Leah Bell
Leah Bell
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Macomb, Mich.
High School: Lutheran High North HS
Position: Mid-Distance and Distance
Major: Forensic Chemistry and Cannabis Chemistry

Collegiate Results

Sophomore (2019-20): Competed in four meets for the Lakers during the indoor season... Outdoor season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic... At the GVSU Tune Up ran a season-best 12:15.28 in the 3000-meter run to place 19th... Named to the 2019-20 GLIAC Winter All-Academic Excellence Team... Named to the 2020 GLIAC Spring All-Academic Excellence Team.

Freshman (2018-19): First collegiate meet ran a 5:54.22 in the One-mile run in the SVSU Holiday Open...Finished eighth in the 4X400-meter dash with a time of 4:24.84...Ran a personal-best time of 20:31.60 in the 5,000 meter run at the 2019 GLIAC Outdoor Championships.   

High School: Graduated from Lutheran High North in 2018...Played basketball for one year, and ran track and cross country all four years....Won county champs for both cross country and track all four years...Captain of cross country and track team during junior and senior year...Named all-conference and all-region captain senior season.

Personal: Daughter of Robert and Lynn Bell...Has one sister, Emma...Studied abroad to London and Paris during high school.

Track and Field Personal Bests:

800-meter run - 2:40.61 (2019 SVSU "Doug Hansen" Open)

One-mile run - 5:54.22 (2019 SVSU Holiday Open and Multis)

3,000-meter run - 11:43.88 (2019 SVSU Tune-Up)

5,000-meter run - 20:31.60 (2019 GLIAC Outdoor Championships)