-Liberty League in the 800 meters (1st, 2:15,83)...Also finished fourth in the 400 meters (58.81) at the Liberty League Championships...Competed in seven meets, earning 11 top-three results and placing outside the top 10 just once...Twice broke the school record in the 800 meters, first at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (89th, 2:12.33) and again at NCAAs (4th, 2:10.17)...Also, set the Liberty League conference record in the 800 meters at NCAAs...Two-time Liberty League Track Performer of the Week...Opened the year a new PR and first-place result in the 500 meters (1:16.07) at the Golden Eagle Winter Welcome Back on Jan. 20...Scored a pair of first-place finishes in the 400 meters (58.51) and 4x400 Relay (3:59.51) at the Conference Challenge Cup on Jan. 27...Helped UR's 4x400 Relay to a fourth-place finish (3:45.78) out of 42 competitors, outpacing numerous Division I squads, at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Feb. 10...Finished the season nationally-ranked in three events on the Indoor Qualifying List: 1st in the 4x400 Relay, 16th in the 800 meter and 50th in the 400 meters...Placed four marks on the NCAA Division III All-Time List, ranking 21st in the 800 meters.

Outdoor: Capped off another superb outdoor campaign with USTFCCCA First-Team All-America honors in both the 4x400 Relay and 800 meters...Helped UR to a third-place result in the 4x400 Relay (3:45.40) at NCAAs, while finishing fourth in the 800 meters (2:09.03), breaking both the school record for the third time and setting the Liberty League conference record...USTFCCCA All-Region in the 400 meters, 800 meters and 4x400 Relay...Overall competed in nine meets during the outdoor season, recording 10 top-three finishes and placing outside the top five just twice...Scored a pair of all-league honors at the Liberty League Outdoor Championships, winning the 800 meters (2:16.07) to earn First-Team honors, and taking third in the 400 meters (55.84) to score Honorable Mention All-Liberty League accolades...Also placed fourth in the 4x400 Relay at Liberty Leagues...Took home the AARTFC title in the 4x400 Relay at regionals with a time of 3:47.72, while placing fourth in the 400 meters with a new PR of 55.81...Two-time Liberty League Track Performer of the Week...Opened the outdoor season with a second-place finish (57.78) in the 400 meters at the Towson Invitational on March 29, finishing ahead of several Division I competitors...Broke UR's 800 school record for the first time at the Bison Outdoor Classic, clocking in at 2:10.59 (10th)...Ran a PR in the 200 meters (2nd, 25.47) and helped UR's 4x400 Relay to an event win (3:47.30) at the Geneseo Quad Meet and Multi on April 20...Smashed the outdoor, school record in the 800 meters again at the UR Spring Twilight on April 26, winning both the 800 meters (2:09.56) and the 4x400 Relay (3:56.78)...Ranked 10th in the 4x400 Relay, 12th in the 800 meters and 18th in the 400 meters on the NCAA Division III Outdoor Qualifying List at the conclusion of the regular season...Held UR's top time in both the 800 meters and 4x400 Relay...Provost Circle Scholar...Selected to the CSC Academic All-America First-Team for Women's Track & Field and Cross Country...CSC Academic All-District...Liberty League All-Academic honoree...USTFCCCA All-Academic.

At UR 2022-23: Indoor: Broke out as a sophomore and competed on UR's Division III National Championship winning 4x400 meter relay team at the NCAA Indoor Championships...Team set a Division III record time of 3:44.84 in capturing the ninth national title in program history (and first relay win)...USTFCCCA All-American...Competed in 10 total meets, earning 15 top-3 results and five total wins...Three All-Liberty League awards, including 1st Team honors in the 800 meters and 4x400 meter relay...Honorable Mention All-League in the 400 meters...Had 1st (4x400m), 2nd (400m) and 3rd place (4x200m) results at the All-Atlantic Region Indoor Championships...All-Niagara Region honors from the USTFCCCA in the 800 meters and 4x400 meter relay...Closed regular season being ranked in the top-50 in Division III during three events, ranking 6th in the 4x400 meter relay, 33rd in the 800 meters (2:16.28) and 38th in the 400 meters (:58.70).

Outdoor: Nine appearances outdoors as a sophomore, running with Rochester's 4x400 meter relay team that ended 2nd nationally at the NCAA Division III Championships in a school and Liberty League record time of 3:41.17...USTFCCCA All-America in 4x400 meter relay...Added 14th place result in the 400 meters at NCAA's (:56.41)...All-Region honors in four events, the 400 meters, 800 meters, 400 meter hurdles and 4x400 meter relay...Was a double-winner at the Liberty League Championships, winning the 400 meter hurdles (1:03.18) and 4x400 meter relay (meet record 3:48.75)...Added runner-up finish in the Liberty League 400 meters (season-best :56.36) to earn three total All-Liberty League awards...Top-30 ranking in Division III in four events, including #2 time in 4x400 meter relay and #18 in the 400 meters...Double-winner at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships, winning the 4x400 meter relay and 800 meters...Liberty League Track Performer of the Week on Apr. 24 after finishing 1st in th 800 meters and 3rd on the 4x400 meter relay at the UR Alumni Invitational...14 top-3 results, including nine wins on the season...Academically, was the lone sophomore on the College Sports Communicators Division III Academic All-America Team for women's track and field, earning 2nd Team honors...CSC Academic All-District and Liberty League All-Academic honors...USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree.

At UR 2021-22: Indoor: Liberty League Track Rookie of the Week after first collegiate meet...Took home first place with her 1:23.24 500 meter time at the Nazareth Alumni Invite (12/10)...Finished 10th in both the 400 meters (1:02.14) and 800 meters (2:23.50) at the Liberty League Indoor Championships...Qualified for the AARTFC Championships in the 800 meters, running to 15h place...Added another first-place finish in the 4x400 meter relay (4:09.63) at the Bomber Invitational (2/6)...Notched eight Top-10 finishes and five Top-2 finishes across her 15 appearances.

Outdoor: Solid rookie season ended with 1st Team All-Liberty League accolades in the 4x400 meter relay (1st, 4:02.25)...Added 14th place result in the 800 meters at the conference meet outdoors...Scored two Top-3 finishes at the Rochester Spring Classic in the 400 meters (3rd, 1.01.11) and the 4x400 meter relay (2nd, 4:07.76)...Notched eight Top-10 finishes...Added another Top-3 finish in the 4x400 relay at the UR Alumni Invite on Apr. 30, coming in 3rd with a time of 4:20.56.

HS: Graduated from Academy of the Holy Names...Member of the soccer, track and field and cross country teams...Named track and field MVP as a sophomore...Earned Colonial Council All-Star in the 400 meters in 2019 and in cross country in 2021...Personal-best times of 59.99 seconds in the 400 meters, 2:18.88 in the 800 meters...Helped Panthers to soccer sectional title in 2018...President of the National Honor Society...3M National Merit Scholarship recipient...NY State Science Supervisors Award in Biology.

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